Hurricane Irma is making landfall right now around 3:45pm on the Florida peninsula just south of Naples. Its projected path brings the eye over the densely populated area of west central Florida. The forecast of this storm brings potentially serious impacts to Pinellas County and the Tampa Bay area. It’s prompted many closures. In fact, much of state’s economy has gone completely silent. Everything is closed from gas stations, to grocery stores, to industrial districts. Continue reading Hurricane Irma Closures
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Brexit and Gulf Coast Tourism
The second largest portion of visitors to Pinellas County after domestic visitors, are visitors from Europe, at 18%. This portion of visitors increased 2% in 2012-2013. European visitors make up a major part of the tourist economy. Because this is such a large portion of gulf coast visitors, it is helpful to have an understanding of the economy in Europe. A major change is beginning in the coming months in Europe Continue reading Brexit and Gulf Coast Tourism