TAMPA BAY PARTNERSHIP INC

REGIONAL INDICATORS: THE CORNERSTONE OF THE PARTNERSHIP'S WORK IS THE REGIONAL COMPETITIVENESS REPORT, A DATA-BASED ASSESSMENT OF TAMPA BAY'S STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES, COMPARED TO 19 PEER AND ASPIRATIONAL MARKETS NATIONWIDE. SINCE ITS LAUNCH IN 2017, THIS REPORT HAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF COMMON METRICS AND SHARED PRIORITIES FOR THE TAMPA BAY REGION, AS WELL AS THE ESTABLISHMENT OF KEY PUBLIC POLICY AREAS FOR THE PARTNERSHIP. IN 2023, THE PARTNERSHIP PUBLISHED THE SIXTH EDITION OF THE REGIONAL COMPETITIVENESS REPORT, WHICH WAS RELEASED AT THE ANNUAL STATE OF THE REGION COMMUNITY EVENT. IN 2023, THE PARTNERSHIP PARTNERED WITH FLORIDA BLUE TO PUBLISH A REPORT, BENCHMARKING UPTOWN, A MINIATURE VERSION OF OUR REGIONAL COMPETITIVENESS REPORT FOCUSING ON ONE NEIGHBORHOOD IN THE CITY OF TAMPA (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) THE REPORT FOCUSED ON ACCESS TO TRANSPORTATION, HEALTHCARE, AND EDUCATION AMONG MANY OTHER METRICS TO REVEAL THE DIFFERENCES FACED BY RESIDENTS OF THE UPTOWN NEIGHBORHOOD IN COMPARISON TO THE CITY AND LARGER REGION. THE REPORT WAS ROLLED OUT TO LOCAL ELECTED OFFICIALS, BUSINESS OFFICIALS, AND NONPROFIT STAKEHOLDERS WITH A BUS TOUR THROUGH THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

HOUSING AFFORDABILITY: THE 2023 REGIONAL COMPETITIVENESS REPORT REVEALED SIGNIFICANT AFFORDABILITY ISSUES IN THE TAMPA BAY REGION, ESPECIALLY AROUND HOUSING. IN RESPONSE, THE PARTNERSHIP ESTABLISHED A HOUSING AFFORDABILITY TASK FORCE TO FURTHER EXPLORE THE ISSUE AND SHEPHERD A RESEARCH INITIATIVE FROM THE PARTNERSHIP. THE RESEARCH REPORT, WHICH WILL EXPLORE THE HOUSING AFFORDABILITY ISSUE FROM BOTH A QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE APPROACH, WILL EXAMINE THE NEEDS WITHIN THE HILLSBOROUGH, PASCO, AND PINELLAS COUNTY-REGION WHILE ALSO MAPPING OUT THE FUTURE NEEDS FOR HOUSING. THIS RESEARCH WILL BE ONGOING INTO THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR AND GRANT SUPPORT IS PROVIDED BY JPMORGAN CHASE AND DUKE ENERGY.