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Submit a company name at tampabay.com/nominate. You can call as well at (727) 498-5578. The deadline is Nov. 3.
Tampa Bay Times Top Workplaces deadline extended
The deadline to nominate your employer is Nov. 3.
Ybor City Gas Worx signs its first office lease
A rendering of the office building that Grow Financial Federal Credit Union is set to move its headquarters into at the Gas Worx development in 2026.
A new headquarters for Grow Financial marks a major step for the Tampa development project.
Tampa Bay home sales have slowed. Is now a good time to buy?
A for sale sign sits in front of a house on Sunday, June 12, 2022 in Pinellas Park.
Mortgage rates and home prices are still going up
St. Pete Beach cafe is closing after 10 years. Is Starbucks the reason?
Meryl Roy of St. Pete Beach leaves Cafe’ Soleil French Bakery & Deli with a fresh iced coffee and pastries on Thursday at the Dolphin Village shopping plaza at St. Pete Beach.
Café Soleil hopes to find a new location after alleging the landlord is pushing them out for having a menu that competes with the coffee chain.

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  1. Tampa Bay Times Top Workplaces deadline extended
    10 minutes ago• Business
    Submit a company name at tampabay.com/nominate. You can call as well at (727) 498-5578. The deadline is Nov. 3.
  2. Ybor City Gas Worx signs its first office lease
    45 minutes ago• Tampa
    A rendering of the office building that Grow Financial Federal Credit Union is set to move its headquarters into at the Gas Worx development in 2026.
  3. West Tampa cigar factory to become a hotel
    Earlier today• History
    The construction site of the former Balbin Brothers Cigar Factory which is being converted into a hotel in Tampa.
  5. Zephyrhills jumps in on its new marketing plan
    Earlier today• Pasco
    The city of Zephyrhills is working with North Star Place Branding to establish a new identity. This week, the City Council got a look at the branding and logo ideas suggested.
  6. Downtown St. Pete’s Hofbrauhaus building to become golf simulator lounge
    Yesterday• Entertainment
    Hofbrauhaus, the now-closed German beer hall in downtown St. Petersburg, will become a GolfSuites City Club, an indoor golf simulator lounge, bar and restaurant. Plans are to open in mid-2024
  7. Here are the best Tampa Bay Halloween events, from fun to frights
    Yesterday• Life & Culture
    A punk vampire at Universal Studios' Halloween Horror Nights in 2018 is the kind of roving scare actor that draws thousands of Halloween fans to the Orlando theme park every fall.
  8. Toni Says: What changes can I make during Medicare’s annual enrollment period?
    Yesterday• Health
    Which Medicare option is right for you depends on your health and financial situation. You may be someone who has a history of serious health issues requiring expensive brand name prescription drugs or who goes to the doctor once a year for a physical and takes inexpensive generics.
  9. Tampa Bay home sales have slowed. Is now a good time to buy?
    Yesterday• Real Estate
    A for sale sign sits in front of a house on Sunday, June 12, 2022 in Pinellas Park.
  10. Group asks Florida Supreme Court to halt state’s sports betting deal
    Yesterday• Politics
    The Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, on Thursday, April 22, 2021, at 5223 Orient Road, in Tampa.
  11. Rays fans, here’s where to get parties and yard signs in Tampa Bay this weekend
    Yesterday• Entertainment
    Raymond waves a flag after the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Boston Red Sox 4-3 at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg on Sept. 6. The team will be giving out yard signs and car flags and other swag this weekend to gear up for the post season.
  12. Amazon sued by FTC, 17 states over allegations it inflates online prices, overcharges sellers
    Yesterday• Business
    FILE - An Amazon company logo marks the facade of a building in Schoenefeld near Berlin, March 18, 2022. The Federal Trade Commission and 17 state attorney generals filed an antitrust lawsuit against Amazon on Tuesday, alleging the e-commerce behemoth uses its position in the marketplace to inflate prices on other platforms, overcharge sellers and stifle competition.
