TAMPA, Fla. — Throughout January and February, thousands of students from all 32 Hillsborough County high schools have been taking field trips to visit companies across the county. It’s all part of Future Career Academy’s mission to give students the best opportunity to find gainful employment right out of high school. On any given day, a bus full of high …
Field trip buses rolled through Plant City last Friday not delivering boisterous elementary school students to the Florida Aquarium or Dinosaur World but delivering eager senior high school students to local businesses where they made connections with employers offering in-demand, living wage, entry-level jobs with long-term career growth and sustainable employment. Future Career Academy (FCA) is the signature program of …
If cities and towns could hand out MVP awards for economic development, Yvonne Fry would have a strong case to receive such an honor from Plant City. The founder of Fryed Egg Productions — she uses the title “chief fry cook” — Fry is a jack-of-all trades when it comes to branding, marketing, public relations, event management and many other …
While some high school grads are prepping their dorms and getting ready for the first day of college, several others are ditching the books and jumping right into the hot job market. Let’s face it, college isn’t for everyone. That’s why BayCare has partnered with the Future Career Academy and Hillsborough County Public Schools to help non-college bound students discover their next …
The so-called “Great Resignation” that’s occurred during the pandemic has produced — to no one’s surprise — many polarized opinions about why so many people have quit their jobs, leading to a labor shortage. Whether it’s employers grumbling about lazy workers and their over-reliance on government handouts, or employees saying they’re fed up with sub-par pay, benefits and working conditions, …
FCA began in 2015 as a partnership between Hillsborough County Public Schools and the business community to help out non-college-bound students.
Our American private enterprise system has led the world in the creation of wealth and jobs for many, many years. The freedom to start a business and the response of entrepreneurs to meet market needs have created the business cycle. Businesses continue to be started, some businesses fail, and existing businesses grow and create new jobs. Small businesses in the …
