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Florida Ranks #1 For Innovation, Says Fast Company

Fast Company Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Florida earned the No. 1 ranking for innovation by Fast Company because of its high level of new business development, fundable venture capital rankings and annual revenue per startup.

Florida was followed by Texas and Maryland. California ranked No. 7, North Carolina ranked 25 and Massachusetts came in at 42.

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Visit Florida: Tourism Leads Economic Recovery

Tampa Bay Times Tuesday, February 05, 2013

Strong interest from Europeans, South Americans and Asians helped Florida remain one of the most popular tourist destinations in the world through the recent global recession.

Tourism prognasticators predict more than 100 million will visit the Sunshine State annually within a few years.

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Home Prices Climb In Tampa Bay Region, Florida

Tampa Bay Times Tuesday, February 05, 2013

Home sale prices in Florida, particularly in the Tampa Bay region, are on a steady tick upward after years caught in a downward spiral. Buyers are even finding themselves in bidding wars in certain trendy neighborhoods as the tide begins to turn in favor of the interests of sellers.

Despite the price climb, up some 7 percent overall from a year ago, the real estate market remains a buyers market in all but the most coveted parts of South Tampa and the rest of the Bay area.

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Times Contest: Name Tampa Bay's Brand

Tampa Bay Times Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Tampa Bay Times columnist Robert Trigaux asks readers to come up with a "brand'' for Tampa Bay.

The solicitation of new ideas piggybacks on a several regional efforts by consultants being paid big bucks to do the same.

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Ringling Circus Moves To Ellenton, Manatee

The Tampa Tribune Tuesday, December 18, 2012

The Ringling Brothers Barnum & Bailey Circus is moving its winter home from the Florida State Fairgrounds east of Tampa to a new 47-acre site near Ellenton, best known for discount shopping east of Bradenton in Manatee County.

The move will allow better access to rail transportation and larger rehearsal space.

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Manatee Proves No-Kill Animal Policy Works

Tampa Bay Times Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Hillsborough and other Florida counties are looking to model animal shelter programs after Manatee County's successful Save 90, a program that matches abandoned pets -- mostly dogs and cats -- with human families for adoption.

The program is approaching a 90 percent rate in adoptions with only 10 percent of those deemed not adoptable by disease or behavior.

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Moving To Tampa Bay: Top Choice To Live, Work, Play

Forbes Tuesday, December 04, 2012

Only Dallas, Miami and Austin top Tampa Bay as the top destination for people on the move.

A Forbes report tracks where Americans are moving for jobs and opportunities.

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Shaping What's Next For Cruise Biz In Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay Times Tuesday, October 09, 2012

The future of the cruiseship industry in Florida is at stake as officials in Hillsborough and Pinellas counties look for solutions to where to dock megaships that are too big to pass under the Sunshine Skyway Bridge into Tampa Bay and the Tampa Port.

The alternative: Compete only for smaller ships that hold fewer passengers.

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RNC Pumps $153M Into Tampa Bay Economy

Tampa Bay Times Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Jones Lang LaSalle estimates 50,000+ visitors to the Tampa Bay region during the Republican National Convention will leave behind at least a $153 million boost the local economy.

Some 15,000 members of the global media plus corporate and political leaders are expected to descend on the city for two to three weeks, including the Aug. 27-30 convention.

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Construction Boom May Follow Bust, Florida Jobs

Tampa Bay Times Tuesday, August 07, 2012

The construction industry in Florida is showing signs of revival following a long dry spell through the recession.

Jobs building houses, retail and office spaces, industrial warehouses, roads and bridges are looking more and more likely going into 2013.

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Serial Entrepreneur Epitomizes Tampa Workforce

MyFoxTampaBay Tuesday, July 10, 2012

Tampa and the greater Tampa Bay region are growing in reputation as a great place for entrepreneurs and innovative thinkers.

Micheal Villa is just one example of a serial entrepreneur who makes a good living creating companies and helping them flourish before moving on to the next big idea.

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I-4, Crosstown Connector Rises East Of Tampa

The Tampa Tribune Tuesday, July 10, 2012

Construction on the I-4 Crosstown connector, which is designed to alleviate truck traffic from downtown and Ybor City while making it easier for the big rigs to get into and out of town, is progressing despite some weather-related delays.

The $400 million, 12-lane elevated highway project should be complete in fall 2013.

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Global Homebuyers Pick Florida, Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay Times Tuesday, June 19, 2012

When Europeans, Canadians and Latin Americans look to the U.S. to purchase another home, they most often land in Florida.

Moving to Florida or buying a second or third or fourth home in the Sunshine State is seen as a terrific investment.

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Florida Banks Rebounding, Making More Money

Tampa Bay Times Tuesday, June 19, 2012

The banking industry in Florida is finally rebounding after the financial plunge of recent years following the collapse of the real estate market.

Profits are up. Bank failures are down. Stability is becoming the catchword for describing a more dependable lending environment.

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EDCs Emphasize Technology Skills, Jobs In Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay Times Tuesday, June 12, 2012

Tampa Bay economic development groups have launched an initiative called the "technology skills gap project."

It aims to identify and fill in the gaps in training and recruiting talented people to fill jobs at companies in the region.

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