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By Logan Neill, Times Staff Writer Thursday, December 30, 2010 HERNANDO BEACH —Although the Deepwater Horizon oil rig disaster in April that was so much a part of the news in 2010 never directly...
View ArticleFlorida led nation's worst year for bank failures since 1992
Times staff and wires Thursday, December 30, 2010 More banks failed in the United States this year than in any year since 1992, during the savings-and-loan crisis — and Florida led the way. As 2010...
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Associated Press Thursday, December 30, 2010 VATICAN CITY — The Vatican on Thursday created a financial watchdog agency and issued new laws to fight money laundering and terrorist financing in a major...
View ArticleReaders' comments on business news
Thursday, December 30, 2010 Taxes, fairness at odds Dec. 26Government at fault, not the richColumnist Steven Pearlstein and the continuing rants against "the rich" for not forking over enough in taxes...
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By Lisa Buie, Times Staff Writer Thursday, December 30, 2010 Home values continued to plunge. Stores closed, but others opened in their places. Hospitals expanded and changed CEOs. A proposed major...
View ArticleBetter job market seen for 2011
Associated Press Thursday, December 30, 2010 WASHINGTON — Far fewer people are applying for unemployment benefits as the year ends, raising hopes for a healthier job market in 2011.Applications are at...
View ArticleRecords in GOP fraud case reveal more of Jim Greer's business dealings
By Michael C. Bender, Times/Herald Tallahassee bureau Thursday, December 30, 2010 TALLAHASSEE — Delmar Johnson, former executive director of the Florida Republican Party, was president, secretary and...
View ArticleWill 3rd year of Obama's term continue historic pattern of market growth?
Thursday, December 30, 2010 The American economy, and the American stock market, tend to do much better when a president's term is nearing an end than they do when the term is beginning. If that...
View ArticleAssociated Press/Reynolds American Inc.
Associated Press Thursday, December 30, 2010 RALEIGH, N.C. — R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. is targeting people who resolve to quit smoking in the new year with advertisements suggesting they switch to its...
View ArticleTampa Bay company notes
By Dolly Brosan, Times Staff Writer Thursday, December 30, 2010 ConsultingN21 LLC, 25 Second St. N, Suite 320, St. Petersburg, announces its pilot project with the city of Pittsburgh and the Pittsburgh...
View ArticleMy Favorite Car: '59 Plymouth Sport Fury, Bob Perran, 67, Homosassa
Thursday, December 30, 2010 '59 Plymouth Sport Fury My favorite car was a 1959 Plymouth Sport Fury that I bought in Newburgh, N.Y., in 1963 from my girlfriend's sister. I paid $2,000. When I paid her,...
View ArticleThe Daily Drivers: Audi taps into its racing heritage in designing 2011 Audi...
By Peter Couture and Lyra Solochek, Times Staff Writers Thursday, December 30, 2010 A common question we hear is this: Why do you review expensive cars that are out of reach of most buyers? Well, if...
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What Tampa Bay firm keeps reinventing itself as a global competitor?
Wake up and good morning. What major Tampa Bay company makes products used in wind pitch controllers, solar panels and in the medical device repair and manufacturing industry, where it designs...
View ArticleFelons have harder time getting hired
By Alana Semuels, Los Angeles Times Friday, December 31, 2010 LOS ANGELES — Eddie Lemon has an associate's degree from Taft College near Bakersfield, Calif. He's certified to work as a sheet metal...
View ArticleUsing social media to improve efficiency
By Darrell Smith, McClatchy-Tribune Newspapers Friday, December 31, 2010 SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Employers want their employees to be more productive. They want to be able to identify talent and put it to...
View ArticleDon't take a break from pursuing career
By Peter Vogt, Monster Senior Contributing Writer Friday, December 31, 2010 You're done with exams, and now it's time for holiday break. Three straight weeks of couch lounging and video games sounds...
View ArticleSix Tampa Bay area McDonald's test a delivery service
By Mark Albright, Times Staff Writer Friday, December 31, 2010 Six McDonald's stores in the Tampa Bay area now offer $7-a-trip delivery service as a form of fast-food catering to businesses. It's a...
View ArticleTampa job fair for veterans expected to draw 300
Times staff Friday, December 31, 2010 More than 300 veterans are expected to attend a military job fair at the Straz Center for the Performing Arts in downtown Tampa on Jan. 21.The event, organized by...
View ArticleAs recession ends, bigger vehicles make sales comeback
Friday, December 31, 2010 If U.S. consumers are in the midst of a green revolution, the news hasn't reached car buyers.With the end of the recession, bigger vehicles have made a comeback, sales...
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