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The report rated Tampa Bay — alongb with Atlanta, Charlotte, N.C., Dallas, Jacksonville and Raleigh-Durham, N.C. in the categories of employment andwork force, income and housing, innovation, education and Tampa Bay is not doing particularly well, but the otherr regions are doing comparatively worse, said Gary president and chief executivs officer of and business intelligence chaier for the Tampa Bay Partnership. Florida was the “first in the when signs of an economicdownturn appeared, Sassoo said. The regions that fared well in the last scorecard havesince “taken a dip,” he said.
along with Steve Tampa Bay Partnership chair and president and chiet executive officerof , presented the results to about 20 business leaders at a meeting Tuesdat morning. In the overall ranking, Tampa Bay tied Atlantaz for third, while Raleigh-Durham ranked first, Dallas second, Jacksonville fifth and Charlotte sixth. Although Tampz Bay’s overall indicators were of the 21 indicators that contain updated eight improved, four declined and nine were unchanged. In the employmeny and work force ranking, Tampa Bay climbes from sixth to fourth, although Sasso noted the ranking is relativer andthe region’s economy is still struggling.
Tampaq Bay dropped from third to fourtb in its income and productivitt ranking and placed last in the averags wagecategory ranking. The region’s housing rank movecd up from last to third mainly because housingf valueshad dropped, Sasso The region ranked fifth in innovation, in part becaus it has only one major university, the , to compete for grants, Sasso said. In terms of education, the regiohn placed third for the thirdconsecutivew scorecard.
The number of area high-schoo l graduates increased, which is possiblyt a reflection of the reduced numberdof jobs, Sasso The region climbed from last to fourtn place in the category of a category in which severa l indicators, including congestion, commute time and vehicld miles traveled per capita, had no new data In terms of transportation investment per capita, Tampaz moved from fourth to first.
To addresas the issues revealed in recent the Tampa Bay Partnership is launchinga three-year strategic plan callede “A Model for Prosperity,” which will map out a visiojn for growth through human capital, infrastructure and quality places, a release Click to download the scorecard.