Tampa Is Home to the U.S. Military Command That Runs Operations Across the Middle East. It's Also the Third-Largest Financial Hub in the Country.
August 23, 2026
MacDill Air Force Base, inside Tampa city limits, houses both CENTCOM and SOCOM -- the commands that run US military operations across the Middle East and special operations worldwide. Defense spending tied to the base brings an estimated $7.5 billion to the Tampa Bay area, making it a lot more than the beach city most people picture.
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Ken Griffin Moved a $67 Billion Hedge Fund From Chicago to Miami in 2022. He's Betting Miami Becomes the World's Financial Capital.
August 23, 2026
Ken Griffin moved Citadel, his $67 billion hedge fund, from Chicago to Miami in 2022 -- then paid $363 million for a Brickell waterfront site to build a 54-story headquarters tower. He's said plainly he thinks Miami can overtake New York as the world's financial capital.
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For 56 Years, Disney Ran Its Own Government — Fire Department, Building Codes, Zoning, All of It. The State Took It Back in 2023.
August 23, 2026
For 56 years, Disney World ran its own local government inside Florida -- its own zoning, building codes, fire department, roads, and utilities, largely exempt from the rules that applied everywhere else in the state. Florida took that authority back in 2023, the direct result of a political fight over the state's "Don't Say Gay" law.
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