In February of 2010, more than 700 subcontractors attended Encore Job Fair 1 held at the construction site located at Cass & Nebraska in downtown Tampa. The following month, more than 5,000 people attended Encore Job Fair 2. Today, Encore is moving forward as planned with permitting, and follow-up construction interviews are scheduled for May. The first contract to be executed – the infrastructure contract – was signed April 11.

By the fall of 2010, an estimated 350 – 400 jobs will be created to complete the 14 – 16 month infrastructure project.