  13. Some Tampa Bay fall festivals canceled due to labor, migrant worker shortage
    Yesterday• Entertainment
    Rides light up the night at the 2012 festival at St. Paul's Catholic Church in St. Petersburg. The festival has been going on for more than 40 years but had to cancel this year.
  14. Tampa trolley to remain free of charge for riders
    Sept. 25• Transportation
    Connie Cosme, 57, of Carrollwood, adjusts the trolley pole on a streetcar on Monday, Oct. 17, 2022, in Tampa. Cosme has worked for the TECO Line Streetcar System since its inception. A new grant will keep the trolley free for riders for the coming year.
  15. ‘Sudden severe turbulence’ on JetBlue flight to Florida injures 8
    Sept. 25• Florida
    A JetBlue flight from Ecuador to Fort Lauderdale hit extreme turbulence while landing in Florida on Monday, injuring seven passengers and a crew member, the airline said in a statement. This photo shows a JetBlue airplane at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York in 2017.
  16. For the Rays, St. Petersburg never seemed like the answer. What changed?
    Sept. 24• St. Petersburg
    Raymond wears a “We are St. Pete” shirt before St. Petersburg Mayor Ken Welch throws the ceremonial first pitch before the Tampa Bay Rays-Los Angeles Angels game at Tropicana Field on Wednesday.
  17. Florida’s minimum wage is set to increase this month
    Sept. 23• Politics
    The Fight for $15 campaign hosted a rally outside of St. Petersburg City Hall in November 2016 and called for a hike in minimum wage.
  18. Hurricane Idalia caused Florida agriculture losses between $78M and $371M, per estimate
    Sept. 23• Hurricane
    A road cuts through a flooded area south of Perry, Fla., following the passage of Hurricane Idalia, on Aug. 30, 2023. Florida agriculture losses from Hurricane Idalia are estimated at between $78 million and $371 million, with producers also suffering widespread damage to such infrastructure as irrigation rigs and fences.
  19. What a ‘climate insurance bubble’ could mean for Florida prices
    Sept. 23• Business
    Aerial footage shows a partially submerged home in October 2022, the result of Hurricane Ian, a Category 4 storm.
  20. Yes, you can get a burger and fries for less than $78 at Newark airport | Fact check
    Sept. 23• Business
    A delayed traveler sleeps on the floor near the United Airlines ticket desk at Terminal C in Newark International Airport in Newark, N.J., on June 28.
  21. New Rays stadium will add 1,200 affordable housing units. Is it enough?
    Sept. 23• Business
    This artists rendering provided by Hines shows a new stadium for the Tampa Bay Rays in the Historic Gas Plant District in St. Petersburg. The playoff-bound Tampa Bay Rays put the finishing touches Tuesday on plans for a new 30,000-seat ballpark in St. Petersburg as part of a $6.5 billion development project that includes affordable housing, retail, bars and restaurants and a Black history museum.
  22. St. Pete Beach cafe is closing after 10 years. Is Starbucks the reason?
    Sept. 23• Business
    Meryl Roy of St. Pete Beach leaves Cafe’ Soleil French Bakery & Deli with a fresh iced coffee and pastries on Thursday at the Dolphin Village shopping plaza at St. Pete Beach.
  23. Part of Tyrone Square Mall sells for $37.8M
    Sept. 22• Business
    Hitchcock's Green Market at Tyrone Square Mall on July 30, 2020, in St. Petersburg. The grocery store closed in 2022, and the space could soon become an Aldi's. Seritage Growth Properties sold its stake in the mall Thursday.
  24. Amazon rolling out ads for Prime Video, will charge monthly fee to go ad-free
    Sept. 22• Business
    Amazon's Prime Video streaming app on an iPad is seen in Baltimore on March 19, 2018. Amazon says that it will start charging $2.99 per month in order for users in the U.S. to watch Prime Video shows and movies ad-free starting in early 2024.
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