Category: Business
Trump Should Cap Gas Prices
Without Term Limits, Corruption Runs Rampant in Hillsborough County

By Chris Paradies We live in a tourist paradise. Award-winning beaches grace the shores along our sunny, palm-lined stretch of the Gulf of Mexico. Our families enjoy everything that Hillsborough County offers: parks, recreation fields, camping, and plenty of sunshine! As the founder and president of a small firm that helps …
Tampa Bay Tabloid Shuffle: The Bad News and the *footnote
Adding “Stadium” Would Create an Acronym Turanchik Won’t Step In

By Jim Bleyer Tampa mayoral candidate Ed Turanchik kicked off his campaign Monday emphasizing housing, innovation, and transit as the underpinning of a year-long quest to lead an underachieving city. He unveiled the “HIT” show before a crowd of 500 high-powered civic movers and shakers, several of whom are …
Insulting Your Intelligence: Art Form Perfected by Gwen Graham and the Tampa Bay Times
Takers and Fakers: Franklin, Billy, and Donald
San Diego Didn’t Fall for Shady Stadium Deal; Will Tampa?
Vinik Downtown Project in Deep Trouble!

The Boston Globe said Vinik “reinvented” himself but Tampans have discovered that only applies superficially. By Jim Bleyer Water Street Tampa, the highly-touted $3 billion “vision” of local businessman and Tampa Bay Times investor Jeff Vinik, is in deep trouble and may be taken over and/or liquidated by …
Why Tampa Got Booted from Amazon’s Grovelfest—It’s Not What You Were Brainwashed to Believe

By Jim Bleyer Community leaders in 218 American cities woke up Friday wondering why the top executives at internet retailing giant Amazon failed to recognize their hometown’s unparalleled assets and bounty of virtues. Despite the announced winnowing of the field to 20 cities, the competition has always been about …