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The Panama Canal + Port of Tampa = Good news for Florida companies
Published: 10/02/2012 by Pasco EDC in Manufacturing News
The Panama Canal expansion is on track to be completed in 2014 and we’ve got the pictures to prove it! The Panama Canal will be doubling in size allowing huge ships to pass through the canal carrying as much as 15,000 cargo containers.
PHCC shares in $15 million dollar grant to train Florida manufacturing workers
Published: 09/24/2012 by Pasco EDC in Manufacturing News
Pasco-Hernando Community College was just awarded $744,021 to train Florida manufacturing workers. The money is part of a $15-million grant from the U.S. Department of Labor Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College Career Training program...
Pall Aeropower Wins Manufacturing Industry of the Year Award
Published: 09/06/2012 by Pasco EDC in Manufacturing News
Pall Aeropower recently made a capital investment of $5mm for a new prototype lab, additional security and new equipment. This will provide for more capabilities to develop and test advances technologies for future product offerings.
Pasco Iron and Metal Wins Manufacturing Industry of the Year Award for Small Business
Published: 09/05/2012 by Pasco EDC in Manufacturing News
Congratulations to Pasco Iron and Metal! Established in Land O’ Lakes in 2007, Pasco Iron and Metal specializes in servicing industrial customers with their recycling needs. They purchase scrap metal from public, service, repair industry and...
Florida MEP Announces the Launch of its Revamped Website
Published: 08/07/2012 in Manufacturing News
Florida Manufacturing Extension Partnership (Florida MEP) is pleased to announce the launching of its revamped website (www.floridamep.org) which features many new programs and services.
OJT for Employers
Published: 08/07/2012 in Manufacturing News
The On-the-Job Training (OJT) program is designed to assist local employers to hire, train, and retain employees in full-time permanent jobs.
If You’re Purchasing New or Used Machinery or Equipment the 504 Program Can Help
Published: 08/07/2012 in Manufacturing News
The Small Business Administration (SBA) 504 Loan Program offered through Florida First Capital provides available and affordable long-term capital for the purchase of major fixed assets, such as owner-occupied commercial real estate and/or...
Supplier Diversity Webinar on Monday, August 13
Published: 08/07/2012 in Manufacturing News
Discover how your status as a Certified Woman-Owned or Minority Business Enterprise can propel your bottom line.
Exemption Alert: Manufacturing Machinery and Equipment
Published: 08/07/2012 in Manufacturing News
Machinery and Equipment purchased by new and expanding businesses that use such equipment at a fixed location to manufacture, process, compound, or produce tangible personal property for sale, or for exclusive use in spaceport activities...
Florida ranks No. 4 among exporting states, and it’s growing!
Published: 08/07/2012 in Manufacturing News
Florida ranks the nation’s fourth-largest export state with a record $64.8 billion in exports last year. Business is so great that Florida saw a 17 percent increase in exports in 2011 in comparison to 2010.








