May 22, 2020 By: Deborah Childress Despite a few wrenches tossed into a new toolbox designed to build and sell more new homes, Hillsborough County’s new housing markets are outperforming the nation during the COVID-19 crisis, with few exceptions. Year-to-year statistics show Tampa new home…
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May 21, 2020 By: Deborah Childress On May 14, 2020, two separate lawsuits were filed against Solaris Healthcare Plant City, LLC and affiliated parties “Solaris Healthcare Properties, LLC,” “Solaris Foundation, Inc.,” “Solaris Clinical Consulting, LLC,” “Solaris Administrative Services, LLC,” “National Health Investors, Inc.,” National Health…
Read More Wrongful Death and Rape Lawsuits Hit Solaris Healthcare Plant City
May 15, 2020 by Deborah Childress The fifth bill to help ease the impact of COVID-19 on the nation passed 208 to 199 in the U.S. House chamber this evening. New stimulus payments and other appropriate COVID-19 support are at the core of the bill,…
Read More U.S. House of Representatives Passes $3 Trillion HEROES Act
May 15, 2020 By: Deborah Childress A one-hour Zoom webinar to be presented by the Tampa Bay Builders Association is scheduled for Tuesday, May 19, 2020 from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. for TBBA members and interested public parties. Four speakers will provide local and…
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May 11, 2020 By: Deborah Childress It’s a case of when “cease and desist” doesn’t work. In an intellectual trademark lawsuit filed with the Hillsborough County Clerk of Court on April 27, 2020, a story emerges of two competing retail beauty suppliers. It is rife…
Read More Tampa Bay Alleged Retail Scandal, Forces Lawsuit
May 8 2020 By: Deborah Childress In the near future, COVID-19 crisis impacts on jobs are expected to slowly subside. With a slow-cooking dish of hope from the nation’s restaurant operators, the National Restaurant Association announced the industry’s restaurateurs and corporate operators had created three…
Read More A Slow-Cooking Dish of Hope for Restaurants and Workers
May 3 2020 By: Jim Frankowiak Prudent use of water is an ongoing matter of importance for the Southwest Florida Water Management District (District). Demand projections by the District show the Tampa Bay region will need an additional 10 million gallons per day of new…
Read More District Offers Water Savings Tips; Rebates
April 29th 2020 By: Deborah Childress The City of Tampa’s PIPES (Progressive Infrastructure Planning to Ensure Sustainability) program has been underway since November 1, 2019. The water/wastewater master plan, initiated to renew old main lines, service lines, and other plumbing systems, comes with a hefty…
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