NEWS
The Battle for Talent
The world is at War. And no - I don't mean against space aliens, or even robots - at least not yet. What I am discussing is the mind-bending changes occurring in technology which will usher in a dramatic restructuring in ways that we live, work & play. Books like...
University area neighborhoods of North Tampa prepare for transformation
JOSHUA MCMORROW-HERNANDEZ | TUESDAY, AUGUST 09, 2016 What does the future hold for emerging neighborhoods surrounding the University of South Florida in north Tampa? Nearly $4 million in federal funds is being pumped into the community for new job opportunities just...
Continuing the Journey
Hello good friends - Just weeks ago the Tampa Innovation Alliance hosted a first of its kind, cutting edge, trend setting CodaPalooza at Crossover Church where we tackled the wicked problem of homelessness. On Saturday - our intrepid team of coders, hackers, problems...
Alliance area wins $3.8M TechHire grant
University Area Partnership to Receive $3.8M Federal Grant to Train Young/Underskilled Workers for Future Technology Jobs Grant is Foundation for Enriching The Area Through a Diverse, Skilled Workforce June 28, 2016 – Tampa, FL – The Federal Government has awarded...
Local hackers gather in Tampa to find solutions to problems of Bay Area homelessness
It’s Saturday night at the Crossover Church on Fowler Avenue in Tampa north of downtown. A Planet Grilled Cheese food truck is in the parking lot, behind a line of hungry volunteers who are waiting for hot sandwiches. Inside the church gymnasium, there’s no band...
Taking a Byte out of Homelessness
How do you alter the course of history? How do you attack wicked problems and reverse decades of blight, hopelessness and destitution? One Sharpe Byte at a Time. I just spent 72 straight hours with programmers, developers, graphic designers, UX experts, techies,...
Attacking the Wicked Problem of Homelessness
Good day, fellow traveler: As we visit cities around this Country it's clear that homelessness is a wicked problem. Tampa is not immune with a recent count led by the Tampa Hillsborough Homeless Initiative registering 1,817 homeless. Worse still, the Tampa Innovation...
Urban theorist Richard Florida to keynote Tampa Innovation Alliance summit in Oct.
May 17, 2016 -- The Tampa Innovation Alliance announced Tuesday that one of the world’s top urban studies theorists is slated to give the keynote address at its second annual Innovation Gathering in October. Richard Florida is a professor of urban studies and serves...
Entering the Cortex
Good afternoon Alice, my intrepid co-traveler. Today I am in St Louis visiting the amazing Cortex @4240 - check it out now - I’ll wait. In fact, I am waiting right now. This might be a bit too big of a Byte - but my goodness this is a really cool co-working space....
To Infinity and Beyond!
To Infinity and Beyond April 1, 2016 It has been one year and 5 months since I took over as the Executive Director of the nascent Tampa Innovation Alliance and while we have made great strides forward, it is but only one bit of a much larger & truly...