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Da Vinci and Michaelangelo at University Mall? Call it a renaissance
TAMPA — University Mall has more than 100 stores offering everything from clothes to electronics to jewelry. Now it also has a place offering multimedia insight into Michelangelo's iconic statue David, Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa and many of da Vinci's ingenious...
Creating synergy through actions, connections, collaborations
It’s mid-afternoon on a crisp, sunny Friday -- the day before Tampa’s annual Gasparilla parade. Mark Sharpe sits in a corner seat at Buddy Brew Coffee Shop on Kennedy Boulevard. Occasionally, he waves to patrons, several of whom recognize the former...
Launching Sharpe Bytes
...are you ready to travel with us? The Tampa Innovation Alliance team is excited to announce the launch of Mark's new weekly blog, Sharpe Bytes, an inside look at our day to day adventures as we transform the Alliance area. Already this is proving to be an incredibly...
Mark Sharpe: Joining the Innovation Revolution – Commentary
Years ago on a glorious summer trip to the Badlands, as my family explored geological wonders amid ancient fossil beds, I, not surprisingly, found myself engrossed in a debate back home over a series of economic rankings that placed the Tampa Bay area in the middle to...
June CodaPalooza weekend will aim to help Tampa’s homeless through technology
The hack-a-thon, hosted by Hillsborough County annually in conjunction with the National Day of Civic Hacking, has been rebranded as a ‘code-a-palooza’ for 2016. The weekend-long event will take place at Peak 10, an IT and cloud storage services company that is the...
In 2015, six events stand out that will help propel Tampa Bay’s economy
The rebounding economy of 2015 may be the “big” story of the business year. I like specifics, though, and you probably do, too. Here are six key events or trends that took place this calendar year that will do much to shape the future direction and momentum of our area economy.
Bottom line: It has been a pretty good year for the regional business scene.
Alliance aims to undo ‘Suitcase City’
TAMPA — An A-list of movers and shakers from throughout the Tampa Bay area came together at the Museum of Science and Industry on Oct. 29 for what was billed as a not-so-average evening out. Some 400 leaders from both the public and private sector attended the...
My ‘fly on the wall’ moment talking innovation
Downtown Tampa, Westshore and University of South Florida are critical to developing an economy built on innovation. That was the takeaway from a tour organized by the Tampa Innovation Alliance, which aims to transform the area around USF into an innovation district...
Exclusive: Inside Jeff Vinik’s conference room, talking innovation
Despite the miles that separate downtown Tampa, Westshore and University of South Florida, all three areas are critical to developing an economy built on innovation. That was the takeaway from a tour organized by the Tampa Innovation Alliance, which is seeking to...
Inc. highlights 10 fast-growing Tampa companies — and why you should know about it
Inc.’s description of Tampa — as “booming with small business spirit” — are among the reasons Google Fiber is considering bringing superfast Internet service to Tampa and why Brookings Institution Vice President Bruce Katz is here to learn more about the Tampa...