Tampa Bay, FL JW Marriott at Water Street Tampa hits construction milestone earlytampabay.com - By Richard Danielson TAMPA — Three weeks ahead of schedule, Coastal Construction paused Wednesday to mark the topping off of the 26-story JW Marriott hotel in Water …
Tampa Bay, FL Hillsborough Tax Collector Doug Belden says 2020 is his last run for officetampabay.com - Anastasia Dawson TAMPA - Doug Belden is a man of few hobbies. When you love your job, he says, you don't need them.Still, after 21 years as Hillsborough County's tax …
Tampa Bay, FL Insurance company Aflac acquires Tampa's Argus Holdingstampabay.com - By Malena Carollo Supplemental insurance provider Aflac has acquired Tampa-based Argus Holdings LLC and its subsidiary Argus Dental & Vision, which provides dental and …
Employment Jabil says ex-employees stole designs for super-fast 3D printertampabay.com - By Richard Danielson TAMPA — Jabil says it invested millions creating a 3D printer 10 times as fast as its next-fastest competitor, but the St. Petersburg-based …
Tampa Bay, FL Another new condo tower planned near Tampa's Bayshore Boulevardtampabay.com - Susan Taylor Martin TAMPA - After more than a decade with no new condo towers, Tampa's Bayshore Boulevard area could soon be flush with them.A Naples-based developer …
Amazon Deals, protests during Amazon Prime Daytampabay.com - By MAE ANDERSON NEW YORK — Amazon’s Prime Day is coming with a wave of deals — and protests. The company’s fifth annual Prime Day now stretches two days, Monday and …
Sales Tax Hillsborough wrestles with how to spend money from its new transportation taxtampabay.com - By Caitlin Johnston TAMPA — Hillsborough County commissioners will take two votes Wednesday to determine what projects they will pay for with revenue from the one-cent …
The City Officials come up with a cost for Imagine Clearwater: $62 milliontampabay.com - By Kirby Wilson That’s how much money the city is planning to spend on its ambitious redevelopment of the downtown waterfront. The figure covers improvements to …
Tampa Bay Lightning GreenWise Market heading to Water Street Tampatampabay.com - By Richard Danielson TAMPA — A GreenWise Market grocery store will open at the base of two new apartment towers in Water Street Tampa, developers said Monday. Publix, …
NerdWallet Liz Weston: 3 steps to keep 'solo agers' happier and safertampabay.com - By LIZ WESTON NerdWallet Retirement coach Sara Zeff Geber visited several Northern California assisted living facilities to interview "solo agers" - people, either single or …
Credit Cards Dear Penny: I Have No Credit History. How Do I Get Started?tampabay.com What’s the best way to get my credit started? Some of my friends say to start off with something like getting a phone or with layaway. Are they …
Real Estate Former St. Pete Mayor Al Lang's house has a new ownertampabay.com - By Susan Taylor Martin ST. PETERSBURG — The former home of Al Lang, an early St. Petersburg mayor who brought baseball spring training to the city, has sold for …
Tampa Bay Rays St. Petersburg’s future lies beneath Tropicana Field. Do the Rays stand in the way?tampabay.com - By Josh Solomon ST. PETERSBURG — The Rays have played in Tropicana Field for more than 20 years — and have spent half that time trying to escape it. The Trop is …
Tampa Bay, FL Planned Riverwalk Place condo tower in Tampa stops taking reservationstampabay.com - By Susan Taylor Martin TAMPA — The developers of Riverwalk Place have stopped taking reservations for condos in the 50-plus story tower planned for the downtown …
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoNasdaq Taronis Technologies allowed to stay on Nasdaq for nowtampabay.com - By Malena Carollo Taronis Technologies Inc. will continue to be listed on the Nasdaq for the time being. The Arizona-based alternative fuel company, formerly named …
Pasco Business Digesttampabay.com BriefsFIRST ROBOTIC-ASSISTED PROCEDURE: The Medical Center of Trinity announced the successful completion of its first robotic-assisted …
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo Hernando Business Digesttampabay.com BriefsDEFENSE CONTRACTOR BUYS SHOP: Chasco, a large machine shop based in Brooksville, recently was purchased by ICTC, a defense manufacturing …
Florida House of Representatives How a billion-dollar company could use a Florida law to force these Tampa Bay seniors out of their condostampabay.com - By Susan Taylor Martin PALM HARBOR — When Deborah Berger and her husband, Barry, decided to downsize in 2007, they bought a condominium in Lansbrook Village that looks out …
Amazon This Brandon Kohl's is busy returning your Amazon orderstampabay.com - By Sara DiNatale BRANDON — Even late on a weekday morning, traffic at the small booth in the back of Kohl's is steady. Kiana Bernico, 20, can spot her next customer …
Lawsuits Lawsuit: Hillsborough’s new taxi permits cost drivers thousandstampabay.com - By Caitlin Johnston TAMPA — United Cab and a group of independent tax drivers are suing Hillsborough County over the loss of their taxi permits, arguing they lost …
Cushman & Wakefield Tampa Distribution Center sells for nearly $70 milliontampabay.com - By Susan Taylor Martin TAMPA — In a sign of Tampa's robust industrial real estate market, Tampa Distribution Center has sold for $69.25 million. The 51-acre center at 1212 …
Tampa Bay, FL Tampa Bay foreclosure, mortgage delinquency rates plunged in Apriltampabay.com - By Susan Taylor Martin Tampa Bay's mortgage foreclosure and delinquency rates continue to plunge as the area's robust economic growth pushes up home values. According to …
Tampa Bay, FL Seminole Tribe continues to evolve with Tampa casino expansiontampabay.com - By Richard Danielson TAMPA — It was the 1980s when the Seminole Tribe of Florida looked to its 30 acres on Orient Road as a potential tourist attraction and source of …
Tampa Bay, FL The economy is doing well. Why do so many Floridians feel left out?tampabay.com - Graham Brink The economy is in fine shape, at least according to many of the most common indicators.The unemployment rate hit a 50-year low. Inflation remains in …
NOAA Flood records to be broken for decades to come.’ NOAA projects fair-weather floodingtampabay.com - By David Fleshler Seawater could spill into streets more often in the coming year as the ocean continues to rise at an accelerating rate. The frequency of fair-weather …
Tampa Bay, FL Developer plans huge mixed-use apartment project in Brandontampabay.com - By Susan Taylor Martin BRANDON — An Atlanta company plans a 660-unit apartment community on one of the largest undeveloped parcels in fast-growing Brandon. Called Brandon …
Airports Tampa International Airport to spend $1 million on biometric face scannerstampabay.com - By Richard Danielson TAMPA — Tampa International Airport is testing the use of face-scanning technology at three of its international gates with plans to spend $1 million …
Spas Westshore Martina District signs a spa and a salon for its retail centertampabay.com - By Susan Taylor Martin TAMPA — Westshore Marina District has signed a spa and a hair salon as tenants in its retail center. Crave Spa, which has another location in Tampa, …
Katie Couric Katie Couric to receive Poynter’s lifetime achievement awardtampabay.com - By Jamal Thalji ST. PETERSBURG — This year the Poynter Institute’s top honor will go to a veteran broadcaster who has spent four decades anchoring and reporting for …
