Gator Chomp

With a goal of 10 internships, Jason Krywko started off modestly last summer in his work pairing University of Florida engineering students with Sarasota area companies.

But high demand met high supply, and he wound up filling 25 paid internship positions at 12 local companies, including stalwart area business such as L3 Technologies, Robrady Design and PGT Innovations.

“The need and demand is significant for both interns and full-time employees,” he says. “Companies were going out of state to find candidates. So we've opened the door up for them to realize what's available just a couple hours north.”