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Lee commissioners approve renovations to Minnesota Twins spring training stadium.

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The lights are burning late at a 25,000-square-foot The Container Store rising at North Westshore Boulevard and Spruce Street in Tampa.

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Foreclosure, delinquency rates decline in Tampa Bay

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If a banker offers you a loan, back up a truck and rake in the cash, says economist Henry Fishkind. That's what he would do.

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Brand ambassador draws big crowds

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  • February 25, 2013
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