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A new website is designed for college students looking for help coping with mental health challenges.

Local college students just a click away from mental health care

LEAP Tampa Bay launches new Your College Cares website to offer easy access to guidance, advice for managing stress at school.

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The Tampa Bay Rays help staff the Player’s Alliance Pull Up Neighbor event at Springhill Community Center in Tampa, FL on January 3, 2021.
For Good: How Tampa Bay Rays give back off the field

The Tampa Bay Rays organization has a long history of philanthropy, donating goods and services worth more than $13.6 Million to local nonprofits and people in need since 2008, according to the Tampa Bay Rays Baseball Foundation.

Hillsborough County Tax Collector Nancy Millan
Early adopter: Hillsborough tax collector employs chatbot

Next time you need to pay your taxes or purchase a license in Hillsborough County, you may get help from Sophie, a new AI bot designed to improve efficiency and access.

Dr. Seetha Lakshimi and medical team members with Tampa General and USF at work in the Global Emerging Disease Institute at Tampa General.
Q&A: Understanding Omicron’s evil twin, the Stealth subvariant

With BA.2, a new version of the Omicron COVID-19 virus, spreading around the globe, the head of the Global Emerging Disease Institute at Tampa General Hospital shares her advice and concern with 83 Degrees readers.

COVID-19 virus under the microscope.
Two years into COVID-19: Tampa physicians assess current state of pandemic

The Hillsborough County Medical Association convenes 5 top infectious disease specialists to talk about the current COVID-19 situation in the Tampa Bay Area and what other physicians and patients need to know.

Some of the trophies given to Clearwater businesses during AMPLIFY Clearwater's annual awards ceremony in October 2021.
AMPLIFY Clearwater CEO reflects on 100 Years of chamber history, looks ahead

What's next for AMPLIFY Clearwater? An annual meeting at which the chamber’s approximately 900 members will reflect on the successes of the last few years and look back at 100 years of business history.

Sarasota Memorial Hospital’s Venice Campus is equipped with state-of-the-art surgical suites.
Florida colleges, hospitals ramp up training to fix nursing shortage

83 Degrees takes a look at what local colleges are doing to help employers meet the critical need for more nurses in the Tampa Bay region and across Florida.

Owen Robertson, Founder of the LAB Theater Project in Tampa.
So you want to start your own business? Everyday Entrepreneurs can help

Dealing with COVID for almost two years has been challenging for many small businesses, but student entrepreneurs have fared well in the Everyday Entrepreneur Venture Fund program at Hillsborough Community College in Tampa.

BlueGrace Logistics runs its national operations from its Riverview headquarters.
BlueGrace Logistics grows, creates jobs in Tampa Bay Area

Florida-based BlueGrace Logistics of Riverview is hiring now and plans to steadily grow its staff in 2022 and the coming years, with many new positions in sales.

Steve Wilson, president of OnTask, a division of Accusoft in Tampa.
Tampa company automates COVID-related tracking

Tracking COVID test results, vaccinations, and vaccination waiver requests can be a nightmare for Human Resources staffers, but a Tampa-based software company is making things easier.

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