Friday 27th January, 2012
Tampa Bay's annual Gasparilla invasion and parade
"Land, ho! Hoist the mizzen ‘n’ set sail for Tampa!" Shouts from the legendary pirate Jose Gaspar and his band of marauding buccaneers will ring out across the waters of ...
Trio arrested for stealing golf carts
After receiving numerous reports of golf cart thefts in January, the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office say deputies saw Jason Beeche, 36, and Michael Griffiths, 41, driving a golf cart on ...
Bucs introduce Schiano as new coach
EAST HARTFORD, CT - NOVEMBER 3: Coach Greg Schiano of the Rutgers Scarlet Knights watches the action against the University of Connecticut Huskies at Rentschler Field November 3, 2007 in East ...
Dougherty sibling planned escape
ABC Action NewsDENVER (AP) - One of three siblings who was part of a multistate crime spree and nationwide manhunt planned to escape from a Colorado jail with his sister, telling jailers that he had enjoyed his ...
Rays put finishing touches on Keppinger deal
Tampa Bay Devil Rays'); } ST. PETERSBURG -- Tampa Bay finalized a one-year deal on Friday to bring veteran infielder Jeff Keppinger into the fold. Keppinger, who will turn 32 in April, was drafted by the ...
Schiano bolts Rutgers to take over Buccaneers
Japan TimesTAMPA, Florida — The Buccaneers are counting on Greg Schiano to lead them back to respectability and transform Tampa Bay into consistent winners — much in the same way he did ...
Tampa man returns $8,000 in lost cash, no reward
Sun-SentinelTampa man is being called a Good Samaritan after he found a briefcase full of cash and returned it to its owner. Frank Colla spotted the black briefcase lying in the road. Inside, he found ...
Express Dental expands in Tampa
Business JournalFollow this company Holdings Inc. has relocated to a larger headquarters. The company's move strategically positions Express Dental for growth and expansion, and enables it to better ...
Women make inroads in Tampa Bay banking
Business JournalFollow this company marks another advance for women in a field that has not always been female-friendly. Blackburn -- whose strategy for leading ...
Kelly Miller describes goals for Tampa Bay and Company
Business JournalFollow this company , outlined some of his goals for the organization at a board of directors' meeting Thursday. Miller said he intended to build organizational capacity and to ...
A week of housing discussions in Tampa Bay
The Business JournalTampa Bay Business Journal by Mark Holan, Staff Writer Date: Friday, January 27, 2012, 1:24pm EST - Last Modified: Friday, January 27, 2012, 1:59pm ...
HCC partners with USF Sarasota-Manatee for new degree program
The Business JournalFollow this company 's SouthShore Campus and University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee entered into a long-term agreement to provide bachelor's degrees at SouthShore, staring ...
Blood centers merger wraps up, creates OneBlood
The Business JournalDon Doddridge was named chief executive officer of OneBlood, which will have shared corporate leadership and a virtual headquarters, with centers of excellence statewide. Doddridge was CEO ...
Photoblog: 800 fete the 2012 Book of Lists at ice-themed party
The Business JournalTampa Bay Business Journal by Kathleen Cabble, Photographer Date: Friday, January 27, 2012, 11:59am EST - Last Modified: Friday, January 27, 2012, 12:55pm ...
Jason Osborne named director of external affairs for RNC
The Business Journal2012 Republican National Convention. Osborne most recently was a principal with the MITA Group, a business, public affairs and technology consulting firm based in Washington. Previously he worked ...
Slideshow: Winners of the 2012 ECUS Sustainable Business Awards
The Business JournalThe businesses winning 2012 recognition for their efforts at sustainability have a common commitment to people, planet and profit, said organizers of the fourth annual ECUS Sustainable Business ...
Rossi, Abbott take on top roles at Eagle Asset Management
The Business Journala company statement said. Riess, also executive vice president of the firm's asset management group and chairman of the board of trustees of the Eagle Family of Funds, will transition from his ...
St Petersburg municipal deputy detained in Moscow with almost 3 kilos of hashish
Itar TassMOSCOW, January 27 (Itar-Tass) -- Dmitry Larikov, 31-year-old deputy of the Council of the St. Petersburg 54th Municipality, was detained in Moscow carrying almost three kilograms of hashish, ...
Two big events in Tampa Bay this Saturday, January 28th
Examiner- The Gasparilla Invasion into Tampa starts at the Convention Center at 11:30 a.m. (brunch is available for purchase at 10 a.m.) The annual Parade of Pirates is one you must attend at least once ...
Maddon to appear on MLB Network on Friday
Tampa Bay Devil Rays'); } Joe Maddon will be featured in the "Managers Roundtable" on MLB Network on Friday at 9 p.m. ET. The Rays manager will take part in a discussion with Bud Black, Mike Scioscia ...
Price, Shields, Joyce parade grand marshals
Tampa Bay Devil Rays'); } ST. PETERSBURG -- David Price, James Shields and Matt Joyce will serve as grand marshals for Saturday's Gasparilla parade, which takes place along Tampa's Bayshore ...
Grandma's bones found inside Clearwater storage unit
Orlando SentinelThe manager of U-Stor Self Storage heard a bizarre tale when he notified a woman that the items stored in Unit B8 would be auctioned because she'd fallen behind on ...
Southwest to cut service from Jacksonville to Tampa
Business Journalthe Tampa Tribune reports. The airline (NYSE: LUV) will cut 12 weekday flights from its summer schedule, starting Aug. 12, including all nonstop flights from Tampa to Jacksonville. Unless another ...
Baristas casting reality show
The Business JournalBaristas Coffee Co. Inc. (OTCPK: BCCI) will hold an open audition to cast a television reality series featuring the company's employees. The auditions are scheduled at 10 a.m. on Jan. 30 at ...
Bank of America halts refi operation, says move is temporary
The Business JournalFollow this company has stopped originating cash-out home-refinance loans. The new policy went into effect last week, and the Charlotte-based bank has suspended all mortgage refinancing ...
Southwest/AirTran drastically cutting local service
The Business JournalFollow this company will pull all of its flights from SRQ. AirTran service made up more than a quarter of SRQ's business. Airport Chief Executive ...
Top 7 of the List: Jobs added
The Business JournalSubscribers get in-depth details on all 25 ranked businesses, including then number of employees they had at the beginning and end of 2011. Looking at year-over-year list results, it became evident ...
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