Tampa's SRI Surgical came closer to posting a quarterly profit as the company restructured its finances. ...more

November 5, 2008

Credit rating agency A.M. Best Co. raised a warning about Florida's Hurricane Catastrophe Fund on Wednesday, saying the fund would run into difficulty raising new capital in the event of a major hurricane hitting the state. ...more

October 16, 2008

In response to reader interest, The Tampa Tribune has reintroduced a stand-alone Business & Money section on Sundays. We've added features to make your time with the section worthwhile: ...more

October 12, 2008

$23 Billion Candy Monster Mars Inc. closed a $23 billion deal Monday to purchase chewing-gum company Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co. to become the world's largest candy maker. At the end of Monday, Wrigley's stock ceased trading publicly. Wrigley shareholders will receive $80 for each share after they approved the deal last month. ...more

October 7, 2008

Verizon Communications Inc. will end a pilot customer service program designed to give customers one person as a contact to help resolve billing or other issues, company officials confirmed Friday. ...more

September 27, 2008

The downturn in the economy continues to take a toll on the recreational vehicle market. ...more

September 4, 2008

Despite a tough economy, Clearwater technology distributor Tech Data Corp. posted another quarter of growing sales and profits. ...more

August 22, 2008

Cox Enterprises Inc. plans to sell its Austin, Texas, newspaper and several other smaller papers, reducing the company's portfolio of advertising-supported media properties. The company said it also will sell its Valpak direct coupon mailing business, which recently built one of Florida's largest factories, a $220 million factory in St. Petersburg that produces 45 million of the company's iconic blue envelopes a month. ...more

August 13, 2008

As a fiery crash left long lines of motorists stuck on I-75 Wednesday, others were alerted about the problem and could zip around the road blockage hassle free. ...more

June 6, 2008

TAMPA -- Before Deputy Charlette Marshall-Jones became infamous for dumping a prisoner from his wheelchair at Orient Road Jail, she appeared in a Tampa Tribune video explaining the booking process at the jail to reporter Richard Mullins. ...more

February 19, 2008