Bruce B. Downs Widening May No Longer Be ‘Right On Track’

By Sean Bowes & Gary Nager

With 400 days of heavy road construction already under New Tampa’s belt, the widening of Bruce B. Downs (BBD) Blvd. is supposed to be nearing the halfway point to the completion of its first phase — from Palm Springs Blvd. in Tampa Palms to Pebble Creek Dr. And, while some people in the community are starting to feel a bit antsy after dealing with the mangled blacktop for more than a year on the road on which they drive on every day, residents may have to suffer for a bit longer than they originally expected.Continue reading

Buy Tickets Now For The Chamber’s 1st Annual Busines Forum!

The New Tampa Chamber of Commerce’s first annual New Tampa Business Forum is quickly approaching and will be held on Thursday, September 29, 3 p.m.-8 p.m. As the largest networking event in New Tampa, the forum will feature John Harding, regional CEO of Florida Hospital, who will give the keynote address on the state of health care in our burgeoning part of Hillsborough and Pasco counties. The forum also will host a “Personal Brand in Businessland 2.0” workshop presented by Bernie Borges, the CEO of Find and Convert and author of Marketing 2.0). Workshop attendees will receive a copy of Borges’ book.Continue reading