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.
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Florida is the Best State to Start a Business
– WalletHub, 2026
Tampa metro area ranks #8 in the nation for attracting and developing skilled, high-earning, and college-educated workers
– Lightcast, 2025
Tampa Ranks #2 Best Large City to Start a Business
– WaLLETHUB, 2026
City of Tampa Community Redevelopment Areas (CRAs)
For information about the City of Tampa’s Community Redevelopment Areas and its CRA Programs, please visit https://www.tampa.gov/CRAs.
Need to find out if your project or business is located in a City of Tampa CRA? This useful map and Census tract tool will help.
Federal Opportunity Zones Programs
QOZ 2.0 census tracts to be designated in January 2027.
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Contact Tony T. Brown, Vice President of Community Development, at tbrown@tampabayedc.com, (813) 518-2632 or fill out the form below:
What's New in Tampa Bay?
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.
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.
