April 16, 2024
Southwest
Third time's a charm? Empty 24-story building gets makeover in Fort Myers
A downtown Fort Myers eyesore gets a makeover.
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Published on 9/28/2015
Johnson & Johnson to open North American shared services headquarters in Tampa
Global healthcare leader to generate 500 new jobs and $23.5 million in capital investment by 2018.
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Published on 8/27/2015
Looking up: Retired home buyers boost sales for WCI
A surge in retired buyers is boosting WCI's sales and profit.
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Published on 8/27/2015
ReadingPals
Three years ago, Lakeland's Carol and Barney Barnett, members of the family that founded Publix, pledged to donate $1 million annually to boost the number of Florida children who are able to read well by the end of third grade.
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Published on 8/21/2015
Branching Out: Rural King plants its roots in southwest Florida
Originally a midwest farm-supply chain, Rural King is expanding in Florida. The 55-year-old family company has added stores in Hernando, Citrus, Lake, Lee and Polk counties.
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Published on 7/24/2015
Cloud nine: Tampa Bay IT firm scores big with NASA contract
A Tampa Bay IT company hopes to score big with a new NASA contract.
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Published on 6/26/2015
An artists' draw: The Warehouse Arts District
A roughly 16-block area on the outskirts of downtown St. Petersburg has become a haven for artists.
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Published on 5/27/2015
Cyber threats: USF takes aim at cyber criminals
In November 2013, Tech Data CEO Robert Dutkowsky wrote Gov. Rick Scott about one of the company's “most urgent and important” needs: Cybersecurity.
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Published on 4/28/2015
Manufacturing surge
The manufacturing sector in Sarasota County added 600 jobs over the past year.
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Published on 3/25/2015
Economic development shake-up in Tampa Bay
Joe Lopano has taken over at Tampa International Airport, Paul Anderson at Port Tampa Bay, Rick Homans at Tampa Hillsborough Economic Development Corp., David Downing at Visit St. Pete/Clearwater, Santiago Corrada at Visit Tampa Bay, and Chris Steinocher at St. Petersburg Area Chamber of Commerce.
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Published on 2/26/2015
Growing presence: A women-friendly market
The number of women-owned businesses increased 50% between 2002 and 2014.
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Published on 1/28/2015
German accent: Apprenticeship program modeled after one in Germany
A Tampa Bay initiative models a new apprenticeship program after one in Germany.
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Published on 12/26/2014
On the waterfront: The Hillsborough River in downtown Tampa gets renewed attention
Years of suburban sprawl have virtually disconnected Tampa from its waterfront, but Mayor Bob Buckhorn, who has focused on urban renewal since being elected in 2011, is seeking $20 million in public and private money to increase recreational access to Hillsborough River.
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Published on 11/26/2014
Bucking the trend: New Sarasota mall has opened
A long-stalled mall project in Sarasota has opened.
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Published on 10/28/2014
St. Petersburg's new apartments offer urban lifestyle
If construction schedules hold, more apartments will be built in downtown St. Petersburg this year than in the past five years combined.
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Published on 9/26/2014
Traffic Signs: Awaiting the green light in Pinellas County
Pinellas voters will decide if light rail gets a green light.
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Published on 8/28/2014
Great Bay Distributors' roof will be a shining example
Great Bay Distributors' new 267,787-sq.-ft. headquarters will be topped by a 1.5-megawatt solar panel system, making it the largest rooftop solar system in the state.
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Published on 7/28/2014
Neighborhood watch in Tampa
Tampa's mayor makes Sulphur Springs' revitalization a priority.
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Published on 6/27/2014
Blocking big brother
When Jeffrey Sisk learned in the wake of the Edward Snowden scandal that the federal government was getting easy access to the internet activity of Americans, his first reaction was anger.
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Published on 5/28/2014
World of Beer -- and food
Tavern fare and mixed drinks help drive growth.
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Published on 4/30/2014
A need for skilled workers in Southwest Florida
While southwest Florida's economy is back on steady footing, the region is grappling with shortages of skilled labor in construction and precision manufacturing.
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Published on 3/31/2014
Florida Southern College's Wright Stuff
Working from architectural plans created by architect Frank Lloyd Wright in 1938, Florida Southern in Lakeland began work on a 13th Wright building a few years back...
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Published on 2/28/2014
Bradenton's planetarium becomes a star attraction
Bishop Planetarium's new $500,000 projection system projects 3-D images across the planetarium's 50-foot dome.
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Published on 1/31/2014
Job gains in Tampa Bay
Between August 2012 and August 2013, Hillsborough County gained more than 24,000 jobs — and that was before a string of major job-related ...
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Published on 1/2/2014
