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  • Brown Brown grows footprint with Beecher deal

    J. Powell Brown Brown & Brown Inc. snagged the 27th largest insurance broker in the United States, with its planned acquisition of Beecher Carlson Holdings Inc. The deal gives Brown & Brown an expanded footprint, new opportunities, enhanced resources and a strong leadership team, J. Powell Brown, president and CEO of Brown & Brown, said in a statement. Brown & Brown (NYSE: BRO), a Tampa and ...

  • Worldwide firms compete for $2.1 billion I-4 project

    Four of the largest road construction firms in the world are pitted against each other in a heated competition to land a $2.1 billion contract to expand Interstate 4 through Orlando. The firms are: I-4 Mobility Partners, led by Skanska of Sweden; I-4 Development Partners LLC, which includes FCC Construccion S.A., a Spanish firm; 4wardPartners, which includes VINCI Concessions, a British company ...

  • Sarasota Realtors open new headquarters

    Realtors in Sarasota have a new HQ on South Tuttle Avenue. The Sarasota Association of Realtors have moved to a new 5,000-square-foot headquarters after three decades on South Tuttle Avenue. Even though the realtors group that boasts 3,500 members moved into the new office on Cattlemen Road in April, it held its grand opening on May 22 the Sarasota Herald-Tribune said. Kathy Roberts, chief ...

  • Casa Ramos restaurant to open in Tampa Palms

    Casa Ramos is set to open in a week in Tampa Palms. The Mexican restaurant will occupy a 6,411-square-foot space that previously held Sushi Tsu Japanese Steakhouse and Sushi Bar at 15363 Amberly Drive near the Shoppes at Amberly plaza, the Tampa Tribune said. The owner of the new restaurant, Mateo Ramos, 34, lives in Orlando and has worked as a district manager in the Tampa area. He comes from a ...

  • Bradenton to get its first Hobby Lobby

    Hobby Lobby is coming to Bradenton. This Memorial Day, Hobby Lobby will mark the opening of its first store in Bradenton with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. Bradentons Hobby Lobbys will be located at 4490 Cortez Road West at Pinewood Square and is part of the national chains efforts at expansion into the state, the Bradenton Herald said. Store manager Craig Dunbar said the chain is a mega store for ...


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Movie Review

Mickey Blue Eyes

Because the gangster genre is one of the most durable of the American cinema, over the years it has been satirized and lampooned from just about every possible angle. Whether that be turning a gangster into a weeping basket case in need of psychiatric advice in "Analyze This," which opened earlier this year, or making a farce about the notion of the Mafia as family in "Married to the Mob" (1988), ... ...

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  • Hillsborough salutes GaYBOR for economic impact

    A classic Ybor City view. The Hillsborough County Commission is recognizing Ybor Citys gay district for job creation and economic growth. The commission approved a proclamation supporting GaYBOR Days, an annual celebration of the district from May 24 to 27, the Tampa Bay Times said. The proclamation was notable for the fact that commission chairman Ken Hagan, a Republican signed it for the first ...

  • Tampa Bay Water hires CEO from North Carolina

    Jordan Tampa Bay Water has hired the CEO of the Cape Fear Utility Authority in North Carolina as its general manager. Matthew Jordans hiring must still be approved by the Tampa utilitys Board of Directors on June 17, but if approved, he will begin work on July 8, WHQR said. No salary details were provided in the report. Tampa Bay Water serves three counties and the cities of Tampa, St. ...

  • Report Saks up for sale

    CNN: Is Saks for sale? Published reports that Saks Fifth Avenue could be for sale are driving up the retailers stock price. Shares of Saks rose by almost 20 percent after a report by the New York Post that the company had hired Goldman Sachs to examine the possibility of a sale, CNN said. The article said likely bidders on Saks are private equity firms like KKR and Leonard Green & ...

  • Road closed following apartment fire

    TAMPA - North Manhattan Ave will be shut down from Sligh Avenue to Waters avenue for at least two hours following a two-alarm apartment fire in Tampa. Eight families have been displaced at the The Manhattan Palms Condominium on 7210 N Manhattan Ave. Hillsborough Fire crews responded to the 2 a.m. call and when they arrived at the roof of a building with eight units was completely gone. Fire ...

  • Hellickson looks to pay offense back vs. Blue Jays

    Jeremy Hellickson has come away from his last two starts more frustrated than ever. While the Rays right-hander received 20 runs of support in his last two outings, Hellickson surrendered 14 earned runs in those games combined for one win. Allowing eight runs on 10 hits in 7 2/3 innings of work Friday against the Orioles, Hellickson was helped by the Rays' offense in a 12-10 win, his ...

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