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West Tampa Armory Morphs Into Event, Health Center

The Tampa Tribune Tuesday, October 16, 2012

The Tampa Jewish Community Center and Federation says it is working to create an events center fit for weddings, bar and bat mitzvahs, private parties, banquets and corporate gatherings inside the historic Fort Homer Hesterly Armory in West Tampa.

Planners are also working with USF Health and Tampa General to provide health services at a clinic inside the Armory.

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Popular Tampa Theatre Seeks $150,000 To Go Digital

Tampa Bay Times Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Tampa Theatre is launching a $150,000 fund-raising campaign to replace old reel-to-reel films with digital audio and video equipment in its projection room.

Time, lighting and heat have taken their toll on reels and antique equipment now used.

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Tampa Bay Rays Want To Look In Tampa For New Stadium Site

Tampa Bay Times Tuesday, October 16, 2012

The Tampa Bay Rays, suffering financially from some of the poorest attendance in Major League Baseball, are seeking permission to look outside Pinellas County and St. Petersburg for a new stadium.

The Rays are widely thought to desire a place in downtown Tampa, but need out of their long-term contract in St. Pete to make it happen.

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Shaping What's Next For Cruise Biz In Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay Times Tuesday, October 09, 2012

The future of the cruiseship industry in Florida is at stake as officials in Hillsborough and Pinellas counties look for solutions to where to dock megaships that are too big to pass under the Sunshine Skyway Bridge into Tampa Bay and the Tampa Port.

The alternative: Compete only for smaller ships that hold fewer passengers.

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Next Gen FAA System Eyes TIA Flights

The Tampa Tribune Tuesday, October 09, 2012

A new high-tech system could make flights into and out of Tampa International Aiport more efficient and thus reducing time spent in the air for passengers and crews.

The NextGen system called "Metroplex Initiative'' is part of the FAA's efforts to improve safety and efficiency in multiairport markets.

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CA Investment Firm Buys The Tampa Tribune

The Tampa Tribune Tuesday, October 09, 2012

LA-based Revolution Capital Group paid $9.5 million for The Tampa Tribune, the largest Florida newspaper owned by Media General. MG's other publications and TV stations were sold to Berkshire Hathaway earlier in 2012.

What's next for the Trib? The journalism industry reacts.

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Moving To Tampa: Manufacturer Cites Talent As Key Attractor

Tampa Bay Times Tuesday, October 02, 2012

Heat Pipe Technology, a manufacturing firm owned by Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway, is moving to Tampa.

Company officials plan to relocate 15 employees, add 15 jobs and grow to employ 100.

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Developer Pitches Stadium Plan For Gateway, St. Petersburg

Tampa Bay Times Tuesday, October 02, 2012

Darryl LeClair and his development firm CityScape is touting his plan to lure the Tampa Bay Rays into a new stadium in the Gateway area of Pinellas County.

Access and parking for fans are key factors, as is whether the Rays can profit more and do more for the greater community by being in Tampa in Hillsborough County.

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Florida High Tech Corridor: Hotbed For Technology

Mashable Business Tuesday, October 02, 2012

Mashable Business places the Florida High Tech Corridor firmly on the map for producing high-tech jobs and startups with bright futures.

The Corridor links the research and innovation being done at the University of South Florida in Tampa with the University of Central Florida in Orlando with lots of spin-off companies emerging in between.

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Green Can Project: Recycling For Charities, Tampa

The Tampa Tribune Tuesday, September 25, 2012

When can one man's pursuit of an idea really make a difference?

Meet Dennis Gallagher. The Tampa painter noticed that most apartment buildings aren't serviced by city recycling programs. Yet apartment dwellers use lots of recyclables. What to do with the empty aluminum cans? Gallagher to the rescue. He sets up collection barrells, sells the donated cans and gives the money back to charities. All in a day's work.

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USF Health Innovates, Forges New Partnerships

Tampa Bay Times Tuesday, September 25, 2012

A recent partnership agreement with Lakeland Regional Medical Center is among many innovations being led by Dr. Steve Klasko as he leads USF Health into uncharted territory for med schools.

Klasko is also credited with USF Health's growing research and academic reputation.

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Kayak Sharing? Why Not For Tampa Commuters?

The Tampa Tribune Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Ken Cowart, best known for championing the reopening of the old Gandy Bridge and the winner of Awesome Tampa Bay's grant for "Bomb the Medians,'' a flower seeding project, has another creative idea for making the Tampa Bay region more attractive.

How about sharing kayaks? Just as many cities, including St. Petersburg and Tampa, are considering bicycling sharing programs to provide free or reduced price transportation for the fit and fun, Cowart suggests leaving a few kayaks along Tampa Bay waters for commuters to use as needed.

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Tampa Seeks New Museum, Restaurant On Hillsborough River

Tampa Bay Times Tuesday, September 18, 2012

Mayor Bob Buckhorn says he is "aggressively'' going after another museum and restaurant to complete the row of museums along the Hillsborough riverfront in downtown Tampa.

The site being considered is on the north side of Rivergate Tower and presumably would face the Tampa Museum of Art and the Glazer Children's Museum.

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Big Options Await New Port Of Tampa Director

The Tampa Tribune Tuesday, September 18, 2012

A search for a new director at the Port of Tampa offers a special opportunity to choose an innovative leader who can build the import-export business through Tampa and the rest of the Central Florida region.

The Port of Tampa represents key water access and connections for goods shipped to and from Florida and the rest of the U.S. via rail, truck and even air.

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Renovated Sun Dome Sells Out For Elton John

Tampa Bay Times Tuesday, September 18, 2012

Nearly 10,000 fans packed into the newly renovated Sun Dome at USF in north Tampa couldn't get enough of Elton John during the music and sports venue's grand opening event.

USF and the state of Florida spent nearly $36 million gutting the place from top to bottom for a new sound, look and feel. Patrons came away feeling like the 32-year-old Sun Dome had been reborn.

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