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It’s good to work in Tampa Bay. Fourteen Bay area employers are among the 185 best companies to work for in Florida, according to Forbes’ first state-by-state list of America’s Best Employers. The business magazine collaborated with Statista, a market research company, to identify which organizations employees like the best. St. Petersburg based-Raymond James Financial has
The house, on the National Register of Historic Places, was developed by Tampa native D.P. Davis. By Susan Taylor Martin TAMPA — In 1925, a two-story house on Davis Islands was built for $50,000. On Monday, it sold for $3.9 million. Now on the National Register of Historic Places, the house at 202 Blanca Ave.
More than 3,000 Cross-Bay Ferry passengers completed the survey, and 96 percent gave the service good grades. More than 70 percent said they support year-round service. By Caitlin Johnston A survey of people who rode the Cross-Bay Ferry between downtown Tampa and St. Petersburg this year found strong interest in a year-round ferry service connecting multiple
By Sara DiNatale TAMPA — Some classic entertainment could be headed to International Plaza: The mall’s owners are considering a new movie theater and two-story bowling alley. Plans filed with the City of Tampa this week call for a 39,000-square-foot cinema with 653 seats and a 31,000-square-foot bowling alley with 14 lanes. No vendor is listed
Plant High School, 2415 S. Himes Ave., Tampa, is among the best high schools in America, U.S. News & World Report said Tuesday in its most comprehensive ranking yet of the nation’s high schools. More than 17,000 schools are ranked, an increase from 2,700 last year. Plant High School ranked #582 in the National Rankings and #36 among
Jane Castor is Tampa’s next mayor, making history as the first openly gay mayor to gain office in Tampa Bay. The retired police chief crushed opponent David Straz with 73 percent of the vote, stretching a near-win in the primary seven weeks ago into a full-on rout Tuesday night. It was over before the first
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By Mike Schneider When it came to population growth last year, Tampa Bay grew by more people than can fit into Tropicana Field, making the region one of the fastest growing in the nation, U.S. Census data shows. More than 51,000 people moved into the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater metropolitan area last year, earning the ninth spot
Tampa International Airport officials took another step in the facility’s $2 billion expansion this week, announcing the latest expansion plans. New TPA office building to be built 9-story building will connect to car rental facility and SkyConnect train to terminal The Hillsborough County Aviation Authority on Thursday named VanTrust Real Estate to start construction later
In Tampa Bay’s two largest cities, times have changed, to say the least. St. Petersburg’s reputation as a retirement haven, the city of green benches, and downtown Tampa’s status as a ghost town after 5 p.m. appear gone for good. Curtis Hixon Park attracts locals and tourists day and night. Today, Tampa’s downtown hums with
A killer beer scene, superior Cubano sandwiches (just don’t tell Miami we said that) and glittering bay views — what’s not to love? This city-on-the-rise received high ratings in the economics category, which is especially notable due to the fact that Tampa was hit so hard by the recession in 2008. Tampa has made an
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