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Realtor Carol Hasbrouck poses for a photo at a home she recently sold in the Allendale neighborhood, Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021 in St. Petersburg. The house went under contract less than three days after she formally listed it, a quick turnaround that has become typical in today's market.
The Florida housing market is booming. Is a crash ahead?
Economists and Realtors weigh in on how today’s real estate climate is different — and similar — to before the Great Recession.
Texas power plants turned off in crisis, says energy executive
Witness Kirk Morgan, at table left, testifies as the Committees on State Affairs and Energy Resources holds a joint public hearing Thursday in Austin, Texas, to consider the factors that led to statewide electrical blackouts. The hearings were the first in Texas since a blackout that was one of the worst in U.S. history, leaving more than 4 million customers without power and heat in subfreezing temperatures.
Texas’ power and fossil fuel industry is under scrutiny from lawmakers who get millions in unlimited political contributions from that industry.
He thought the pandemic ended his career, but now he’s paying forward new successes
Chuck Fazio (center) debuted his new nonprofit, Picture the Recovery, from the St. Petersburg pier last month. Fazio and other photographers travel in an RV and donate their work to tourism-reliant destinations struggling because of the pandemic.
Floridian Chuck Fazio launched nonprofit Picture the Recovery to help destinations and hospitality workers bounce back from the pandemic.
SeaWorld parks report 10 million fewer guests, $312 million loss in 2020
Caribbean flamingos flock together in the Bird Gardens at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay on June 11, 2020, in Tampa.
The company’s parks, including Tampa’s Busch Gardens and Adventure Island, saw revenue drop 69 percent across the board.

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