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South Tampa Bay Area Demographics |
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Population |
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2000 |
589,959 |
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2001 |
633,549 |
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Median Age |
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1999 |
47.3 |
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Source: Decision Data
Resources, April 2004 |
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Florida will have six of the
nation’s top 10 fastest growing large metro areas in 2004, USA Today
reports: West Palm Beach, Tampa, Orlando, Miami, Jacksonville and Fort
Lauderdale.
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See Business
Florida 2004, page 41. |
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The Bradenton-Sarasota area ranks #33 on the 100 least stressful
areas in which to live and work in the U.S. according to a recent study of
the largest MSA’s compiled by Sperling’s Best Places. |
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See Bradenton Herald,
Wednesday, February 18, 2004. |
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The Manatee-Sarasota metropolitan area ranks third in Inc.
Magazine's list of the top 25 best medium metro areas to start a
business. A large technical work
force has made the area among the fastest growing for information-based
industries. |
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See
Bradenton Herald, Thursday, February
19, 2004. |
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Manatee #1 in creating new jobs (+5.7%) according to US Dept. of
Labor. #220 in wage growth
(+2.3%). |
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See
Bradenton Herald, Wednesday April 7, 2004. |
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Manatee County was ranked #93 of the largest numerical increase
from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003 by the U.S. Census Bureau. There was an increase of 22,802 people
or 8.6%. |
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See U.S. Census
Bureau Press Release, Thursday, April 8, 2004. |
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Tampa Bay was named the 2003 Mega-Market of the Southeast by
Southern Business & Development magazine for the second consecutive
year. The mega-market category
includes markets with populations of two million or more. The annual award is based upon an
accounting of the top 100 business “deals” among the south’s seventeen
states. The Tampa Bay region ranked
ahead of Baltimore/Washington; Dallas/Fort Worth; St. Louis; Atlanta; and
Miami. |
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See Tampa Bay Partnership, June 30, 2003
press release. |
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The Intel “Most Unwired Cities” survey ranked the
Sarasota/Bradenton area #82 on their list of the top 100 U.S. cities and
regions with the greatest wireless Internet accessibility. This survey noted the places where people
have greater freedom to access information and entertainment on notebook PCs
and wireless Internet connections. |
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Taken from
www.intel.com/products/mobiletechnology/unwiredcities.htm |
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Manatee and Sarasota counties, called South Tampa Bay, are
growing as business centers, with new office and commercial developments
along the I-75 corridor. Downtown
Bradenton has been in the midst of a revitalization and downtown Sarasota's
views of the Bay add another special appeal as a corporate setting. |
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See Tampa Bay
Corporate Guide 2003. |
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