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Focuses on the involvement of Edwin Roberts Jr., editor of Tampa Tribune, on conversion plans of the USS Forrestal into a museum in Tampa, Florida. Reactions of St. Petersburg Times on the move of Roberts; Allegations of crossing ethical standards on Roberts; Views of Reid Ashe, publisher of Tribune, on the issue; Opinion of noted citizens on the issue.

Focuses on former Tribune Media Services editor Mark Mathes' purchase of two monthly newspapers in Florida's Tampa Bay area. Career background; Purchase of the newspapers from founding publisher Eric Robinson.

Features the Legacy Press Intranet system from Forest Computer, which was adopted by the Department of Revenue and Finance in Tampa, Florida. Role of the agency in the city's financial management; Benefits from the adoption of the system.

Presents information on issues and topics to be discussed at the annual conference of the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America in Tampa, Florida on July 26-28, 2004.

The article focuses on the decline in the growth of the shell home industry in the U.S. due to excessive competition, limited markets and a shortage of financing. The sector was dominated by Jim Walter Corp. of Tampa, Florida in 1960 by building and selling some 14,000 units. Shell homes were priced in the 1,000 U.S. dollars to 3,500 U.S. dollar range. The launch of low-income homes by Certain-teed Products Corp. provided competition to shell homes.

Reports on a marketing agreement of the 'St. Petersburg Times' newspaper that it hopes will solidify its position not only in Tampa's Hillsborough County but in the whole Tampa Bay area, Florida. Paper's deal with the International Plaza in Tampa to be the only one newspaper to be sold at the mall; Rivalry with 'The Tampa Tribune.'

Focuses on the business relocation of several news agencies in Tampa, Florida. Application of a crossover coverage between the news agencies; Effects of the combined force on the overall production of agencies; Increase in the circulations and ratings of newspapers; Concerns over the management of the crossover coverage. INSET: TV or not TV? Few newspapers are camera-shy.

Reports on Media General's convergence of its media operations in Tampa, Florida, as of April 10, 2000. Merger of the company's television station WFLA, newspaper `Tampa Tribune' and online news Web site Tampa Bay Online; Implications for the broadcasting industry. INSETS: Taking convergence to another level;Media collaborations;Bridge over converged wates.

Focuses on the ethics code introduced by the Tampa, Florida-based newspaper the `The Tampa Tribune' to improve the paper's credibility. Excerpt of the said ethical guidelines; Risk or disadvantages of a published code in journalism standards or ethics; Management's belief that the risk on the downside of readership is a bigger risk than having an ethics policy used against them in court.

The article presents information on labor problems and administrative violence in Tampa. From 10,000 to 15,000 persons work in the cigar factories. They earn very less, which makes this one of the lowest-paid manufacturing industries in the United States. Workers must serve a two-year apprenticeship and then take half pay for six or eight months. About half of them know little or no English and therefore get little more than local news in translation and a great deal of news from which means that they share in the politics and the mass-feeling of the country of their origin.

Reports that the 'Saint Petersburg Times' newspaper will have its name on the ice hockey arena in Tampa Bay, Florida and dozens of surrounding street signs. Value of the naming rights deal the paper acquired; Expected spending of corporations in 2002 to attach their names to sporting events, festivals and arenas; Media companies with investments in business of sports.

Reports how bed skirting problems at Saddlebrook Resort in Tampa, Florida were addressed with vacuum cleaner covers from SoftVac Corp. Benefits of the products; Description of the vacuum cleaner covers.

Reports on New York Times Regional Newspapers Group's relocation of its headquarters from Atlanta, Georgia to Tampa, Florida.

Reports that Michael Groher, at the James A. Haley VA Hospital in Tampa, has hosted a 16-month visit by Koji Takahashi, an oral surgeon at the Medical School of Showa University in Tokyo, Japan. Study of the rehabilitation of oropharyngeal swallowing disorders; Interest in clinical and research placements in the United States.

Provides information on the Indoor Air Quality 2004 Conference sponsored by the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) to be held on March 15 to 17, 2004 in Tampa, Florida. Topics to be discussed by speakers including Michael Hodgson, John F. McCarthy and Andrew J. Streitfel; Subjects of scientific papers, tutorials and discussions to be featured at the conference.

