Mahaffey unveils new parking plan
Times Staff Writer Tuesday, January 11, 2011 ST. PETERSBURG — Patrons of the Mahaffey Theater and Salvador Dalí Museum will see reduced parking rates, effective Wednesday.Mahaffey and city officials...
View ArticlePinellas County home sales increase in December
By Mark Puente, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, January 11, 2011 Pinellas County homes sales jumped 29 percent in December.Closings for single-family homes jumped to 754 last month from 586 in December...
View ArticleRetailers seek to enhance shopping experience through gadgets
By Mark Albright, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, January 11, 2011 NEW YORKWith holiday shoppers feeling better about spending, the nation's retailers are encouraged about their prospects in what's shaping...
View ArticleSEC looking at how St. Joe values its vast real estate holdings
Times staff Tuesday, January 11, 2011 The Securities and Exchange Commission is conducting an informal accounting inquiry into how St. Joe Co. values its real estate assets. The SEC wants to know...
View ArticleFlimsy sinkhole insurance claims targeted by Legislature
By STEVE BOUSQUET, Times/Herald Tallahassee Bureau Tuesday, January 11, 2011 TALLAHASSEE — Florida needs new laws to make it harder for homeowners to file sinkhole insurance claims based on cracks in...
View ArticleTampa company helps with 'Extreme Makeover Home Edition' house
By Jeff Harrington, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, January 11, 2011 There's a touch of Tampa in the latest Extreme Makeover Home Edition house being unveiled this weekend in Savannah, Ga.Tampa employees...
View ArticleSenate told building first high-speed rail gives state economic edge
By Janet Zink, Times/Herald Tallahassee Bureau Tuesday, January 11, 2011 TALLAHASSEE — With Gov. Rick Scott and Senate President Mike Haridopolos indicating they don't want to put any state money into...
View ArticleLawmakers move to make selling fake pot a real crime
By Marc Caputo, Times/Herald Tallahassee Bureau Tuesday, January 11, 2011 TALLAHASSEE — Florida lawmakers have opened a new battle in the drug war, and they're saying no more Mr. Nice Guy. And no more...
View ArticleLawmakers moving to make selling fake pot a real crime
By Marc Caputo, Times/Herald Tallahassee Bureau Tuesday, January 11, 2011 TALLAHASSEE — Florida lawmakers have opened a new battle in the drug war, and they're saying no more Mr. Nice Guy.And no more...
View ArticleGoldman Sachs vows to be more open, focused on clients' goals
Associated Press Tuesday, January 11, 2011 NEW YORK — Goldman Sachs Group is promising to be more transparent about how it does business after widespread criticism that it put its own interests ahead...
View ArticleProgress Energy's charitable giving likely to remain strong after merger with...
By Steve Huettel and Mark Puente, Times Staff Writers Tuesday, January 11, 2011 Don't be surprised if folks at local nonprofit organizations look a little pale.With Progress Energy, one of the area's...
View ArticleNeed a battery? Sure steps to power up again
Orlando Sentinel Tuesday, January 11, 2011 Like tires and drive belts, batteries must be replaced eventually. And it can get a little confusing. Here are some tips. Orlando SentinelThe first step:...
View ArticleFocus on why co-worker is failing to produce
By Liz Reyer, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) Tuesday, January 11, 2011 Q: I have a co-worker who doesn't follow through on things she agrees to do. To make it worse, she often volunteers for things — and...
View ArticleCasino impact on state revenue touted at Senate hearing
By Mary Ellen Klas, Times/Herald Tallahassee Bureau Tuesday, January 11, 2011 TALLAHASSEE — The state Senate committee poised to take up a bill to bring casino gambling to Florida heard a report...
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Associated Press Tuesday, January 11, 2011 NEW YORK — Verizon Wireless made the long-awaited announcement Tuesday that it will start selling a version of the iPhone 4 on Feb. 10, giving U.S. iPhone...
View ArticleFrom hair removal to explosive detection, 6 diverse Tampa Bay firms will...
Wake up and good morning. Of 19 Florida companies pitching their futures to financiers at the upcoming Florida Venture Forum (Feb. 3-4 in Hollywood, Fla.), six of those businesses are from the...
View ArticleThousands jam job fair in downtown St. Pete
By Jeff Harrington, Times Staff Writer Wednesday, January 12, 2011 An overflow crowd of thousands of job seekers streamed through the aisles of The Coliseum in downtown St. Petersburg. Behind the...
View ArticleNew Valrico Publix will be area's biggest
By Marty Clear, Times Correspondent Wednesday, January 12, 2011 VALRICO — The new Publix going up at Valrico Square on State Road 60 won't just be a replacement for the old Winn-Dixie, it will be the...
View ArticleLand and Sea Market opens fifth location
By Amy Scherzer, Times Staff Writer Wednesday, January 12, 2011 SOUTH TAMPA — Land and Sea Market opened its fifth location this week, expanding gourmet meat and seafood options for South Tampa...
View ArticleDon't be too hasty to kill high-speed rail project, top lobbyist says
By Robert Trigaux, Times Business Columnist Wednesday, January 12, 2011 For mass transit fans, the November rejection by Hillsborough County voters of a light rail plan eventually destined for all of...
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