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Busch Gardens unveils model of new roller coaster coming in 2016

Published on November 17, 2015 in The Bay and the 'Burg/Top Headlines by Janelle Irwin

Construction on a new Busch Gardens Tampa roller coaster has been under way since January. The theme park unveiled a model of the attraction at the International Amusement Parks and Attractions trade show in Orlando this week. The model shows a giant cobra, mouth agape, hovering over a turquoise-and-purple track. A free-spinning cart carrying passengers passes almost directly under the cobra giving riders the illusion of being swallowed by the venomous beast. Free-spinning coasters are the latest in thrill rides…

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Despite Rick Scott rejection, Mark Sharpe says Tampa Innovation Alliance is right on course

Published on June 30, 2015 in The Bay and the 'Burg/Top Headlines by Mitch Perry

Among the many local projects that didn’t escape Rick Scott’s veto pen last week was $2 million earmarked for the Tampa Innovation Alliance, the nascent public-private agency charged with redeveloping the university area of North Tampa. But Mark Sharpe, the agency’s executive director, insists that it’s not a big deal. He says the organization never envisioned receiving state money at all in its first year of operations, and instead hoped to simply capture the attention of the Hillsborough County Commission. The County…

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When it comes to theme parks, Florida reigns supreme, no-brainer study says

Published on June 3, 2015 in Apolitical/Top Headlines by Janelle Irwin

Florida, particularly the Orlando area, could be accurately named the theme park capitol of the world, according to findings in an AECOM study released Wednesday. Out of 25 top theme parks worldwide, Florida is home to seven of them. That’s more top-ranking theme parks in one place than anywhere else in the world. The fact that they are all within just a few miles of one another makes it all the more spectacular for theme-park-goers. The top-ranked theme park is…

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Tampa Chamber of Commerce positioning Tampa Bay to prosper with post-sanction Cuba

Published on May 18, 2015 in The Bay and the 'Burg/Top Headlines by Mitch Perry

Last week, a delegation of Tampa area officials visited Cuba in a trip organized by the Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce. It was the third excursion to the Communist island led by the Chamber in the past few years, but it was “certainly the most productive and most historic,” says Ronald Christaldi, a partner with the Tampa law firm of Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick LLP and chair of the Tampa Chamber. Christaldi and a handful of other officials who were part of the delegation spoke about their hopes…

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