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Investors Buy Tampa Bay Homes To Use As Rentals

Tampa Bay Times Tuesday, March 26, 2013

The mobility of Florida's workforce attracts all kinds of investors and the latest trend shows big-name investors from out of state spending billions of dollars on thousands of homes to turn them into rental properties.

The Tampa Bay Times takes a look at the extraordinary number of sales and what it means for access to housing in the Tampa Bay region.

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New Growth Emerges In Pinellas Beach Towns

The Tampa Tribune Tuesday, March 26, 2013

Developers and residents of Pinellas County beach towns have long clashed over how growth should take shape, but disagreements may be lessening as both become more sensitive to each other's perspectives and value.

The new economy is attracting tourists back in droves and cities looking for part of that economic boost are finding ways to accommodate growth without turning their backs on the natural environment.

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Planning For Improved Highway Safety, Tampa Bay

The Tampa Tribune Tuesday, March 19, 2013

The Metropolitan Planning Organization examines the most crash-prone intersections and worst traffic congestion in the Tampa Bay region to plot strategy on making roads and highways safer.

A study makes recommendations like adding turn lanes and intentionally slowing traffic.

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Editorial: Time For Transit Merger, Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay Times Tuesday, December 18, 2012

Hillsborough and Pinellas taxpayers and transit users stand to gain by combining public transportation systems in both west central Florida counties.

The Tampa Times editorializes for a merger.

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Tampa Home Sales Up, Prices Up Too

Tampa Bay Times Tuesday, November 13, 2012

Home sales are up in Tampa and Hillsborough County as demand increases and supplies decrease.

Prices for homes are also on the rebound along with the local economy.

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Tampa-St. Pete Grows Talent, Attracts Smart People

New Geography Tuesday, August 21, 2012

If it's true that smart people flock to places that attract other smart people, the Tampa Bay region may be the next hot place for the college-educated to call home.

In Tampa-St. Petersburg, the share of the population that's college-educated grew from 21.7 percent to 26.2 percent, a gain of 21 percent. This is roughly twice the increase in the Washington, San Francisco and Seattle metropolitan areas.

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Mars Rover Includes Equipment From Dunedin FL

Tampa Bay Times Tuesday, August 14, 2012

An innovative piece of equipment aboard the Curiosity rover on Mars was developed by a Dunedin company.

The spectrometers, which measure light to determine the composition of the planet's surface, were created by Ocean Optics.

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Planet Green Group Builds Smart Energy Homes, Dunedin

Tampa Bay Times Tuesday, July 31, 2012

A Florida homebuilder proposes a townhouse project that depends on solar and other alternative energy sources, going easy on homeowners' wallets and the environment.

Paavo Salmi of Plant Green Group says he plans the 25-unit "net zero energy'' project in Dunedin.

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Done Deal: Progress Energy-Duke Energy Merge

Tampa Bay Times Tuesday, July 10, 2012

The long-in-the-making merger of Progress Energy of St. Petersburg and North Carolina-based Duke Energy is finally complete.

The $31 billion deal creates the largest power provider in the U.S, with more than 7 million customers in six states.

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Tampa Bay Venues Booked For RNC-Related Parties

Tampa Bay Times Tuesday, June 05, 2012

Top venues in downtown Tampa and around the Bay -- museums to restaurants to stadiums to office space -- are being reserved for visitors coming to town for the Republican National Convention in August.

Many will host parties for political delegations, industry representatives and celebrities.

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RNC Watch: 300 Buses To Shuttle Delegates In Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay Times Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Delegates to the Republican convention in Tampa in August will avoid the discomfort of snarled traffic moving into and out of downtown by riding 300 air-conditioned buses on routes designed to get them quickly between hotels and RNC activities.

The routes may even include bus-only designated lanes on Interstates 4 and 275.

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Home Sales Spike In Popular Tampa Bay Neighborhoods

Tampa Bay Times Tuesday, April 03, 2012

The Tampa Bay housing market is beginning to heat up as demand exceeds supply in some Tampa Bay neighborhoods.

Sellers report getting offers sight-unseen while buyers say the competition for choice homes makes quick decisions a necessity.

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Creative Pinellas Emerges From Former Arts Council

Examiner Tuesday, March 06, 2012

Pinellas County launches Creative Pinellas in an effort to help showcase the arts and their impact on the local economy.

The goal is to better communicate the economic impact of arts and culture while attracting private investment and tourism to the local scene.

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Luxury Condo Market Sellout In Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay Times Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Tampa Bay region's top condo projects are closing in on sellouts as people scramble to pick up beachfront and downtown condos at bargain basement prices brought on by the end of the recession.

As units are sold and fewer change hands, expect builders and developers to start dusting off old plans and creating new visions for meeting future demand.

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Florida Launches Statewide Art Initiative In Tampa

The Tampa Tribune Tuesday, November 01, 2011

An initiative to promote cultural programs in Florida was recently launched at the Straz Center in downtown Tampa.

Secretary of State Kurt Browning says the initiative, dubbed Culture Builds Florida, "will aim to promote the ways art and culture create jobs, stimulate the economy and contribute to Florida's tourism," according to The Tampa Tribune.

Arts sustain 88,000 jobs statewide and bring in $3 billion a year, according to Browning.

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