Of local home prices, the Business Journal says Tampa’s growth to its peak was the fifth highest in the nation behind Miami, Los Angeles, Washington and San Diego. They also tell us that we’re ranked fifth in decline since then, too.
Walkable Tampa The Tampa Bay area is not a very safe for pedestrians. According to a recent report, the bay area ranks second in pedestrian danger. Check out the Transportation For America » Dangerous By Design report: The most dangerous metropolitan areas in the U.S. for walking in 2007-2008 were: Orlando, Tampa, Miami, Jacksonville, Memphis, [...]
Every six months, the Tampa Bay Partnership compares the Tampa Bay area to five other southern metros – Atlanta, Charlotte, Dallas, Jacksonville and Raleigh-Durham - for a Regional Economic Scorecard. For fall 2009, we finished third in the measurement once again. Here’s the breakdown: For income & productivity, Tampa Bay ranks 2nd – up from 4th [...]
Are we a bunch of cheapskates? A recent study (ok, so they just did a bit of math), by Coupons.com says Atlanta and Tampa residents get the most savings from online coupons. The average Coupons.com user in Atlanta saved over $531 using coupons from the site in 2009. Tampa, Florida follows closely in the number two position. The [...]
In the Tampa Bay area, more than 28,000 people filed bankruptcy over the year between Oct.1, 2008 and Sept. 1, 2009. That’s a 46% increase over the previous fiscal year, and a new record. The Orlando division, the Jacksonville division, and the Tampa division make up Florida’s Middle District, which is the second-busiest bankruptcy district [...]
The City of Tampa's website, Tampagov.net consistently ranks among the best government websites in the United States of America.
In a mystical survey of 100 cities by Children’s Health, Tampa ranks 94th in the “Best (and Worst) Places to Raise a Family.” Burlington, VT is ranked number 1. VT is short for “Vermont,” which is somewhere past Canada, I think. If it exists at all – I’ve never heard anyone claim to be from [...]
In a survey of visitor bureaus nationwide, the Tampa Bay visitor bureau has been named among the top five "Tweet Elite" for using Twitter effectively.
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