Economic Growth

Who pays for Tampa’s New Year’s Eve fireworks?

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Fireworks light up Tampa Bay as a Starship cruise vessel passes the downtown waterfront during New Year’s Eve celebrations.

Tampa’s New Year’s Eve fireworks are privately funded by local businesses, not the city, a nearly 20-year tradition led by Jackson’s Bistro.

Tampa Bay’s Top Companies No. 5: First Watch Restaurant Group

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Aerial view of downtown Tampa and the Hillsborough River highlighting First Watch Restaurant Group as part of TBBW’s Biggest Companies in Tampa Bay series.

Part of TBBW’s ongoing Tampa Bay Top Companies series, spotlighting major employers across the region without ranking or order.

How a Tampa company built a bar crawl business at scale

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Three founders of Tampa-based Downtown Crawlers pose inside a bar, reflecting the company’s growth from a Gasparilla event to operations in 28 cities.

A Tampa company scaled a bar crawl model nationwide, with Gasparilla serving as its largest annual test of growth.

The real estate developments shaping Tampa Bay in 2026

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Downtown Tampa skyline with office towers and palm trees under a blue sky, illustrating major real estate projects shaping Tampa Bay.

The projects defining where Tampa Bay’s growth, capital and urban density are headed in 2026.

Why Tampa remains an early-stage luxury condo market

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Interior rendering of a luxury condominium at ONE Tampa, showing an open living and dining space with floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking downtown Tampa.

A look at why Tampa’s luxury condo market may be closer to the beginning than the peak, according to one of Florida’s most active urban developers.

Tampa Bay’s Top Companies No. 4: Bloomin’ Brands

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Aerial view of downtown Tampa and the Hillsborough River, home to Bloomin’ Brands headquarters.

Part of TBBW’s ongoing Tampa Bay Top Companies series, spotlighting major employers across the region without ranking or order.

Tampa’s International Plaza refinanced with $551M loan

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International Plaza shopping mall in Tampa, Florida, where Simon Property Group refinanced the property with a new institutional loan

International Plaza secures a $551M refinancing, reinforcing Tampa Bay’s position as a market for top-performing retail assets.

Tampa industrial property recapitalized in $42.5M DST deal

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Sweetwater Business Center in Tampa, Florida, where a New Jersey developer completed a $42.5M industrial real estate recapitalization using a Delaware Statutory Trust.

A New Jersey real estate firm launched its first Delaware Statutory Trust by recapitalizing a $42.5M industrial property in Tampa.

Tampa ranks 2nd among top U.S. retail markets in 2025

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Aerial view of downtown Tampa showing the Hillsborough River, Riverwalk, office towers and surrounding commercial development.

Tampa placed second nationwide in CoStar’s 2025 ranking of the top U.S. retail markets, reflecting durable fundamentals and steady demand.

Tampa Bay’s Top Companies No. 4: Publix

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Downtown Tampa skyline along the Hillsborough River with an overlay reading “Biggest Companies in Tampa Bay: Publix.”

Part of TBBW’s ongoing Tampa Bay Top Companies series, spotlighting major employers across the region without ranking or order.