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Tampa Bay Business Journal: Lightbridge Academy Plans to Open Locations Across Tampa
Early education and child care franchise plans expansion, will bring 150 new jobs to Tampa area
Lightbridge Academy is preparing to expand into the Tampa Bay market, opening five new centers over the next few years and bringing nearly 150 jobs to the area.
Speaking to why the brand chose the Tampa market, Lightbridge Academy Senior Vice President of Franchise Development told the Tampa Bay Business Journal, “We look at, what are the other child care centers doing from an occupancy standpoint? Does the community need another center in market? It’s the last thing we want to do to open up where parents don’t need another academy in the marketplace. We have some good intel to see that they are running at high occupancy.”
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FollowNick Powills, CFE, founded No Limit Agency in 2008 and serves as Chief Brand Strategist for the Chicago-based firm. No Limit is a full-service communications agency that establishes and elevates brands by bridging Public Relations, Social Media, Marketing, Advertising, Digital, and a lot of creativity, to best strategize well-rounded and successful campaigns for 50+ global franchise brands. By presenting visionary ideas and building real relationships, No Limit is able to create effective media branding strategies to help companies grow. Nick currently leads a staff of writers, media strategists, designers, social media experts and digital producers in an office think-tank where brands are humanized for strong, compelling media stories. Prior to starting No Limit at the age of 27, Nick spent four years working at a franchise PR agency where he mastered the art of building rapport with media outlets and creating newsworthy pitches for earned media placements. He holds a Bachelor of Journalism from Drake University in Iowa.
