Add the Brandon Auto Mall to the list of car dealers closing in the Bay area. ...more

October 1, 2009

Elder Automotive Group, the firm that owns Jaguar of Tampa, was the high bidder in a bankruptcy auction for Ernie Haire Ford on Monday. ...more

August 18, 2009

A member of a jury that ordered a prominent car dealer to pay millions in an age discrimination case has been found guilty of filing a false police report. ...more

February 26, 2009

A member of a jury that ordered a prominent car dealer to pay millions in an age discrimination case has been found guilty of filing a false police report. ...more

February 24, 2009

Ernie Haire Ford cleared the lot at its used car location on East Bearss Avenue last week and moved the vehicles to the dealership on North Florida Avenue. ...more

January 14, 2009

Ernie Haire Ford caught a break Tuesday when a federal bankruptcy judge ordered several major banks to continue lending to the dealership's customers. ...more

January 7, 2009

Ernie Haire Ford caught a break Tuesday when a federal bankruptcy judge ordered several major banks to continue lending to the bankrupt dealership's customers. ...more

January 6, 2009

Seven banks and financial institutions are refusing to make vehicle loans to Ernie Haire Ford customers, which could make it even more difficult for the dealership to emerge from bankruptcy. ...more

January 2, 2009

Shells Seafood Restaurants was losing money for years, but the chain's chief executive sounded upbeat when the company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in early September. ...more

November 30, 2008

Stories like the Shells restaurant bankruptcy are playing out across the Tampa Bay area. Tribune research shows business bankruptcy here is rising much faster than in most regions of the country. All told, 500 businesses filed for bankruptcy in four Bay area counties during the 12 months that ended in June — 97 percent more than the year before. ...more

November 28, 2008