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Owner and Spa Director Kimberly Blackmon, 35, poses for a portrait at Glowmour Beauty Medispa in Tampa.
Record numbers of Americans quit jobs. Here’s how Tampa Bay locals did it.
Many say the pandemic created conditions that made jobs worse, and their time without income easier.
USF’s annual economic impact totals $6 billion, report says
Banners touting the University of South Florida hang in the student services breezeway near the campus bookstore and the Marshall Student Center on the Tampa campus.
The school is one of the biggest public employers in Florida, with a staff totaling 16,000.
Hillsborough sales tax refund won’t be coming soon
The citizen's group All for Transportation is hopeful a Hillsborough circuit court judge will allow proceeds from the voided one percent sales tax to be used for transportation.
The fate of $521 million collected from it remains in limbo.
Raymond James Financial’s president, Canadian CEO stepping down
Raymond James Financial announced Monday afternoon that president John Carson will retire at the end of the year. So will Paul Allison, the chairperson and CEO of the St. Petersburg wealth management firm’s Canadian subsidiary, Raymond James Ltd.
John Carson, the firm’s president, and Paul Allison, head of its Canadian operations, will leave their posts Dec. 31.

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  1. Beware the 7 types of Christmas shoppers, Tampa Bay
    25 minutes ago• Opinion
    People shop at International Plaza and Bay Street in Tampa in November.
  2. Allegiant Air adding nonstop service to West Virginia from St. Pete-Clearwater
    Earlier today• Business
    Travelers board an Allegiant plane at St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport, Thursday, March 11, 2021 in Clearwater.
  3. Record numbers of Americans quit jobs. Here’s how Tampa Bay locals did it.
    Earlier today• Business
    Owner and Spa Director Kimberly Blackmon, 35, poses for a portrait at Glowmour Beauty Medispa in Tampa.
  5. Raymond James Financial’s president, Canadian CEO stepping down
    Yesterday• Business
    Raymond James Financial announced Monday afternoon that president John Carson will retire at the end of the year. So will Paul Allison, the chairperson and CEO of the St. Petersburg wealth management firm’s Canadian subsidiary, Raymond James Ltd.
  6. USF’s annual economic impact totals $6 billion, report says
    Yesterday• Education
    Banners touting the University of South Florida hang in the student services breezeway near the campus bookstore and the Marshall Student Center on the Tampa campus.
  7. Defendant wins dispute over $50B in Bitcoin
    Yesterday• Business
    Dr. Craig Wright arrives at the Federal Courthouse, Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021, in Miami. Wright is in a civil trial with Ira Kleiman. Kleiman claims that his deceased brother David and Wright were co-creators of Bitcoin.
  8. Affordable housing complex under construction in Tampa’s university area
    Yesterday• Real Estate
    A rendering depicts the 61-unit Uptown Sky affordable housing development, scheduled to be completed in the fourth quarter of 2022 in Tampa.
  9. EXPLAINER: What are the COVID-19 rules for travelers entering the US?
    Yesterday• Health
    A COVID-19 test center operates inside the Tom Bradley International Terminal at Los Angeles International Airport on Dec. 1 in Los Angeles.
  10. South Florida developer eyes Tampa Bay with first project in Wesley Chapel
    Yesterday• Real Estate
    A satellite image of Wesley Chapel where the new luxury apartment community by Mast Capital is set to be built.
  11. Big Storm Brewing buys Bradenton’s Darwin Brewing
    Yesterday• Business
    Cans of Big Storm Brewing's Wavemaker Amber Ale flow through a conveyor system at the company's Clearwater brewing facility in 2018. The company has announced it has purchased Bradenton's Darwin Brewing for an undisclosed sum.
  12. Seminole Tribe suspends sports betting app after losing bid for court stay
    Dec. 4• Politics
    The Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Tampa is seen in April. The Seminole Tribe’s Hard Rock Sportsbook has stopped its Florida operation as a result of an appellate court ruling.
  13. US drugstores squeezed by vaccine demand, staff shortages
    Dec. 4• Health
    A sign is posted outside a CVS pharmacy on Thursday in Indianapolis. A rush of vaccine-seeking customers and staff shortages are squeezing drugstores around the country. That has led to frazzled workers and even temporary pharmacy closures.
  14. Court denies Seminole Tribe’s request for stay in Florida sports betting case
    Dec. 4• Politics
    The Seminole Tribe of Florida, which owns the Guitar Hotel near Hollywood, was dealt another blow Friday in its efforts to control online sports betting in Florida.
  15. Biden signs stopgap funding bill to keep government running
    Dec. 3• Nation & World
    Night falls at the Capitol in Washington on Thursday. President Joe Biden signed into law Friday the stopgap spending bill that will keep the federal government running through Feb. 18. The White House thanked congressional leaders for their work — they had defused a partisan standoff after Senate Republicans tried to hold off swift passage over federal vaccine mandates. Earlier Friday, Biden said it was worth praising bipartisanship, but “funding the government isn’t a great achievement, it’s the bare minimum of what needs to get done.”
  16. U.S. jobless rate sinks to 4.2% as many more people find jobs
    Dec. 3• Business
    A traveller wheels her baggage past a now hiring sign outside a bar and restaurant Saturday, Oct. 9, 2021, in Sioux Falls, S.D. America’s employers slowed the pace of their hiring in November, adding 210,000 jobs, the lowest monthly gain in nearly a year. Friday, Dec. 3 report from the Labor Department also showed that the nation's unemployment rate tumbled from 4.6% to 4.2% evidence that many more people reported that they had a job.
  17. Tampa cybersecurity company ReliaQuest hits $1 billion ‘unicorn’ status
    Dec. 3• Business
    Tampa's ReliaQuest will relocate its headquarters to the new Thousand and One office building in Tampa in 2022.
  18. Worker killed at Brooksville quarry while operating heavy machinery, deputies say
    Dec. 3• Breaking News
    A worker was killed Friday at the Cemex Brooksville Aggregates Quarry at 11430 Camp Mine Road in Brooksville.
  19. Why the GOP talking point about ‘government takeover’ of child care is wrong
    Dec. 3• Nation & World
    Allison Hornbeck, VPK teacher, on left, talks with Angelo Celormy, center, and Dennasia Parker, right, as they work through an exercise during a preschool class at the Lew Williams Center for Early Learning, 901 34th St. S, on Oct. 5 in St. Petersburg.
  20. Dear Penny: Are we stuck paying my husband’s friend’s student loan forever?
    Dec. 3• Business
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  21. 5 tips to help Tampa Bay seniors avoid scams this holiday season
    Dec. 3• Shopping
    Consumer watchdogs are warning of an uptick in holiday scams this season.
  22. So you want a new job? Here’s how to retrain
    Dec. 3• Business
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  23. House votes to avert shutdown, but quick Senate OK in doubt
    Dec. 2• Nation & World
    Night falls at the Capitol in Washington Thursday with the deadline to fund the government approaching. Republicans in the Senate are poised to stall a must-pass funding bill as they force a debate on rolling back the Biden administration's COVID-19 vaccine mandates for some workers.
  24. Florida transportation projects to get infusion of federal money
    Dec. 2• Business
    The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act will pump $16.7 billion into transportation projects across the state over the next five years.
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