Team Tampa Bay is a collaborative effort between the seven Economic Development Organizations in the Tampa Bay area. Team Tampa Bay works to promote the Tampa Bay region as the premier destination for businesses to locate and expand.
3. • Three MSAs
• Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater; Lakeland-Winter Haven; North Port-Sarasota-
Bradenton
• Counties of Hernando, Pasco, Pinellas, Hillsborough, Polk, Manatee, Sarasota
• Population – 4.6 million
• Total labor force – 1.8 million
• 34,013 college degrees annually
• Median age: 41
TAMPA BAY REGION
4. TAMPA BAY REGION
• Top 10 U.S. Industrial Market (Colliers
International)
• #1 in the U.S. “Where Americans are
Moving To” (Forbes)
• #1 Best State for Business (Chief
Executive Magazine)
• #3 Most Cost Friendly Large City
Business Location (KPMG)
• 11th Largest U.S. Media Market in the
U.S.
• 18th Largest Metropolitan Area in the
U.S.
• MacDill AFB Home to CENTCOM &
SOCOM
5. TAMPA BAY REGION
4 International Airports with over 80
domestic & international flights:
• Tampa International Airport
• St. Pete-Clearwater International
Airport
• Sarasota-Bradenton International
Airport
• Lakeland-Linder International Airport
Universities and Colleges in the
Region:
• University of South Florida
• Florida Polytechnic University
• University of Tampa
• St. Leo University
• St. Pete College
• Pasco-Hernando State College
• State College of Florida
• Polk State College
2 Deep Water Ports including Florida’s
largest port and closest port to the
Panama Canal:
• Port Tampa Bay
• Port Manatee
8. HOW WE HELP BUSINESSES
ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT
RESOURCES
Confidential
Site Selection
Assistance
Local Market
Expertise
Custom
Research and
Business
Intelligence
Financial
Incentives
(EFI/Local Gov)
Expedited
Permitting Access to
Local
Leadership
Employee
Relocation &
Recruitment
Assistance
Workforce
Training
Marketing and
Community
Outreach
11. SUCCESS STORIES – PINELLAS COUNTY
S.S. White is the World Leader in Flexible Shaft Technology
• Advanced manufacturing headquarters relocation project
• from Piscataway, New Jersey to Pinellas County, Florida
• 120 net new to Florida jobs
• Jobs at 150% of Florida’s average wage
• $5 million capital investment
• Operations in the United Kingdom and India
• Target industries: headquarters, aviation/aerospace, medical manufacturing
• Qualified Target Industry incentive of $6,000 per net new job
12. S.S. White Global Headquarters
• $1,900,000
• 87,000 square feet
• 10.14 waterfront acres
• 16,000 AMPS electric
• Fully airconditioned
• Sprinklers
• UPS
Partners
• Pinellas County Economic Development
• State of Florida
• City of Seminole
• Duke Energy
• CareerSource Pinellas
• Pinellas Technical College
• St. Petersburg College
SUCCESS STORIES – PINELLAS COUNTY
13. Power Design is a National Design Build Electrical Contractor
• Corporate headquarters expansion project
• Competed with sites in Georgia and Texas
• 85 net new to Florida jobs
• Jobs at 150% of Pinellas County’s average wage
• $5.5 million capital investment
• Nationwide operations with over 1,900 total employees
• Target industry: corporate headquarters
• Qualified Target Industry incentive of $6,000 per net new job awarded in
partnership with the State of Florida and the City of St. Petersburg
• State of Florida Quick Response Training Grant Award of over $700K
SUCCESS STORIES – PINELLAS COUNTY
14. Lakeland, Florida
• 700 jobs
• $50 million cap-x
• $46k average wage
• 190,000 square feet
Publix Super Markets
Corporate Headquarter Expansion
Publix ultimately decided to expand locally to
continue its commitment to the community
where the company was founded in 1932.
SUCCESS STORIES – POLK COUNTY
15. Frostproof, Florida
• 250 jobs
• $240 million cap-x
• $66k average wage
• 250,000 square feet
Nucor Steel
Manufacturing - New Micro-Mill
One of Nucor Steel Florida’s main needs for a
new site was rail access. Polk County has 330+
miles of rail making it a preferred location.
SUCCESS STORIES – POLK COUNTY
17. New Product – Sarasota County
1.1 million square feet across 2 projects
• 820,000 square feet of
new construction light
industrial/warehouse
product
• Interstate frontage
Sarasota 75
Benderson
Development
I-75/Toledo Blade
• 2 – 140,000 square foot
new construction light
industrial/warehouse
product
• Interstate frontage
SUCCESS STORIES – SARASOTA COUNTY
18. SUCCESS STORIES – HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY
• Defense and simulation company CAE USA broke
ground on a new 290,000 SF U.S. Headquarters
• HQ will comprise of corp. offices, training center,
and manufacturing of aviation simulators for DoD
contracts and foreign allies.
• 100 new jobs; 500 retained jobs
• $48,000,000 Capital Investment
19. SUCCESS STORIES – HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY
• First Fortune 500 company (No. 377) to relocate corporate
headquarters to Tampa/Hillsborough County.
• The world’s largest combined producer of potash and
phosphates, two key plant nutrients.
• Currently has 150 employees at its corporate office
• Employs 3,000 Floridians and an additional 3,000
contractors
• Joins list of homegrown Fortune 500s, including:
Publix (No. 85)
Tech Data (No. 107)
Jabil (No. 152)
Raymond James (No. 469)
• Benefits of the move: Significant long-term cost savings,
shift corporate footprint closer to Central Florida and
Brazil – two sites where it has a significant presence
20. THANK YOU
Hillsborough County – www.tampaedc.com
Tampa Hillsborough EDC
Adam Myers
amyers@tampaedc.com
813-518-2660
Pinellas County – www.pcedc.org
Pinellas County Economic Development
Scott Talcott
Stalcott@Pinellas.fl.us
727-464-7353
Hernando County – www.hernandobusiness.com
Hernando County Economic Development
Valerie Pianta
vpianta@hernandocounty.us
352-540-6400
Polk County – www.cfdc.org
Central Florida Development Council
Alex Price
alex@cfdc.org
863-937-4430
Sarasota County – www.edcsarasotacounty.com
Economic Development Corporation of Sarasota County
Destin Wells
dwells@edcsarasotacounty.com
941-309-1200 Ext. 101