St. Pete’s Marine Science Community
If you’re looking to recruit marine scientists head to the Downtown Bayboro District of St. Pete. Here you will find the largest marine science community in the Southeast. The city’s ideal waterfront location is why many marine science research institutes and organizations call it home, including: the University of South Florida College of Marine Science- Center for Ocean Technology, the Florida Institute of Oceanographic Research, the U.S. Geological Survey Center of Coastal Geology and Regional Commission, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission-Florida Marine Research Institute, the Center for Marine Conservation and SRI International.
The University of South Florida’s Career Connections is an online listing service for employers. You can post job listings, search student and alumni resumes and manage your on-campus recruiting schedule. http://www.career.usf.edu/employers/CCon_Job_List.htm
Tampa’s Bioscience Cluster
The Tampa MSA is home to a cluster of bioscience industries. From companies that make analytic instruments and medical devices, to a growing number of biopharmaceutical firms, you’ll find more than 17,500 people employed in the biosciences sector here. There are also a number of research institutions including the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, where genomics research is a specialty; the James A. Haley VA Medical Center, home to one of only four polytrauma centers in the country, where physicians treat some of the most seriously wounded war veterans; and Shriner’s Hospital which has been treating children with orthopedic problems since 1985.
Members of BioFlorida, Florida’s Bioscience Industry Association receive 50% off of all job postings and packages on the organization’s Career Center, powered by JobTarget.
http://www.bioflorida.com/web/page/615/sectionid/559/pagelevel/2/interior.asp
The Southern Pharm Hotbed Community on www.BioSpace.com
highlights job opportunities in biotechnology, pharmaceutical and medical device industries in Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, South Carolina and Tennessee.
Optics & Photonics Talent Pool in Florida’s High Tech Corridor
Searching optics and photonics professionals? Nearly 1,800 of them are working for companies in Pinellas County, which accounts for 28% of the total employment in this industry segment in Florida’s High Tech Corridor. Five of the top employers include: Film Technologies International, Insight Control System International, Intelligent Micro Patterning, LLC, Ocean Optics and Technology Research Corporation.
Members of the Florida Photonics Cluster can place job openings on their website. http://www.floridaphotonicscluster.com/Workforce.html.
Industrial affiliate members of the University of Central Florida’s College of Optics and Photonics receive early notice of students approaching graduation and access to student resumes. http://www.creol.ucf.edu/Partnerships/Affiliates/Benefits.aspx
Tampa/St. Petersburg/Clearwater
Tampa/St. Petersburg is the 19th largest MSA (Metropolitan Statistical Area) in the U.S. The Tampa/St. Petersburg/Clearwater, FL MSA consists of Hernando, Hillsborough, Pasco, and Pinellas Counties, FL. The population of the Tampa/St. Petersburg MSA is 2,650,026, of which 75.0% is White, 10.8% African-American, 12.1% Hispanic-American, 1.9% Asian-American, and 0.3% Native American.
EMPLOYMENT & ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
Current civilian labor force and unemployment statistics for the Tampa/St. Petersburg MSA, other cities in Florida, and the U.S. www.bls.gov/news.release/metro.t01.htm
Metropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_45300.htm
The Tampa Bay Partnership
Pinellas County, Florida Economic Development
NEWSPAPERS
| Newspaper | Frequency | Circulation |
| St. Petersburg Times | Mon.-Fri. | 288,807 |
| Sun. | 389,952 |
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| Tampa Tribune | Mon.-Fri. | 192,249 |
| Tampa Tribune & Times | Sun. | 261,872 |
ONLINE MEDIA
St. Petersburg Times |
www.sptimes.com |
Tampa Bay Career Seeker |
employment.tbo.com |
Tampa Career |
www.tampacareer.com |
RADIO
The following are among the radio stations with the highest Average Quarter Hour Share of Persons 12+, Mon.-Sun. 6 a.m.-Midnight:
WDUV-FM Soft Adult Contemporary
WFLA-AM News/Talk/Information
WQYK-FM Country
WFLZ-FM Pop Contemporary Hit Radio
WBTP-FM Urban Contemporary
COLLEGES
University of South Florida
4202 East Fowler Avenue SVC 1036
Tampa, FL 33620-9951
813-974-3350
Undergraduate Enrollment: 33,703
Eckerd College
4200 54th Avenue South
St. Petersburg, FL 33711
800-456-9009
Undergraduate Enrollment: 1,779
The University of Tampa
401 West Kennedy Boulevard
Tampa, FL 33606-1480
888-646-2438
Undergraduate Enrollment: 4,636
Florida Metropolitan
University-Tampa Campus
3319 West Hillsborough Avenue
Tampa, FL 33614-5899
813-879-6000
Undergraduate Enrollment: 1,281
BUSINESS RESOURCES
GREATER
TAMPA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
www.tampachamber.com
ST.
PETERSBURG AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
www.stpete.com
CLEARWATER REGIONAL
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
www.clearwaterflorida.org
TAMPA BAY CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU www.visittampabay.com
ST. PETERSBURG/CLEARWATER AREA CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU www.floridasbeach.com