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A roadside banner beckons potential employees outside Channel Control Merchants LLC, an extreme value retailer and exporter of brand sensitive secondary market inventories, in Hattiesburg, Miss., on March 27.
US adds 916,000 jobs in March as economy strengthens
The increase — the most since August — was nearly double February’s gain of 468,000.

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  1. Hillsborough judge says he will consider sales tax refund options
    Yesterday• Hillsborough
    Mailers promoted the one percent sales tax for Hillsborough Count transportation projects. Voters approved the sales tax referendum by a 57-43 margin in November 2018. This week a judge's order says he will retain the authority to help devise a refund of the tax. TIMES (2018)
  2. Tampa Electric files for 19 percent rate hike
    Yesterday• Business
    Tampa Electric Co. asked for a 19 percent rate hike for the coming year. Pictured is the company's headquarters in 2017. | [Times (2017)]
  3. 3M sues Tampa Bay company over sale of fake N95 masks
    Yesterday• Health
    This December 2020 image provided by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement shows a counterfeit N95 surgical mask.
  5. Craft brewing company to open new restaurant at old Melting Pot location
    Yesterday• Business
    Mad Beach Craft Brewing Co. will be opening a new restaurant on 4th Street North at the old Melting Pot location.
  6. Amazon secures enough votes to block union effort
    Yesterday• Business
    Amazon has secured enough votes to block a union effort at a warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama, proving the might of the online shopping giant and cutting off a path that labor activists had hoped would lead to similar efforts throughout the company and beyond.
  7. Avengers Campus opening in California, but no Marvel park for Florida’s Disney
    Yesterday• Life & Culture
    Disneyland's new Avengers Campus will debut on June 4, nearly a year after originally planned.
  8. If you need to find tax help, try DIY first
    Yesterday• Business
    FILE - This April 2017, file photo provided by NerdWallet shows Liz Weston, a columnist for personal finance website NerdWallet.com. (NerdWallet via AP, File)
  9. Tampa City Council gives initial approval for apartments next to chlorine plant
    Yesterday• Tampa
    Aerial view of Rattlesnake Point showing a chlorine plant near residential areas on Wednesday, March 10, 2021 in Tampa.
  10. St. Petersburg residents weigh in on finalist Trop proposals
    Yesterday• Business
    Bella Salla of St. Petersburg submits a comment card during the public comment session for city residents to weigh in on the four finalist proposals for the Tropicana Field redevelopment project at the Coliseum on Wednesday, April 7, 2021.
  11. Spring cleaning, Tampa Bay? Here are some donation options with impact
    Yesterday• Business
    Hilda Trammer sorts through new donations at the CASA Community Thrift Store, 1011 1st Ave N, St. Petersburg.
  12. Southwest Airlines is bringing back 2,700 flight attendants in time for summer travel
    Yesterday• Business
    Passengers wait to board a Southwest Airlines flight at Dallas Love Field on Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021. Dallas-based Southwest Airlines, which confirmed earlier this week it was bringing back 209 pilots, said Thursday that it will bring back 2,700 flight attendants on June 1, just as the summer flying season starts.
  13. Piney Point wastewater releases to Tampa Bay slow substantially, state says
    Yesterday• Environment
    Effluent flows from a pipe into a drainage ditch at Port Manatee South Gate on Tuesday across from the old Piney Point phosphate plant property.
  14. George Romero, son of ‘Living Dead’ creator, wants to build a Tampa film studio
    Apr. 8• Movies
    Filmmaker George C. Romero, son of "Night of the Living Dead" creator, wants to build a film studio in Tampa.
  15. Will travel costs change as vaccines roll out?
    Apr. 8• Business
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  16. Biden open to compromise on infrastructure, but not inaction
    Apr. 8• News
    President Joe Biden speaks during an event on the American Jobs Plan in the South Court Auditorium on the White House campus, Wednesday, April 7, 2021, in Washington.
  17. Piney Point releases to Tampa Bay rise above 170 million gallons
    Apr. 7• Environment
    Effluent flows from a pipe into a drainage ditch at Port Manatee South Gate on Tuesday, April 6, 2021.
  18. Hillsborough Commission tosses life jacket to ferry plan
    Apr. 7• Transportation
    The Cross Bay Ferry, Provincetown III leaves the Vinoy Yacht Basin in January 2019. Hillsborough County commissioners agreed Wednesday to try to negotiate an extension to the seasonal service that is scheduled to end this year.
  19. Piney Point evacuation: Does your insurance cover that?
    Apr. 7• Business
    For residents and business owners evacuated because of the Piney Point leak, insurance may help pay some of the displacement costs. Pictured is effluent flowing from a pipe into a drainage ditch at Port Manatee South Gate on Tuesday. | [Douglas R. Clifford | Times]
  20. Universal will open Jurassic World VelociCoaster in June
    Apr. 7• Life & Culture
    Jurassic World Velocicoaster, the new attraction in Jurassic Park at Islands of Adventure, will open June 10.
  21. Can you still buy a used rental car at a bargain?
    Apr. 7• Business
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  22. Florida’s property insurance market is ailing. There is no quick fix.
    Apr. 7• Business
    Year end financial data shows the state's property insurance industry ended 2020 in distress. Shown are rooftops in Fishhawk Ranch in quickly growing southern Hillsborough County. [Dirk Shadd | Times]
  23. St. Petersburg historic church-turned-home set to sell for $1.3 million
    Apr. 7• Real Estate
    The historic home is located at 801 28th Ave. N.
  24. Carnival Cruise Line cancels June sailings, holds off vaccine stance
    Apr. 7• News
    The CDC gave lines instructions on moving forward on the initial steps of a 74-point plan to return to business from U.S. ports, but held off detailing when cruise lines could perform the simulated voyages with volunteer passengers, a required step before any ship gets the OK to sail with paying customers.
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