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Management of Channelside parking garage contracted out

Sat, 11 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT

The Tampa Port Authority has awarded Ampco System Parking a three-year contract, with terms not to exceed $1.2 million in the first year, to operate and manage the Channelside Bay Plaza parking garage among the 3,000 parking spaces the port owns.

Jackson's estate could face huge tax bill when IRS comes calling

Sat, 11 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT

The Tax Man is in the mirror for the estate of the late King of Pop.

At these fairs, jobs are the prize

Sat, 11 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT

Three months ago, Linda Valenzuela was a department manager at the Lowe's home-improvement store in Brandon. But after a layoff and rounds of fruitless job searching, the mother of three grown children was ready to accept almost anything.

Homeowners with tainted drywall might get tax relief

Sat, 11 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT

Homeowners with tainted drywall imported from China may get some relief on their tax returns.

Group certain downtown Tampa stadium would score for Rays

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 20:30:00 EDT

There aren't many of them, but the roughly 10 members of BuildItDowntownTampa.org believe that they can help shape the future of the Tampa Bay Rays.

Tampa Port Authority picks company to manage Channelside garage

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 15:00:00 EDT

The Tampa Port Authority has awarded Ampco System Parking a three-year contract, with terms not to exceed $1.2 million in the first year, to operate and manage the Channelside Garage among the 3,000 parking spaces the port owns.

With experience you'll find jobs, recruiters at fair say

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 13:46:00 EDT

Jobs are still out there to be won, particularly in sales and debt collections, said Matt Heine, a sales manager with Job News during a job fair in Tampa today.

Divorce now with assets low, lawyer advises men

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 12:18:00 EDT

In the classic wedding vows - the ones with "for richer, for poorer" – there's no mention of the best time to divorce. But one divorce lawyer is trying to fill the gap. His suggestion: If a man's going to leave his wife anyway, the recession might be the time to do it.

Report: AIG asks government to approve bonus payments

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 10:44:00 EDT

After its bonus payments ignited a firestorm of criticism earlier this year, American International Group Inc. is asking the federal government to weigh in on the insurer's plan to resume paying millions in promised retention incentives next week, according to media reports.

Florida school funds from lottery sources

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 09:36:00 EDT

In 1988, the Florida Lottery made a promise to the residents of the state that it would contribute to education funding. See what they are doing for schools two decades later. Click the counties to see what they got in 2006-07 and then in 2007-08.

GM chief says company will make money, repay loans

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 09:34:00 EDT

DETROIT - A person briefed on the matter says General Motors Corp. has emerged from bankruptcy protection after signing papers to transfer the bulk of its assets to a new, leaner company majority-owned by the U.S. government.

Obama: Full world economic recovery 'a ways off'

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 08:48:00 EDT

President Barack Obama said Friday the world apparently has averted economic collapse but "full recovery is still a ways off."

GM expected to announce emergence from bankruptcy

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:15:00 EDT

After a night spent signing mounds of paperwork authorizing the transfer of cash, real estate, technology and other property, GM attorneys are expected to officially usher the new General Motors out of bankruptcy protection on Friday and onto a path toward a hopefully profitable future.

Job numbers' signal mixed

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT

The number of newly laid-off workers filing initial claims for jobless benefits last week fell to lowest level since early January, largely because of the auto industry.

1,200 expected at job fair today

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT

Job hunters might find what they're looking for at a magazine-sponsored fair this morning.

Mortgage fraud climbing, FBI says

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT

Despite the housing bust - and perhaps because of it - mortgage fraud remains white-hot and likely will get worse, according to a report released this week by the FBI.

Judge OKs GM assets sale, clears path for Chapter 11 exit

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT

The path is now clear for General Motors Corp. to leave bankruptcy protection in record time as a leaner company that is better equipped to compete in a brutal global auto market.

Mays' role as pitchman continuing after death

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 20:31:00 EDT

Death won't still the voice of Billy Mays or his mighty powers of persuasion. Viewers will continue to find the boisterous, bearded TV pitchman hawking household products for the indefinite future.

20 employers interviewing Friday at Tampa job fair

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 15:58:00 EDT

Job hunters may find the position they're looking for at a magazine-sponsored fair Friday morning.

TIA ranks 18th for on-time arrivals in May

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 14:34:00 EDT

The nation's largest airlines improved their on-time arrival rates in May to 80.5 percent, compared with 79 percent a year ago, the Bureau of Transportation Statistics reported today.