Tampa, Florida

Tampa is a major American city in Hillsborough County, on the west coast of Florida. It serves as its county seatGR6. The population within the city limits in 2005, according to the Hillsborough County Planning Commission, was 333,040; making it the third largest city in the state, following Jacksonville and Miami.

Tampa is a part of the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater metropolitan area, most commonly referred to as the "Tampa Bay area". The four-county area is composed of roughly 2.6 million residents, making it the second largest metropolitan statistical area (MSA) in the state behind Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, the third largest in the Southeastern United States, and the twelfth largest DMA Market in the United States.

1 Local economy
2 Recent Tampa business news
3 See also
4 External links

Local economy

Like much of Florida, Tampa's economy is heavily based on services and tourism. There is a huge net influx of cash into the area. Many wealthy people have winter houses here, and the upscale Tampa Palms neighborhood is a desirable destination for retired professional athletes. Many corporations, such as large banks and telecommunications companies, maintain regional offices in Tampa, and the city is an extremely popular location for call centers.

The downtown area is also undergoing a large transformation to be mostly completed in time for the hosting of the Superbowl in 2009 with over 43 condo, hotel, and mixed-use developments proposed/approved/under construction as of October 2005. An earlier list by the city of Tampa includes large developments that have been approved and/or are under construction. A large portion of these projects have multiple towers to compensate for the high land values in Downtown Tampa. The next tower currently under construction in the central business district is the Trump Tower Tampa, the largest residential tower on the Gulf Coast according to The Tampa Bay Business Journal.

Tampa's port is now the seventh largest in the nation and Florida’s largest tonnage port, handling nearly half of all seaborne commerce that passes through the state. Here the cruise industry thrives.[1]

Fortune 500 company Publix, a supermarket chain, is headquartered in nearby Lakeland, Florida.

Source - Wikipedia: Tampa, Florida

Recent Tampa business news

Links to recent headlines via Topix.net

Syniverse Schedules Fourth Quarter Earnings Announcement: Syniverse Technologies , a leading provider of technology and business solutions for the global telecommunications industry, will release its fourth quarter 2008 results after the market closes on Feb.
-- Two Popular ABQ Restaurants Reported Closed: Whisque on the West Side, Carrabba's Italian Grill near I-25 suddenly shut doors, KOAT-TV reports.
Public relations, press release distribution, investor relations, SEC filing: "Business Wire is clearly the leader in its industry with the best and brightest people at all levels.
Jim Walter Homes shutting its doors: After 62 years Tampa, Fla.-based home builder Jim Walter Homes will be closing up shop.
"Green" Trucks, Exhibitors Added to Work Truck Show: More new product launches, "green" vehicles, exhibitors and educational sessions have been added to The Work Truck Show 2009 and 45th Annual National Truck Equipment Association Convention.
Mack to Sponsor Skills Challenge at World of Concrete: Mack Trucks will again sponsor a Driving Skills Safety Challenge during the World of Concrete show in Las Vegas, Feb.
Nusurance, Adviatech provides Build-A-Bear Party for Tampa Children: Tampa's NuSurance Corporation and Adviatech put on a well attended Build-A-Bear Workshop last Tuesday for 25 children from the Boys and Girls Clubs of Tampa Bay [USPRwire, Fri Jan 02 2009] Any day is a good day ...
Walter_unbuilt: Walter Industries Inc. has announced the closure of its Jim Walter Homes subsidiary.