Looking for a your first job or considering a new job? Businesses expanding or relocating to the Tampa Bay Area are good prospects, and they may open the door to a variety of job opportunities.
A good example is Suncoast Credit Union. The company broke ground Feb. 2 on a three-story, 107,176-square-foot building at 6536 East Hillsborough Avenue, according to a company announcement. That means more jobs, about 450 new jobs during the next five years, and an economic boost for the area. With the additional jobs, the credit union’s main location will employ a total of some 1,100 employees in 12 buildings.
"We do expect to continue to grow and will need qualified and enthusiastic team members," says Gary Vien, the credit union’s Chief Administrative Officer.
Suncoast is Florida’s largest credit union. It runs 62,000 full-service branches in 21 counties, servicing approximately 700,000. “If interested today, job seekers can apply to the numerous openings we have by clicking on the
career link at the bottom of our website,” Vien says.
Another company that is expanding is ReliaQuest, a Tampa-based IT security firm planning to add 150 jobs this year. It announced expansion plans earlier this month to meet cybersecurity challenges for its customers. The expansion will allow the company to build a new Research and Development arm of the firm called RQ Innovation Team, as well as introduce advanced monitoring solutions.
The company, which added nearly 110 jobs last year, operates from a state-of-the-art headquarters on Harbour Island and Security Office Centers in Tampa and Las Vegas. ReliaQuest is looking to recruit and retain high-quality IT professionals. It is applying for the
Veterans Florida Business Training Grant Program aimed at providing talent from trained and skilled military veterans in the state.
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Here are some other potential opportunities:
• Sourcetoad Development Studio, which develops custom enterprise applications, has just moved into new digs on W. Busch Boulevard in Tampa, and is looking for a product/project manager and a frontend engineer with experience in either Angular, the Google-backed JavaScript, or React, the Facebook-backed JavaScript. “We have a growing need for good engineers with a strong JavaScript background,” says CEO Greg Ross-Munro.
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• BlueLine Associates announced plans in January to relocate its global headquarters from Cary, N.C., to Tampa. It is expecting to create 150 new jobs and invest $2 million in the local economy. The company is moving its financial, legal, and human resources services here into its already existing Tampa office, according to a company announcement. Its average annual wage is $71,909.
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* Cott Corporation, a beverage producer and distributor headquartered in Tampa, is expanding its operations in Hillsborough County, creating 60 new jobs and investing $800,000, according to an announcement last month.
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