Leisure Lanes was jumping on a recent Wednesday afternoon. In one lane, a bowler threw a near-picture perfect first ball. Only a single pin found fault, wobbling but refusing to fall. In this league, it isn't about whether you win or lose, or even how well you play the game. It's simply that you're there playing. The Achievers of America were having an end-of-bowling-season blowout. ...more

December 16, 2009

Shoppers who endured long lines and sometimes-frigid temperatures spent only slightly more during their Black Friday shopping sprees than they did last year, according to data released today by a research firm. ...more

November 28, 2009

American Express Co. is buying St. Petersburg-based Revolution Money, an online payment company, for about $300 million. ...more

November 27, 2009

American Express Co. announced on Wednesday that it plans to buy St. Petersburg-based Revolution Money, an online payment company, for about $300 million. ...more

November 19, 2009

ShopperTrak, a retail research firm, predicted Tuesday that total holiday sales will rise 1.6 percent compared with a year ago, which would be good news for retailers in the aftermath of last year's steep decline. ...more

October 21, 2009

There's more to judging barbecue than munching down on the meat. Besides the obvious - the flavor - there's the appearance and tenderness to consider. ...more

October 21, 2009

Lisa Huetteman, managing partner and co-founder of Black Diamond Associates, is the featured speaker at an Oct. 30 leadership seminar. ...more

October 18, 2009

Who needs Twitter's 140 characters? Five words were enough for the winners at the 13th annual Webby Awards ceremony, where Biz Stone, co-founder of Twitter, took the prize for breakout of the year. ...more

June 10, 2009

Who needs Twitter's 140 characters? Five words were enough for the winners at the 13th annual Webby Awards ceremony, where Biz Stone, co-founder of Twitter, took the prize for breakout of the year. ...more

June 9, 2009

News Corp. says Owen Van Natta, a former Facebook executive, will be the new CEO of MySpace. ...more

April 24, 2009