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Upcoming Events
January Luncheon
Jan. 30, 11:30 am to 1:15pm
Mainsail Suites Hotel
Member Orientation
Feb. 6, 8:30 to 9:30 am
Tampa Bay WorkForce Alliance
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Committee Meetings
Members only please
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New Members
Welcome to the following members that recently joined the Alliance:
AB Capital Group, LLC
referred by Jerry Fogarty, The Bank of Tampa
Children's Cancer Center
National Louis University
PrimePay of Florida, Inc.
Quarles & Brady, LLP
ShowTech Solutions
Trial Consulting Services, LLC
Receive a certificate for free admission to an upcoming Westshore Alliance Luncheon for referring a new member. Contact us for details. |
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Membership Milestones
Thank you to the following members that recently renewed their Alliance membership:
More than 20 Years
Tampa Bay Business Journal
15 to 20 Years
HDR Engineering, Inc.
Lincks & Associates, Inc.
10 to 14 Years
Brinks
Courtyard by Marriott
Palestra Financial
Walmart
Woodroffe Corp. Architects
5 to 9 Years
Carter & Verplanck, Inc.
Chipotle Mexican Grill
Hyatt Place
Neighborhood Lending Partners
1 to 4 Years
Green Latitude Consulting
Mutual of Omaha
Stonegate Bank
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January Membership Luncheon
Date: January 30, 2013
Time: Registration - 11:30 am; Lunch - Noon to 1:15 pm
Location: Mainsail Suites Hotel & Conference Center
Guest Speaker: Commissioner Ken Hagan, Chair
Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners
Commissioner Hagan will share insights about a number of county initiatives including recommendations of the County's Economic Prosperity Committee and efforts to expand tourism by providing facilities for amateur sports in Westshore and other areas of the county.
Commissioner Hagan was first elected to the Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners in November 2002. He currently serves as the Commission's representative for a number of organizations including the committee of six, Florida Association of Counties Board of Directors, Hospital Authority, Tampa Bay and Company, Tourist Development Council, Tampa Bay Area Regional Transportation Authority, and Tampa Sports Authority. During his tenure, he has also chaired the County's Transportation Task Force and served on the Hillsborough County Aviation Authority Board.
Cost: $35 for members; $55 for prospective members
Register at our website by noon on January 28
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Welcome Rosemary Bidwell - Director of Business Development
We are pleased to announce that Rosemary Bidwell has joined the Westshore Alliance as director of business development. Rosemary is a dynamic sales executive with more than 20 years of business-to-business sales experience in the Tampa Bay area. Her sales background, along with her in-depth knowledge of the Tampa Bay business and real estate community will be a real asset to our organization.
She will manage our membership recruitment and retention efforts, event sponsorship sales and develop new partnerships to enhance Westshore Alliance member programming. Rosemary can be reached at bidwell@westshorealliance.org or 813-289-5488.
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Westshore Area News & Opportunities |
Kinetic Ring Sculpture Dedication!
 Mayor Bob Buckhorn, Alliance Executive Director Ron Rotella and neighborhood representatives recently dedicated Kinetic Ring, a new sculpture at the intersection of Kennedy Blvd. & Memorial Highway (across from WestShore Plaza). "The corner occupied by Kinetic Ring is a highly-traveled gateway for visitors traveling from the airport and area residents driving into Tampa," said Mayor Buckhorn. Designed by local artist Catherine Woods, the steel and glass sculpture includes glass panels which are painted and etched with images taken from the area. The shape of the glass suggests a kinetic appearance. Woods' large-scale sculptures can be seen in St. Petersburg, FL, Reno, NV, Kansas City, KS and now Tampa.
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Westshore Master Plan Update
Work is progressing rapidly on the Westshore Master Plan. The plan will be complete within a few months and will identify specific improvements to streets, sidewalks, parks, etc. that will foster new private-sector investment and create opportunities for economic development throughout Westshore. The draft plan will be completed within the next month. We will begin an extensive public input process in February. For more information contact Ann Kulig.
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Westshore Development & Real Estate News
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Multi-family development is heating up in Westshore. Plans are in the works for more than 1700 new apartments in the area south of Boy Scout Blvd., between West Shore Blvd. and Dale Mabry Hwy. Projects under construction or in the planning stages are:
- Legacy Westshore, developed by MCRTrust, is a 300 unit apartment project currently under construction on Spruce Street between Trask & Hesperides
- Perennial Properties has received City Council approval to build 255 apartments at 4310 W. Spruce Street.
- Framework Group, LLC and Northwood Ravin are planning Varela Westshore, a 350 unit apartment community at the southeast corner of Spruce and Lois. Site work and construction is scheduled to begin in the first quarter of this year.
- The Metwest International development plan includes a 254 unit upscale apartment site.
- The Richman Group has filed an application to rezone property at Grady & Spruce (currently occupied by Without Walls Church) to build 557 apartments. The site would also accommodate restaurant and retail space along Boy Scout Blvd.
Saber Corner LLC, has filed a rezoning application for a second phase of its development (anchored by the Container Store) on West Shore Blvd. The new phase includes 35,000 square feet for retail, restaurant and potential office use. The City Council public hearing to consider the rezoning is scheduled for January 17.
Parkway Properties Inc. has completed its acquisition of Westshore Corporate Center, a 170,000-square-foot office property at 600 N. West Shore Blvd., for a net purchase price of $22.5 million.
The Container Store, currently under construction at the corner of Westshore & Spruce, is scheduled to open on March 16.
The City of Tampa produces a monthly newsletter that lists upcoming public hearings for rezonings, wet-zonings, variance requests and more. You can access the latest newsletter here. |
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Member Company News & Events |
Monster Jam returns to Raymond James Stadium on January 19 and February 2. For tickets and information, visit their website.
Upcoming Career Fair - January 17th! Employers, do you have available positions within your company? There's still time to register for Tampa Bay WorkForce Alliance's Career Fair, being held on Thursday, January 17, 2013. For more information, contact Jorge Rodriguez at (813) 930-7513 or rodriguezj@workforcetampa.com.
New York Yankees Spring Training is right around the corner! Pitchers and catchers report on February 12 and their first home game is on February 24 at George M. Steinbrenner Field. Click here to see the full schedule and to purchase tickets.
Roland Park K-8 Magnet School for International Studies offers parents working in Westshore the opportunity to enroll their children in an outstanding school near their workplace. If you have elementary school (K-5) age children and are interested in enrolling them for the 2013/2014 school year, you must submit an application by February 14. For more information and an application click here.
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If you would like to submit news about your company for an upcoming newsletter, send 25 to 50 words to news@westshorealliance.org. Information must be received by the 24th of the month for publication in the next monthly newsletter. News will be included on a space available basis. |
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