http://news.yahoo.com/local/Tampa/14237 Yahoo! Local News - Business Journal of Tampa Bay en-us Bizjournals has launched an online local business directory allowing users to access information about more than 600,000 companies in 40 U.S. cities. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Tampa/Business_Journal_of_Tampa_Bay/SIG=139t9oim2/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bizjournals.com%2Ftampabay%2Fstories%2F2009%2F06%2F29%2Fdaily64.html%3Fana%3Dfrom_rss http://www.bizjournals.com/tampabay/stories/2009/06/29/daily64.html?ana=from_rss Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:26:00 +0000 The board of Bank of America Corp. has authorized the payment of $713 million in dividends to the U.S. government under the Troubled Asset Relief Program. (BAC) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Tampa/Business_Journal_of_Tampa_Bay/SIG=1390u2suc/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bizjournals.com%2Ftampabay%2Fstories%2F2009%2F06%2F29%2Fdaily62.html%3Fana%3Dfrom_rss http://www.bizjournals.com/tampabay/stories/2009/06/29/daily62.html?ana=from_rss Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:10:52 +0000 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Tampa/Business_Journal_of_Tampa_Bay/SIG=139hqr00k/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bizjournals.com%2Ftampabay%2Fstories%2F2009%2F06%2F29%2Fdaily61.html%3Fana%3Dfrom_rss http://www.bizjournals.com/tampabay/stories/2009/06/29/daily61.html?ana=from_rss Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:40:57 +0000 Valeri Marks is the new chief executive officer of Hire Velocity in Tampa. The company provides recruitment and hiring services to small to medium-sized businesses. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Tampa/Business_Journal_of_Tampa_Bay/SIG=139eg03ah/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bizjournals.com%2Ftampabay%2Fstories%2F2009%2F06%2F29%2Fdaily60.html%3Fana%3Dfrom_rss http://www.bizjournals.com/tampabay/stories/2009/06/29/daily60.html?ana=from_rss Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:18:34 +0000 J. Lamar Roberts was named president of First National Bank of Central Florida. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Tampa/Business_Journal_of_Tampa_Bay/SIG=139jir4p9/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bizjournals.com%2Ftampabay%2Fstories%2F2009%2F06%2F29%2Fdaily59.html%3Fana%3Dfrom_rss http://www.bizjournals.com/tampabay/stories/2009/06/29/daily59.html?ana=from_rss Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:10:56 +0000 Employers cut more jobs in the United States in June causing unemployment to rise to 9.5 percent from 9.4 percent in May, the highest since August 1983. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Tampa/Business_Journal_of_Tampa_Bay/SIG=13929ajea/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bizjournals.com%2Ftampabay%2Fstories%2F2009%2F06%2F29%2Fdaily58.html%3Fana%3Dfrom_rss http://www.bizjournals.com/tampabay/stories/2009/06/29/daily58.html?ana=from_rss Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:56:41 +0000 Florida still fares pretty well on rates of adult obesity, but its children are a different story, according to a nationwide study. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Tampa/Business_Journal_of_Tampa_Bay/SIG=139f6e0k7/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bizjournals.com%2Ftampabay%2Fstories%2F2009%2F06%2F29%2Fdaily57.html%3Fana%3Dfrom_rss http://www.bizjournals.com/tampabay/stories/2009/06/29/daily57.html?ana=from_rss Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:56:27 +0000 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Tampa/Business_Journal_of_Tampa_Bay/SIG=1390b3b0e/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bizjournals.com%2Ftampabay%2Fstories%2F2009%2F06%2F29%2Fdaily56.html%3Fana%3Dfrom_rss http://www.bizjournals.com/tampabay/stories/2009/06/29/daily56.html?ana=from_rss Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:26:01 +0000 Avantair Inc. received about $1.4 million from a private placement of its stock. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Tampa/Business_Journal_of_Tampa_Bay/SIG=139f63ori/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bizjournals.com%2Ftampabay%2Fstories%2F2009%2F06%2F29%2Fdaily55.html%3Fana%3Dfrom_rss http://www.bizjournals.com/tampabay/stories/2009/06/29/daily55.html?ana=from_rss Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:41:19 +0000 When JetBlue Airways Corp. announced it would begin nonstop daily service from Tampa to Cancun last December, Tampa International Airport had high hopes for the daily service to the Mexican party destination. (AAI) (JBLU) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Tampa/Business_Journal_of_Tampa_Bay/SIG=1392jcbok/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bizjournals.com%2Ftampabay%2Fstories%2F2009%2F06%2F29%2Fdaily54.html%3Fana%3Dfrom_rss http://www.bizjournals.com/tampabay/stories/2009/06/29/daily54.html?ana=from_rss Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:03:45 +0000 The U.S. private sector lost 473,000 jobs in June, according to an ADP report. