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Tampa Bay Area Apartments In Hot Demand

The supply of clean, urban housing -- especially apartments and condos -- falls short of demand in the Tampa Bay region as more families and singles opt for renting over buying a home.

As a result, at least five apartment complexes are now being built near and in downtown Tampa; additional projects are under construciton  in St. Pete.

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Bright House, Tampa Bay WaVE Collaborate For Startups

Bright House Networks Business Solutions donated the technology necessary to provide online access to Tampa Bay WaVE, an incubator for more than 100 Tampa Bay startups.

The donation means startups will have the latest, greatest high-speed Internet connections possible to work in the Rivergate Tower in downtown Tampa.

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Parking, Bicycle Lanes Add Safety To Ashley Drive

Ashley Drive in downtown Tampa will soon gain parking spaces and bicycle lanes under a redesign aimed at making the street more pedestrian and two-wheel friendly.

The changes are part of Mayor Bob Buckhorn's priorities in attracting investments and people into downtown.

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Channelside Attracts More Investors, Downtown Tampa

Additional investors are exploring their options when it comes to redoing the Channelside deveopment project that is in need of a little TLC.
 
The Liberty Group and Convergent Capital Partners along with Tampa Bay Lightning owner Jeff Vinik are among those considering possibilities.

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Tampa Bay Likes To Eat Out, Chefs Know

Three new restaurants by three established restaurants in the Tampa Bay region reflect growing interest in reinvesting in the region's emerging new economy.

The dining out spots are among many to pop up in 2013, indicating a rebound in the local economy.

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Florida Ranks #1 For Innovation, Says Fast Company

Florida earned the No. 1 ranking for innovation by Fast Company because of its high level of new business development, fundable venture capital rankings and annual revenue per startup.

Florida was followed by Texas and Maryland. California ranked No. 7, North Carolina ranked 25 and Massachusetts came in at 42.

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Making Tampa Bay Safer For Riding Bicycles

Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn is making bicycle and pedestiran safety in Tampa a higher priority for his adminsitration by calling attention to designing streets that accommodate multimodal transportation options.

Part of that effort included a recent visit by U.S. Secretary of Transportaton Ray LaHood.

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USFSP Entrepreneurship Program Creates Buzz

USF St. Petersburg's entrepreneurships studies program is winning national accolades for creativity and innovation when it comes to getting college students engaged in launching startups.

The relatively new program expects to attract even more top students as a result.

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Tampa Bay Times Wins Pulitzer For Commentary

Editorial Page Editor Tim Nickens and Columnist Dan Ruth shared the Tampa Bay Times' ninth Pulitzer Prize, awarded for commentaries on flouride being removed from the Pinellas County water system.

The commentaries called for flouride to be returned to the public water system and county commssioners to be ousted.

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Hillsborough Hack-A-Thon Attracts 97 Hackers

Techies and university students jumped at the challenge to rewrite code and develop creative solutions for government data as Hillsborough County opened its data for a massive Hack-a-thon.

The idea is to get the smartest code writers and app developers to use technology to improve government services.

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Florida DOT Picks Westshore For Transit Hub

The Florida Department of Transportation cited the amount of traffic that already converges in the Westshore business district in Tampa for identifying four sites where a future transportation hub could be built.

The idea is to pick a convenient place where mass transit vehicles -- primarily buses and possibly trains traveling on light rail -- can load and off-load passengers in the future.

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Florida's Universities Expand Online Degrees

Non-traditional college students, especially those raising children or working fulltime jobs, are finding it easier and easier to complete online degrees, thanks to Florida colleges and universities finding innovative ways to increase access via online courses and degree completion.

Online higher ed may not be for everyone, but for those who need it, it can be the only means to degree attainment.

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Florida Lawmakers Push New Online Degree Programs

Bills pending before the 2013 Florida Legislature would make it easier for Florida college students to complete degrees online.

The goal is to increase college attainment as well as improve access for busy students.

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Wine By The Keg? How About An Intravenous Feed?

Seriously -- about the keg, not the feed -- wine by the keg is common in most other states; Florida would simply be catching up under a bill before the Legislature that would allow the sale of wine by the keg and on tap in restaurants.

If you've visited Napa Valley, Willamette Valley or other wine production valleys thoughout the states, you know wine is already being processed in mega stainless steel containers, which keep the flavors, freshness and consistency of taste much better than old wooden barrels and corks.

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GED Exams Will Soon Be Offered Online

Floridians interested in taking the GED exam to qualify for better jobs and/or higher edcuation will soon be able to take the test online, making it a bit more costly but also potentially easier for those used to working and composing thoughts on computers.

The trend toward digial already is taking place across the nation and will be required by 2014.

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