All articles are from the Tampa Bay Times
Lyft Like Uber, Slashes Rates, Upsetting Area Drivers
By Caitlin Johnston
Employees for Lyft and Uber are upset as competition has forced these companies to lower the wages that their employees make. These lower wages are making the drivers question if these rates are even worth the wear and tear on their vehicles. The problem is that the workers are unhappy and also many people will no longer be joining the industry. The workers have the problem although consumers have an advantage as it is now cheaper to get from place to place due to the lowered cost and increase in number of drivers.
Downtown MOSI Adds Up
By Daniel Ruth
MOSI is the largest museum in the Southeast as it covers about 400,000 square feet of land. It is Tampa’s Museum of Science and Industry. The problem with MOSI is that it has been struggling recently. This issue may be due to mismanagement or location. The article offers all the pros of a move for this museum to a more centralized location in Downtown Tampa rather than out in the suburbs next to the University of South Florida. This should fix the problems that the museum has been experiencing in the last few years and actually help increase revenue of the museum as a whole.
Tampa Software Company to Expand, Add Jobs
By Times Staff
Software firm Subview Software said Wednesday that it will add up to 45 jobs and invest more than $1 million to add 6,000 square feet to its headquarters. The company has the problem as they feel the need to expand in order to keep their business growing. In order to fix the problem of their companies growth and to maximize profits they feel that it is best to add a large number of workers as well as office space. By doing this the company feels as if they will be more productive
Publix to Join USF Tampa Campus
By Thad Moore
It has recently been approved that a Publix is to be built on the northern edge of the University of South Florida campus. This will be the first supermarket to be built on a college campus in Florida. The issue here is why this has not been done at other schools like here at the University of Florida or in Tallahassee at Florida State University. The people that have this issue are the students at USF who assessed that they do not have a grocery store that is easily accessible. There problem will be fixed when this new supermarket is built.
Home sales strong in 2015 by Susan Taylor Martin
My last article is about the issues that Tampa and frankly many parts of the U.S. had during the housing crash. The article states that home sales were strong in the Tampa area in 2015. Specifically there was a 39% increase of single-family homes sold in 2015 compared to 2012. This is better for people who are involved in real-estate as homes will begin to sell more frequently and the market will become more stable than it recently was.
Hi Cameron, great job on your post! It seems like you picked a good variety of articles that covered a range of topics. My favorite article you featured was the article called "Downtown MOSI Adds Up" by Daniel Ruth. This story had a bit of a personal connection for me- I am from the Tampa area so I went to MOSI a lot when I was younger, and I was sorry to hear they were struggling to stay open. However, it is encouraging to hear that they seem to have found a good solution to their problem. Hopefully they are successful in their new location. Thanks for sharing the story!
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