- Tampa International Airport is well known—nationally and internationally—and often honored for its logistics, aesthetics, location and passengers-as-priority mantra. Ask Orlando International what its model was. Now add this from the Airport Minority Advisory Council. It has named TIA “Airport of the Year” for bringing more diversity to its contracts in its recently completed, $1 billion, first-phase expansion.
This is about more than brick and mortar and planes and passengers. This is also about inclusiveness and prioritizing people working for a living. No, the Airport Minority Advisory Council’s honor isn’t as sexy and resonant as most other airport homages, but it matters a lot right here where it matters most.
- A shout out to USF for breaking into U.S. News & World Report’s top 50 public universities. USF is now ranked 44th; last year it was 58th. Other state universities to make the top 100: UF, #7; FSU, #17; and UCF, #79.