Last summer, citing a Tampa economic development official, the Tampa Bay Times reported that a division of Ashley Furniture — one of the nation's biggest furniture brands — planned to move 300 employees into Centro Ybor. Neither Tampa Hillsborough Economic Development Corp. executives nor Ashley Furniture spokespeople offered any comment Wednesday on the expected Ashley expansion. here
Ashley Furniture facing nearly $1.8 million in federal fines for workplace safety violations stands to receive up to $6.7 million
in tax credits (Corporate Welfare) from the state's top job creation agency. here This is where our money goes, they should be paying us for the privilege to do business in Ybor. wake up Hillsborough County.
"If you think one person (Helen Gordon Davis) doesn't make a difference, you're wrong. She made a difference. She got a lot of things passed because of her perseverance." Pat Frank
All five Republican Hillsborough County Commissioners rejected a draft ordinance put on the agenda by Democratic Commissioner Kevin Beckner that would have created an administrative process to deal with wage theft. The ordinance, modeled on a program in Miami-Dade County, seeks to settle wage disputes through conciliation. If that doesn’t work and a worker’s claims are judged valid, the employer has to appear before a formal hearing officer. here
A recent study showed Hillsborough County is No. 2 in the state for reported cases of wage theft. South Shore thanks alot for Stacy White