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Florida requires financial ‘autopsies’ on property insurers that could help get to the bottom of the state's insurance crisis. But many state officials and trade groups didn't know they existed.
When Florida’s property insurers fail, few ask why
That and other lapses plague state oversight of the property insurance market as lawmakers prepare for a special session.
Average gas price in Florida hits $4.50
The average price of a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline in Florida reached $4.50 on Monday, and more price hikes could be coming.
Prices are expected to continue going up because of factors including higher demand during the summer driving season.
So how do you go from being an engineer to a Tampa Bay Ben & Jerry’s bigwig?
Franchise partners Eric Taylor, left, and Antonio McBroom, right, outside the Midtown Tampa Ben & Jerry’s when it was under construction in 2021. The childhood pals are part of a partnership that owns 10 stores in six states.
Eric Taylor and his partners are the first Black owners of Ben & Jerry’s Scoop Shops in Florida. Now the childhood pals-turned-30-somethings are building an ice cream empire while developing promising...
Tampa’s downtown waterfront is open except for this stretch. Why?
Gates secure the waterside area of Tampa's cruise ship Terminal 2, which is used about 30 days a year. Downtown boosters would love to see it open to the public when not being used by cruise ships.
Fans of downtown wonder if it’s possible to open up the least-used cruise ship terminal on the waterfront near the Riverwalk. The Port of Tampa is saying (mostly) no for security reasons.

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  1. Average gas price in Florida hits $4.50
    43 minutes ago• Business
    The average price of a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline in Florida reached $4.50 on Monday, and more price hikes could be coming.
  2. So how do you go from being an engineer to a Tampa Bay Ben & Jerry’s bigwig?
    4 hours ago• Business
    Franchise partners Eric Taylor, left, and Antonio McBroom, right, outside the Midtown Tampa Ben & Jerry’s when it was under construction in 2021. The childhood pals are part of a partnership that owns 10 stores in six states.
  3. When Florida’s property insurers fail, few ask why
    5 hours ago• Politics
    Florida requires financial ‘autopsies’ on property insurers that could help get to the bottom of the state's insurance crisis. But many state officials and trade groups didn't know they existed.
  5. 25 places to eat and drink near the beach in Tampa Bay
    5 hours ago• Food
    A surf and turf burger is served at The Helm, a new seafood market and restaurant in St. Pete Beach.
  6. White House says deal near to reopen baby formula plant
    Yesterday• Health
    President Joe Biden speaks in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington on Friday during an event to highlight state and local leaders who are investing American Rescue Plan funding.
  7. USF business dean chosen as president at University of North Florida
    Yesterday• Education
    Moez Limayem, longtime dean of USF's Muma College of Business, was selected as the University of North Florida's seventh president.
  8. Clearwater to put its natural gas utility on the market
    Yesterday• Clearwater
    Clearwater is one of 27 towns or cities in Florida that own a natural gas utility, and Clearwater Gas is the fourth-largest of the municipally owned systems.
  9. Michelin Guide to reveal which Florida restaurants will receive stars on June 9
    Yesterday• Food
    The new Michelin Guide Florida will be revealed on June 9 during a live ceremony. Rooster and the Till in Seminole Heights, shown above, is one of the Tampa restaurants that could be recognized by the elite guide.
  10. Rebuffed by Spirit, JetBlue goes hostile in takeover bid
    Yesterday• Business
    A JetBlue airplane is shown at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, March 16, 2017. JetBlue is going hostile in its bid for Spirit Airlines and asking shareholders of the low-cost carrier to reject a proposed $2.9 billion acquisition by Frontier Airlines. JetBlue is going straight to shareholders of the Florida airline in hopes of pushing its board to the negotiating table. Shares of spirit jumped 17% before the opening bell Monday, May 16, 2022.
  11. Tampa telecom firm Syniverse sells $750M minority stake
    Yesterday• Business
    Tampa telecommunications firm Syniverse has closed on a $750 million investment from San Francisco's Twilio, giving Twilio a minority stake in the company.
  12. First Home Bank in St. Petersburg changes name to BayFirst
    Yesterday• Business
    St. Petersbug's First Home Bank announced Monday it was changing its name to BayFirst.
  13. McDonald’s to sell its Russian business, try to keep workers
    Yesterday• Nation & World
    A McDonald's restaurant is seen in the center of Dmitrov, a Russian town north of Moscow, in 2014. McDonald’s says it's started the process of selling its Russian business, which includes 850 restaurants that employ 62,000 people.
  14. In U.S. hospitals, a drug mix-up is just a few keystrokes away
    May 14• Health
    Hospitals are not required to report most drug mix-ups, so many incidents go unreported.
  15. Baby formula shortage is a nightmare for Tampa Bay parents
    May 14• Health
    Dominique Dudley, 31, gives a 7-ounce filled bottle to her 6-month-old son Amir at their St. Petersburg home on Thursday. His mother switched from breastfeeding to baby formula in January because she wasn’t able to pump during the day due to work. But now Amir's parents and parents across the country are grappling with the national baby formula shortage.
  16. Ukrainian Pierogi Bar finds new St. Petersburg home
    May 14• St. Petersburg
    A staff worker hand rolls and fills pierogi at a house in St. Petersburg on March 2, 2022. Pierogi Bar is a Ukrainian cottage kitchen that will soon open its own restaurant on Central Avenue.
  17. Florida gas prices set another record high
    May 13• News
    Florida gas prices were above the national average, according AAA auto club, which cited a series of factors.
  18. Musk puts $44 billion deal to buy Twitter on hold
    May 13• Business
    CEO Elon Musk departs from the justice center in Wilmington, Del., on July 13, 2021.
  19. Lawsuit splits sellers of $28.5M apartment site key to Ybor redevelopment
    May 13• Business
    The Tampa Park Apartments site, shown here in February 2021, is at the center of a lawsuit involving the property's sale to Ybor City real estate investor Darryl Shaw for $28.5 million.
  20. ‘Good Morning America’ says these are some of Tampa’s best barbecue spots
    May 13• Food
    Two Tampa pitmasters faced off Friday during a segment of Good Morning America's "United States of BBQ" tour. (Shown above: A half rack of ribs from Betterway BBQ at 22 South, the food hall inside the historic Manhattan Casino in St. Petersburg).
  21. Sephora opens in Lutz and Lakeland Kohl’s stores
    May 13• Business
    Sephora at Kohl's opened in Lutz and Lakeland on Friday May 13, 2022.
  22. Tampa City Council heeds concerns from gated community, nixes hotel
    May 13• Tampa
    Harbour Island residents who live behind private gates successfully lobbied Tampa City Council Thursday to reject a proposed hotel at the gates of their residential neighborhood.
  23. Senate confirms Powell for 2nd term as Fed fights inflation
    May 12• Business
    Federal Reserve Board Chair Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference at the Federal Reserve on May 4 in Washington. The Senate on Thursday confirmed Powell to serve a second four-year term as Federal Reserve chair.
  24. Hillsborough, Pinellas report best-ever tourism numbers
    May 12• Business
    Hillsborough County reported surpassing $7 million in monthly tourist tax collections for March. It was the third consecutive month, the county tourism agency reported a new benchmark in tourist taxes - a 6 percent levy on overnight accommodations.
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