Focuses on two restaurants Columbia Restaurant and Bern's Streak House in Tampa, Florida. Quality of food served in two restaurants; Design and interior decoration of both restaurants; Dinner, desserts and wine service in Bern's.

Reports on acquisitions made by the University of South Florida Tampa Campus Library's Special Collections Department. Papers donated by science fiction author Piers Anthony; Personal collection from artist Christopher Still; Collection of Sammy Davis Jr. musical arrangements.

Focuses on taxation concerning private and public hotels in Tampa, Florida. Effect of the launching of the government owned downtown convention center; Tampa City as the first city with a commercial hotel to obtain tax-exempt non-profit status from the Internal Revenue Services; Implication of a study on 25 government-run convention centers cited in a Heartland Institute policy paper.

Chronicles the growth of New College of the University of South Florida. Academic standards; Narrative evaluation of students; History.

Presents an article about the provision of online information services at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida. Types of customers serviced by the library at the military base; Complaints from customers; Advice on Internet connection to proprietary databases.

Reports on an annualized loan growth of 19.5% for MacDill Federal Credit Union during the first three quarters of the year 2002 due to auto lending boosted by low rates in Tampa, Florida.

Reports recruitment of Milton King the position of president of TWS Systems in Tampa, Florida. Career background of King; Offer of processing solutions for credit union.

Reports the filing of a chapter 11 bankruptcy protection by the Newport Creamery Inc. in Tampa, Florida.

Comments on journalist Joe Strupp's coverage of cross-media activities in Tampa, Florida. Strupp's claims on local newspaper circulation; Issues related to the compensation of reporters. INSET: 50 YEARS AGO.

Comments on the compromised press freedom in Tampa, Florida caused by the public's criticisms against the newspaper `The Tampa Tribune,' for allowing an advertisement by the Christian fundamentalist group, Focus on the Family. Offense taken by many readers on the announcement by the group that it can cure homosexuals; Justification for running the advertisements given by the publishers.

Highlights the proposed 2004 BevExpo, a beverage industry trade show in Tampa, Florida. Food-related associations that sponsored the exhibition; Schedule of events during the trade show; List of exhibitors that will participate.

Presents information on BevExpo, a beverage industry trade show from September 29-October 1, 2004 at the Tampa Convention Center in Tampa, Florida. Schedule of various events in the show; Topics in the conference program hosted by Mike Weinstein, former Snapple chief executive officer; List of exhibitors and their corresponding booth number.

Focuses on new theme restaurants in the United States which were launched in the year 2000. Zazarac Restaurant in Tampa, Florida; Heartwise Express Restaurant in Chicago, Illinois; Mesquite Beach Restaurant in Orange, California. INSET: SHUTTER SPEED, by Peter Romeo.

Reports on the increasing growth of the real estate business in Florida. Reputation earned by South Florida's downtown real estate properties; Hotels opening in the Miami area; Demands in South Florida's apartment market in the second quarter of 2000; Job growth in Central Florida; Real estate developments in the Tampa Bay area.

Provides information on several restaurants in the United States offering home meal replacements. Details on the Outback Take-Away program of Outback Steakhouse in Tampa, Florida; Takeout programs of Bennigan's restaurant in Dallas, Texas; Restaurants operated by D'Amico & Partners. INSET: LESSONS TO TAKE HOME.

Reports on the 38th annual conference and exhibition of the Association for Healthcare Resource & Materials Management in Tampa, Florida. Registration; Conference fees; Contact information.

Presents news briefs about the hospitality industry in the United States as of June 2000. Details on the Tampa Waterside Marriott hotel opening in Tampa, Florida; Information on the marketing strategy at Terra Cotta Inn in Dallas, Texas; First-quarter 2000 forecast for the lodging industry; Steps to improve the hospitality business.

Reports on the Florida-based `Saint Petersburg Times' newspaper's plan host a 2000 presidential debate in Tampa, Florida. Debate venues proposed by the newspaper; Rival `Tampa Tribune' newspaper's plan to be involved in the project if the debate would be held in Tampa.