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According to research conducted by ONE BAY: Healthy Communities, Tampa Bay lands at the middle to bottom of state and national health rankings, and falls below in areas of critical concern. A healthier region means a healthier, more productive and less costly workforce for employers, which strengthens Tampa Bay’s ability to compete globally.  www.healthytampabay.com was recently launched as a measurement tool with real-time health-related data to track Tampa Bay’s progress in improving its health. The site houses more than 100 indicators for each of the region’s eight counties as a one-stop source for health-related data and news. We invite planners, policy makers and community members to use the site as a tool for community assessment, strategic planning, identifying best practices for improvement, collaboration and advocacy.
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Tampa Bay Adds 15,500 Jobs in Last Year
Winter 2012 Scorecard shows largest jobs gain since 2007 edition
As reported in this latest edition of the Regional Economic Scorecard, we’re continuing to see improvement in Tampa Bay’s employment numbers, adding 15,500 jobs from the third quarter of 2010 to the third quarter of 2011. This shows we are moving in the right direction but need to ramp up the momentum in innovation, education, income and productivity.
The Regional Economic Scorecard is a tool to help our investors measure the progress of our region and direct resources to areas that will ensure our future success.
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Study Identifies Nearly 500 Foreign Owned Companies in Tampa Bay
Employing more than 41,500 people
 International firms are finding that Tampa Bay is an ideal location for manufacturing and wholesale trade operations. The Tampa Bay Partnership’s 2011 Tampa Bay Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Study identified 480 foreign owned companies from 41 nations, operating across the entire spectrum of industry in the eight-county region. The 480 companies identified have 1,821 locations in our region employing over 41,500 people in Tampa Bay. LEARN MORE.
Relocations & Expansion News Finds 171+ Projects;
$1.2B in Capital Investment in Tampa Bay
 Relocations & Expansions is done jointly with our economic development partners, provides examples of how Tampa Bay businesses continue to grow and prosper. Originated by the Partnership as a tool to market the competitive advantages offered by doing business in Tampa Bay to site selection consultants and prospective companies, the publication features recent announcements, relocations, expansions and closures (for available facilities and workforce) in the communities of Tampa Bay.
During a two-year period, Tampa Bay region project activity has included: 171+ announced projects; more than $1.2 billion in capital investment; over 6 million-square-feet of new/expanded facilities; and 9,104 new jobs. Learn more about Relocations & Expansions. |
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 2012 Tampa Bay
Regional Profile
Did you know that Tampa Bay is home to over 19 billion dollar headquarter companies, of which seven are Fortune 1000 companies?
Did you know that the region has 83 colleges and career institutes to help train its workforce?
These and other facts and stats about the Tampa Bay region can be found in the 2012 Tampa Bay Regional Profile.
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Tampa Bay has much to celebrate and be proud of. Together Tampa Bay Shines is a community campaign to build broader awareness and community pride in the region's collective strengths, those community assets that shape our diverse business environment and enviable quality of life. Quick facts, accolades and reminders of the things that make Tampa Bay "shine."
Be part of the campaign. Share your own shining facts about Tampa Bay at www.TampaBayShines.com. "Like" the campaign on Facebook. Help us tell the world why Tampa Bay is a great place to live, work and play!
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The Tampa Bay Partnership is the regional organization focused on stimulating economic growth and economic development in the Tampa Bay area via corporate relocation and business expansion. Our diverse economy has matured into one of the leading job generators in this country while our enviable quality of life continues to attract wealth and investment. The Tampa Bay Partnership collaborates with eight counties and three metropolitan service areas with several key cities and is recognized as the convener of leaders on regional economic development issues.
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Investor Spotlight
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Over the last few months, the Tampa Bay Partnership led and organized teams around the industry clusters identified by SRI in a first-of-a-kind Regional Business Plan for the Tampa Bay region. Economic development agencies from each of the eight counties along with the Regional Worlforce Boards worked together to finance the study in partnership with a federal Economic Development Administration grant. Now that the teams have digested the study's findings, at Collaborative Labs they sorted 
and prioritized the top actions and outcomes designed to connect business needs with enabling solutions. 
