STAR TEC Accelerator Begins Renovation; Recruits Tenants.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers LARGO Largo, town (1990 pop. 65,674), Pinellas co., W Fla., on the Pinellas peninsula and the Gulf Coast, across the bay from Tampa; settled 1853, inc. 1905. It is a packing, canning, and shipping center in a citrus fruit and fishing area. , Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 8, 2004 Construction has begun on renovation of 12,000 square feet of office and light manufacturing space for STAR Technology Enterprise Center (STAR TEC), a manufacturing and technology business accelerator accelerator: see particle accelerator. (1) A key combination such as Alt-G or Ctrl-Shift H that is used to activate a task. (2) An incubator that expects to develop the company considerably faster than normal. See incubator. located at the Young-Rainey Science, Technology and Research (STAR) Center in Largo. Funding for the $479,500 project was provided by the Department of Energy (DOE). The Pinellas County Board of County Commissioners, sitting as the Pinellas County Economic Development Authority, authorized au·thor·ize tr.v. au·thor·ized, au·thor·iz·ing, au·thor·iz·es 1. To grant authority or power to. 2. To give permission for; sanction: the expenditure. The project scope includes interior and minor exterior renovations that will transform the 40-year-old building from an environmental test facility to a modern office and light manufacturing facility that will better support STAR TEC program applicants. Paul Sacco, STAR Center administrator, is managing the project and Caladesi Construction Co. is the general contractor A general contractor is an organization or individual that contracts with another organization or individual (the owner) for the construction of a building, road or any other execution of work or facility. . "The DOE and Pinellas County recognize that the mission for both the STAR Center and STAR TEC is to create new jobs and increase the tax base for this area," says Sacco. "Both the DOE and Pinellas County are fully supportive of planned upgrades and consider the project an investment that will make this a productive work environment for emerging businesses." He adds that the renovation is due for completion by Aug. 13, 2004. The 12,000 square feet in the building is in addition to 8,000 square feet STAR TEC will continue to occupy at the STAR Center campus. "With a projected completion date of August, we're actively recruiting manufacturing and technology tenants," says Suzie Boland, president of RFB RFB Recording for the Blind (since 1995, Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic, RFB&D) RFB Receita Federal do Brasil (Portugese) RFB Request For Bid RFB Rush for Berlin (gaming) Communications Group and chairman of the STAR TEC advisory board. "We encourage interested businesses to contact Tonya Clark, STAR TEC executive director, at 727/549-6435 for information." With a mission of "Accelerating Entrepreneurial en·tre·pre·neur n. A person who organizes, operates, and assumes the risk for a business venture. [French, from Old French, from entreprendre, to undertake; see enterprise. Success," STAR TEC (www.startecflorida.com) is a private, not-for-profit organization that supports the growth of early stage manufacturing and technology-based companies in the Tampa Bay Tampa Bay, inlet of the Gulf of Mexico, 25 mi (40 km) long and 7 to 12 mi (11.3–19 km) wide, W Fla., separated from the Gulf by numerous small islands; it receives the Hillsborough River. St. region, enabling them to move their products or services to market more rapidly and effectively. STAR TEC occupies 20,000 square feet at the Young-Rainey Science, Technology and Research (STAR) Center, Largo, Fla. |
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