Westshore, Tampa

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Westshore is the principal business district of Tampa, Florida, with more than 11 million square feet of commercial office space, 4,000 businesses with nearly 100,000 employees, 32 hotels, 2 major shopping malls (International Plaza and WestShore Plaza) and more than 200 restaurants. Westshore is also home to 2 acclaimed sports venues: Raymond James Stadium, home to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, University of South Florida Bulls football and Outback Bowl and Legends Field, the Spring Training home of the New York Yankees.

The district, with West Shore Boulevard as a thoroughfare, is bordered by Tampa International Airport, the downtown area, and MacDill Air Force Base.

OSI Restaurant Partners, Inc. call the Westshore Business District home. OSI includes the popular restaurants Outback Steakhouse, Carrabba's Italian Grill, Bonefish Grill, Fleming's Prime Steakhouse and Wine Bars, Roy's, Lee Roy Selmon's, Paul Lee's Chinese Kitchen, and Cheeseburger in Paradise.

The Westshore Business District also includes One Buccaneer Place, former home of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.