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Transportation

  • By Brian Hartz
  • December 15, 2021
Electric vehicle maker to open showroom in prominent new development

The Midtown Tampa mixed-use development in Tampa, Florida, will soon have a showroom that display and sell cars made by Polestar, an offshoot of Volvo.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Brian Hartz
  • December 8, 2021
Transit agency to spend $80M on fleet of all-electric buses

The Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority in St. Petersburg, Florida, plans to buy 60 buses, at a cost of $80 million, over the next five years.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Business Observer Staff
  • November 29, 2021
City reaches milestone in new rapid-transit project

St. Petersburg takes delivery of its fleet of SunRunner buses and to unveil the project's first completed station.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Business Observer Staff
  • May 12, 2021
Transportation giant buys local company, jobs and offices to stay

CSX purchases Quality Carriers from Tampa-based Quality Distribution

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Beth Luberecki
  • November 18, 2020
Firm brings pioneering transportation invention to market

After a hefty investment — $2 million over seven years — the inventors of a unique way to move shipping containers from place to place face a new, more standard challenge: sustainable sales.

  • Entrepreneurs
  • By Business Observer Staff
  • November 6, 2020
Naples to Tampa in 15 minutes? 'Loopy' idea could make it a reality

The Tampa Bay Area Regional Transportation Authority, thanks to a $1 million grant, is considering some radical new ideas to improve the region's traffic flow.

  • News
  • By Business Observer Staff
  • August 28, 2020
Ticket to ride: $44M bus route gets go-ahead

The Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority broke ground on the SunRunner, a Bus Rapid Transit line, on Aug. 17.

  • News
  • By Business Observer Staff
  • May 29, 2020
Area builder hires railroad exec for leadership post

John Fall worked for CSX Transportation for more than a decade.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By None
  • February 14, 2020
Greenway could link downtown to Water Street Tampa

Tampa is considering a greenway link between downtown Tampa and the $3 billion Water Street Tampa project being developed by Strategic Property Partners.

  • Commercial Real Estate
  • By Business Observer Staff
  • December 10, 2019
Cross-Bay Ferry ridership jumps by 25%

The Cross-Bay Ferry, a seasonal transportation service that links downtown Tampa and St. Petersburg, Florida, saw a 25% ridership increase in November.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Business Observer Staff
  • November 21, 2019
Transportation nonprofit hires executive director

Bill Carter succeeds Interim Director Pat Ryan at iTNSunCoast.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Business Observer Staff
  • November 8, 2019
Aquatic transportation service returns to area waterway

The Cross-Bay Ferry opens for a third season; Tampa mayor calls for it to be a permanent fixture.

  • News
  • By Business Observer Staff
  • August 23, 2019
County commissioner appointed to transportation task force

The task force will discuss the Southwest-Central Connector highway which will extend from Collier to Polk County.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Business Observer Staff
  • June 28, 2019
Taxing decision results in win for transportation

A Hillsborough County, Florida, judge recently upheld a voter-approved 1-cent sales tax for transportation and transit improvements, where County Commissioner Stacy White had challenged the legality of the money distribution process.

  • News
  • By Business Observer Staff
  • June 11, 2019
Ride-share giant launches new transportation option in area

Uber has brought its JUMP brand of electric scooters to Tampa, Florida. The ride-share company launched the service on Tuesday at Franklin Manor in downtown Tampa, where it gave away helmets and held a safety demonstration.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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