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EXCLUSIVE Sports commission develops event incubator
Rob Higgins The new Event Development Institute scheduled to launch June 1 in Tampa is a first-of-its-kind sports event incubator envisioned by the Tampa Bay Sports Commission and funded by private donations. There was no fertile ground in which these event ideas could come to fruition, said Sports Commission Executive Director Rob Higgins. His team created the EDI to give upstart sports event ...
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Culture geography led to J.W. Cole deal
John Carlson The deal that brought J.W. Cole Financial Inc. together with Financial Advisors of America LLC was more than a year in the making. The companies, each independent broker-dealers, were introduced at an industry conference about a year and a half ago, and have been talking since then. They found a good culture fit and a geographic match that led to J.W. Cole acquiring Financial ...
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WTSP morning anchor Gadsden announces departure
The morning and noon news anchor for local CBS affiliate WTSP-Ch. 10 plans to leave the station next month. Ginger Gadsden has been with the station since 2006, but said she grew exhausted from the morning shift, which required her to wake up at 2 a.m., the Tampa Bay Times said. She will leave her position on June 30 and said she does not have another job lined up yet. I dont think your body is ...
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Taubman plans high tech shopping at University Town Center
Taubman Centers Inc., co-developer of the $315 million Mall at the University Town Center, plans to use the project as a showcase and a testing ground for digital interactive tools. The firm plans to combat showrooming where shoppers use brick-and-mortar stores for experimentation before purchasing items online, the Sarasota Herald-Tribune said. Mall tenants will likely offer discounts through ...
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St. Petersburg insurer could get $52 million from Citizens
St. Petersburg-based Heritage Property and Casualty Company is set to receive up to $52 million from Citizens Property Insurance Corp. in a deal that is drawing criticism. Heritage Property and Casualty, which is in line to take over 60,000 policies from Citizens, donated $110,000 to Gov. Rick Scotts reelection campaign in March, the Tampa Bay Times said. Citizens, a state-backed insurer, is ...
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Man who caused fatal crash loses drivers license
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- A man who caused a crash that killed four family members near Fort Lauderdale must give up his driver's license.A Broward County judge ruled Wednesday that 37-year-old Romial Romeus must pay a $4,000 fine and complete 120 hours of community service.Romeus was issued a careless driving citation after the Jan. 2 crash. The dead included 37-year-old Nadege ...
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Deputies find 40 animals abandoned in Pasco home
HOLIDAY, Fla. -- A strong odor coming from a nearby home prompted a neighbor to call authorities. It turned out someone had abandoned 40 animals inside the Pasco County home.Sheriff's deputies found dogs, cats, rabbits, a snake and a lizard inside the Holiday home on Wednesday evening. There were flies swarming around the windows.The Tampa Bay Times ( http://bit.ly/18k9jhi) reports the ...
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Keller I Want To Show I Am The Right Guy For The Job
admitted he had underestimated the South Florida weather. "I felt great, I felt really good out there," Keller said. "The thing that was hurting the most was the wind (as in stamina). Have to get that right. I forgot about this Miami heat." Keller really isn't worried about adjusting to the elements, nor he is worried about learning the nuances of a new offense after ...
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Delta IV rocket ready for launch tonight
CAPE CANAVERAL -- A Delta IV rocket is scheduled to lift off tonight from Cape Canaveral Air Force Base, after a technical issue that forced engineers to delay the launch a day. In October a Delta IV rocket was launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station and a fuel leak caused a lower than expected thrust from the upper stage of the rocket. The rocket was still able to deliver the cargo, ...
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POLITIFACT Is Rick Scott still on track for 700000 jobs in 7 years
PolitiFact's Truth-O-Meter checks in to see if Governor Rick Scott is still on track with his campaign pledge of 700,000 jobs in 7 ...
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Manatee superintendent outlines schools budget priorities
MANATEE COUNTY -- Employees and parents of Manatee County will now know the financial vision of the new Manatee school superintendent. Superintendent Rick Mills released documents outlining the school district's budget priorities. These documents include cost saving and recovery measures that were discussed during a budget workshop held for the School Board this past Monday. Informing ...
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Boy Scout leaders voting on lifting gay ban
Leaders of Boy Scouts of America are voting on whether to lift the ban on gays in Scouts during their three-day meeting in Texas. A decision could be reached Thursday or ...
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Citizens drops 60k policies in odd deal
Florida's largest property insurer is shedding 60,000 policies -- many of them in South Florida -- under a questionable deal. The board of Citizens Property Insurance voted 3-2 on Wednesday to transfer policies to a St. Petersburg company called Heritage Property and Casualty Insurance. Heritage is less than a year old but it has already made large donations to the re-election campaign of ...
