Tampa Bay’s business heavy hitters packed into the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Tampa to hear the annual update from the Tampa Bay Economic Development Council. The theme this year: Driven. (See photos of the event below) Among the wins the EDC shared were the start of its three-year strategic plan, new partnerships, like … Read more
Michael D. Swesey has been named president and chief executive officer of the St. Petersburg Area Economic Development Corporation. Swesey has more than 30 years of economic development experience. He previously held a variety of roles at the Greater Des Moines Partnership in Des Moines, Iowa, most recently as executive vice president. He has led … Read more
The Tampa Bay Economic Development Council was honored with the International Economic Development Council’s Gold Economic Development Organization of the Year Excellence Award for 2023, in the large market category (population greater than 500,000). The award was announced at the IEDC’s Annual Conference, in Dallas, which recognizes economic development organizations that have demonstrated evidence of … Read more
Collaboration is brought up a lot when speaking to various economic development entities, either the lack thereof or the presence of it, and its benefits. So what happens when two leaders of economic development entities, across a bay from one another, become friends and work together to benefit their respective communities? A lot of progress. … Read more
The Tampa Bay Partnership is working to raise community awareness of a community survey regarding the potential for a regional Metropolitan Planning Organization. The Sun Coast Transportation Planning Alliance has created a five-minute community survey to obtain feedback from residents from Hillsborough, Pasco and Pinellas counties. Maximum engagement in the Community Survey is critical to … Read more
Dupré Logistics, a Louisiana-based transportation company, has acquired Interstate Transport, a logistics company based in St. Petersburg. Dupré Logistics is a privately held transportation company that provides logistics solutions through its three business divisions, Onsite and Private Fleet Services, Strategic Capacity Brokerage Services and Energy Distribution Services. Interstate Transport, which has been in business for … Read more
The Economic Development Corporation of Sarasota County has named Erin Silk as president and chief executive officer. Silk officially assumed the role on June 15. Lisa Krouse, who led the agency since August 2021, has retired. In the fall of 2022, following a search for a new CEO, Silk was selected to succeed Krouse by … Read more
Google has joined the Tampa Bay Economic Development Council as a Chairman’s Council Investor. In addition, Google donated $20,000 to the Tampa Bay Economic Prosperity Foundation, an affiliate nonprofit organization of the Tampa Bay EDC, according to a statement. Among its initiatives is CertUp, a career awareness campaign that promotes short-term and certificate degree programs … Read more
It’s often an afterthought. You turn on the faucet and water comes out, a seemingly endless supply of it. Clean and ready for showering, drinking or cooking. It keeps your grass looking lush during the dry months and rinses away the layers of pollen when everything blooms and covers our cars in that green hue. … Read more
Dimmitt Chevrolet, in Clearwater, has converted its entire 13-acre facility to operating, fully on solar power. The yearlong project was completed in December, and has now undergone a commissioning process with Duke Energy that allowed connection to the grid and its network, according to a statement. “When considering the positive impact on the environment and … Read more
