Entrepreneur Chris Morancie is determined to break the cycle of poverty and lack of tech education by equipping today’s youth with computer skills. He wants to accomplish this through a tech academy he plans to introduce in St. Petersburg and beyond.
Morancie recently opened a 5,000-square-foot learning lab in the University Mall in Tampa, also known as Rithm at Uptown. The LT3 Academy is a tech training accelerator that aims to create a pathway for students interested in learning about the business of coding, programming and engineering.
“We want to run our labs in underserved communities surrounded by schools where we can recruit students from,” said Morancie, the CEO and co-founder. “This is an alternative way for people to be trained without having debt. This is free for them, and they can earn money while learning.” Read more at www.stpetecatalyst.com
