Managing: How to tell your staff you’re resigning… Plus, Is a cheetah-print outfit OK for work?
Each week Alison Green, who also writes the “Ask a Manager” website, answers workplace and management questions from readers. Please comment or ask your own question by emailing her at alison@askamanager.org. Question 1. How a manager should tell her staff she’s resigning I know I’m leaving my current place of employment. My boss and I […]
Tampa Tribune site in downtown Tampa under contract for redevelopment play, sources say
The Tampa Tribune’s building in downtown Tampa is said to be under contract to a developer who plans to redevelop the property. The Tribune’s building at 202 S. Parker St. will be sold to a developer who is planning a residential project there that could possibly include commercial uses, according to multiple sources who asked […]
SunTrust survey: Many higher-income households living paycheck to paycheck
Nearly one-third of higher-income households said they live paycheck to paycheck at least sometimes, and 44 percent agreed that spending on lifestyle purchases such as dining out and entertainment causes them to save less than they should each month. Those are the findings of a new SunTrust survey conducted online by Harris Poll among those […]
Scenes from Florida Poly and where I’ll be next week
SCIENCE GRAFITTI: I dropped by Florida Polytechnic University last week to update our images of the Innovation, Science and Technology building, a design marvel by architect Santiago Calatrava. Pictured are science doodles as seen on outside glass that rings the circumference of the building. (See photo) April 20 Noon: TBBJ executive roundtable on transportation and […]
Tampa businessman bids on Rivergate Tower in downtown Tampa
Motivated as much by passion as potential profits, a Tampa entrepreneur is bidding on the city’s most iconic skyscraper. Tom Frederick, who was a partner in Zeno Office Solutions before selling the company to Xerox in 2013, said Thursday that he submitted a $60 million offer for the Rivergate Tower, the 31-story cylindrical office tower […]
The 5 most expensive streets to live on in Tampa Bay
The priciest streets to live on in Tampa Bay are in exclusive waterfront enclaves, from Clearwater to an-off-the-beaten path bayfront nook in Ballast Point. That’s according to analysis from Zillow, which released the most expensive streets in the U.S. on Wednesday. The top spot is in South Florida, on Indian Creek Island, a private island […]