Scott Talcott
Business Development Manager
stalcott@pinellascounty.org
(727) 464-7353
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Target Industries
Advanced Manufacturing
Aviation & Aerospace
Business & Financial Services
Defense & Homeland Security
Information Technology
Life Sciences & Medical Technologies

Workforce & Hiring
CareerSource Pinellas

Tampa Bay Manufacturing Workforce Analysis

Available Properties
Interactive Property Search
Qrtly Vacancy & Rental Rates
Contact A Site Specialist

Investment Tools
Incentives
FHTC Research Grants

Pinellas Manufacturing

Industry Leaders

America II Electronics

Barnett Outdoors
Bic Graphic
Beckwith Electric
Compu-Link Cable
Assemblies

Elreha
GE Energy
Jabil Circuit
Johnson Controls
Monin Gourmet Flavorings
Nautical Structures
Osgood Industries/Bosch
Phasetronics

Pinellas Manufacturing
Industry Associations
Manufacturing Industry Organizations List
Bay Area Manufacturing Association (BAMA)
Florida Medical Manufacturing Consortium (FMMC)
Upper Tampa Bay Manufacturers Association
Manufacturers Assoc. of FL
Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME)
Florida Defense Contractors Association (FDCA)
National Defense Industry Association (NDIA)
Women in Defense
Florida High Tech Corridor (FHTC)

Financing

Bonds, Lending &
Venture Capital

Industry Overview:  

Fortune 500 company and global manufacturing services industry leader, Jabil Circuit, is headquartered in Pinellas. Corporate leaders with a significant presence in the county include: Honeywell, Raytheon, Lockheed Martin, GE Energy, Baxter Healthcare, Johnson Controls, Monin Gourmet Flavorings, and Conmed Linvatec. 

Workforce:  

• Of the 58,206 manufacturing employees in Tampa Bay, over 30,000, 53%, are employed in Pinellas County.
• Pinellas has the largest manufacturing employee base among eight Tampa Bay counties, and has the second largest manufacturing employee base in the State of Florida.
• Workforce training is available through Pinellas Technical College and St. Petersburg College, and includes CNC machining, welding, mechatronics, and supply chain management. AmSkills (AmSkills.org), the German apprenticeship model, National Aviation Academy and the College Alliance for Advanced Manufacturing (CAAM) are key sources for workforce training and development for Pinellas-based employers.
  

GE Energy Expansion Projects 250 New Jobs 

GE Energy Management recently broke ground on a new 190,000 sq ft manufacturing Center of Excellence (COE) in Clearwater, Florida. GE plans to create 250 new jobs as part of this investment.  Read more...  


Hydro-Dyne Engineering Announces Expansion 

Hydro-Dyne Engineering has announced its purchase of a more than 100,000-square-foot manufacturing facility, which will dramatically expand Hydro-Dyne’s manufacturing, service, research and design capacity. Read more...

Advanced Manufacturing Industry Cluster