Tampa wins conference: Tampa will host an international business conference in November that will match entrepreneurs with representatives and business owners from 25 countries in Latin America.Rowdies return to Tampa:A new version of the Tampa Bay Rowdies, a professional soccer team that played in Tampa in the North American Soccer League in the 1970s and 1980s, is coming back to town next year and may build a small stadium in northwest Hillsborough.Pasco sports complex: Next door, in Pasco County, developers want to build a $40 million project called SportsPlex USA, which will include three ice skating rinks, bowling alleys, rock climbing, laser tag and an 18-hole miniature golf course.Encouragement zone dead: A proposal to create more business in and around Port Manatee through tax breaks and other incentives failed in Tallahassee.More growth sought: One of the biggest commercial developments in Sarasota County could be growing significantly over the next decade.New Cape manufacturer: Applied Cooling Technology, a United Kingdom-based marine manufacturer, opened its first U.S. division in Cape Coral.MIVA cuts 15% of workers: Fort Myers technology company Miva plans to cut 15% of its workforce in July.Collier panther protection: A coalition of landowners in eastern Collier County announced a panther-protection program to better manage the recovery of the endangered species.
