CHICAGO (AP) — Capmark Financial Group, one of the nation's largest commercial real estate lenders, has filed for bankruptcy protection amid mounting bad debt. ...more

October 25, 2009

More Florida banks are falling into problem territory as bank losses and problem loans mount, according to an analysis by bank rating firm BauerFinancial. ...more

September 25, 2008

TAMPA Lear Corp., a major U.S. auto parts maker, will shut its Tampa manufacturing plant by September 2009, a move that will eliminate 325 jobs. ...more

September 10, 2008

Lazy Days RV Center Inc. will lay off 46 full-time employees from its Tampa operations as part of an across-the-board cost-cutting program, executives said. ...more

September 3, 2008

Outback Steakhouse's parent company, OSI Restaurant Partners, posted a huge loss of nearly $177 million in its second quarter, much of it related to a reduction in the company's value, but also triggered by a steep drop in restaurant sales. ...more

August 16, 2008

TAMPA Outback Steakhouse's parent company, OSI Restaurant Partners, posted a huge loss of nearly $177 million in its second quarter, much of it related to a reduction in the company's value, but also triggered by a steep drop in restaurant sales. ...more

August 15, 2008

MarineMax, a Clearwater-based recreational boat chain, posted a 29 percent drop in sales for its third quarter amid a steep sales drop in the boating industry, the company said Thursday. ...more

August 1, 2008

MarineMax Inc., a Clearwater-based boat dealership chain, posted a 29-percent drop in sales for its third quarter, the company said today. ...more

July 31, 2008

Verizon Communications' second-quarter earnings rose 12 percent, the company said Monday, while revenue was slightly shy of expectations and customers disconnected their landlines faster than before. ...more

July 29, 2008

Starbucks Corp. said Tuesday it will close 600 company-operated stores in the next year, up dramatically from its previous plan for 100 closures, a sign the coffee shop operator continues to struggle with the faltering U.S. economy and its own rapid expansion. ...more

July 2, 2008