January Workshops to Help Your Business Grow in Pinellas Join the Florida Small Business Development Center at Pinellas County Economic Development this month as we host three workshops designed to help local businesses benefit from doing business with Pinellas CountyGovernment. Registration is FREE for the following workshops: January 8 and 22, 12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Intro to the Pinellas Supplier Diversity Management System, B2G This introduction to the new Pinellas County Supplier Diversity Management System will explain the vendor dashboard, system functions, sub-contractor payments Click here to register for the January 8 workshop Click here to register for the January 22 workshop January 15, 12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. How to Do Business with Pinellas County Government A general overview of Pinellas County Purchasing, as well as Be sure to visit www.PCED.org/Workshops to explore more topics and workshop dates in the new year! |
Congratulations: Jamal Sowell Jamal Sowell, Chief of Staff at Port Tampa Bay and a member of the Pinellas County Economic Development Marine Corps and is a veteran of Operation Enduring Freedom Afghanistan |
Apply Now: March 18 – 21 Panama Export Sales Mission This Global Tampa Bay Mission will include customized one-on-one meetings with potential buyers or distributors in Panama City, Panama. Grants up to 100% of the Gold Key registration fee will be available Commercial Service to research your company’s potential in this Latin American market prior to registration. For more information, contact Brent Barkway at (727) 464-7411 or bbarkway@pinellascounty.org, and visit our website at www.PCED.org/international. Click here to download the Panama Export Sales Mission overview. |
New in the Data Center… Updates to our Transportation and Education pages are now up at www.PCED.org/DataCenter. Explore data points such as vehicular traffic, port facts, degree fields, graduation rates, and more. |
2019 USFSP Job & Internship Fair: Feb. 19 Does your business need to fill full-time, part-time, and/or Petersburg Job & Internship Fair, coming Feb. 19. Click here for |
Congrats to Dr. Nancy Crews and CME! Congratulations to Dr. Nancy Crews and her team at Custom Manufacturing & Engineering (CME) for being named a Company to Watch by Grow Florida. Founded in 1997 and located in Pinellas Park, Florida, CME employs a diverse group of engineering and community,” said Dr. Crews, CEO & President of Custom Manufacturing & Engineering. Learn more about this remarkable Pinellas-based company at www.custom-mfg-eng.com/. |
Jan. 8, 7:00 – 8:30 a.m. Lunch Pals Summit: Being Your Best Mentor Dr. Harold Shinitzky, author of A Champion’s Mindset, will focus making, and be more successful in school. Bring a colleague, for classroom supplies. Learn more and RSVP here. |
Pinellas News The shipping news: Brewery welcomed with open arms abroad (Business Observer) Jabil reports strong performance in fiscal 2019 earnings (Tampa Bay Business Journal) Clearwater restoration company starts $2.2M expansion, plans 25 new jobs (Tampa Bay Business Journal) Four Tampa Bay businesses ranked among best entrepreneurial companies in the U.S. (Tampa Bay Business Journal) Clearwater’s Tech Data expands operations in Brazil (Tampa Bay Business Journal) Science, innovation create jobs, help shape future of St. Pete (83 Degrees) Oldsmar marketing company merges with Louisville firm (Tampa Bay Business Journal) Expansion by Clearwater cyber training firm KnowBe4 takes on threats to national security (St. Pete Catalyst) Ion Labs expands Largo location (Tampa Bay Business Journal) St. Pete receives $1.2 million grant for economic development (Tampa Bay Business Journal) Clearwater to embark on $6.5M project to create waterfront destination (Tampa Bay Business Journal) |