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Wednesday, November 14, 2012

County Ponders Free Rent for 3 Businesses Hurt by RNC

The businesses were forced to close down during the Republican National Convention in August.

August’s Republican National Convention in downtown Tampa was a mixed bag of good and bad news for businesses in the county. Some businesses that thought they’d see a surge in business didn’t realize the profits they’d hoped for. Others reported doing very well as hundreds of Republicans converged on Tampa Bay. But a few businesses had to shut down entirely, forgoing all hope of realizing profit during the event. Three of the businesses that faced the latter circumstances will be brought up during Thursday’s Hillsborough County Commission meeting. Commissioners are being asked to give the three businesses that operate out of the first floor of County Center, 601 E. Kennedy Blvd., a month of free rent in December to make up for the losses …

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Lack of RNC Crowds Upsets Tampa Business Owners (in South Tampa-Hyde Park Patch) and While Some Businesses Suffer During RNC, Hattricks Scores (in South Tampa-Hyde Park Patch)

Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Mayor Buckhorn: Downtown Business Owners Could Sink or Swim During RNC

Some business owners say they haven't had many patrons this week during the Republican National Convention.

Today marks the halfway point of the Republican National Convention, netting only a handful of arrests and far fewer protesters than law enforcement officials had predicted. During a Wednesday morning briefing at the Tampa Convention Center, Mayor Bob Buckhorn and Tampa Police Chief Jane Castor addressed those issues in addition to what some would call the economic elephant in the room: The lack of patrons visiting downtown businesses this week. Although 50,000 people were expected to be downtown during the convention, business owners say they've seen fewer patrons than normal due to enhanced security measures that prevent the public from regular access to their shops, and convention events on Monday being canceled because of inclement …

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Daily Show: Tampa's Strip Club District Also Known As Tampa (in Sarasota Patch)

Nick Schutz

1:42 pm on Wednesday, August 29, 2012

"There's nothing I can do about it." That sums up Mayor Buckhorn's approach to governance. What a disappointment. I haven't seen any progress on the blight in the historic downtown core and his failed leadership during the convention seems to be making things worse. We need good government from people who put our community and local business first. Not these ego-driven schoozy politicians. And if…   more ›

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