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Temple Terrace shopping center trades for $5.4 million
Terrace Oaks Plaza, a 40,659-square foot shopping center in Temple Terrace, has sold for $5.4 million, or $133 per square foot. James Medefind and Patrick Whitney of Marcus & Millichap Real Estate Investment Services had the listing to market the property on behalf of the local seller, a private investor. Medefind procured the international buyer, a partnership based in Canada. Terrace Oaks ...
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Police Investigating Homicide in Hialeah
The victim's body was found on a front lawn outside a home, Hialeah Police said. One man was seen in handcuffs at the scene but police haven't confirmed whether an arrest was ...
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Florida Supreme Court rules in Raymond James case
The Florida Supreme Court unanimously decided that Floridas statute of limitations apply in arbitration proceedings. The ruling stem from a case involving Raymond James Financial Services Inc. (NYSE: RJF) and several investors. Like similar businesses, the St. Petersburg-based financial services company requires its clients to sign an agreement to arbitrate disputes arising from the handling of ...
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Man shot by FBI had spoken with bombing suspect
This May 4, 2013 police photo provided by the Orange County Corrections Department in Orlando, Fla., shows Ibragim Todashev after his arrest for aggravated battery in Orlando. Todashev, who was being questioned in Orlando by authorities in the Boston bombing probe, was fatally shot Wednesday, May 22, 2013 when he initiated a violent confrontation, FBI officials said. (AP Photo/Orange County ...
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Bollinger delivers 6th cutter to Coast Guard
LOCKPORT, La. -- Bollinger Shipyards, Inc. has delivered the sixth fast response cutter to the U.S. Coast Guard.Executive vice president of new construction Chris Bollinger says the 154-foot Paul Clark was delivered to the 7th Coast Guard District in Key West, Fla.It will be stationed at Miami, where the Coast Guard is scheduled to commission the vessel in ...
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Photographer will reopen Everglades Wonder Gardens
BONITA SPRINGS, Fla. -- A photographer is planning to reopen former animal attraction in southwest Florida as a botanical garden.Everglades Wonder Gardens in Bonita Springs closed its doors last month after 77 years. Its remaining alligators, crocodiles, snakes, turtles, deer and bobcats were moved to Gatorland in central Florida.Wildlife photographer John Brady tells the Naples Daily News ( ...
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Lost Australian cruise ship passenger remembered
SYDNEY -- One of two Australians who plunged from a cruise ship in mysterious circumstances two weeks ago was remembered on Thursday as a hero who died attempting to rescue his girlfriend.Officials have been tight-lipped about why Paul Rossington, 30, and his 26-year-old girlfriend Kristen Schroder plummeted more than 20 meters (65 feet) from their cabin balcony of a Carnival Corp. ship off ...
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Man charged with selling African elephant tusks
PENSACOLA, Fla. -- A New Mexico man is facing federal charges in the Florida Panhandle after authorities say he sold two African elephant tusks.The U.S. Department of Justice reports that a grand jury in Pensacola indicted Charles Kokesh Tuesday on three counts, including violating the Endangered Species Act and making a false statement.Officials say Kokesh legally imported a sport-hunted ...
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Orlando Fringe review 6 Guitars
May 23--Checking in on Chase Padgett's "6 Guitars," which debuted at the 2010 Orlando Fringe Festival, is like visiting old friends -- if your friends were comic and musical geniuses. There's Tyrone, the elderly bluesman; Rupert the good ol' boy; Michael, the young rocker wannbe. They (and three others) are all portrayed by Padgett, whose comic timing has only gotten ...
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LeBron James delivers winner as Miami Heat beat Pacers
Miami Heat's LeBron James (L) drives on Indiana Pacers' Lance Stephenson during Game 1 of their NBA Eastern Conference final basketball playoff in Miami, Florida May 22, ...
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LeBron layup at buzzer give Miami Heat 103-102 Game 1 overtime win
LeBron James . In the end he almost stole Game 1 of the Eastern conference final. Almost. "I grabbed him after the game and told him to quickly forget about the last play," Indiana coach Frank Vogel said of his conversation with George after the Pacers' 103-102 overtime loss at the buzzer to James and the defending champion Heat. "He's a third-year player and ...
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Teen Facing Charges for Relationship With Younger Girl Speaks
When she was 17 years old, Kaitlyn Hunt started a consensual sexual relationship with a fellow Sebastian River High School student, who was 14 at the ...
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New federal law will affect thousands of Fort Lauderdale homes
New federal law expected to increase prices and add time to renovations of homes across the country built before 1978, what impact will it have on Fort Lauderdale?
Renovations of any kind to most buildings in Fort Lauderdale are expected to go up in the wake of a new federal law, the Renovation, Repair and Painting law, which is intended to protect children from the damaging effects of toxic lead. Read more
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