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Samira Kraziem is a senior project manager for Suffolk Construction.
How one Florida woman broke into the male-dominated world of construction
Samira Kraziem started out as a receptionist. Now she’s a senior project manager.
This Tampa Bay business has helped thousands of employees get back to work
Sherri Tillman, an account manager, works at her desk at ReEmployAbility on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023, in Brandon.
The company links injured workers up with local non-profits.
At the Lightning, Stanley Cup rings aren’t just for players
Susan Danielik, the Tampa Bay Lightning's director of training and experience, receives assistance from ThunderBug during a learn-to-skate session at Amalie Arena on Feb. 22. Skating classes are one of the many perks available to employees of the Tampa Bay Lightning, one of the Tampa Bay Times' Top Workplaces of 2022.
Working behind the scenes for a championship NHL team brings long hours, but plenty of unexpected perks.
They prepare Tampa’s Florida State Fair, and hundreds more parties after that
The Florida State Fair is an annual tradition that's been around for more than a century.
From boat shows to tattoo fests, no work day is the same, say employees of the Florida State Fair Authority.

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  1. Florida utility bills could rise to pay for new natural gas technology
    2 hours ago• Politics
    A burner on a stove emits blue flames from natural gas. A Florida bill would create incentives for the development of renewable natural gas.
  2. Disney stripped power of board before DeSantis takeover, new board says
    4 hours ago• Politics
    The entrance to the headquarters of what was then called the Reedy Creek Improvement District in Lake Buena Vista, on Jan. 25, 2023. Gov. Ron DeSantis and Florida legislators renamed the special district and gave DeSantis the power to appoint the board’s members.
  3. Judge stepping down from Florida Supreme Court becoming Citizens general counsel
    Earlier today• Politics
    Florida Supreme Court Justice Ricky Polston is resigning and will soon become general counsel for Citizens Property Insurance.
  5. DeSantis signs $711 million affordable housing plan
    Earlier today• Politics
    “As demand is high to move to a place like Florida, it makes it more challenging for folks to be able to afford,” Gov. Ron DeSantis said during a bill-signing event Wednesday in Naples. “I think this is the biggest effort that’s ever been done in the history of Florida.”
  6. Residents of historically Black Florida town sue to stop land sale
    Earlier today• Business
    Eatonville is perhaps best known through the work of Harlem Renaissance author Zora Neale Hurston.
  7. How one Florida woman broke into the male-dominated world of construction
    Earlier today• Real Estate
    Samira Kraziem is a senior project manager for Suffolk Construction.
  8. Should I apply for Social Security Disability while receiving Medicaid?
    Yesterday• Business
    With Original Medicare, the Medicare recipient can make as much money as needed and not lose medical benefits, unlike Medicaid benefits which you can lose if you make too much money.
  9. Sponsor of Florida defamation bill says he’ll make changes amid outcry
    Mar. 27• Politics
    Rep. Alex Andrade, R-Pensacola, said he intends to propose modifications to his bill that would make it easier to sue over defamation claims.
  10. Florida House panel OKs bill to increase maximum interest rate on consumer loans
    Mar. 27• Politics
    Under current law, consumer-finance loan companies can charge 30 percent annual interest on the first $3,000 of principal amounts, 24 percent on amounts between $3,000 and $4,000 and 18 percent on amounts between $4,000 and $25,000. Florida lawmakers' new bill would set an across-the-board maximum 36 percent rate.
  11. Calida, a new restaurant and wine bar with a global focus, opens in St. Petersburg
    Mar. 27• Food
    Calida, a new wine bar and restaurant, is now open in St. Petersburg's Crescent Heights neighborhood.
  12. Tampa Bay tiny home village offers buyers a ‘piece of heaven.’ What’s the cost?
    Mar. 27• Real Estate
    Wisconsin-based company, Escape, is building 23 tiny homes in Thonotosassa.
  13. Lawyer once helped debt-ridden owners hang on to homes. Now he helps cities take them away.
    Mar. 26• News
    Matt Weidner in downtown St. Petersburg.
  14. Tampa International Airport breaks daily passenger record
    Mar. 26• Business
    Passengers go through security gates to board the tram to their gate at Tampa International Airport on Thursday, March 9, 2023, in Tampa.
  15. Banning TikTok app won’t end threat in US, experts say
    Mar. 25• Nation & World
    People calling for the banning of TikTok, the hugely popular video-sharing app, attend a news conference at the Capitol in Washington on Thursday.
  16. Florida has an affordable housing crisis. Will new legislation fix it?
    Mar. 24• Politics
    Blue Sky Communities and elected officials celebrate the groundbreaking of SkyWay Lofts, which was slated to have 65 apartments for low-income families, on Sept. 16, 2020.
  17. From Tom Brady to Warren Buffett, here’s who inspires Tampa Bay’s top CEOs
    Mar. 24• Business
    Left to right: Willy Nunn, the CEO of Tampa's Homes by WestBay and Casa Fresca Homes; Thomas Feindt, the CEO of Tampa's Grow Financial Credit Union; and John Connolly, the CEO of St. Petersburg's NAC Group, were among the business leaders singled out for their leadership in the 2023 Tampa Bay Times Top Workplaces survey.
  18. Here’s how the Top Workplaces are determined
    Mar. 24• Business
    This is the 14th year the Tampa Bay Times has partnered with Energage, an employee survey company based in Exton, Pa., to celebrate exceptional workplaces.
  19. Here are the Top 100 Tampa Bay Workplaces of 2023
    Mar. 24• Business
    Tampa Bay Times Top Workplaces 2023.
  20. How St. Petersburg SEO company Hoth builds culture with a “living” document
    Mar. 24• Business
    The angry monster mascot at The Hoth, a SEO marketing company, Monday, March 13, 2023 in St. Petersburg.
  21. This Tampa Bay business has helped thousands of employees get back to work
    Mar. 24• Business
    Sherri Tillman, an account manager, works at her desk at ReEmployAbility on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023, in Brandon.
  22. Inflation. Hybrid work. AI: Tampa Bay employers face a sea of change in 2023
    Mar. 24• Business
    She Bien, a legal assistant, enjoys a lunch break at Lykes Gaslight Park on Monday, August 1, 2022, in downtown Tampa. Bien said employees at her office returned to working five days at the office in March.
  23. Companies must carefully implement, and measure, a return to office life
    Mar. 24• Business
    Regardless of size, employers will likely curtail some freedoms workers gained during the pandemic.
  24. Ignore employee burnout at your own peril
    Mar. 24• Business
    Tampa Bay Times Top Workplaces 2023.
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