Category: Government

Why pulling out of Paris Agreement will not change U.S. course on climate change

Human influenced climate change is real my friends. Regardless of Presidential policy. While U.S. government action on climate change oscillates based on party control, the marketplace has increasingly ruled in favor of science. Over the past decade more and more companies have pledged to fight climate change. The U.S. government’s withdrawal from the Paris climate …

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Ignoring This Trend Could Ruin Startup Incubators

For a while I have expressed concern about the future of startup business incubators that are not only in Tampa Bay but everywhere. Tampa Bay Innovation Center president Tonya Elmore noted in the Tampa Bay Times last year that every “city council member in every town wants an incubator now that startups like Facebook glamorized entrepreneurship”. The article estimates …

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Dump the Pump – HART/Downtown Tampa Transit Map

As a Downtown Tampa resident for nearly three years I have had the pleasure of meeting many new friends and neighbors and am very proud of the community that we are building together. Mobility and public transportation are discussed often by both the residential and business communities that make up downtown. Tomorrow is National Dump the Pump Day where people across the country are being …

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In Welcoming Amazon, Remember the Call Centers

Amazon’s more than 1,000 full-time jobs with comprehensive benefits at new fulfillment centers in Hillsborough County and Lakeland, Florida are welcomed additions to central Florida’s economy right now as the economy continues to recover. However while we can celebrate a win let’s remember that unless we keep evolving and bringing innovation to the I-4 corridor this …

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