Surban trend: Affordable homes for millennials who don’t mind the commute
New housing communities in Wesley Chapel and Hudson are targeting millennials and other entry-level homebuyers.
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Tech Bytes: Competitions spur tech innovation
Innovators claim $3,500 cash prizes at Synapse’s 2018 Innovation Summit. Plus other Tampa Bay Area tech news.
DOD courts local innovators for MD5 accelerator
In collaboration with Ybor City’s SOFWERX, the U.S. Department of Defense is encouraging innovators to develop creative solutions to military and civilian problems.
Think Anew, Superior Precast, announce new jobs in Tampa Bay Area
A Mississippi tech company, Think Anew, opens its first Florida office in Tampa and is hiring 20 staffers for various jobs. Plus a new Florida Department of Transportation supplier, Superior Precast, locates in Dade City, creating 100 jobs. It is seeking to fill 27 by September.
Natural gas-powered buses ready to roll in Pasco County
Pasco County Schools has invested $3 million in what is described as Florida’s first district built and operated fast-fill compressed natural gas station. It will run its first CNG buses next school year.
Got $5? $10? $25? Save it for Give Day Tampa Bay online fund drive May 2nd
New donors and small donations are targeted by Give Day Tampa Bay each year to grow the philanthropic base of support for nonprofits and charities serving the Tampa Bay region.
Wanted: High school computer science, math scholars
Saint Leo University wants to award 16 scholarships to high school juniors and seniors who choose to study computer science and math at the college on State Road 52 in Pasco County.
Florida’s Peach Industry Grows Sweet And Sassy
In Florida agriculture, citrus has long been king. But take a closer look at the Sunshine State's newest emerging cash crop: the princely peach. Experts say it soon could become a $100 million industry and provide a tasty boon for the state's economy.
