Protecting Hillsborough County’s Competitive Advantage
If stable local revenues were significantly reduced without an equally dependable replacement, those ratings could come under pressure.
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.
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.
Tampa ranks #5 on site selectors’ top 10 U.S. headquarters cities list
Our new year got off to a great start with the publication of Site Selection Magazine’s January issue, which included the results of its annual site selectors survey. Each year, dozens of the most influential site selection consultants in the country are polled to pick their best states for business climate, manufacturing projects, headquarters projects and […]
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, […]