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A Tampa man has been arrested and charged with 14 counts of aiding in preparation and filing of false tax returns.

Winner: WWE star and philanthropist Titus O’Neil appointed to the Florida State Fair Authority’s board of directors. Loser: Stu Sternberg.

St. Petersburg’s Bayfront Hospital Thursday named Sarah D. Gilbert as its new chief operating officer and assistant vice president.

Hillsborough County Clerk and Comptroller Cindy Stuart has announced the reopening of the Brandon Regional Service Center, which has been closed since March 2020.

Tampa General Hospital and USF Health teamed up in 2020 to become Florida’s leading academic medical center.

Shumaker’s Management Committee has reelected Thomas Dillon as Chair and Jennifer Compton as Vice Chair.

Pasco County will soon be home to one of Amazon’s most advanced facilities, as the ecommerce giant plans to build a 500,000-square-foot robotic sortation center.

Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried has announced the appointment of Thaddeus Bullard, better known by his stage name as WWE Global Ambassador Titus O’Neil, to the Florida State Fair Authority’s board of directors.

Hillsborough State Attorney Andrew Warren has announced attorney Theresa Jean-Pierre Coy will serve as Supervising Attorney for the office’s Conviction Review Unit.

Winner: Tampa Tarpons’ history-making manager Rachel Balkovec. Loser: Pinellas pedestrians and bicyclists.

The Florida Aquarium is mourning the loss of its founder, Bill Crown, who died Jan.12.

It’s that time again for the Google Year in Search – here are a few takeaways for the business community.

The owner of a Tampa trailer park is being sued after tenants say he tried saddling them with fees and threatening eviction.

Tampa General wasted no time in checking off its New Year’s resolutions. The leading nonprofit medical center announced this week an expanded network of radiology services.

The Pasco County Tax Collector’s Office has announced it raised $3,800 in donations on behalf of local nonprofit AmSkills, as the office’s November charity of the month.

Is your website working for you? Do you know it could work harder, but don’t know exactly what changes to make to improve it? Google Analytics is a great tool to find out how successful your website is at promoting your business.

Tampa Bay residents will soon have to dial a three-digit area code in order to make local calls because of the growing demand for new phone numbers in the area, the Florida Public Service Commission announced.

Paul Tash, the Tampa Bay Times’ longest-serving CEO, announced his retirement from the paper last week, selecting Times Publishing Co. President Conan Gallaty as his successor.

Shumaker has appointed Mike Taaffe, to serve as chair of their Financial Services Business Sector, where he will lead and service national clients.

Janelle Irwin Taylor, who served the last few years as a senior editor at Florida Politics, is stepping away from journalism to run communications for newly sworn-in St. Petersburg Mayor Ken Welch.

Corcoran Partners has selected Helen Levine to lead the firm’s newest and fourth Florida office in St. Petersburg.

Winner: Publix, which announced paid parental leave for employees. Loser: Manatees, which died at record numbers in 2021.

Former Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn is now a partner at Shumaker Advisors Florida.

Arctos Sports Partners will be the new minority investor for the Tampa Bay Lightning, owner Jeff Vinik announced this week.

Both full- and part-time Publix workers will be eligible for paid parental leave if they welcome children in 2022.

U.S. Rep. Gus Bilirakis is celebrating the U.S. Air Force’s recent decision to select MacDill Air Force Base as its home base for 24 new KC-46 Pegasus tankers. 

The Crisis Center of Tampa Bay is opening its second rape crisis location in Hillsborough County in August at the Hillsborough County South Shore Community Resource Center.

Get up close with Florida’s favorite sea cows at the TECO Manatee Viewing Center, which is back open after 18 months of closure.

Sen. Lauren Book’s namesake charity, Lauren’s Kids – which helps survivors of childhood sexual abuse – won a Suncoast Regional Emmy Award for its videos helping parents and kids identify and avoid child predators.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released a new guide on elder financial abuse this week.