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Pump Station Looks Like Bungalow In South Tampa

The Tampa Tribune Tuesday, September 18, 2012

A new stormwater pump station just off of Bayshore Boulevard in South Tampa is designed to blend right into the neighborhood while rapidly ridding city streets of the typical rush of rainwater.

The station, designed by Architect Pete Tagliarini, looks much like many other south Tampa bungalows so passersby may not realize what is going on inside.

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Private Florida Art Collection Seeks Public Home

Tampa Bay Times Tuesday, September 11, 2012

Robbie and Sam Vickers of Jacksonville have spent a lifetime collecting Florida art by famous artists like Remington, Homer, the Wyeths, Farnsworth, Inness, Moran, Catlin, etc. More than 1,500 framed works and sculptures now grace their home or remain safely in storage.

What comes next for the enormous collection? The Vickers would like to find a new home -- possibly one of the state's better known museums -- to put the works on public and permanent display.

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Straz Center Turns 25, Big Show Lineup In Tampa

The Tampa Tribune Tuesday, September 11, 2012

The Straz Center offers a star-studded lineup of performances in the next year to celebrate 25 years since its opening on Sept. 12,1987.

Expect extra Broadway hits, concerts, operas, plays, dance, comedy and much more.

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Trader Joe's Moves To Sarasota -- Is Tampa Next?

Tampa Bay Times Tuesday, September 11, 2012

A new Trader Joe's in Sarasota is creating quite the buzz about whether the popular grocery store chain will next opt to open in Tampa or St. Petersburg.

The specialty retail outlet also operates stories in Gainesville and Tallahassee -- think lots of twenty-somethings -- and Naples -- think per capita income.

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GrowFL Recognizes 3 Tampa Companies For Adding Jobs

PR Newswire Tuesday, September 11, 2012

Three Tampa companies -- Telovations, Bayshore Solutions and ReliaQuest -- are listed among GrowFL's list of top Florida Companies to watch.

The annual list recognizes companies that are growing and adding jobs. Nominations are now being accepted for 2013.

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Bern's Begins Building Hotel Next Door, Tampa

Equities.com Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Equities.com, an online magazine featuring stories about global finances, picked up a Tampa Trib story about progress on a new hotel across from Bern's Steak House in South Tampa.

The global share may be more signficant for investments in Tampa than the building of the epicurean hotel by David Laxer and Mainsail Lodging & Development.

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Tampa Benefits From RNC 2012 Visit

Boston Herald Tuesday, August 28, 2012

The economic impact of the RNC visit to Tampa will be felt for a long time, say those counting hotel rooms and prepared meals.

Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce President Bob Rohrlack says the convention's visit in 2012 couldn't have come at a better time relative to the economy.

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All Eyes On Tampa, Soaking Up The Love With RNC

Tampa Bay Times Tuesday, August 28, 2012

The Republican National Convention's visit to Tampa caps a multidecade long effort in Tampa Bay to attract the presidential beauty pageant.

The Tampa Bay Times opines on the city's opportunities to shine.

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Tampa Readies For Republican Invasion

The Washington Post Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Tampa's downtown workers will scatter to neighborhoods near and far as thousands of visitors arrive for the Republican National Convention before, during and after the last week of August.

Charlotte N.C. is preparing for a similar switcheroo as the Democrats arrive the first week in September.

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Tampa-St. Pete Grows Talent, Attracts Smart People

New Geography Tuesday, August 21, 2012

If it's true that smart people flock to places that attract other smart people, the Tampa Bay region may be the next hot place for the college-educated to call home.

In Tampa-St. Petersburg, the share of the population that's college-educated grew from 21.7 percent to 26.2 percent, a gain of 21 percent. This is roughly twice the increase in the Washington, San Francisco and Seattle metropolitan areas.

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Salon Takes Aim At Tampa's Progress, Or Lack Therein

Salon Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Fair or unfair, that is the question, as the national and international media start reporting from Tampa in the ramp up to the Republican National Convention August 27-30.

Salon, an online publication that describes itself as "the leading progressive news site,'' takes critical aim at interpreting some recent state and local political decisions in what thoughtful residents may consider a superficial look.

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Tampa Influencer: Jeff Vinik Invests, Develops Town

Tampa Bay Times Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Jeff Vinik, the owner of the Tampa Bay Lightning, continues to make a difference in the Tampa Bay region as its biggest recent investor in downtown and the Channel District.

The move this summer of his wife and children from Boston to south Tampa adds an element of permanence to his commitment to staying and making the city better.

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Six Tampa Bay Companies Among Fastest Growing

Tampa Bay Times Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Tampa companies BlueGrace Logistics, Streamline Defense and Qoncert are among Florida's fastest-growing firms, according to Inc.'s latest top 500 rankings. Also included in the list are Integrity Funding and Star2Star of Sarasota, and Ninety-five 5 of Bradenton.

All have thrived even in the down economy by finding a niche product or service and ramping up production.

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RNC Pumps $153M Into Tampa Bay Economy

Tampa Bay Times Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Jones Lang LaSalle estimates 50,000+ visitors to the Tampa Bay region during the Republican National Convention will leave behind at least a $153 million boost the local economy.

Some 15,000 members of the global media plus corporate and political leaders are expected to descend on the city for two to three weeks, including the Aug. 27-30 convention.

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Rich History Of Diversity Permeates Tampa Bay Cities

CBS News Tuesday, August 14, 2012

Tampa's rich history and diversity is the subject of a CBS News report previewing the upcoming Republican National Convention.

The report touches on Tampa's Latin heritage and Tarpon Springs' Greek heritage as examples of the global diversity so familiar to those who live in the Tampa Bay region.

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