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Polk's July unemployment rate at 3.6%, lower than year ago - The Ledger
The unemployment rate in Polk County was 3.6% in July , which is 2.2 percentage points lower than the region's year ago rate of 5.8%, state figures show.
August 22, 2022Business News
USF, Skanska pair up again to boost diverse small businesses in Tampa Bay - Tampa Bay Business Journal
The dozen Tampa Bay companies are part of a program launched last year to encourage diversity and growth.
August 19, 2022Business News
A conversation with USF Muma College of Business Interim Dean GJ de Vreede
On Aug. 1, GJ de Vreede began his tenure as interim dean at the USF Muma College of Business. We spent 20 minutes with him and here are some excerpts from our conversation.
August 15, 2022Business News
USF’s School of Risk Management and Insurance and NAIFA-Florida co-host legislative update on property insurance in Florida
State Sen. Jim Boyd, R-Bradenton, and Tim Meenan, a lobbyist for the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors – Florida gave a legislative update on Florida's insurance market during an event at USF's School of Risk Management and Insurance.
August 14, 2022Business News, Events
Alumni Spotlight: Alex Sobczak finds ‘career for life’ in the insurance industry
Alex Sobczak graduated from the Muma College of Business with a dual degree in finance and risk management and insurance. Today he is the director of commercial lines at Neptune Flood Insurance and credits USF for getting him well-prepared for the growing insurance industry.
August 12, 2022Business News, Spotlights
University of South Florida's Sarasota-Manatee: Pensionable Overtime Raises Pension Costs by Almost 20%, Study Finds - Insurance Newsnet
State and local municipalities facing underfunded public pensions may want to add an overlooked bargaining tool to the negotiations table: allocation rules that stipulate which workers have preferential access to overtime shifts.
August 10, 2022Business News, Research and Innovation
Mealworms in cereal bag spark supply chain contamination questions - ABC Action News
In a time when the country is dealing with record inflation, most Americans are really conscious about not wasting food.
August 8, 2022Business News
Pensionable overtime raises pension costs by almost 20%, study finds
A new study finds that local and state governments should look at controlling pension costs by adjusting pension incentives such as overtime allocation rules.
August 8, 2022Business News, Research and Innovation
USF, major Tampa hospital have big plans for helping to craft better leaders - Business Observer
Two of the biggest institutions in the region — a hospital and a university — near the successful end of the first year of a unique leadership program. Big expansion plans are on the horizon.
August 8, 2022Business News
USF Sarasota-Manatee campus publishes new Research Magazine highlighting faculty’s exceptional work
The recently published fourth edition of “Research: USF Sarasota-Manatee Campus,” highlights faculty research that arose from challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, especially for the hospitality and tourism industry, and heightened awareness of racial tensions and disparities in the United States during the past two years.
August 3, 2022Research and Innovation
Student’s journey for greater opportunity pays off with 4.0 GPA and coveted internship
Yesmin Delgado Alabart left Cuba at the age of 24 seeking opportunity and a brighter future. Now Alabart will be graduating this summer with a bachelor’s degree in accounting from USF’s St. Petersburg campus.
August 2, 2022Business News, Spotlights
Cultivating resilience
Hospitality and tourism experts research solutions and offer hope for a Covid-wracked industry
August 2, 2022Research and Innovation