Jabil Circuit Inc. swung to a profit in the company's first fiscal quarter, and company executives suggested they have "a good pipeline of new business." St. Petersburg-based Jabil is one of the world's largest electronics makers, producing devices on behalf of companies such as Nokia and Hewlett-Packard. ...more

December 22, 2009

Indianapolis-based Simon Property Group will acquire 22 outlet centers nationwide, including six in Florida. It already owns the Orlando Premium Outlets at 8200 Vineland Ave. in Orlando. Below are Prime Outlets properties in Florida and the square footage of each center. ...more

December 9, 2009

You'll find novelties as well as staples in our Market Basket highlights this week. ...more

October 30, 2009

So what do birds think of Ikea's bird call system? As an experiment, we recorded the calls, and replayed them for some birds at the 1-2 Tweet bird store in Brandon, which sells some of the smartest birds in the world - parrots. ...more

September 19, 2009

So where is the treasure from the Black Swan? Odyssey Marine found it. Spain claims it as government property. After Odyssey recovered the coins from the ocean floor, company officials flew in the dark of night May 17, 2007, on a private charter jet from Gibraltar to Tampa. Now, ...more

September 13, 2009

Jabil Circuit Inc. swung to a loss during its most recent fiscal quarter, while the company said it is seeing signs of a more stable economy. ...more

June 24, 2009

Thursday turned out to be an awful day for a breakdown at AT&T wireless. The high-speed wireless network at AT&T broke down across several west Florida counties early Thursday morning, just as hordes of Apple iPhone customers went to upgrade their phone operating system with new features. ...more

June 19, 2009

Friday, the nation fully switches from analog to digital broadcast television. WFLA, Channel 8, plans on unplugging its analog broadcast about 5 a.m., WTSP, Channel 10, sometime before noon, WTVT, Channel 13, about 1 p.m., others throughout the day. ...more

June 11, 2009

The bulk of layoffs at WellCare Health Plans this quarter will come from the company's ranks in Tampa. ...more

May 22, 2009

The Tampa Tribune will tour the new store today, a week before it opens to the public. And business reporter Richard Mullins will be filing live photos of the inside: the furniture, the kitchen displays, the Swedish meatballs. You can see photos during the noon hour at TBO.com or through Mullins' Twitter feed: @DailyDeadline. ...more

April 29, 2009