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3 ideas to overcome the skills shortage in Tampa Bay’s tech sector

Seventy percent of the IT employers in Tampa Bay say there’s a moderate-to-extreme skills shortage in the area.

It will take changes in culture, hiring practices and education to close the talent gap, said David Brown, CEO of Hays US.

Community Voices: It’s time to dust ourselves off and move affordable housing forward

St. Pete City Council member Darden Rice talks affordable housing, recent setbacks and opportunities for forward motion.

Hiring, healthcare, cash are top of mind for Tampa-St. Pete small businesses

Entrepreneurs have diminished confidence in the economy and have a growing concern for a variety of key issues, including healthcare costs, interest rates and the stock market, a new survey from Bank of America found.

The Countdown: The Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg [City of St. Pete]

IT’S HERE! 🏁🏎To kick off the 2019 Indianapolis Motor Speedway 500 this weekend, let’s take a trip down memory (fast) lane with Mayor Rick Kriseman + Sebastien Bourdais.

Meet Emily Belvo, who walks the razor’s edge in ‘Hedda’

The title character in Lucy Kirkwood’s Hedda is cold, brittle and manipulative. Emily Belvo, the actress playing her at Jobsite Theatre in Tampa, is none of those things.

The Shuffle

Denyse Bales Chubb
AdventHealth Tampa

Zaps

The Hustle

Joelle Slaybe

After living in New Hampshire, New York and Tampa Bay, Joelle Slaybe combines her favorite elements of her favorite cities into the concepts for her jewelry.

Startup Week Tampa Bay

Startup Week Tampa Bay celebrates the achievements of entrepreneurial communities in St. Petersburg and Tampa by bringing entrepreneurs and professionals together in a way that they can connect, share, and bond.

Influencer

Linda Marcelli

Focus: PoweredUP

Customer focus dominates keynotes at poweredUP

Successful companies pay attention to their customers. That was a big takeaway from two technology leaders who gave keynotes at Tampa Bay Tech’s poweredUP technology festival Thursday in St. Petersburg.