Identifying Local Opportunities

1. Problem 1
1.   Schools are showing warning signs
2.  http://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/doc/nb/news/15A8CDEE18758538?p=AWNB
3. Schools in Tampa don’t seem to be heading in the right direction because of the decisions being made by the school board. Veteran teachers are being disregarded more and more, especially when salary negotiations are concerned. More stress is being put on standardized tests instead of actual programs that adhere to hands on learning. Schools are also sharing funds with for-profit private schools.
4.  Who has the problem? The teachers who work under Hillsborough County, students on the receiving end of underfunded programs, and the school board.
2. Problem 2
1.  BUILDINGSUPER BOWL ADBUZZ - Advertisers look to get the biggest bang for their big-game buck with digital media teasers
2.       http://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/doc/nb/news/15A9216779D6C340?p=AWNB
3. Advertisers are now having to adapt to an increasingly changing environment when it comes to the super bowl and media in general. Spots for ads during the super bowl are the most expensive they have ever been and for just 30 seconds a spot. Advertisers are being forced to create entire integrated marketing campaigns around their advertising in order to get the greatest effect and influence on market audiences. Companies will be building up their ads on themes but will try to remain in a very safe place due to the backlash Nationwide suffered with their child/ car accident ad.
4.   Advertisers and Companies trying to sell their products
3. Problem 3
1. Pedestrian safety gets new emphasis, Tampa-St. Pete-Clearwater among most perilous areas in the nation.
2.  http://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/doc/nb/news/15A7264443438A70?p=AWNB
3. Tampa and St.Pete area have been notorious for being some of the most dangerous places for pedestrians and cyclists. As a result, there has been an increased effort to implement more crosswalks in high traffic areas and programs to better educate people on how to cross the street. Improvement in the fatality rates have not improved.
4.  This is a concern for most people in the Tampa and St. Pete areas where crossing the street could one day kill them. This is especially bad for homeless people.
4. Problem 4
1.   Mother Nature takes toll on kumquats - Diseases and pests have devastated grove
2. http://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/doc/nb/news/15A7264732B37E00?p=AWNB
3.   For the growers at Kumquat Growers Inc., growing kumquats has been a specialty that has wielded some gracious returns. However, recently, production has gone down severely because of citrus greening, root rot and root weevils.
4.  The people who have the problem are the growers at Kumquat Growers Inc.
5. Problem 5
1. Summer Food Program open to all kids, but at fewer sites
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3. Budget cuts in Tampa made Hillsborough county shut down more sites that operate under the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s free summer lunch program. As a result, the county is now forced to try and serve the same amount of children as before and even more with fewer locations.
4. Who has the problem? The city of Tampa, Hillsborough County, and the children and teens who rely on the program to sustain them while school is out.