Parkway Knows Tampa
Situated along Florida's Gulf Coast, Tampa boasts an enviable
quality of life with year round sunshine, a vibrant cultural
community and a diverse business climate. Individuals and
companies benefit from accessibility, affordability and
opportunity. The Tampa Bay Area is often considered
equivalent to the Tampa- St. Petersburg - Clearwater Metropolitan
Statistical Area as defined by the U. S. Census Bureau. The
MSA is the second most populous metropolitan area in Florida (after
the South Florida MSA) and the second most populous on
the Gulf Coast (behind Houston). Nearly one in four of the
state's business and information services firms resides in Tampa
Bay. These firms range from financial services to information
technology providers to professional services organizations such as
law firms, accounting and engineering firms and
consultants. Tampa Bay's financial services cluster is
the largest in the state of Florida and ranks 20th
nationwide in terms of employment. Tampa Bay is also
home to three major professional sports teams, the Tampa Bay
Buccaneers (NFL), the Tampa Bay Lighting (NHL) and the Tampa Bay
Rays (MLB).