Ernie Haire Ford Inc. of Tampa has filed for bankruptcy protection, boosting to at least five the number of local auto dealerships that have faltered in the troubled economy. ...more

November 26, 2008

Innovative Steel Technologies Inc. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection this week. ...more

November 26, 2008

The days may be numbered for "scattered, covered and smothered" hash browns at Waffle House. The iconic roadside grill's biggest franchisee has filed for bankruptcy protection. ...more

November 26, 2008

The days may be numbered for "scattered, covered and smothered" hash browns at Waffle House. The iconic roadside grill's biggest franchisee has filed for bankruptcy protection. The action escaped attention locally, but a company called Northlake Foods Inc. of Brandon, which operates 146 Waffle Houses in Florida, Georgia and Virginia, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in mid-September. Chapter 11 allows a company to reorganize its finances while protected from its creditors. ...more

November 25, 2008

TAMPA Ernie Haire Ford Inc. of Tampa has filed for bankruptcy protection, boosting to at least five the number of local auto dealerships to falter in the troubled economy. On Monday, Ernie Haire filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, which will allow it to continue operating and to reorganize its finances while protected from its creditors. ...more

November 25, 2008

Luxury apartments are coming to downtown Tampa - and they already have been built. ...more

November 12, 2008

There is good news from the land of WCI. The 2009 dues numbers are out and we will not be lambasted this year. The increase is more than modest as you will see below. And, just as important, it looks like we again have access to the North Lakes Course. ...more

November 12, 2008

Accentia Biopharmaceuticals, the Tampa-based drug development company, has filed for bankruptcy protection while it tries to cut costs and seek additional financing. ...more

November 11, 2008

From a penthouse balcony on the 29th floor of the best building he ever built, Richard Sacchi stared out over downtown Tampa. ...more

November 2, 2008

Luxury condos for about $128,000? Believe it. An unidentified company paid $21.9 million for 171 condos and 12,900 square feet of retail space at The Place at Channelside, said Lamar Fisher of Fisher Auction Co., which along with commercial Realtor Cushman & Wakefield, auctioned the building Wednesday. ...more

October 16, 2008