June 18, 2013
Tampa Bay
Around the State- Southwest/ Tampa Bay- Jan. 2001
Clearwater-- Newcomer Southeast Airlines started service between St. Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport and Charlotte, N.C. The fledgling airline, based in Largo, bills itself as a low-cost carrier with friendly service. Southeast...
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Published on 1/1/2001
Around the State- Southwest/ Tampa Bay- Dec. 2000
Counting the BenefitsHow much is a Super Bowl worth to a community? It depends on how you keep score.By Stacie Kress BookerTampa Bay is counting on scoring big -- to...
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Published on 12/1/2000
Around the State- Southwest/ Tampa Bay- Nov. 2000
Not Too SweetFlorida once led the nation in honey production. Now the industry -- concentrated in the southwest -- is just fighting for survival.By Stacie Kress BookerRobert Grande is sitting...
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Published on 11/1/2000
Around the State- Southwest/ Tampa Bay- Oct. 2000
Cutting Into Profit MarginsA new industry that recycles medical devices is rankling the manufacturers of those devices.By Stacie Kress Booker Cost-cutting measures born of managed health care have created a...
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Published on 10/1/2000
Around the State- Southwest/ Tampa Bay- Sept. 2000
What Now?Clearwater voters strike down an ambitious downtown plan and deal city leaders a major blow.By Stacie Kress Booker Developers had big plans to transform Clearwater's dormant downtown waterfront into...
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Published on 9/1/2000
Around the State- Southwest/ Tampa Bay- Aug. 2000
Olympic DreamsBy Stacie Kress Booker Four years ago, Ed Turanchik, a Hillsborough County commissioner at the time, got a call from a constituent suggesting Tampa bid to host the Olympic...
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Published on 8/1/2000
Around the State- Southwest/ Tampa Bay- July 2000
No Room at the InnA vacation hotspot for the rich, Marco Island is under the gun when it comes to affordable housing.By Stacie Kress BookerBarely six miles long and four...
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Published on 7/1/2000
Around the State- Southwest/ Tampa Bay- June 2000
Half-Empty or Half-Full?A huge amount of money is flowing into Tampa's VC market, but the region still falls short in key areas.By Stacie Kress Booker When H.C. Wainwright & Co.,...
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Published on 6/1/2000
Around the State- Southwest/ Tampa Bay- May 2000
Across the GulfPinellas County looks to help its manufacturing firms do business in MexicoBy Stacie Kress Booker With Florida accounting for only 1% of the U.S.' $200 billion in annual...
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Published on 5/1/2000
Around the State- Southwest/ Tampa Bay- March 2000
When Small is BigFederal funding for cutting-edge research puts USF's Bayboro campus on the map.by Stacie Kress BookerWhen Peter Betzer joined the University of South Florida's department of marine science...
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Published on 3/1/2000
Around the State- Southwest/ Tampa Bay- Feb. 2000
The Florida PipelineTwo companies are competing, but there may be only enough market for one.by Stacie Kress BookerTwo publicly held energy giants are vying to build the state's first trans-gulf...
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Published on 2/1/2000
Around the State- Southwest/ Tampa Bay- Jan. 2000
Clearwater -- A management group at Maxxim Medical has acquired the medical products manufacturer in a recapitalization transaction financed by San Francisco-based investment firm Fox Paine & Co. With the...
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Published on 1/1/2000
