ligtning owner jeff vinik sees a promising future for the city of tampa.. but.. what does he see as it's biggest weakness?.. we all know about the money tampa bay lightning in to tampa's down-town.. but in a new interview with forbes.. he's being frank about the challenges the city faces.. his interview with the magazine focused on the challenges and opportunities within the city's growing tech sector.. vinik painted the city as a great place to live and home to friendly people.. however -- when asked what the city is up against.. vinik highlighted a number of college grads who want to stay local.. but aren't finding the right opportunities.. vinik says "the most significant is wages".. "we've got to have better paying jobs and higher wages"... he added that companies need to add more money to attarct top talent to the area.. something which he says he'd like to take a leadership role in.. stalling sales are forcing job cuts at g-m.. falling demand for cars -- means two-thousand workers will lose their jobs "indefinitely" at plants in ohio and michigan. the cuts

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jeff vinik. owner of the tampa bay lightning of course. he says tampa is full of potential. jen epstein is here now with more on jeff's vision he spoke with forbes tampa potential reason he moved here from new york with millions of dollars he could have moved anywhere in the world he chose the bay area and tampa in particular saying it's totally under appreciated and under valued. he loves living here. saying the people are friendly and there's a lot to do. and that's one of the reasons why the city's population continues to grow. in fact, he tells the story of bringing his asset management group here 25 people from big cities like l.a., chicago and new york. but then when he bought the but he said out of those 25 employees he brought here, 20 of them stayed. the bonus is the weather. sunshine during the winter months is just something you can't put a price tag on. >> no commute, living in working downtown is a huge plus. cost of living also lower than other major cities around the country. >> and the people and communities are friendly welcoming. because he says for the mos