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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
Use this search tool to discover if your project or business is located in an Opportunity Zone.
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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:
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David A. Straz, Jr. Center for the Performing Arts (formerly Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center)
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