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1:01 pm
Sun May 19, 2013

Winning $590.5M Powerball Ticket Sold at a Zephyrhills Publix

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A customer holds a Powerball ticket and money as he waits in line on May 17, 2013 in San Francisco, Calif.

Originally published on Sun May 19, 2013 8:27 am

If you bought a Powerball ticket in Zephyrhills, Fla., sit down and look at these numbers:

10, 13, 14, 22, 52 and 11.

As the AP reports, lottery officials believe only one ticket matched all six numbers in yesterday's Powerball drawing with a record $590.5 million jackpot.

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Business
12:56 pm
Thu May 16, 2013

Magazine Names Bradenton Among 10 Best Small Downtowns

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The sun sets over Bradenton's newly redeveloped Riverwalk, the site of concerts, festivals and more.

Everyone knows about the excitement of Manhattan, but Southern Business and Development is singing the praises of America's not-so-big downtowns. The magazine is out with a list of "Ten Wonderful Small Town Central Business Districts in the South."

The mag gave props to Bradenton for its laid-back vibe, theater scene and redeveloped Riverwalk, which debuted in October 2012. Here's an excerpt:

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2:49 pm
Wed May 15, 2013

New Name for Tampa Amphitheatre

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It was called the 1-800-Ask-Gary Amphitheatre before. Now, it has "MidFlorida" in its name.
The Mint? The MidFlo? The MF?!Let the whimsical nickname hunt commence as the former Live Nation Amphitheatre at the Florida State Fairgrounds (previously the 1-800-Ask-Gary Amphitheatre at the Florida State Fairgrounds) got a new amazingly unsexy name on Wednesday: The MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre at the Florida State Fairgrounds.
Business
12:03 pm
Tue May 14, 2013

Survey: Small Business Owners Give Tampa Bay a 'C' Grade

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Some business owners gave Tampa Bay high marks. Others? Not so much. The result was a 'C' average.

So, you wanna start a business?

Tampa Bay may not be the best place to do so, but it isn't the worst, either. That's according to Thumbtack.com, an online marketplace that matches consumers with local services.

This week, the website released the results of its second-annual Small Business Friendliness Survey, which asked nearly 8,000 entrepreneurs nationwide to rank cities on criteria like zoning regulations, tax code fairness and the overall ease of starting a new business.

Here's the takeaway:

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