Growing Companies

Whitney National Bank, a principal subsidiary of Whitney Holding Corp., a bank holding company headquartered in New Orleans, LA., has been in continuous operation since 1883. Whitney National Bank engages in community banking in the Gulf Coast region, including Houston, Texas; southern Louisiana; the coastal region of Mississippi; central and South Alabama; the panhandle of Florida and the Tampa Bay metropolitan area of Florida. The Bank also has a foreign branch on Grand Cayman in the British West Indies. Through its bank, plus Whitney Securities & Investments and the Whitney Community Development Corporation, the company offers commercial, retail and international banking services, as well as brokerage, investment, trust and mortgage services throughout the Gulf's South.

2202 North Westshore Blvd.
Suite 150
Tampa, Florida 33701

Founded in 1987, MicroLumen, Inc. is an International leader in the manufacture of high-performance medical tubing. The primary material used is Polyimide tubing. Polyimide is a thermoset plastic that provides excellent mechanical, thermal and chemical properties. The tubing is manufactured with tighter tolerances than conventionally extruded plastic tubing. MicroLumen's diversified product line includes custom laser machining, PTFE and composite constructions, sub-assembly and braid reinforced shafts that solve specific tasks. These products are used in a wide range of low-invasive, critical applications such as cardiovascular catheters, stent deployment systems, urological retrieval devices and drug delivery.

7624 Bald Cypress Place
Tampa, Florida 33614

311 North Newport Ave.
Tampa, Fl 33606

Ballywho Interactive is a social media marketing company based in Wesley Chapel, Florida. Ballywho offers business solutions for social media management, web content and other marketing needs. Founder and CEO Elissa Nauful Plumley launched the company in June 2009.

2654 Cypress Ridge Blvd.
Suite 101
Wesley Chapel, Florida 33544

United Systems Computer Group provides information technology (IT) solutions, managed services, support and guidance to small- and medium-sized businesses on the Southwest Coast of Florida. Whether a client needs desktop support, website hosting or on-site IT staffing, United Systems strives to give every client a 100 percent unconditional satisfaction guarantee for the work they provide.

417 12th Street West
Suite 218
Bradenton, Florida 34205

Innovative Vacuum Solutions (IVS) specializes in high-vacuum pump technology. The company repairs and rebuilds industrial vacuum pump systems for a wide range of industries including chemical, food packaging, semiconductor, compact disc coating, pharmaceutical, optics, heat treating, solar energy, advanced telecom, electronics and more. 

11461 N. U.S. Highway 301
Suite 110
Thonotosassa, Florida 33592

JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM) is one of the oldest financial institutions in the United States. With a history dating back over 200 years, it is a leading global financial services firm with assets of $2 trillion. JPMorgan Chase operates in more than 60 countries, and has more than 200,000 employees. Serving millions of consumers, small businesses and many of the world's most prominent corporate, institutional and government clients, it is a leader in investment banking, financial services for consumers, small business and commercial banking, financial transaction processing, asset management and private equity.

10151 Deerwood Park Blvd.
Jacksonville, Florida 32256

Insignia Bank is a community bank that is locally owned and operated in Sarasota. Insignia Bank opened in October 2006.The company offers the latest technology and products to business and consumer clients.

941.366.7100
333 North Orange Avenue
Sarasota, Florida 34236

Edward Jones has been providing financial services since 1922 by building relationships with its almost 7 million clients on a face-to-face basis. Edward Jones currently has offices all around Tampa Bay from St. Petersburg to Crystal River to Bartow with approximately 70 financial advisers.

7273475179
12555 Manchester Road
St. Petersburg, Florida 33710

UTC Fire and Security is a company of United Technologies Corporation. The company supplies solutions for fire safety and security to more than 1 million customers around the world.

(941) 739-4200
8985 Town Center Pkwy
Lakewood Ranch, Florida 34231

RedVector is an online continuing education program for the design and construction industries. The company offersmore than 1,000 courses and has more than 100 experts on staff. It also has earned more than 60 state and national accreditations.

866-546-1212
4890 W. Kennedy Blvd.
Tampa, Florida 33609

The University of Tampa, a private university situated along the Hillsborough River in downtown Tampa, enrolls students from more than 100 countries around the globe. The university has approximately 6,200 students and offers undergraduate and graduate degrees.

(813) 253-3333
401 W. Kennedy Blvd.
Tampa, Florida 33606

Progress Energy, headquartered in Raleigh, N.C., is a Fortune 500 energy company with more than 22,000 megawatts of generation capacity and approximately $10 billion in annual revenues. Progress Energy includes two major electric utilities that serve about 3.1 million customers in the Carolinas and Florida. The company has earned the Edison Electric Institute's Edison Award, the industry's highest honor in recognition of operational excellence, and was the first utility to receive the J.D. Power and Associates Founder's Award for customer service. The company is pursuing a balanced strategy for a secure energy future, which includes aggressive energy-efficiency programs, investments in renewable energy technologies and a state-of-the-art electricity system. Progress Energy celebrated a century of service in 2008.

(727) 443-2641
299 1st Avenue N
St. Petersburg, Florida 33701

MyUS.com is a market leader in international package forwarding. Consumers and business owners worldwide benefit from establishing a U.S. address with MyUS.com for package forwarding and mail forwarding services.

Services offered allow consumers around the globe to buy goods from U.S. retailers that are then shipped to homes or businessses using global shipping partners. Packages can be tracked online through a secure website.

The service's website calls itself "a safe, legal way to enjoy the enormous selection of goods available in the U.S. marketplace right from your computer.''

1-941-227-4444
1899 60th Place E
Bradenton, 34203

Roger West Creative and Code is a marketing agency that delivers integrated marketing solutions through a high-end creative and custom technologies.

The company offers branding and web design, and data tracking and web analytics to "fill the gaps between marketing and technology.''

Roger West seeks to "enhance your brand identity and increase your market visibility through artistic web design, imaginative electronic marketing campaigns and inspired traditional marketing strategies.''

Technical expertise includes automating marketing processes and providing access to real time data by customizing third-party content management systems, developing web applications and offering a variety of other technical services.

1-800-421-4780
1009 North O'Brien Street
Tampa, Florida 33607