For Apple devices, Tampa's iHospital is a place of healing
By Elizabeth Behrman, Times Staff Writer Friday, April 6, 2012 TAMPA — Ed Davis paced the waiting room, ignoring the coffee and magazines. He was anxious for news about a patient he'd just brought in,...
View ArticlePinterest becomes third most popular social network, research says
San Jose Mercury News Friday, April 6, 2012 SAN JOSE, Calif. — Pinterest has become the third most popular social network in the United States behind Facebook and Twitter, according to one marketing...
View ArticleFor Alaska Airlines, the future is now
Friday, April 6, 2012 SEATTLE — Capt. Mike Adams demonstrated what the future will look like at the nation's airports as he pulled back on the throttles of his Boeing 737 flight simulator, setting the...
View ArticleFour Florida lawmakers join lawsuit against nuclear advance fee
By Ivan Penn, Times Staff Writer Friday, April 6, 2012 A group of four legislators say the Florida law that requires utility customers to pay in advance for new nuclear plants is unconstitutional and...
View ArticlePasco business digest
By Jean Hayes, Times Staff Writer Friday, April 6, 2012 BrieflyHampton Hotels, the global brand with nearly 1,900 mid-priced Hampton Inn and Hampton Inn & Suites hotels, recently awarded Hampton...
View ArticleRetail therapy prescribed for Channelside
By Mark Puente, Times Staff Writer Friday, April 6, 2012 On Thursday night, the Tampa Bay Times Forum was rocking with college hockey. A block away, Channelside Bay Plaza was nearly empty. The...
View ArticleBigger jets for the most wealthy
New York Times Friday, April 6, 2012 SEATTLE — In early March, Boeing's biggest jet, the 747-8 Intercontinental, took off from Paine Field near here, its gleaming white livery shrouded in secrecy.But...
View ArticleFlorida, Tampa Bay area dominate Walmart's entrepreneur contest
By Mark Albright, Times Staff Writer Friday, April 6, 2012 Ten would-be entrepreneurs have been named finalists in Walmart's American Idol-like "Get on the Shelf" competition, including five from...
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Outback Steakhouse parent now known as Bloomin' Brands seeks $300 million IPO
Bloomin' Brands, the name of the Tampa parent of the Outback Steakhouse restaurant and such other chains as Carrabba's Italian Grill and Bonefish Grill, said it will seek to raise $300 million in an...
View ArticleIs nuclear power industry poised to repeat 'managerial disaster'?
By Robert Trigaux, Times Staff Writer Saturday, April 7, 2012 The failure of the U.S. nuclear power program ranks as the largest managerial disaster in business history, a disaster on a monumental...
View ArticleJohn Rymer's Aberdeen Realty helps lenders build sales after a bust
By Mark Puente, Times Staff Writer Sunday, April 8, 2012 John Rymer thrives on failures. The president of Aberdeen Realty and Rymer Strategies, a Tampa real estate advisory and research company,...
View ArticleFHA delays collection account rule for homebuyers
By Times Staff Monday, April 9, 2012 The Federal Housing Administration has delayed a rule that would have stopped home buyers from getting a government-backed mortgage if they had ongoing credit...
View ArticleFHA delays collection account rule for home buyers
Times staff Monday, April 9, 2012 The Federal Housing Administration has delayed a rule that would have stopped home buyers from getting a government-backed mortgage if they had ongoing credit disputes...
View ArticleDo you have the math skills needed to do the job?
By Jane M. Von Bergen, Philadelphia Inquirer Monday, April 9, 2012 PHILADELPHIA — Harold's fork truck is rated for 4,000 pounds. He has to move and stack 10 skids (pallets) of paper, each weighing...
View ArticleTIA to hold public meeting to discuss future improvements, land use
Times staff Monday, April 9, 2012 Tampa International Airport will host a public meeting Wednesday to discuss the airport's master plan for improvements and future land use.The meeting will be held at...
View ArticleCentro Ybor owners are among the bidders vying for Channelside
By Mark Puente, Times Staff Writer Monday, April 9, 2012 TAMPA – Another prominent bidder wants to own Channelside Bay Plaza.Chicago-based M&J Wilkow Ltd., a firm that owns and operates Centro...
View ArticleCentro Ybor owner joins the bidders vying for Channelside
By Mark Puente, Times Staff Writer Monday, April 9, 2012 TAMPA — Another prominent bidder wants to own Channelside Bay Plaza.Chicago-based M&J Wilkow Ltd., a firm that owns and operates Centro...
View ArticleIn Florida, painkiller crackdown shifts federal pill probe to mainstream drug...
By Robert Trigaux, Times Business Columnist Monday, April 9, 2012 The prescription pain pill crackdown in Florida by federal agents is migrating quickly from pill mills to mainstream drug store chains....
View ArticleDrugstores now the focus of painkiller crisis, investigations
By Robert Trigaux, Times Business Columnist Monday, April 9, 2012 The prescription pain pill crackdown in Florida by federal agents is migrating quickly from pill mills to mainstream drugstore chains....
View ArticleNo easy fix seen for Netflix's gap in online offerings
Associated Press Monday, April 9, 2012 LOS GATOS, Calif. — Peruse Netflix's catalog of DVDs, and you'll find just about any movie or TV series you want. Look for many of the same titles in Netflix's...
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