The Tampa Bay Times was a co-winner in the investigative category for one of the highest honors in business journalism.
Tampa Bay Times current and former staff writers William R. Levesque, Nathaniel Lash and Anthony Cormier were honored in the investigative category for their coverage of "Allegiant Air" in the 60th Anniversary Gerald Loeb Awards for Distinguished Business and Financial Journalism. The Chicago Tribune shared the top investigative award for "Dangerous Doses" which looked at pharmacies dispensing drugs with dangerous interactions.
The winners were announced Tuesday evening in a ceremony in New York.
Read the investigation: Breakdown at 30,000 feet
The Allegiant investigative project headlined "Breakdown at 30,000 feet" appeared Nov. 2, 2016 in the Times. It chronicled — using a first-of-its kind analysis of federal aviation records — how budget carrier Allegiant Airlines' planes are four times as likely to fail during flight as those operated by other major U.S. airlines.