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Tampa Bay's workforce education slowly improves, but lags behind comparable cities - TBBJ

The Tampa Bay Partnership’s 2025 Regional Competitiveness report shows there were slight gains across associate, bachelor’s and graduate degree holders. However, the region is still near the bottom of comparable cities.

February 21, 2025Business News, Events, Research and Innovation

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Tampa Bay Area's 'State of the Region' report shows mixed results - Fox 13 Tampa Bay

The report card is about the Tampa Bay area, and it has mixed reviews. A positive is that we're excelling at early learning, but on the other hand, affordability is struggling. Briona Arradondo reports

February 20, 2025Business News, Research and Innovation

Unique Alston wants to prove that age is no barrier to entrepreneurship. Her latest venture, Ridely, a rideshare app for college students, aims to target University of South Florida students trying to get around Tampa Bay without a car or reliable public transportation. Courtesy of Unique Alston

Meet the USF student founder behind Ridely, a new rideshare app in Tampa Bay - TampaBayInno

Unique Alston wants to prove that age is no barrier to entrepreneurship. Her latest venture, Ridely, a rideshare app for college students, aims to target University of South Florida students trying to get around Tampa Bay without a car or reliable public transportation.

February 19, 2025Business News, Spotlights

Last September, flooding made streets impassible after Hurricane Helene. Photo: City of St. Petersburg, Facebook.

Flood survey reveals increased consumer awareness - Catalyst

The University of South Florida, in partnership with Neptune Flood, the largest provider of private flood insurance in the U.S., has released the results of the 2024 Neptune Consumer Survey of Flood Awareness.

February 19, 2025Business News

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Report: Tampa Bay workforce, affordability shows gains - TBBW

USF, Tampa Bay Partnership researchers share Tampa Bay area workforce and affordability data

February 18, 2025Business News, Research and Innovation

Sam Rosenstiel is completing his University of South Florida Brewing Arts internship with Bayboro Brewing in St. Petersburg. (Spectrum Bay News 9/Erin Murray)

USF gifted $2 million for brewing arts program and stadium - Spectrum News 9

Monday morning at Bayboro Brewing, the malty magic of making beer was underway.

February 17, 2025Business News

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Best Credit Repair Companies - Consumer Affairs

Having a credit score under 600 can hinder your financial goals, whether you’re trying to buy a new home or finance a car.

February 17, 2025Business News

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Tampa Bay Part­nership says education rates and household income are up - Spectrum News 9

In a State of the Region update, the Tampa Bay Partnership showed off its latest data.

February 16, 2025Business News, Research and Innovation

Bemetra Simmons (left), CEO of the Tampa Bay Partnership, and David Blackwell, dean of the USF Muma College of Business, highlight findings from dual reports at the State of the Region event Thursday. Photos provided.

Regional report: Education improves, affordability remains concerning - Catalyst

Tampa Bay has improved in 10 of 11 economic vitality metrics and nine of 12 that measure civic quality, underscoring the positive outlook in two complimentary regional reports.

February 14, 2025Business News

Lily Belcher / WUSF Over 400 people attended the State of the Region event hosted at the University of South Florida on Thursday

Tampa Bay State of the Region report shows affordability and business trends - WUSF

The report was presented by several researchers at a Thursday event hosted at the University of South Florida.

February 14, 2025Business News, Research and Innovation

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Student Spotlight: How a full-ride scholarship shaped Jessie Jiang's journey

Receiving the Ellen Cotton Endowed Scholarships and other financial awards allowed the USF accounting student to focus on her studies and extracurriculars without worrying about financial stress.

February 14, 2025Spotlights

Tingting Zhang

USF Sarasota-Manatee researchers receive seed funding for human trafficking prevention project

Tingting Zhang, an associate professor in the School of Hospitality and Tourism Management, is the principal investigator on the project that will develop an AI-driven education platform.

February 13, 2025Research and Innovation

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