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Tampa/Business_Journal_of_Tampa_Bay/SIG=139igfgrj/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bizjournals.com%2Ftampabay%2Fstories%2F2009%2F06%2F29%2Fdaily53.html%3Fana%3Dfrom_rss http://www.bizjournals.com/tampabay/stories/2009/06/29/daily53.html?ana=from_rss Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:26:38 +0000 The Mortgage Bankers Association says the number of mortgage applications fell last week by 18.9 percent. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Tampa/Business_Journal_of_Tampa_Bay/SIG=139hh6rah/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bizjournals.com%2Ftampabay%2Fstories%2F2009%2F06%2F29%2Fdaily52.html%3Fana%3Dfrom_rss http://www.bizjournals.com/tampabay/stories/2009/06/29/daily52.html?ana=from_rss Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:26:28 +0000 Social network Facebook Inc. will simplify its privacy settings, hoping to make it easier for users to share information. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Tampa/Business_Journal_of_Tampa_Bay/SIG=139ve55nj/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bizjournals.com%2Ftampabay%2Fstories%2F2009%2F06%2F29%2Fdaily51.html%3Fana%3Dfrom_rss http://www.bizjournals.com/tampabay/stories/2009/06/29/daily51.html?ana=from_rss Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:26:17 +0000 Pending home sales both in the South and across the nation posted a modest increase in May. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Tampa/Business_Journal_of_Tampa_Bay/SIG=139m1cqq8/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bizjournals.com%2Ftampabay%2Fstories%2F2009%2F06%2F29%2Fdaily50.html%3Fana%3Dfrom_rss http://www.bizjournals.com/tampabay/stories/2009/06/29/daily50.html?ana=from_rss Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:26:05 +0000 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Tampa/Business_Journal_of_Tampa_Bay/SIG=139car011/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bizjournals.com%2Ftampabay%2Fstories%2F2009%2F06%2F29%2Fdaily49.html%3Fana%3Dfrom_rss http://www.bizjournals.com/tampabay/stories/2009/06/29/daily49.html?ana=from_rss Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:10:52 +0000 After struggling for months with liquidity issues, Opus East LLC filed a petition Wednesday for Chapter 7 liquidation in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Delaware. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Tampa/Business_Journal_of_Tampa_Bay/SIG=139n7qb8a/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bizjournals.com%2Ftampabay%2Fstories%2F2009%2F06%2F29%2Fdaily48.html%3Fana%3Dfrom_rss http://www.bizjournals.com/tampabay/stories/2009/06/29/daily48.html?ana=from_rss Wed, 01 Jul 2009 22:41:01 +0000 Laida E. Garcia is the new president and chief executive officer of Florida Central Credit Union in Tampa. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Tampa/Business_Journal_of_Tampa_Bay/SIG=139ujudoh/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bizjournals.com%2Ftampabay%2Fstories%2F2009%2F06%2F29%2Fdaily47.html%3Fana%3Dfrom_rss http://www.bizjournals.com/tampabay/stories/2009/06/29/daily47.html?ana=from_rss Wed, 01 Jul 2009 22:11:01 +0000 Crabtree & Evelyn, which sells perfumed soap, toiletries and other personal care items, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Tampa/Business_Journal_of_Tampa_Bay/SIG=139jtcabb/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bizjournals.com%2Ftampabay%2Fstories%2F2009%2F06%2F29%2Fdaily46.html%3Fana%3Dfrom_rss http://www.bizjournals.com/tampabay/stories/2009/06/29/daily46.html?ana=from_rss Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:56:26 +0000 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Tampa/Business_Journal_of_Tampa_Bay/SIG=1390rik7v/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bizjournals.com%2Ftampabay%2Fstories%2F2009%2F06%2F29%2Fdaily45.html%3Fana%3Dfrom_rss http://www.bizjournals.com/tampabay/stories/2009/06/29/daily45.html?ana=from_rss Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:56:16 +0000 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Tampa/Business_Journal_of_Tampa_Bay/SIG=139j5c0qc/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bizjournals.com%2Ftampabay%2Fstories%2F2009%2F06%2F29%2Fdaily44.html%3Fana%3Dfrom_rss http://www.bizjournals.com/tampabay/stories/2009/06/29/daily44.html?ana=from_rss Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:56:07 +0000 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:26:00 +0000