Tampa claims No. 1 spot on best cities for foreign businesses list

Tampa moved past more than 20 cities to get to No. 1 on Financial Times-Nikkei's third annual Investing in America rankings
Tampa moved past more than 20 cities to get to No. 1 on Financial Times-Nikkei's third annual Investing in America rankings
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The city of Tampa moved up 26 spots in the Financial Times-Nikkei's third annual Investing in America rankings, going all the way to No. 1. In moving up the chart, Tampa bested last year’s No. 1 city, Houston, and also jumped over some cities it's sometimes compared to, such as Austin, Atlanta and Charlotte. 

 

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