Future Ready: Tampa Bay Year One: From strategy to action
One year ago, our leadership team was putting the finishing touches on Future Ready: Tampa Bay, our 2026–2028 Strategic Plan. which positions us to compete in an increasingly complex and rapidly changing global economy.
The Hidden Workforce Challenge that Could Slow Tampa Bay’s Growth
Over the next five to ten years, thousands of our region’s most experienced workers including welders, technicians, EMTs and paramedics, and other skilled trades professionals are approaching retirement.
Protecting Hillsborough County’s Competitive Advantage
If stable local revenues were significantly reduced without an equally dependable replacement, those ratings could come under pressure.
Dublin Business Mission trip yields strong investment interest from Irish firms
The quality of our workforce has attracted hundreds of companies to our market and fueled the growth of thousands more. Even more impressive than the caliber of Hillsborough County’s workforce is its productivity.
Investor Spotlight: Kettler
Intentional, thoughtful, and exceptionally designed; are the words used to describe KETTLER’s real estate developments since its inception in 1977. As a third-generation builder, Founder & CEO Robert C. Kettler transformed a modest construction business into a vertically integrated multifamily focused real estate investment firm of scale. Over the last four decades, Kettler has been […]
Tampa Bay’s economic output per worker leads every major Florida market
The quality of our workforce has attracted hundreds of companies to our market and fueled the growth of thousands more. Even more impressive than the caliber of Hillsborough County’s workforce is its productivity.
Atlanta Signature Sales Mission hits all the right notes
Earlier this month, my team and I traveled to Atlanta with 17 Investors to tour some of the city’s most significant redevelopment projects, the state-of-the-art QTS data center, and meet with the executive team of OrderlyMeds, which opened a major manufacturing facility here last year. Our Business Development team members also dined with key prospects […]
Defense Contractor Announces Headquarters Expansion Just Months After Relocation to Tampa
Orion Edge, a local military defense company, recently signed an 8,008 square foot facility in the Hillsborough County Westshore District just months after relocating its headquarters to the region from Denver, CO.
Philip Morris International U.S. to Launch New Business Solutions Center, Creating 180 Jobs in Tampa Bay Area
Today, Philip Morris International’s U.S. businesses (“PMI U.S.”) announced an investment of approximately $50 million in a new Business Solutions Center in Tampa, Florida.
Black leadership’s role in Tampa Bay’s economic transformation
In honor of Black History Month, I’m dedicating my column to a few of the many Black business and local government leaders who’ve been shaping Tampa and Hillsborough County’s economic success. These leaders are remarkable not only for being best in class in their roles, but for the innovative programs they’ve championed to bring about […]