5 stories I’ll be watching closely in 2015
By Alexis Muellner St. Petersburg Pier I was amazed when voters rejected the Lens after hundreds of hours of public input. Now that we have a spate of new designs and a new process, we’ll be watching closely by early April when the city council is slated to approve the final ranking, and then in […]
Top women in business share their New Year’s resolutions for 2015
By Mary Johnson Yeah, we know: Resolutions are great in theory but seldom pan out the way we’d planned. We resolve to wake up early, exercise more, spend more time with family and forgo our favorite sinful foods in favor of healthier options. Kale, anyone? But we can’t help but make them — because every […]
Sexual assault victim sues apartment complex over lax security
A victim of a sexual assault in an apartment complex near the University of South Florida is suing the apartment’s owners for providing inadequate security. The woman was a 19-year-old freshman at USF in September 2013 when Charlie Bates terrorized the apartment complex and surrounding area committing four acts of sexual battery against women and […]
Tampa ‘West River’ redevelopment kicks off with relocation notices
By Salem Solomon Residents of North Boulevard Homes, a public housing complex in Tampa, have received notices alerting them to expect to move as early as next year. The complex will be torn down to make way for a redevelopment project that the Tampa Housing Authority calls the creation of the “West River” area, the […]
6 deals that were transformational for downtown Tampa in 2014
By Ashley Gurbal Kritzer It was a defining year for downtown Tampa and the neighborhoods that ring the urban core. Tampa’s city center is seeing the very beginnings of urban vibrancy, and the real estate deals that transpired this year set an exciting stage for 2015. Here are the deals that have the biggest potential […]
TBBJ’s most popular stories of 2014
By Jo-Lynn Brown Jeff Vinik, Bubba the Love Sponge, and Publix are some of the subjects included in the top 20 most read stories on the Tampa Bay Business Journal site in 2014. Here, in ranking order, are the 20 most popular stories of 2014: 1. Jeff Vinik’s plans for downtown Tampa 2. It Works! […]
Federal prosecutors close another chapter on troubled condo project The Arbors
By Margie Manning A Miami attorney is at least the fourth person to plead guilty to charges stemming from a troubled real estate project in Carrollwood. Rashmi Airan-Pace pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire, mail and bank fraud in connection with the purchase of The Arbors, according to a statement from the U.S. Attorney […]
Raymond James, JPMorgan Chase help fund affordable apartments in Largo
By Margie Manning Housing Trust Group has closed on the financing of Whispering Palms Apartments, a $12.4 million, 63-unit affordable housing community in Largo. Money to build the project came, in part, from the Raymond James Tax Credit Fund, equity raised from the purchase of Florida Housing Finance Corp. low-income housing tax credits, a press […]