Shares in WellCare Health Plans rose nearly 10 percent Thursday after an analyst with CIBC World Markets wrote in a report to clients Wednesday that a federal investigation into the Tampa-based insurer is narrowly focused on Florida subsidiaries and doesn't suggest widespread fraud. ...more

January 4, 2008

You wouldn't want to use it to carve a Thanksgiving turkey, but if you need to push a cuticle, measure a tire tread, clean a golf club or adjust a bicycle spoke, this is the knife for you. ...more

November 22, 2007

Toys R Us is closing its Fowler Avenue location, where it has sold toys and baby items for more than 24 years. ...more

November 10, 2007

The federal consumer-product watchdog agency said Tuesday that a unilateral recall of lead-tainted toy animals by Wal-Mart Stores lacked information that consumers need, including how many toys were sold, when they were sold and at what other retailers. ...more

October 31, 2007

Wal-Mart Stores became famous for low-price general merchandise. Future stores, however, will better resemble a neighborhood grocer. ...more

October 24, 2007

The mega-retailer's plans include more stores, many of them smaller supercenters or neighborhood markets, and older-store rehabs. ...more

October 24, 2007

In June, after congressional committees accused WellCare Health Plans of Medicare marketing abuses, the company promised to fix its problems. ...more

October 9, 2007

The popular Whole Foods Market natural and organic grocery will come to Tampa by replacing its one-time rival: Wild Oats Marketplace. ...more

October 4, 2007

The influx of convenient care clinics continues in the Tampa Bay area. Walgreens will open nine Take Care Health Clinics in the Tampa market as part of a nationwide push to add 400 centers to its 6,000 locations in the next year. The local clinics should open by November, company spokeswoman Tiffani Bruce said. She declined to identify specific locations. ...more

October 3, 2007

TAMPA - The influx of convenient care clinics continues to rise in the Bay area. Walgreen Co. will open nine Take Care Health Clinics in the Tampa market as part of a nationwide push to add 400 of the centers to its 6,000 locations in the next year. The local clinics should open by November, said company spokeswoman Tiffani Bruce. She declined to identify specific locations. ...more

October 2, 2007