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Luxury cigar retailer to open flagship Tampa store

Luxury cigar retailer Davidoff of Geneva will join forces with Orlando-based Corona Cigar Company to open a 5,000-square-foot flagship store in the MetWest International Retail Village in Tampa's Westshore Business District by late 2015.

TGH offers new surgical relief from sleep apnea

A small implant will offer relief to severe sleep apnea patients. Tampa General Hospital is among the first in the nation and the first hospital in Florida to offer the surgery.

USFSP grad's startup 'Check I'm Here' hiring lead developer, campus outreach coordinator

Check I'm Here, St. Pete-based startup founded by Reuben Pressman, is hiring for a lead software developer and a campus outreach coordinator.

USF Tampa wins green awards for renewable energy project


St. Pete residents pick favorite design for Pier redo


Feature Story Conceptual rendering of Straz Center renovation by Westlake Reed of Cleveland

Master plan envisions grand design for Straz Center on riverfront

The Tampa Riverwalk and the waterfront along the Hillsborough River would become an outdoor destination for displaying and enjoying the arts under a new master plan that guides expansion of the popular Straz Center for the Performing Arts in downtown Tampa. 

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Cool collaborations: The 2015 guide to coworking in Tampa Bay

Create, collaborate and, of course, drink coffee at cool Tampa Bay coworking spaces. Shared workspaces continue to grow in 2015, attracting members to the dedicated desks and community tables cropping up throughout the Tampa, St. Petersburg, Lakeland, Sarasota region. Here’s the 83 Degrees 2015 Guide to Coworking in Tampa Bay.

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Video: Highlights at Tampa Bay Startup Week 2015

Among the highlights of Tampa Bay Startup Week: Two local tech companies -- City Sleekers and Viral Style -- will participate in 2015 Tech Celebrate following its second local Tech Cocktail event later this year. 

Tampa Pizza Company opens downtown, Westchase locations

Enjoy a bite of all-natural, vegetarian-friendly local restaurant Tampa Pizza Company in the former Pizza Fusion location at 777 N Ashley Dr in downtown Tampa, Fl.

Who's hiring? Brew Bus, Tampa Musuem of Art, and more

Seek your inner Don Draper at two advertising agencies; fulfill your creative side at the Tampa Museum of Art; serve hops aboard the local Brew Bus. Here's who's currently hiring in Tampa Bay. 

SPCA Tampa Bay to open St. Pete vet hospital

SPCA Tampa Bay will open a full-service vet hospital and spay/neuter clinic in St. Pete by mid-2016 to help alleviate the amount of animals who end up in shelters because of a lack of access to care.

Test your sleuthing skills in The Great Escape Room

Find clues, solve puzzles and do it all in under 60 minutes! Escape from a locked room in the spirit of Sherlock Holmes at a new downtown Tampa entertainment attraction, The Great Escape Room. 

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In Denver, legal marijuana spurs entrepreneurialism -- and gentrification

Florida voters interested in the medical marijuana issue take note: The Mile High City's booming marijuana industry has created and catalyzed thousands of jobs. While its impact rivals that of any single economic development initiative in the city's recent history, there are plenty of challenges and growing pains as well.

Feature Story The Hydro-Dyne Engineering facility in Pinellas.

Tampa Bay area businesses expand trade with Chile, create local jobs

Chile is shaping up to be one of Florida's leading trade partners as more and more Tampa Bay area businesses are building fruitful relationships with the South American country. The result? An economic boost likely to result in more jobs in the local region.

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Video: Biyaks make a splash on the Hillsborough River in Downtown Tampa

Whether you're looking to mix a little fun with your daily exercise or you're simply searching for a better way to travel around downtown Tampa without running into traffic, check out the new biyaks on the Hillsborough River in downtown Tampa.

Feature Story Photographer Tim Kennedy chats with Carmen Cortes, one of his photo subjects, at Trinity Cafe.

For Good: Trinity Cafe engages community to feed hungry

Are you touched by the plight of the homeless? Want to do something to help? Go see 'Feast for the Eyes: The Faces of a Million Meals' served at the Trinity Cafe in downtown Tampa. The portrait gallery will be on display as part of an upcoming fundraiser.

Downtown Tampa quiet zone silences train horns with FDOT grant funds

A new 'quiet zone' will prevent trains from sounding horns in downtown Tampa as a result of the Florida Department of Transportation awarding the City of Tampa a $1.35 millon grant to create the 'quiet zone' along CSX railroad tracks throughout downtown Tampa.