Need Funding for Staff Development and Training? Pinellas County Economic Development and WorkNet Pinellas Can Help. There is $1 million in Incumbent Worker Training grant funding available through the State of Florida. Pinellas County Economic Development staff is happy to assist you in determining if your company could benefit from this program. Learn more at http://www.pced.org/?ltid=5879 or call us at (727) 464-7332. Want more? WorkNet Pinellas’ Employed Working Training Program can also help you pay for staff development. The program provides reimbursement grants to businesses to pay for pre-approved, direct, training-related costs. Employers are required to provide matching funds that total at least 50% of the total program budget. Click here to learn more.
FMMC Executive Briefing: Developing and Launching New Products. The Florida Medical Manufacturers’ Consortium will present an Executive Briefing on Sept. 21, from 7:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. at the Feather Sound Country Club in Clearwater. Register at http://www.flamedmfg.org/.
Oct. 29, Meet Potential Business Partners as you introduce your company’s products, services and technologies to a powerful audience at the Pinellas Technology Business and Innovation Exchange (PTBIE). Now in its 4th year, PTBIE annually draws 50 exhibiting and sponsoring companies that directly benefit from exposure to selectively invited business development and supply chain representatives from nearly 25 of our nation’s leading defense firms. Past attendees have also included senior Department of Defense personnel and Congressional staff. Visit www.pinellastechnology.com for more information and to register.
Connecting Pinellas County to High Speed Rail: Sept. 13, 8:30 a.m. -11:00 a.m. at the Pinellas Realtor Organization. Learn about how Pinellas County can most effectively connect with the proposed new High Speed Rail line between Orlando and Tampa.
http://www.calendarwiz.com/calendars/popup.php?op=view&id=32477598&crd=pro&PHPSESSID=3b87d701bd51bb5299cae8098bb6e46f.
4th Annual Business and Education Summit, Sept. 24. WorkNet Pinellas is hosting this no-cost event to develop and promote partnerships between education and business. Last year, over 200 of Tampa Bay’s top executives and educational minds gathered to discuss the needs of industry and collaborate on ways to further develop and retain a quality workforce. Details about the event are available by contacting Marilyn Browne at
mbrowne@worknetpinellas.org or (727) 507-4300 ext 2420.
Florida Mezzanine Fund Offers Loan Opportunities for Mid-Market Growth Companies. $450 million is available to invest up to $30 million per project in Florida-based companies with compelling business models, attractive growth prospects and quality management teams. Learn more at http://www.floridamezz.com.
Clean Marina and Boatyard Workshop, Sept. 21, 9:00 a.m. -12:00 p.m. Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) will discuss the Action Plans/Boatyards/Retailers program as well as cover National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) issues. Florida Sea Grant Extension Agent in Pinellas County, Heather Hammers, will be giving a presentation on Coastal Sustainability and discuss some of the important issues and pressures that are affecting our coastal systems’ ecology, wildlife, and water quality. Learn more at
http://pinellas.obsres.com/botanical/Info.aspx?EventID=3006
Making $ense of Green, Sustainable Business Conference and Expo, Oct. 21 – 23. Businesses, licensed professionals, and municipal and county government managers and staff are invited to participate in this event. Workshops and presentations will feature the topics of energy, sustainable building design, water/ waste water, and sustainable practices, policies and regulations. Exhibitors will be invited to demonstrate featured services and products in these same sustainable topic areas. Visit www.sustainableseminole.com to register and for more information.
International Economic Development Council Real Estate Development and Reuse in Tampa, Nov. 4 – 5. Learn about the various financing tools that are available at the local, regional and state level, including tax increment financing, bond financing, land assembly and brownfield redevelopment.
Details at http://www.iedconline.org/?p=Training_Real_Estate_FL
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