Pa. tech firm plans 100 hires

TAMPA — A suburban Philadelphia IT services firm plans to hire up to 100 people over the next year for a new office it recently opened in Tampa.

The company, East Norriton, Pa.-based HighPoint Solutions, focuses on IT work for clients in the life sciences and health care industries, according to a release. The new office, in the firm's managed services division, opened yesterday in an office building in Tampa's Westshore area.

HighPoint executives say they will seek employees from the tech industry and local colleges, in addition to career fairs. The managed services division includes consulting, application support, mobile development and IT services, the release states. “We are at the forefront of the latest IT trends that impact our customers, including support of mobile solutions,” Brandon McKay, HighPoint vice president of managed services and operations, says in the release.