New data points to more hiring, greater exports
Associated Press Thursday, August 9, 2012 WASHINGTON — The outlook for the U.S. economy brightened a little Thursday after new data pointed to improvement in hiring and greater exports.The number of...
View ArticleParking would be a challenge for Rays stadium proposal at Carillon
By Stephen Nohlgren, Times Staff Writer Thursday, August 9, 2012 ST. PETERSBURG — In New York, baseball fans ride the subway to Yankee Stadium. In Chicago, they hop the El.But in Tampa Bay, major...
View ArticleOffice Depot, other major retailers downsizing stores
Palm Beach Post Thursday, August 9, 2012 WEST PALM BEACH — Supersizing is out, and when it comes to retail stores, smaller is better.Despite predictions a decade ago that brick-and-mortar stores would...
View ArticleHP to absorb record loss of $8 billion
Bloomberg News Thursday, August 9, 2012 SAN FRANCISCO — Hewlett-Packard chief executive officer Meg Whitman, in her drive to boost profitability, took another step toward dismantling the computing...
View ArticleSt. Petersburg firm pushes edge on delivering product prices geared to...
Wake up and good morning. What happens if one supermarket shopper walks an aisle and gets offered one set of tempting prices for many goods while another shopper goes down the same aisle and sees...
View ArticleCitizens: Most premiums rise with reinspections
By Toluse Olorunnipa, Times/Herald Tallahassee Bureau Friday, August 10, 2012 TALLAHASSEE — Patricia Temple's annual insurance bill soared by more than $2,100 after an inspector knocked on her door...
View ArticleFlorida Legislature turns blind eye to property insurance reform
By Toluse Olorunnipa, Times/Herald Tallahassee Bureau Friday, August 10, 2012 TALLAHASSEE — Property insurance reform was nowhere to be found among Gov. Rick Scott's "legislative priorities" during...
View ArticleSenior citizens go without homeowners insurance amid soaring premiums
By Toluse Olorunnipa, Times/Herald Tallahassee Bureau Friday, August 10, 2012 TALLAHASSEE — With the cost of insurance soaring, many senior citizens in Florida are choosing the precarious option of...
View ArticleCash mobs cause a profitable commotion in SouthShore and Brandon area
By Kevin Brady, Times Correspondent Friday, August 10, 2012 BRANDON — The Brandon business community is buying into cash mobs.It's a simple concept: a group descends on a small business ready to spend...
View ArticleGTE Federal Credit Union broadens its name
Times Staff Friday, August 10, 2012 It's been around since 1935 and the Great Depression but Tampa Bay's GTE Federal Credit Union has decided it's time to change its name to GTE Financial. The...
View ArticleAfter botched merger, Duke Energy has more to repair than broken nuclear...
By Robert Trigaux, Times Business Columnist Friday, August 10, 2012 A perennially passive Florida regulator squares off Monday against the nation's largest electricity producer and owner of the aging...
View ArticleAdjust and adapt to changes in the workplace
By Marie Stempinski, Special to the Times Friday, August 10, 2012 The Tampa Bay Times recently ran an excellent article titled "Living in the age of uncertainty." (July 8). Jeff Harrington and Robert...
View ArticleVisit Florida, state's tourism bureau, accused of discrimination by former...
By Toluse Olorunnipa, Times/Herald Tallahassee Bureau Friday, August 10, 2012 TALLAHASSEE — The organization tasked with recruiting a culturally diverse hodgepodge of tourists to Florida has...
View ArticleAVA is the digital airport avatar that always stays on message
By Jamal Thalji, Times Staff Writer Friday, August 10, 2012 TAMPA — Airports are awash in information. Computer screens list arriving and departing flights. Instructions boom over the PA system. Signs...
View ArticleManchester United doesn't see anticipated rush to buy stock in the team
Associated Press Friday, August 10, 2012 NEW YORK — Soccer club Manchester United made a disappointing debut Friday on the New York Stock Exchange, even after opening at a discounted price, with...
View ArticleAmericans' paychecks get fatter
Bloomberg News Friday, August 10, 2012 WASHINGTON — Americans' paychecks in the first half of 2012 grew at the fastest pace in five years, pointing to an improvement in purchasing power that may help...
View ArticleConsumer Financial Protection Bureau sets mortgage protections
Associated Press Friday, August 10, 2012 WASHINGTON — The government's consumer lending watchdog proposed new rules Friday aimed at protecting homeowners from unexpected costs and shoddy service by...
View ArticleSmall retail shops use Facebook fan pages to get customers through the door
By Susan Thurston, Times Staff Writer Friday, August 10, 2012 Long before Revolve Clothing Exchange opened its newest location, it had a Facebook page. The staff posted photos of shelving under...
View ArticlePasco County business news
By Jean Hayes, Times Staff Writer Friday, August 10, 2012 Networking opportunities• Trinity Positive Business Network: 8:30 a.m. Monday at Oasis Coffee Spot, 9213 Little Road in the Regency Shopping...
View ArticleInvestigation dampens Monster's energy buzz
Associated Press Friday, August 10, 2012 NEW YORK — As energy drinks continue to surge in popularity, the disclosure by Monster Beverage Corp. that it's being investigated is the latest signal that the...
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