The Tampa Port Authority has awarded Ampco System Parking a three-year contract, with terms not to exceed $1.2 million in the first year, to operate and manage the Channelside Bay Plaza parking garage among the 3,000 parking spaces the port owns. ...more

July 11, 2009

Federal banking regulators have hit the small First Commercial Bank of Tampa Bay, 4600 W. Kennedy Blvd., with a cease-and-desist order demanding, among other things, the bank improve its finances. ...more

June 28, 2009

The annual summer convention of the Church of God in Christ will draw 12,000 people to Tampa from Monday through July 3, resulting in the sale of 12,000 hotel room nights to out-of-town visitors, Tampa Bay & Co. reported. ...more

June 24, 2009

Sunday is World Blood Donor Day, and this year organizers want to raise the profile of the most important part of the lifesaving operation: volunteers. ...more

June 13, 2009

Two live-action comedies have been unable to bring down the animated adventure "Up." ...more

June 7, 2009

2.13 million Number of U.S. farms in 2002 29,090 Number of farms operated by blacks, or 1.4 percent of total ...more

May 24, 2009

Ever fantasize about rolling around in $5 million in $100, $50 and $20 bills? ...more

May 19, 2009

Ever fantasize about rolling around in $5 million in $100, $50 and $20 bills? Well, you may not be able to do that, but you can have your photo taken with the dough today through May 25 in a traveling display at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Tampa. Don't think you'll be able to just walk off with the money, though. The Hard Rock says the bills are in a custom-made, 1,300-pound, bulletproof case. ...more

May 18, 2009

Federal stimulus money is coming to Tampa to help the city clean up illegal dump sites and other polluted properties in East Tampa, Drew Park, Tampa Heights and the Central Park area. ...more

May 12, 2009

More than 203,000 people have bought the ultracheap Nano car in India, yielding sales of 25 billion rupees ($512.6 million), Tata Motors said Monday. The sales are significant in a country where just 1.5 million passenger cars were sold last fiscal year. ...more

May 5, 2009