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Highlights of Economic and Business Growth in the Tampa Bay RegionTAMPA BAY, Fla., July 22 /PRNewswire/ -- News briefs concerning economic and business growth in the Tampa Bay Region from the Tampa Bay Partnership: GE Security Opens One-of-a-Kind Fire Detection Lab and Research Center GE Security, Inc., a business of GE Enterprise Solutions (NYSE: GE),
announced the opening of its Fire Detection Research center, a one-of-a-kind
laboratory for the development and testing of advanced fire detection
technologies, at its global headquarters inBradenton, FL. The Aerospace Manufacturer Building New Tampa Bay Facility Intrepid Machine, Inc., a manufacturer of aerospace components such as
hydraulics, fuel and air systems, is building a new 15,000-square-foot
facility at the Hernando County Airport Corporate Park. Citing affordable
housing rates for its 20 full-time employees, the company plans to move into
the new facility by November. (Contact: Aldi Searching For 400 Workers In The Tampa Bay Area German discount grocer Aldi plans to hire 400 people for its distribution
center inHaines City and 24 stores in theTampa Bay area. Aldi broke ground
recently on a 500,000-square-foot distribution center andFlorida headquarters
inHaines City. The discount chain plans to sell high-quality, private label
foods throughout theTampa Bay region, beginning this fall. (Contact: Zephyrhills Spring Water Co. Expands Tampa Bay Operations, Adds 20 Jobs Zephyrhills Spring Water has added 20 new jobs and 165,000 SF warehouse
space to itsZephyrhills facility which brings the total employment to 345 and
square footage under roof to 585,000 SF. The expansion is part of a
ButterKrust Bakery Acquisition Anticipated to Create 20-30 New Jobs ButterKrust Bakery, a packaged baked goods business that has been an icon
inLakeland for 106 years, was recently purchased by Flower Foods, Inc. In
addition to retaining all 368 employees at the same location, the new owners
expressed their intention to hire an additional 20-30 employees. In 2005,
ButterKrust expanded their physical plant including construction of a
40,000-square-foot production line for buns and rolls for a total of Three Tampa Bay Hospitals Make U.S. News and World Report "Best" List Sarasota Memorial Hospital, Tampa General Hospital and H. Lee Moffitt
Cancer Center (Tampa) were ranked among the nation's best hospitals in a list
released last week by U.S. News & World Report. Sarasota Memorial, ranked 43
in acute care, while Moffitt came in 16th in cancer care. Tampa General
Hospital is considered a top-ranked hospital in seven medical specialties
including ear, nose and throat, endocrinology, heart and heart surgery,
gynecology, kidney disease, orthopedics and urology. Both Tampa General
Hospital and H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center are considered teaching hospitals.
(Contact DayJet Expands Tampa Bay Service DayJet Corporation announced a 30 percent expansion of its "Per-Seat,
On-Demand," service network through expansion to bothOrlando andSt.
Petersburg community airports.Orlando andSt. Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida
are the latest DayPort markets to gain direct connectivity to more than 60
community airports acrossAlabama,Florida,Georgia,Louisiana,Mississippi,
North Carolina andSouth Carolina. Since the launch of its "Per-Seat,
On-Demand" jet service last October, DayJet has tripled its core DayPort
service network. InFlorida alone, 83 percent of the state's population now
lives within 40-miles of a DayPort airport. More information regarding
DayJet's expanded service is available at www.dayjet.com . (Contact: SOURCE Tampa Bay Partnership Tags: ,HTS,ARO,SUP,REA,FOD,HEA,AIR,CPR,PDT,TNM,Business-Tampa-Bay _ _    Is your favorite bookmark site missing? Ask for it. |
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