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Tampa Bay Times publishing company not out of the woods regarding finances

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Last fall, things looked as bleak as they ever have when it became publicly known that the Tampa Bay Times, like so many newspapers around the country, was struggling financially. “If you are uncertain about your standing with the Times, this is a good time for a frank conversation with your supervisor,” Times CEO Paul Tash wrote in a memo to staffers last September. “If this long, difficult stretch has tested your commitment to the Times or the newspaper business, this…

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Hillsborough County Commission picks Janet Dougherty as the next EPC chief

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She didn’t even make the initial list of finalists, but now Janet Dougherty will soon become only the third executive director of the Hillsborough County Environmental Protection Agency (EPC). The 53-year-old Hillsborough County native comes with 25 years of experience in local and state environmental policy and business management, and she wasn’t even on the short list recommended by the EPC’s selection committee last month. But the door opened up for her after Scott Emery, the EPC wetland enforcement manager, had to…

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