Investor Spotlight: TD Bank
TD Bank, America’s Most Convenient Bank, is one of the 10 largest banks in the U.S. by assets, providing over 10 million customers with a full range of retail, small business and commercial banking products and services at more than 1,100 convenient locations throughout the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Metro D.C., the Carolinas and Florida. In addition, […]
Investor Spotlight: United Way Suncoast
United Way Suncoast mobilizes communities to action so all can thrive. Our focus on Educational Opportunity, Financial Security, and Community Resiliency creates an interconnected path that empowers individuals with the Freedom to Rise and the ability to create the life they envision for themselves, their families and their communities. Founded in 1924, we enter our […]
Engage your teams with the EDC’s Standing Committees – check out these exciting agendas for 2026!
At our Annual Meeting last month, our new Chair, Archie Collins of TECO, unveiled our new Future Ready: Tampa Bay Strategic Plan, which included four new catalyst initiatives around which much of our Standing Committee work will be focused: Artificial Intelligence, Digital Infrastructure, Blue Technology and Business Intelligence & Economic Research. At our Executive Committee meeting […]
Tampa Bay EDC is Future Ready and celebrates 2025 fiscal year accomplishments at Annual Meeting
The “Uncharted” themed meeting celebrated the EDC’s recent wins, awarded Amgen as the ‘Community Transformer’ and announced 2026-2028 Strategic Action Plan, Future Ready: Tampa Bay The Tampa Bay Economic Development Council (EDC) celebrated the close of its 2025 fiscal year with hundreds of business and community leaders during its Annual Meeting presented by Shumaker on […]
A Special Message from Tampa Bay EDC 2025 Board Chair, Ron Christaldi
Over the past year, the Tampa Bay EDC has deepened our commitment to inclusive growth, invested in transformational community development, and advanced our mission of attracting, retaining, and expanding quality employers in Hillsborough County and the cities of Tampa, Plant City, and Temple Terrace. As we close this fiscal year and look ahead, I am […]
Genspiration Foundation’s historic gift to the EDC creates pathway for future economic development leaders
This week marked another important milestone in the history of the Tampa Bay EDC. The Genspiration Foundation – the family foundation of USF President Emerita Dr. Judy Genshaft, her husband, Steve Greenbaum, and their sons Joel and Bryan – gave us a $200,000 gift to establish a new, results-driven internship program for USF students that […]
Tampa CRA’s grant approval greenlights East Tampa Live Learn Development Project
On July 24, the City of Tampa’s Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) approved a $9.7 million grant for the East Tampa Live Learn Development. The proposed project consists of 118 units of affordable housing and the 65,000 square foot East Tampa Innovation Center (ETIC). The funding will support the developer’s subsidy of the housing units and […]
Tampa ranks #1 in Financial Times-Nikkei’s ranking for best places for foreign businesses in the US
Last week, the Financial Times released their annual Investing in America rankings, which lists the top ranked cities in the United States for international businesses. Tampa leapfrogged 26 places to clinch the number one spot, dethroning Houston and a raft of other major cities that previously dominated the list. FT attributed Tampa’s ascent to our economic diversity, […]
Tampa Bay EDC takes New York City by Storm on Signature Sales Mission
Earlier this month, a delegation of 18 EDC Investors and team members spent a whirlwind couple of days in New York City to visit key employers and tour top medical and research facilities. We kicked off the trip with an outstanding dinner at Forge, hosted by our Chair, Ron Christaldi of Shumaker. We were also […]
Investor Spotlight: Bristol Myers Squibb
Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS) is a global biopharmaceutical company founded in 1858. BMS opened a North America Capability Center (NACC) in Tampa in 2014 as part of their ongoing efforts to build capabilities and expertise that allow them to meet the needs of their patients more effectively and efficiently in an increasingly complex and competitive […]