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  • Tampa Yankees blank Marauders 7-0 in Bradenton

    Bradenton Marauders (17-28) 7-0 Tuesday night at McKechnie Field. It was the second time in the last four games the Marauders have been held ...

  • RAW Arias talks 1-on-1 with ABC15

    , a group of men and women who will soon decide whether she gets a life sentence or execution in the death of her one-time lover. Arias sat down with ABC15's Amy Murphy on Tuesday night, just hours after jurors began deliberating, to speak out about the trial, her feelings about Travis Alexander's death and whether she wants to live or ...

  • Brown Brown grows footprint with Beecher deal

    J. Powell Brown Brown & Brown Inc. snagged the 27th largest insurance broker in the United States, with its planned acquisition of Beecher Carlson Holdings Inc. The deal gives Brown & Brown an expanded footprint, new opportunities, enhanced resources and a strong leadership team, J. Powell Brown, president and CEO of Brown & Brown, said in a statement. Brown & Brown (NYSE: BRO), a Tampa and ...

  • Worldwide firms compete for $2.1 billion I-4 project

    Four of the largest road construction firms in the world are pitted against each other in a heated competition to land a $2.1 billion contract to expand Interstate 4 through Orlando. The firms are: I-4 Mobility Partners, led by Skanska of Sweden; I-4 Development Partners LLC, which includes FCC Construccion S.A., a Spanish firm; 4wardPartners, which includes VINCI Concessions, a British company ...

  • Sarasota Realtors open new headquarters

    Realtors in Sarasota have a new HQ on South Tuttle Avenue. The Sarasota Association of Realtors have moved to a new 5,000-square-foot headquarters after three decades on South Tuttle Avenue. Even though the realtors group that boasts 3,500 members moved into the new office on Cattlemen Road in April, it held its grand opening on May 22 the Sarasota Herald-Tribune said. Kathy Roberts, chief ...

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When we look back at 2009, it may very well be characterized at least in part as the year that bizarro animation went mainstream. The year opened with Henry Selicks magnificently creepy and evocative 3-D stop-motion gem Coraline, then we got the strange environmentalist sci-fi parable The Battle ... ...

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  • Casa Ramos restaurant to open in Tampa Palms

    Casa Ramos is set to open in a week in Tampa Palms. The Mexican restaurant will occupy a 6,411-square-foot space that previously held Sushi Tsu Japanese Steakhouse and Sushi Bar at 15363 Amberly Drive near the Shoppes at Amberly plaza, the Tampa Tribune said. The owner of the new restaurant, Mateo Ramos, 34, lives in Orlando and has worked as a district manager in the Tampa area. He comes from a ...

  • Bradenton to get its first Hobby Lobby

    Hobby Lobby is coming to Bradenton. This Memorial Day, Hobby Lobby will mark the opening of its first store in Bradenton with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. Bradentons Hobby Lobbys will be located at 4490 Cortez Road West at Pinewood Square and is part of the national chains efforts at expansion into the state, the Bradenton Herald said. Store manager Craig Dunbar said the chain is a mega store for ...

  • Hillsborough salutes GaYBOR for economic impact

    A classic Ybor City view. The Hillsborough County Commission is recognizing Ybor Citys gay district for job creation and economic growth. The commission approved a proclamation supporting GaYBOR Days, an annual celebration of the district from May 24 to 27, the Tampa Bay Times said. The proclamation was notable for the fact that commission chairman Ken Hagan, a Republican signed it for the first ...

  • Tampa Bay Water hires CEO from North Carolina

    Jordan Tampa Bay Water has hired the CEO of the Cape Fear Utility Authority in North Carolina as its general manager. Matthew Jordans hiring must still be approved by the Tampa utilitys Board of Directors on June 17, but if approved, he will begin work on July 8, WHQR said. No salary details were provided in the report. Tampa Bay Water serves three counties and the cities of Tampa, St. ...

  • Report Saks up for sale

    CNN: Is Saks for sale? Published reports that Saks Fifth Avenue could be for sale are driving up the retailers stock price. Shares of Saks rose by almost 20 percent after a report by the New York Post that the company had hired Goldman Sachs to examine the possibility of a sale, CNN said. The article said likely bidders on Saks are private equity firms like KKR and Leonard Green & ...

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