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The Tampa-Hillsborough area is an ideal headquarters location and has a growing number of major corporations headquartered here. The area's pro-business environment includes a robust workforce, low business and living costs, top-flight education and training opportunities, solid infrastructure systems and, of course, wonderful weather year-round.
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Economic development professionals work to bring more corporate headquarters to Tampa. The greatest proponents are the companies already headquartered in and around Tampa, including those below.
Rooms to Go Inc. is the largest furniture retailer in America. The privately held company has about 100 stores in Florida, Texas and several Southeast states.
Ferman Automotive Group Inc. is the largest vehicle dealership organization in West Central Florida, with 13 dealerships. Privately held, the company has been in business since 1895.
TECO Energy Inc. is an energy-related holding company and parent of Tampa Electric Co. TECO has about 5,700 employees and $2.8 billion in annual revenues.
Outback Steakhouse Inc. has nearly 1,200 restaurants in 50 states and 20 countries. Outback has annual revenues of about $3.3 billion and more than 70,000 employees.
Walter Industries Inc. is a homebuilding and industrial conglomerate with home financing, home products and natural resources interests. With annual revenues approaching $1.5 billion, Walter has about 5,500 employees.
Global Imaging Systems Inc. sells and services office technology equipment and is an industry consolidator. With some 3,500 employees at 180 locations in 30-plus states, Global revenues are about $900 million per year.
Brown & Brown Inc. provides insurance and reinsurance products and services. The 3,500-employee company has annual revenues of about $680 million per year.
Sykes Enterprises Inc. is widely known for its call center services for technology, communications, financial services and other companies. Sykes has annual revenues of about $440 million and more than 15,000 employees.
Checkers Drive-In Restaurants Inc. has about $180 million in annual revenues and nearly 800 company-owned and franchised stores.
Maritrans Inc. is a marine carrier of crude oil and petroleum products along the Eastern Seaboard and across the Gulf of Mexico. The 400-employee company has annual revenues of about $147 million.
SRI/Surgical Express Inc. delivers reusable and disposable surgical products and devices to hospitals in 20-plus states. SRI has annual revenues of about $93 million and more than 900 employees.
Syniverse Technologies Inc. is an 800-employee global wireless company operating in 30 countries. Syniverse (formerly known as TSI) has revenues of about $330 million per year and plans an initial public offering.
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