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Heights project gets a kick start
One of the area's largest general contractors, The Beck Group, plans to build its Florida headquarters at the Heights of Tampa -- a 48-acre, $500 million redevelopment project on the Hillsborough River north of downtown. (Tampa Bay Business Journal)

Employment Jackpot! Hard Rock Hotel needs to hire 1,000
The slots at the Tampa casino are about to get company. Baccarat and blackjack will be unveiled later this year and that means that approximately one thousand dealers will be needed to fill at the Hard Rock. (tampabay10.com)

Tampa Bay Area Lost Jobs, Despite Reports
In a release of revised employment figures Friday, Florida officials knocked the legs out from under the Tampa Bay area's long-standing reputation as a hotbed of job creation. (The Ledger)

Trump Tower Down To Its Last Hope
For the past three years, the developers of Trump Tower Tampa searched coast to coast for a lender willing to finance the $300 million luxury condominium. After being turned down by numerous traditional lenders and 10 hedge funds, they're poised to walk away and sell the waterfront site along Ashley Drive in downtown Tampa, the project's developer says. (MultiFamily Executive Online)