Opportunity #1- "Tampa's Popular Downtowner rides could end soon unless someone pays for them." by Caitlin Johnston, Tampa Bay Times, https://www.tampabay.com/news/transportation/2020/01/28/tampas-popular-downtowner-rides-could-end-soon-unless-someone-pays-for-them/
The Story: This news report describes how the "Downtowner" service (An app similar to Uber that gives free rides to people in downtown.) is running out of money to fund its services.
The Problem: The Hillsborough Transit Agency board has been reluctant to continue funding the service, and without any alternatives in sight the service could be removing its services from the city of Tampa within the next two months.
Who this problem affects: This problem affects the citizens of downtown Tampa, drivers who work for the "Downtowner" service, and the Hillsborough Transit Agency.
Opportunity #2- "Lucky's Market to sell 11 stores to Aldi and Publix as it files for bankruptcy." by Sara Dinatale, Tampa Bay Times, https://www.tampabay.com/news/business/2020/01/27/luckys-market-to-sell-six-locations-to-aldi-as-it-files-for-bankruptcy/
The Story: Lucky's Market, a chain of supermarkets, has filed for bankruptcy as it faces increasing competition from Aldi and Publix.
The Problem: Without the financial backing from Kroger,the chains main investor, Lucky's Market can no longer afford to keep its stores open. Without any support the supermarket chain has been forced to file for bankruptcy and sell off most of its remaining stores to its competitors, Aldi and Publix.
Who this problem affects: The bankruptcy of Lucky's Market will affect the stakeholders of the chain, Aldi, Publix, and Kroger.
Opportunity #3- "East Lake residents sue after Tarpon Springs annexes land for developer." by Tracy McManus, Tampa Bay Times, https://www.tampabay.com/news/pinellas/2020/01/27/east-lake-residents-sue-after-tarpon-springs-annexes-land-for-developer/
The Story: Residents of North East Lake is suing the city of Tarpon Springs for selling 44 acres of land to a property developer.
The Problem: The residents are infuriated due to the fact that the land the city of Tarpon Springs has sold was meant to be preserved to ensure the protection of the area's rural nature and are suing the city for its disregard of the district.
Who this problem affects: This dispute affects the residents of North East Lake, The city of Tarpon Springs, Potential home buyers, and the land developer.
Opportunity #4- "Cybercrimes nearly double in Florida, costing the average victim more than $7,000." by Graham Brink, Tampa Bay Times, https://www.tampabay.com/news/business/2020/01/28/cybercrimes-nearly-double-in-florida-costing-the-average-victim-more-than-7000/
The Story- Cybercrime in Florida is on the rise and the cost of each attack is following suit.
The Problem: Cybercrime, such as data breaches, are becoming much more common and much more expensive as cybercriminals and scammers find new ways to exploit and breach the cyber security of business and just about anyone else costing organizations millions of dollars in damages every year.
Who this problem affects: Security breaches and cyber attacks can affect entire businesses as well as all of their stakeholders, Government officials, and reckless internet users.
Opportunity #5- "Tampa condo tower to Park & Rec: Yes, you are a nightclub." by Sara Dinatale, Tampa Bay Times, https://www.tampabay.com/news/business/2020/01/17/tampa-condo-tower-to-park-rec-yes-you-are-a-nightclub/
The Story: A Tampa condo association is in an ongoing legal battle with the Park & Rec bar over whether the bar should be defined as a nightclub or a bar.
The Problem: The residents of the condo state that the Park & Rec bar is a nightclub that causes immense noise pollution and does not belong in the space on the lowest level of the building. However, the Park & Rex bar counters this claim by stating they are a bar and restaurant and should not be removed from the space.
Who this problem affects: This problem affects the residents of the condo, The condo management and legal teams, Park & Rec guests, Park & Rec management, legal team, and employees.
In regard to your 4th opportunity, it is amazing that the creation of the internet there are now hundreds of thousands of new issues that affect everyday people on a day to day basis. While this one invention opened up new channels of business and opportunities, the interconnection of technology has also made people’s problems grow to a larger scale, packing a larger punch.
ReplyDeleteI ran across a similar article detailing the Lucky Markets. Mine was pulled from the Alligator, but I did not know bigger news sources such as the Tampa Bay Times were covering that topic as well. Looks like the Lucky Market is truly screwed after all, and not just here in Gainesville. Also your fourth opportunity is concerning, but I thought it was interesting to hear that robberies cost people around $7000 a pop.
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