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‘Join the club’ ā€” Tampa Airport CEO welcomes Tom Lee’s proposed audit

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Tampa International Airportā€™s chief executive officer welcomed the possibility of an audit as suggested by state Sen. Tom Lee last week. ā€œWe get audited all the time,ā€ Joe Lopano said last week at a meeting of the St. Petersburg City Council. The Tampa Bay Business Journal reported Lopano was on hand to present the $543 million Phase 2 of TIAā€™s three-part expansion. Council member Charlie GerdesĀ addressed Leeā€™s call for an audit: “Iā€™m not asking this to ask you to defend…

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Sparks fly with Tampa Bay GOP senators over Tom Lee’s call for Tampa International Airport audit

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Sparks flew on the floor of the Florida Senate Wednesday between Tampa Bay-area Republicans after Tom LeeĀ stated thatĀ ā€œpotential public corruptionā€ is taking place at Tampa International Airport. The Brandon Republican then proposed inserting an amendment to the Senate budget calling for the Auditor General to review spending at the Hillsborough County Aviation Authority, which is currently in the midst of a billion-dollar-plus master plan renovation. ā€œThere have been allegations of gross representation,ā€ Lee toldĀ Dana YoungĀ of Tampa (as well as the…

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HART officials discuss proposed ‘AirPorter’ dedicated bus service to Tampa International from downtown Tampa and St. Petersburg

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At Monday’s joint HART-PSTA meeting, HART CEO Katherine Eagan introduced a proposed dedicated bus service that would connect downtown Tampa, downtown St. Petersburg, and the Carillon area of St. Petersburg to Tampa International Airport on Monday. Called “The AirPorter,” the service would use a “premium vehicle” that would run every 15 minutesĀ during rush hourĀ (6 a.m. to 9 a.m., and 4 to 7 p.m.), and every half hour at other times, up until 9 p.m. on weeknights and 9:30 p.m. on…

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Tampa airport and Metropolitan Ministries celebrate culinary program partnership

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Two years in the making, Metropolitan Ministries Inside the Box grab and gourmet sandwiches and salads have been available for purchase for travelers boarding flights at theĀ Southwest Airlines terminal at Tampa International Airport since the beginning of this month. As is the case with their retail cafes in downtown Tampa and the Westshore area, all of the items for sale are prepared by men and women transitioning out of being homeless while staying at the Florida Avenue facility in Tampa.…

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Gun seizures at Tampa International Airport on rise

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Gun confiscations at Tampa International Airport security checkpoints have been rising, and if the numbers stay high, the airport could become among the top three in the nation for firearms seizures. Media outlets report that last year, Transportation Security Administration officers discovered 49 guns on passengers or in their carry-on luggage at the Tampa airport. Since Jan. 1, 10 firearms have turned up in the security line. TSA federal security director for the Tampa Bay region Lee Kair says that…

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Tampa Chamber CEO to Rick Scott: “You owe us” after Sam Rashid fiasco

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Gov. Rick Scott got a figurative swift kick in the pants Monday when the head ofĀ Tampa’s leading business group told him to get a move on in filling a vacancy on the local aviation authority’s board. “Possibly unlike any appointment you will make, this next appointment is both an opportunity and your responsibility to make the right selection to advance the mission of Tampa International Airport,” wrote Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Bob Rohrlack. “Your previous decision…

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Mitch Perry Report for 9.4.15 — Sam Rashid is not backing down

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It was famed actor, celebrity and humanitarian George Clooney who once said thatĀ he doesn’t tweet.Ā “JustĀ because, I like to have a drink at night.Ā I could easily say something stupid, and I also donā€™t think you need to be that available.” But there are lots of folks who just can’t help expressing themselves via the tools of modern technology. Like Sam Rashid. The GOP activist from East Hillsborough County has been busted for the second time this year for usingĀ inappropriate language on…

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