Tampa Bay's job growth in services, leisure and retail
Tampa Bay Business Journal - 12:22 PM EDT Monday, April 23, 2007

Business is still hot in Tampa Bay, according to the latest report by Inc. Magazine.

The magazine's 2007 ranking of the "Hottest Places to do Business" is featured in its May edition.


Tampa Bay ranked No. 11 in the large city category and 71st overall, compared with ninth and 64th for the same categories last year. Tampa Bay had a 2.3 percent rise in non-farm jobs for the year.

Florida had 18 cities ranked in the top 100, including Fort Lauderdale at No. 3, Orlando at No. 4 and West Palm Beach at No. 6.

Business services, leisure and retail are the top business segments in Tampa Bay.

Inc.'s ranking of the hottest business 393 metro areas in the United States was compiled by Michael A. Shires, professor of public policy at Pepperdine University and puts the focus on job growth, which suggests that a region's economy is expanding resulting in new demand and new opportunities, a release said.

http://tampabay.bizjournals.com/tampabay/stories/2007/04/23/daily5.html?surround=lfn

What a misleading title for an article.

"Tampa Bay Area Hot for Job Growth in Services, Leisure and Retail"

And then the article goes on to reveal figures that show Tampa generally among the middle of the pack nationally, and lagging most other large cities in the state.

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Oh I see... It's a name game by the magazine... Every city is "hot" whether they come in dead last or what... Exactly how much credence can one put into a ranking whose very name is biased?

Mags like this publish lists all the time in hope that the companies or cities that get a nod will talk about it. Then the next year the list will get more attention and the cycle repeats itself. It's a bunch of BS.