Calling all medical manufacturers – you now have a consortium all your own! The Florida Medical Manufacturers Consortium (FMMC) headed by president Geary Havran of NDH Medical and membership chairman, Steve Meitzen of Ven-Tel Plastics, cite the impact of unity and the strength in numbers. With 10,000 medical manufacturing employees producing $2 billion of goods & services annually in Tampa Bay, FMMC’s challenge in providing industry educational forums, academic interaction, mentoring and information services is crucial and overdue. For information, call Steve Meitzen at 1-800-600-5906, or email smeitzen@ventelplastics.com.
Tax-Friendly Florida? Yes, believe it! According to the National Tax Foundation in Washington, D.C., Florida’s 2002 business tax climate ranked 7th most friendly in the nation, and friendliest in the South. Based on five key factors, the ranking index is headed by Wyoming, with California and Mississippi at the tail. Friendly tax states “generally benefit from more efficient economies, produce more jobs and yield higher incomes for everyone.” For more tax info., call the Tax Foundation @ 202-464-6200 or online, www.taxfoundation.org
Need a $million or maybe $10 million? -- and at a great interest rate below conventional financing? If you are a manufacturer or 501(c)3 needing a building, more land or equipment, we can help you obtain a tax-exempt Industrial Revenue Bond (IRB). Now readily available for eligible projects, IRB’s may be arranged through a local bank with the assistance of Pinellas County Economic Development. We have helped process 11 Pinellas company bond issues since 1999, totaling $47.7 million. Let us help you with yours. For information, call our Finance Officer today at 727-464-7398.
So, you want to build a business of your own? Apply now to be a tenant of the new Suncoast Technology Enterprise Accelerator (STEA), forming at the Young-Rainey STAR Center in Largo. This non-profit business incubator is being developed with resources from Pinellas County and the U.S. Department of Energy and administered by CTC Tampa Bay, an affiliate of Concurrent Technologies Corp. Tenant applications are now being received. Contact Tonya Clark, CTC Tampa Bay executive director @ 727-480-9420, or online, ClarkT@ctcgsc.org.
Commercial realtors are flocking to the online real estate services offered by www.siliconbay.org. As of today, 254 commercial realtors have registered and are showing available commercial properties on the site. Take a look. You may just discover your next Pinellas business site – and so easy! For information call, 727-464-8119.
Don’t miss the current Good Business Pinellas TV program which features an indepth interview with Richard Florida, editor of the best-selling Rise of the Creative Class. Tune SPC channel 19 every night at 7 pm and weekends at 10 am., plus multiple broadcasts on Pinellas 18 and 15 in St. Petersburg and Clearwater. Also, hear Good Business Pinellas Radio, every Wednesday 1-2 pm, 1250 AM WHNZ.
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