Janelle Irwin TaylorJune 29, 2020
5min532
SPC lost out on $2M for collegiate high schools, part of $7M+ cuts to the area.
Tag: St. Petersburg College
Janelle Irwin TaylorJune 29, 2020Janelle Irwin TaylorJune 2, 2020
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The school promotes equality and diversity.
Janelle Irwin TaylorMarch 18, 2020
4min303
The school had previously moved to online classes for two weeks.
Janelle Irwin TaylorJanuary 13, 2020
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Brandes' slew of bills would address prison population and sentencing guidelines.
Janelle Irwin TaylorJuly 30, 2019
2min494
Thomas Kidwell is a financial advisor with UBS Financial Services.
Staff ReportsJuly 17, 2018
5min304
Another election cycle, another edition of Politics in Pinellas. The event, hosted biennially by the Clearwater Regional Chamber of Commerce, is set to draw at least 10 candidates for offices ranging from Pinellas School Board to state Senator. “Are they running for office for the first time or up for re-election? This is your opportunity […]
Mitch PerryMarch 6, 2018
2min412
St. Petersburg College was one of 11 recipients of nearly $22 million in Florida Job Growth Grant Funds awarded Tuesday by Gov. Rick Scott. SPC received more than $1.5 million for a new mechatronics training program, partnering with several regional businesses to meet demands for workers having automation and troubleshooting skills. “This initiative is a prime example […]
Staff ReportsJuly 11, 2017
2min313
Five new members have joined The Florida Bar‘s Citizens Advisory Committee, including recently retired St. Petersburg College president Bill Law, the organization announced Tuesday. Law had been the state college’s leader since 2010. Before that, he was a college president in Springfield, Illinois; The Woodlands, Texas; and in Tallahassee, as head of Tallahassee Community College. The committee is “an […]
Scott PowersMarch 28, 2017
5min196
A bill revising Florida’s community college system breezed through a Florida House committee Tuesday, setting up potential negotiations with a similar Florida Senate bill that recently cleared a key committee with some critical differences. House Bill 929 does little to change anything currently going on in the Florida College System but sets out to establish […]
Phil AmmannFebruary 6, 2017
8min213
As Tallahassee gears up for the annual 60-day Legislative Session, now a month away, the St. Petersburg Area Chamber of Commerce outlines its agenda for 2017. Among the leading matters for the Chamber are transportation, the unification of PSTA-HART, tourism, and state regulation of vehicles for hire — including a bill (SB 340) from state […]