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Jabil: Fiscal Q1 Earnings Snapshot
ST PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — ST PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Jabil Inc. (JBL) on Wednesday reported fiscal first-quarter earnings of $100 million. The St Petersburg, Florida-based company said it had profit of 88 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were $2...
After delays, Florida county votes to approve financing for new $1.3B ballpark for MLB's Rays
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — After a nearly two-month delay, the Pinellas County Commission voted Tuesday in favor of its share of financing for a new $1.3 billion Tampa Bay Rays ballpark, part of a plan to keep the team in St. Petersburg for another 30 years. The overall plan, with...
Semyon Bychkov conducts through pain in celebrating Year of Czech Music with North American tour
NEW YORK (AP) — Eva Krestová remembered Semyon Bychkov’s first rehearsal as chief conductor of the Czech Philharmonic, leading Shostakovich’s “Leningrad” symphony. “I was shaking,” the viola leader recalled of that day in Prague’s Rudolfinum. “He smiled at me and...
St. Petersburg backs a new $1.3B ballpark for the Rays. Now it's up to Pinellas County
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The Tampa Bay Rays' potential new ballpark got a boost Thursday when the St. Petersburg City Council voted to approve the bonds necessary to finance the $1.3 billion stadium. This is only part of the deal. The Pinellas County Commission also must decide...
County asks Tampa Bay Rays to commit to plans for $1.3 billion ballpark by Sunday
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The Tampa Bay Rays should declare in writing whether they want to pursue an existing financing plan for a new $1.3 billion ballpark or walk away from the deal, a top county official says. Kathleen Peters, chair of the Pinellas County Commission, said in...
St. Petersburg council rejects immediate repair to Rays' ballpark roof after first giving approval
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The St. Petersburg City Council reversed course Thursday on whether to spend more than $23 million to repair the hurricane-shredded roof of the Tampa Bay Rays' ballpark, initially voting narrowly for approval and hours later changing course. The reversal...
Manfred says Tampa area politicians will be given time to sort out Rays' ballpark situation
NEW YORK (AP) — Tampa area politicians will be given time to sort out the Rays' ballpark situation following Hurricane Milton, and baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred said there has been no thought to allowing the team to explore a relocation. “Given the devastation in that area,...
Tampa Bay Rays say new St. Pete stadium is unlikely to be ready for 2028 season, if at all
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — A combination of severe hurricane damage to Tropicana Field and political delays on financing means it is highly unlikely the Tampa Bay Rays' planned new stadium will be ready for the 2028 season, if at all, the team said Tuesday. Rays top executives...
Hurricane-stricken Tampa Bay Rays to play 2025 season at Yankees' spring training field in Tampa
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The Tampa Bay Rays will play their 2025 home games at the New York Yankees' nearby spring training ballpark amid uncertainty about the future of hurricane-damaged Tropicana Field, Rays executives told The Associated Press. Stuart Sternberg, the Rays'...
Hurricane-damaged Tropicana Field can be fixed for about $55M in time for 2026 season, per report
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — A detailed assessment of the hurricane damage to Tropicana Field concludes that the home of the Tampa Bay Rays is structurally sound and can be repaired for about $55.7 million in time for the 2026 season. The 412-page report released Tuesday by the City...
