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Tampa International Airport CEO Joe Lopano speaks during a groundbreaking ceremony for a 110,000-square-foot hangar and office space at the Sheltair Aviation campus in Tampa on Thursday.
Tampa International Airport breaks ground on $25 million hangar, office
Sheltair Aviation’s expansion will target the booming private jet industry.
Raymond James Financial acquiring TriState Capital in $1.1 billion deal
St. Petersburg's Raymond James Financial has announced plans to acquire Pennsylvania's TriState Capital Holdings in a deal worth $1.1 billion.
The deal is expected to close in 2022.
Clearwater’s KnowBe4 reaches $80 million deal to acquire SecurityAdvisor
KnowBe4, headquartered in Clearwater, has announced plans to purchase SecurityAdvisor for $80 million.
The cybersecurity training firms are expected to merge by the end of the year.
Tampa lawyer forges his own path, ‘trying to impact change where you can’
Attorney Cory Person outside the the George E. Edgecomb Courthouse in Tampa.
A conversation with Cory Person, president of the Hillsborough County Bar Association, about lawyering and the turns a life can take.

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  1. US unemployment claims fall to new pandemic low of 290,000
    25 minutes ago• Business
    A hiring sign is displayed at a furniture store window on Sept. 17 in Downers Grove, Ill. Unemployment claims dropped 6,000 to 290,000 last week, the third straight drop, the Labor Department said Thursday,. That’s the fewest people to apply for benefits since March 14, 2020, when the pandemic intensified. [Nam Y. Huh | Associated Press]
  2. Tampa International Airport breaks ground on $25 million hangar, office
    39 minutes ago• Business
    Tampa International Airport CEO Joe Lopano speaks during a groundbreaking ceremony for a 110,000-square-foot hangar and office space at the Sheltair Aviation campus in Tampa on Thursday.
  3. 5 questions for John Morgan on law firm’s jingle contest
    4 hours ago• Business
    John Morgan, head of Morgan & Morgan, shown in his offices in downtown Orlando. His career started with the Yellow Pages and billboards in the early ‘80s. Now his firm is offering $100,000 to the winner of an advertising jingle contest.
  5. Clearwater’s KnowBe4 reaches $80 million deal to acquire SecurityAdvisor
    Earlier today• Business
    KnowBe4, headquartered in Clearwater, has announced plans to purchase SecurityAdvisor for $80 million.
  6. DeSantis plans to call a special legislative session on vaccine mandates
    Earlier today• Politics
    Gov. Ron DeSantis says he will call a November special session to pass several measures related to vaccine mandates.
  7. Trump plans to regain social media presence with new company Truth Social
    Earlier today• Nation & World
    Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced a deal that would enable him to regain a social media presence after he was kicked off Twitter Inc. and Facebook Inc. platforms.
  8. How to fix an overdrawn bank account
    Earlier today• Business
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  9. Tampa airport sets express curbside check-in for flyers without checked bags
    Earlier today• Business
    This rendering shows the interior of Tampa International Airport's Blue Express Curbside check-in area, which will be open to travelers without checked bags on Nov. 16.
  10. Tampa lawyer forges his own path, ‘trying to impact change where you can’
    Earlier today• Business
    Attorney Cory Person outside the the George E. Edgecomb Courthouse in Tampa.
  11. Raymond James Financial acquiring TriState Capital in $1.1 billion deal
    Yesterday• Business
    St. Petersburg's Raymond James Financial has announced plans to acquire Pennsylvania's TriState Capital Holdings in a deal worth $1.1 billion.
  12. Hillsborough commissioner seeks expedited building inspection rules
    Yesterday• Hillsborough
    Rescue workers work in the rubble at the Champlain Towers South Condo in Surfside in this June 25, file photo. A Hillsborough County commissioner asked for a local building recertification program in the aftermath of the collapse.
  13. Settlement clears way for SunWest Harbourtowne resort in Pasco
    Yesterday• Pasco
    The proposed development of SunWest Harbourtowne resort in northwest Pasco County, on what has been a working lime rock mine, could be advancing after owners reached a settlement agreement of their court fight over control of company that owns the land. TIMES [2005]
  14. As Bitcoin goes mainstream, Wall Street looks to cash in
    Yesterday• Business
    This May 12, 2021, file photo shows an advertisement for the cryptocurrency Bitcoin displayed on a tram in Hong Kong. Cryptocurrencies have surged to nearly $2.5 trillion in total value, rivaling the size of G7 economies like Canada’s and Italy’s, with more than 200 million users. At that size, it’s simply too large for the financial establishment to ignore. Firms that cater to the world’s wealthiest families are increasingly putting some of their fortunes into crypto. Hedge funds are trading Bitcoin, which has big-name banks starting to offer them services around it. And in the latest milestone for the industry, an easy-to-trade fund tied to Bitcoin began trading on Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2021.
  15. Hey, Tampa Bay, spare a dime (quarter, nickel, penny) for the coin shortage?
    Yesterday• Business
    Coins in a change machine at Oasis Laundromat in Plant City. Some retailers say they're seeing a shortage.
  16. Tampa Bay businesses, that bill for workplace posters might just be a scam
    Oct. 19• Business
    Workplace posters like this one from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration are free to businesses.
  17. GameStop mania severely tested market system, regulator says
    Oct. 19• Business
    In this Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021, file photo, a GameStop sign is seen above a store, in Urbandale, Iowa. The U.S. stock market certainly shook when hundreds of thousands of regular people suddenly piled into GameStop earlier in 2021, driving its price to heights that shocked professional investors, but it didn't break.
  18. Tampa port pitches incentives to lure cargo stuck in supply chain logjam
    Oct. 19• Business
    In recent years, Port Tampa Bay has expanded its cranes and other container services in attempts to boost its container business. With container ships backing up off major ports on both coasts, leading to a supply chain logjam, Port Tampa Bay and other Florida ports are making a pitch for companies to start sending more of their cargo business to Florida.
  19. Best Buy, Target will offer early holiday sales, close on Thanksgiving
    Oct. 18• Business
    Best Buy announced this week that its first holiday promotions will begin next week. The electronics retailer also said the traditional larger Black Friday sale will begin Nov. 19 instead of the day after Thanksgiving.
  20. US factory output falls in fresh supply chain warning
    Oct. 18• Business
    Crews work around the clock at the new Amazon robotic fulfillment center currently under construction on Thursday, Sept. 30, 2021 in Temple Terrace.
  21. Unhappy with prices, ranchers look to build own meat plants
    Oct. 18• Business
    In this June 10, 2020 file photo, cattle occupy a feedlot in Columbus, Neb. Frustrated with persistently low prices, ranchers and others in the beef industry are moving to reverse decades of consolidation and planning to open new slaughterhouses. The plants will be smaller than those owned by the four beef company giants that now slaughter over 80 percent of the nation's cattle. That has led to some skepticism about whether the new plants will succeed.
  22. Florida task force makes recommendations on condo safety
    Oct. 18• Business
    The partially collapsed Champlain Towers South condo in Surfside on June 24. Champlain Towers was 40 years old and in need of major repairs when it collapsed. It’s led to officials looking at the need to ensure other aging structures are safe.
  23. At least 13 auto safety rules are years overdue
    Oct. 18• Business
    In this Oct. 12 photo, David and Wendy Mills, parents of Kailee Mills who was killed four years ago in an automobile accident when riding in the back seat without a seat belt, with a photo of their daughter at their home in Spring, Texas.
  24. Here’s why the supply chain is a mess — and will be for a while
    Oct. 17• Business
    Workers load and unload containers Oct. 13 at the Evergreen terminal in the Port of Los Angeles.
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