You Can Find Simply Fabulous Flooring Deals At SimpleFloors

By Camille Gillies

After spending the past 10 years as vice president of a large-contract floor covering company, Benjamin Bee smiles proudly as he shows off the showroom of his new business venture, a new SimpleFloors franchise in Lutz. Bee’s store, at the intersection of Whitaker Rd. and N. Nebraska Ave. (U.S. 41; minutes from most of New Tampa) is the first of its kind in Florida. Headquartered in Georgia, with 15 stores (and growing) nationwide — including locations in California and Washington — SimpleFloors offers a complete line of factory-direct floor coverings, from hardwood and tile to laminate and carpet.Continue reading

USF Facing Big Budget Cuts

A Florida Senate budget bill presented early last week that proposed huge state funding cuts to the University of South Florida (USF)’s Tampa campus has been amended, providing the school with $25 million in relief, partly due to widespread public outrage in the form of petitions, emails and phone calls that have been bombarding the Capitol since Tuesday to have the bill re-evaluated.Continue reading