The Brief
- Port Tampa Bay held its first ever Maritime Workforce Expo for local students on Wednesday.
- Around 800 people attended the event, including middle and high school students from Hillsborough, Pinellas and Pasco counties.
- The port generates $1.2 billion in annual local and state tax revenue.
TAMPA, Fla. – Port Tampa Bay held its first ever Maritime Workforce Expo for local students on Wednesday.
What we know:
Around 800 people attended the event, including middle and high school students from Hillsborough, Pinellas and Pasco counties. Local college students and adult continuing education students were at the event, too.
Students chatted with engineering, construction, shipping and maritime companies who work with the port about career opportunities, including jobs that may not require a college degree. …