Silicon Valley's high costs, congestion, and deteriorating quality of life are a stark contrast to Tampa Bay's message - one of a superb business destination that is also affordable and highly livable. This area doesn't have a tapped-out workforce, and the cost of doing business and living here is much cheaper.
People are delighted because of the much lower costs of real estate and the many choices they have.
The Partnership is joining other economic development leaders from the Florida High Tech Corridor who head to the San Jose area next week on a recruiting mission to visit high tech companies targeted for relocation efforts. It will also look at the challenges and opportunities of doing international business from a Tampa Bay location, and the perceptions of the region that foreign business people hold. This input will be used by the Hudson Institute, consultants on our regionwide workforce research, in helping to develop a vision document that will help focus on major priorities and help to finalize a five-year strategic workforce plan. Limitations of high school guidance counseling Small business needs for help to design skills training programs Implications of growing ethnic diversity of the student and general population. The whole aim is to get kids excited about science careers.