Forbes recognizes Tampa Bay Area as great place for young professionals

Forbes 2017 list of the best 25 larger metropolitan areas in the country for young professionals ranks the Tampa Bay Area No. 19 nationwide out of the 100 largest metro areas, higher than cities like Boston, Atlanta and Minneapolis-St. Paul.

"Groups like Emerge Tampa, St. Pete Young Professionals and the Tampa Hillsborough EDC millennial "ambassadors" group known as StandUp Tampa that help spread the word of opportunity in Tampa Bay are well regarded. And the chambers of commerce in Tampa and St. Petersburg have or recently had younger chairmen (currently Mike Griffin in Tampa, and Greg Holden last year in St. Pete) signaling the old guard welcomes the new guard,'' writes Tampa Bay Times Columnist Robert Trigaux.

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