Florida's Heartland Rural Economic Development Initiative will be hosting a presentation to introduce Florida Virtual Entrepreneur Center to community leaders in Highlands, Hardee and DeSoto counties, which are included in the Florida High Tech Corridor. ...more

March 22, 2009

Tampa International Airport reported a 14 percent decline in passenger traffic in January compared with a year ago while St. Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport's passengers dropped 20 percent after a flat year in 2008. ...more

February 17, 2009

The University of South Florida ranks 35th nationwide in patent research, The Patent Board's 2008 Universities Patent Scorecard shows. ...more

October 10, 2008

The University of South Florida ranks 35th nationwide in patent research, The Patent Board's 2008 Universities Patent Scorecard shows. ...more

October 9, 2008

Florida has managed to create a small scientific research industry that has put the state on the life sciences map, even if its industry is tiny when compared with Boston or San Diego. ...more

June 13, 2008

Continued job losses helped propel Tampa Bay's economy into last place in a semiannual ranking of six Southern cities, according to a new report by the Tampa Bay Partnership. ...more

May 20, 2008

AVON PARK — The next Rural Entrepreneurship through Action Learning (REAL) class is scheduled to start on Feb. 18. The class will be held each Monday from 6 to 9 p.m. for 12 weeks at the South Florida Community College campus in Avon Park. REAL is a private enterprise initiative by the University of South Florida's Small Business Development Center at SFCC. ...more

January 27, 2008

Rural Entrepreneurship through Action Learning (REAL) is a private enterprise initiative by the University of South Florida's Small Business Development Center at SFCC. The purpose of the program is to promote local economic development through self employment and private enterprise. During the 12 week REAL course, attendees are exposed to business basics, entrepreneurship and the mechanics of writing a business plan. To date, the program has awarded certificates of completion to 26 attendees who are either currently in business or are planning to start a business. ...more

January 7, 2008

"Although the absolute numbers seem large and impressive, they are small compared with the existing tax revenues and local economy." - Dennis Coates and Brad Humphreys, Cato Institute, "The Stadium Gambit and Local Economic Development" ...more

December 21, 2007

Unemployment is low and the labor force is still growing, but the area's housing market continues to drag down the local economy, according to a new snapshot of Bay area economic conditions. ...more

October 3, 2007