April 24, 2024
Southwest
Lifer: St. Petersburg College taps Tonjua Williams as president
St. Petersburg College's new president started out as a clerk at the college.
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Published on 9/28/2017
Fried potatoes: Chipping away at potato farmer's future
With a population of fewer than 350,000 people, Lake County doesn't have the resources to compete against Disney World...
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Published on 8/28/2017
Southwest Florida Newswire - August 2017
Business Briefs
BELLEAIR — The town has agreed to sell its public golf course for $3.8 million to a local family that will operate the course. Belleair officials plan to...
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Published on 8/18/2017
USF ties in with Jeff Vinik in a new sports marketing deal
Knowing its 10-year marketing partnership with IMG was set to expire this summer, the University of South Florida's athletic department began looking for a better deal..
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Published on 7/26/2017
Neighborhood buzz: Hospital's expansion raises hopes for a Sarasota neighborhood
When Jetson Grimes looks at the new building across the street from his barbershop in Sarasota's Newtown neighborhood, he sees “a big step forward.”
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Published on 6/28/2017
Teaming up to promote higher ed in Southwest Florida
Shortly after Donal O'Shea became president of New College of Florida in 2012, he met Teri Hansen...
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Published on 5/24/2017
Child-care mainstay Barbara Mainster retires
Barbara Mainster built Redlands Christian Migrant Association into the state's largest non-profit child-care provider.
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Published on 4/26/2017
Southwest Florida: Arrivals and departures
Tampa International Airport continues work on its $1-billion expansion and renovation; Tampa targets its West River area for redevelopment; and Jeff Vinik makes progress on his downtown Tampa plans.
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Published on 3/28/2017
Crossroads: Florida's panther population stabilizes
Endangered since 1967, Florida's panthers may have reached population equilibrium this year.
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Published on 2/27/2017
New cancer-fighting assets for Moffitt Cancer Center network
In November, Moffitt Cancer Center leaders unveiled plans for a 10-year, $800-million expansion...
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Published on 1/26/2017
Affluence of effluent: Sewage woes roil St. Petersburg politics
As Hurricane Hermine moved up Florida's Gulf Coast last summer, it dropped 22 inches of rain on the Tampa Bay area.
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Published on 12/28/2016
Hive rustlers: Thefts sting Florida beekeepers
A series of bee-hive thefts has stung Florida's beekeepers.
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Published on 11/28/2016
SMH moves forward with plans for a new 'destination' cancer center
Sarasota Memorial is moving ahead with plans to develop a comprehensive cancer center, a premier facility that will offer services across the entire continuum of cancer care, from prevention, screening, diagnosis and treatment, to follow-up care, survivorship and support.
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Published on 11/15/2016
Targeting millennials for growth in Tampa Bay
In fall 2013, the Related Group, a longtime condo developer in Miami, completed its first project in downtown Tampa.
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Published on 10/26/2016
A Sarasota version of TED talks inspires ideas
PINC — People, Ideas, Nature and Creativity — made its American debut in Sarasota.
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Published on 9/28/2016
Sarasota's county commission votes against Project Mulligan
When a North Carolina roofing company announced it was looking to relocate, Sarasota County and Enterprise Florida put together a $1.6-million incentives package to lure it.
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Published on 8/26/2016
Course correction: USF's medical simulation center switches strategies
USF's medical simulation center switches strategies.
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Published on 7/27/2016
Economic realities: The Tampa Bay Times buys the Tampa Tribune
For decades, the Tampa Tribune and the Tampa Bay Times vied aggressively for readers and advertisers.
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Published on 6/28/2016
Advantages: A private school focuses on helping low-income students
In Hillsborough County, only six of every 10 high school graduates from low-income families go on to college, vs. eight in 10 among their more affluent peers.
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Published on 5/25/2016
Oh Suzanne: Chalet Suzanne still awaits a buyer
The restaurant sits empty. The inn no longer takes reservations. And the airstrip where Robert Redford once arrived in a biplane now attracts only wildlife. For years, Chalet Suzanne, a...
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Published on 4/27/2016
Southwest Florida: Residential boom
St. Petersburg's city-owned waterfront has proved to be a catalyst for growth.
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Published on 3/28/2016
Ferry service across Tampa Bay
The bay area looks to ferry service as part of its transportation picture.
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Published on 2/26/2016
Flesh, blood and plastic: A look at patient simulators in medical training
Patient simulators are poised for broader acceptance in medical training. A Sarasota firm expects more business.
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Published on 1/27/2016
Groceries are ‘Shipt' home
An Alabama grocery delivery service targets Publix shoppers.
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Published on 12/28/2015
Port of call: Urban living in Tampa's Channel District
The last time that Port Tampa Bay began work on a master plan to guide growth and development, the idea of creating a large mixed-use community would have seemed far-fetched.
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Published on 11/24/2015
