Florida’s Tampa Bay Area

Thinking of visiting Florida? Looking for a place to visit or maybe to live that is full of culture, history, diverse recreation areas, education and business opportunities? Well, take a look at what Florida’s Tampa Bay Area has to offer.

Florida’s Tampa Bay is a thriving area that encompasses three counties and offers a lower cost of living than other major southern cities such as Atlanta, Orlando, Charlotte and Charleston. With over two million residents, Tampa Bay has a strong commitment to excellence in education and offers a wide spectrum of opportunities with low costs for doing business. If you’re looking for a great place to make a professional career or start as business, it doesn’t get much better than the Tampa Bay Area . . . plus, you will be pleasantly surprised at the amazing cleanliness of this town.Ranked as Number Two in 2004 as one of America’s best places for starting a business, the Tampa Bay Area has low property taxes and no state income tax. The University of Tampa provides an amble supply of educated and talented young professionals for area businesses. Tampa Bay is an area rich with opportunity and a proven track record for corporate success. Every year more and more companies are relocating their headquarters to the area, boasting to be the west coast anchor of Florida’s High Tech Corridor where both national and international business can excel.

With its mild winter climates, tropical summers, amazing waterways, rivers, bays and sunny beaches and the promise of bright futures, Tampa Bay is a region that attracts millions of tourists each year who can take advantage of the five major cruise lines that sail out of the Port of Tampa. For the Sports fans we have the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, whose fans cheered and rallied their winning team on to Super Bowl glory in 2002, and the Tampa Bay Lightning hockey team which went on to the 2004 Stanley Cup victory. It’s also home to Tampa’s Lowry Park Zoo which was voted the Number One Zoo in the United States (Parents magazine 2009 & Child magazine 2004) and recognized by the State of Florida as a center for Florida wildlife conservation and biodiversity

Also contributing to the area’s economy and providing for our nation’s defense are the proud men and women in the U.S. Air Force at Tampa’s MacDill Air Force. The base serves as the headquarters for special U.S. Operations Command and U.S. Central Command as well as hosting the Coalition Village comprised of representatives and top military commanders from 65 nations who are working together to combat terrorism.

With such a diversity of attractions, resources, housing options, education and business opportunities, Florida’s Tampa Bay Area is the perfect place to visit, live, raise a family and watch your business grow.