Looking for the perfect location to start or re-locate your business and a quality of life that includes a vacation sensation? Why not have both? You can - in the St. Petersburg/Clearwater area. The Tampa Bay metro area ranks in the top 10 percent or higher of work and living environments in the U.S. and Canada and Pinellas County ranks #2 in the state for manufacturing employment, including electronic components and accessories. Pinellas County is a leading employer in the 23-county High Tech Corridor - from the Gulf Coast to the Space Coast - in medical manufacturing employment.

Transportation by land, sea (two nearby deep-water ports) and air (two international airports) give companies unprecedented market access to the world. Utilities and a service infrastructure are geared to business. Perhaps this is why more than 200 of the Fortune 500 companies are represented here.

The financial incentive package is even more impressive. Cutting edge competitiveness gets to the business bone - a taxation package built around "no": no state personal income tax, no corporate franchise tax levied on capital stock, no state-level ad valorem taxes, no tax on goods-in-transit.

Pinellas County Economic Development is a unique resource "in business for your business." Have questions? Check us out online http://www.pced.org or call us at (727) 464-7332. We'll be glad to help.