Oil giants Chevron Corp. and Total SA wrapped up a string of gargantuan, record-breaking earnings reports Friday, a stretch in which six of the major international oil companies topped $50 billion in combined profit for the first time. ...more

August 2, 2008

Real estate investment firm sales manager Janice Powell was taken aback in October when someone suggested the best place to sell condominiums in Brandon might be at a trade show in Puerto Rico. ...more

July 9, 2008

TAMPA BAY AREA Digital Studios Expands Tampa Digital Studios is expanding its film and video operations by acquiring the sports programming and production arm of Tampa-based Focused TV Productions. That four-employee unit of Focused TV produces programming for ABC, ESPN, Versus, NBC and other networks, with coverage of events such as the ESPN show dog championships and offshore powerboat racing. Tampa Digital Studios, one of the larger media production companies in west Florida, is based in Ybor City and will have about 40 employees after the merger. ...more

February 23, 2008

Exxon Mobil Corp. posted the largest annual profit by a U.S. company - $40.6 billion - on Friday as the world's biggest publicly traded oil company benefited from historic crude prices at the end of the year. ...more

February 2, 2008