Credit rating agency Standard & Poor's recently gave Hillsborough County its highest rating for a bond issue the county will use to buy land for conservation. ...more

December 12, 2009

The Nielsen Co. is selling some of its most well-known trade journals, including The Hollywood Reporter and Billboard, and shutting down Editor & Publisher, which has chronicled the newspaper business for 108 years. ...more

December 11, 2009

The landlord-tenant relationship between the Port of Tampa and the operator of Channelside Bay Plaza has drifted into choppy waters, with the port seeking better maintenance of the premises and nearly $200,000 in overdue payments, primarily on a parking contract. ...more

October 21, 2009

When Kash n' Karry started transforming into Sweetbay Supermarket, it not only developed a fresher, more lively atmosphere, it picked up a high-price image, too. ...more

December 16, 2008

When Kash n' Karry started transforming into Sweetbay Supermarket, it not only developed a fresher, more lively atmosphere, it picked up a high-price image, too. The Tampa-based grocery chain has been battling that image for more than a year through heavy advertising and in-store promotions. It now thinks it has changed many customers' minds. ...more

December 15, 2008

Outback Steakhouse's parent company posted a $46 million loss during its summer quarter, as the company scrambled to lower prices and get consumers to start eating out again. ...more

November 15, 2008

The Tampa Port Authority has retained its A2 "investment grade" rating on $120.3 million of outstanding revenue bonds with a stable outlook, a report by Moody's Investors Service released Wednesday states. ...more

October 9, 2008

Shells Seafood Restaurants Inc., a Tampa-based chain, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in Tampa, according to documents filed Wednesday with the Securities and Exchange Commission. ...more

September 4, 2008

Cox Enterprises plans to sell its Austin, Texas, newspaper and several other smaller papers, reducing the company's portfolio of advertising-supported media properties. ...more

August 14, 2008

Kforce Inc., the Tampa-based professional staffing firm, has broken through the billion dollar barrier. ...more

February 7, 2008