Tampa Jobs FL Supported by Revamped Organization

A new organization has surfaced to help create Tampa jobs FL.

The newly-formed Tampa Hillsborough Economic Development Corp. is a stand-alone entity funded by area companies, Hillsborough County and the City of Tampa. The organization will focus on business retention, recruiting new companies and growing business sectors, such as life sciences, advanced manufacturing, international trade and financial services.

According to a Tampa Bay Online article by THEDC Chairman Mark House, the new organization spawned from the Committee of One Hundred. The COH was a public-private partnership between business people and public officials that worked under The Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce to generate new jobs and raise the per capita income of local residents.

Part of the work the THEDC will do includes employing a professional staff to assist companies with the site-selection process. Executives from companies considering moving to the Tampa area will be taken on personal tours as the staff works to sell the organization's products and services. Special consideration will be given to companies offering jobs with salaries that are higher than the area's current average.

The staff also will work to court local companies looking to further expand in the area. Those companies would join the ranks of others who have recently expanded, including The Depository Trust & Clearing Corp., Draper Laboratory and the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute.

The THEDC staff will further work with real estate, human resources and other corporate executives to tailor solutions to specific business needs. This could include such things as negotiating incentives or promoting employee pipelines, such as the Tampa Bay Workforce Alliance, Hillsborough Community College, local universities and local school districts.