Big time

The Tampa region has become a hub for tech jobs in the last three years. That includes straight up software and IT companies and the technology units for larger companies and call centers.

St. Paul, Minn.-based Sagitec Solutions, to cite one of several examples, a software developer with a niche in unemployment insurance, recently announced plans to hire 60 people in Tampa.

In September, Virginia-based Iron Bow Technologies announced plans to create 170 IT and other jobs in Hillsborough County, part of an expansion and new contact center.