Florida is experiencing major job growth, and the Tampa Bay Area is playing a significant role.
“Florida is the best state in the nation to get a job, grow your business or start a company,” says Cissy Proctor, Executive Director of the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity. “Our state continues to beat the nation’s job growth rate, and we consistently lead other large states as well.”
According to May data released by DOE, the state had positive over-the-year growth in 10 major industries, with the highest gains logged in professional and business services, education and health services, and construction. Figures show the category professional and business services gained 52,900 jobs with a $56,930 average annual wage, followed by education and health services with an increase of 34,400 jobs averaging $48,616 annually, and construction with 31,000 jobs at an average of $47,342 pay annually.
In 2016, the real Gross Domestic Product in Florida was the fastest growing among the 10 most populated states and was the fourth largest in the nation.
In June, Gov. Rick Scott announced the Sunshine State has been adding jobs at a faster rate than the country’s 10 largest states during the last year – and had experienced the second-highest private-sector job growth rate, behind Utah.
Tampa Bay logged the second highest number of new private-sector jobs among the state’s metro areas in a June report, with 41,600 new jobs in the last year. Orlando led the state with 47,800 new private-sector jobs in that time period.
Keep reading to learn more about opportunities at some Tampa Bay companies.
Corin
The global orthopedic device manufacturer Corin is expanding its U.S. headquarters in Tampa and is planning to create up to 
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100, new high-wage jobs by 2022. The jobs will be in marketing, operations, sales and administration.
It is expected to invest some $500,000 in the new offices.
Corin USA, a division of the British medical device company Corin Group LLC, supports business operations for the innovative orthopedics leader offering high-tech solutions to improve surgical procedures. It has relocated to 12750 Citrus Park Lane, Suite 120, Tampa.
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Vendita
The global technology and software company Vendita is relocating its headquarters from Toledo, OH to Tampa, and will create 
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up to 15 new jobs by 2019. The jobs will be high-tech, high-income positions including database administrators and developers, sales professionals and administrative staff.
Vendita, which will be leasing up to 3,500 square feet, has moved into executive office space at 2503 W. Swann Ave. It is making an investment of $500,000 in the new facility.
The company offers custom solutions for Oracle and IBM products and services. Its goal is to simplify purchasing, deploying and managing clients’ IT environments.
Best in Class
Dr. Nirjhar Shah and his wife Swarna Pujari opened their Best in Class franchise in January and are planning to expand by three or four teachers for the new school year. Teachers will work in either Math, English or Chess and earn some $11-$13 an hour part-time for about six to 12 hours a week. They augment the curricula of students, the bulk of them in elementary or middle school.
“Our goal is to basically build foundational skills in math and English, both reading and writing. We provide supplemental education to build foundational skills and further their learning on key concepts,” Shah says
Best in Class stresses critical thinking, problem solving and multiple choice problems not generally taught in school. Its staff of seven teaches from its New Tampa location, with fees usually ranging from $85 a month for Chess to some $120 a month for English or Math.
High schoolers have a blended curriculum that includes both onsite and online instruction.
Applicants can apply online by following this link.
Tribridge
DXC Technology has acquired the Tampa-based Tribridge, an independent integrator of Microsoft Dynamics 365, and its affiliate company, Concerto Cloud Services, solidifying its role as a leading global systems integrator for Microsoft Dynamics. Tribridge is now using the name Tribridge, a DXC Technology Company.
Terms weren’t disclosed.
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will continue to hire across a number of high-demand positions, such as Microsoft Dynamics 365 consultants, cloud infrastructure and business development positions,” says Tribridge Spokeswoman Jennie Treby.
“By being part of a larger, global organization such as DXC Technology, we will have access to greater resources and growth opportunities for our team here in Tampa Bay and across the country,” she says.
Tribridge and Concerto Cloud Services had previously expanded their presence at One Urban Centre at Westshore, which was unrelated to the acquisition, she says.
DXC Technology, an end-to-end IT services firm, has nearly 6,000 private clients in 70 countries.