Florida banks hit ‘pivotal point’ from Tampa Business News – Local Tampa News | The Tampa Bay Business Journal by Margie Manning Banks in the Sunshine State hit a benchmark on March 31 that they haven’t seen since early 2009. The ratio of nonperforming assets to total assets fell below 5 percent in every region of Florida during […] Read more
Tourism Value
Hotwire names Tampa a best vacation spot on a budget – Tampa Business News – Local Tampa News | The Tampa Bay Business Journal Tampa ranked No. 3 on the seventh annual Hotwire Travel Value Index study. The st… Mar 7, 2013 7:53 AM Tampa ranked No. 3 on the seventh annual Hotwire Travel Value Index study. […] Read more
Cruising through Tampa Bay
Tampa one of the world’s best cruise ship terminals, Fox reports – Tampa Business News – Local Tampa News | The Tampa Bay Business Journal Tampa’s cruise terminal has been named one of the best in the world in a report by… Mar 27, 2013 8:46 AM Tampa’s cruise terminal has been named one of the best […] Read more
Bank on USF St. Pete
C1 Bank, USF St. Petersburg collaborate on Banking Institute – Tampa Business News – Local Tampa News | The Tampa Bay Business Journal C1 Bank, the University of South Florida St. Petersburg, the Florida High Tech Cor… by Jo-Lynn Brown on Apr 17, 2013 7:30 AM C1 Bank, the University of South Florida St. Petersburg, the Florida […] Read more
Parental Involvment
Florida ranked one of the best for parent involvement in education – Tampa Business News – Local Tampa News | The Tampa Bay Business Journal The Center for Education Reform ranked Florida as one of the best for potential pa… by Jo-Lynn Brown on Apr 17, 2013 7:33 AM The Center for Education Reform ranked Florida as […] Read more
Wired vs Wireless
Difference Engine: Unplugging the cables – Babbage | The Economist THE tangled web of wires beneath computer desks could soon be a thing of the past…. by N.V. | LOS ANGELES on Apr 22, 2013 11:05 AM THE tangled web of wires beneath computer desks could soon be a thing of the past. The same goes […] Read more
Home Sales Up
Tampa Bay has biggest home sale month in 7 years – Tampa Business News – Local Tampa News | The Tampa Bay Business Journal New data from the My Florida Multiple Listing Service shows more homes were sold i… Apr 12, 2013 7:37 AM New data from the My Florida Multiple Listing Service shows more homes were […] Read more
Hot Malls
Westfield enters agreement with O’Connor Capital – Tampa Business News – Local Tampa News | The Tampa Bay Business Journal CoStar reports that Westfield Group has entered into a joint venture agreement wit… by Mark Holan on Mar 27, 2013 8:34 AM CoStar reports that Westfield Group has entered into a joint venture agreement with O’Connor Capital […] Read more
Quick Law …
Stetson, USF partner for quicker path to law degree from Tampa Business News – Local Tampa News | The Tampa Bay Business Journal by Jane Meinhardt Stetson University College of Law and the University of South Florida have partnered for a new “3+3” program that allows qualified students to earn both a bachelor’s and JD degree within six […] Read more
Start-up Stabilizing
Startup fever cools among men as economy improves – Tampa Business News – Local Tampa News | The Tampa Bay Business Journal The United States’ rate of entrepreneurial activity dropped in 2012 for the se… by Kent Hoover on Apr 18, 2013 7:20 AM The United States’ rate of entrepreneurial activity dropped in 2012 for the second […] Read more
Med Tech on the Block
Roper pays $1 billion for health tech company MHA – Tampa Business News – Local Tampa News | The Tampa Bay Business Journal Roper Industries Inc., a Sarasota-based maker of medical products, will buy New Je… Apr 18, 2013 7:15 AM Roper Industries Inc., a Sarasota-based maker of medical products, will buy New Jersey-based Managed Health Care […] Read more
Do fish vote?
$160M Clearwater aquarium expansion will go on the ballot – Tampa Business News – Local Tampa News | The Tampa Bay Business Journal A $160 million plan to expand the Clearwater Marine Aquarium will be put before vo… Mar 7, 2013 7:53 AM A $160 million plan to expand the Clearwater Marine Aquarium will be put before […] Read more
Media
Is this really the fourth estate or just business as usual
Lookin’ Good
Four local firms make Fortune’s ‘most admired’ list – Tampa Business News – Local Tampa News | The Tampa Bay Business Journal Publix Super Markets, Tech Data, Raymond James Financial and Jabil Circuit are amo… Mar 11, 2013 3:58 PM Publix Super Markets, Tech Data, Raymond James Financial and Jabil Circuit are among 10 companies headquartered in […] Read more