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Phil AmmannApril 18, 2016

Local Amazon customers could soon enjoy one- and two-hour delivery service, as the online retailer launches Prime Now in the Tampa Bay area. As first reported by Ashley Gurbal Kritzer of the Tampa Bay Business Journal, Amazon is leasing about 30,000 square feet of warehouse space center off Adamo Drive and is currently providing orientation […]

Phil AmmannApril 18, 2016

With a tip of the hat to LobbyTools, here are the latest movements – both on and off – of the legislative merry-go-round. Off: John Hinchee has stepped down as legislative assistant for Longwood Republican Rep. Scott Plakon. On: Jervonte Edmonds will be Plakon’s new assistant. Off: Bryan Roberts is no longer district secretary for Opa […]

Phil AmmannApril 17, 2016

Today’s children are tomorrow’s leaders and influencers. We must equip them with the tools they need to be successful. This includes knowledge about money, credit, debt and investments. Understanding how money works is the cornerstone of financial stability and success. It is critical to the future of our economy that our children be financially literate […]

Phil AmmannApril 17, 2016

Then there was one. Maybe. Facing an expiring lease and the outsourcing of its printing operations to rival Tampa Bay Times, the Tampa Tribune may be coming up for sale. In a recent report, Noah Pransky of WTSP suggests that the 121-year-old daily could be sold, even though its Los Angeles-based owner has not been […]

Phil AmmannApril 17, 2016

A roundup of Sunday editorials from Florida’s leading newspapers: Tampa Bay Times — Diners deserve the truth about ingredients The public has a right to expect restaurateurs to be honest about the food they serve. But increasingly, amid the trendy farm-to-table movement, deception is what’s for dinner. Several bay area restaurants advertise locally grown or […]

Phil AmmannApril 12, 2016

Amendment 1 was put on the ballot with more than a million signatures gathered in just five months, and it enjoys the support of 73 percent of Florida voters, with strong support from every demographic, geographic and political subgroup of voters. The reason for this strong support is clear. Amendment 1 ensures that Floridians will […]

Phil AmmannApril 11, 2016

Earlier this month I stood in breathless awe, witnessing a “miracle” of modern technology – a wild-running Elwha River in northwestern Washington State. I consider it a wonder because just 10 years ago the Elwha was a river in trouble. Dammed in two places in the early 1900s for hydroelectric power generation, the river had […]

Phil AmmannApril 11, 2016

With a tip of the hat to LobbyTools, here are the latest movements – both on and off – of the legislative merry-go-round. Off: Amanda Cogan has stepped down as district secretary for Shalimar Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz. On: Lisa Goodson is Gaetz’s new district secretary. Off and on: Kevin Reilly has left the job of deputy staff director […]

Phil AmmannApril 10, 2016

A roundup of Sunday editorials from Florida’s leading newspapers: Tampa Bay Times — Rethinking Florida’s job recruitment efforts Shelling out millions in public money to private corporations was never a novel, responsible or sustainable strategy for creating jobs in the Sunshine State. That’s why the Florida Legislature’s decision not to spend any money over the […]

Phil AmmannApril 6, 2016

Six years ago this month, in a modest office space leased by a Florida businessman named Rick Scott, I had the chance to ask the future governor several probing questions about his political views that any reporter would relish. But I wasn’t a reporter. I was helping Scott prepare messaging points for the launch of […]

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Amazon to launch Prime Now one, two-hour delivery service in Tampa Bay area

Latest on the legislative staffing merry-go-round

Drew J. Breakspear: Empower our youth with smart financial habits

Questions raised on possible Tampa Trib sale

A roundup of Sunday editorials from Florida’s leading newspapers

Jim Kallinger and Dick Batchelor: Vote ‘Yes on 1 for the Sun’

Leslie Poole: Florida needs to remove the damn dam on the Ocklawaha River

Latest on the legislative staffing merry-go-round

A roundup of Sunday editorials from Florida’s leading newspapers

Brian Burgess: Rick Scott should veto alimony bill because it’s the ‘right thing to do’