Steak specials for less than $10 are helping to bring in customers, but the parent company of Outback Steakhouse still lost more than $20 million in its third quarter. ...more

November 17, 2009

The University Area Development Corp. will sponsor its fourth annual Confetti Celebration to raise money for programs serving children and families in the University Area. ...more

November 11, 2009

The parent company of Outback Steakhouse has chosen the president of Avon Products as its next chief executive officer. ...more

November 6, 2009

Elizabeth "Liz" Smith, a former executive of Avon Products, will become the next chief executive officer of Outback Steakhouse's parent company, and instantly becomes one of the Tampa Bay area's leading businesswomen. ...more

November 4, 2009

Tampa's own OSI Restaurant Partners will continue as title sponsor of the Outback Bowl for four more years. ...more

May 14, 2009

Sale price: $11.5 million ...more

March 30, 2009

The parent company of Outback Steakhouse and two other local companies landed on an unenviable list of companies most at-risk of defaulting on their debt. ...more

March 11, 2009

Facing massive losses, Outback Steakhouse's parent company is pushing back against the recession by introducing a new-low priced menu, planning a major advertising blitz and slashing its costs. ...more

February 23, 2009

Outback Steakhouse's parent company continues to get pummeled by the recession, with sales at Outback restaurants down 9.5 percent in the fourth quarter of 2008 and those at high-end Fleming's Prime Steakhouse and Wine Bar dropping 20 percent. ...more

February 19, 2009

Sales are down at Outback Steakhouse, Fleming's ...more

February 18, 2009