Tampa Bay, FL : Talent Dividend Work

Tampa Bay's attainment rate increased by one percentage point between 2009 and 2010, according to Census data.

When $1 million is at stake, you might expect grandstanding and one-upmanship between neighboring MSAs competing for the Talent Dividend Prize. But in Florida's Tampa Bay region, where three metro areas are in the running -- Bradenton, Lakeland, and Tampa -- that's just not the case.