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Justine Griffin - Economy and Health Editor
Justine Griffin

Economy and Health Editor

I'm a native Floridian who grew up in Pasco County. Prior to becoming an editor, I covered health and medicine and business news at the Times. Before joining the paper in 2015, I worked for the St. Augustine Record, the Sun Sentinel and the Sarasota Herald-Tribune, where I gained national attention for my retail coverage and for a long-form article I wrote about my experience as an egg donor. I'm a graduate of the University of Central Florida (Go Knights!), where I studied journalism. I'm also an equestrian. My horse's name is Mikey.

  1. Breeze Airways offering nonstop flights to Montego Bay, Jamaica from Tampa
    • Business
    Breeze Airways announced new nonstop service to Montego Bay, Jamaica, beginning in February.
  2. AI is here and its influence is growing. What does this mean for Tampa Bay?
    • News
    Kanika Tomalin, former St. Petersburg city administrator and deputy mayor, addresses the audience with the group of panelists seated behind her during the Tampa Bay Times Spotlight Beyond Baseball at the Foundation for a Healthy St. Petersburg's Center for Health Equity on June 3 in St. Petersburg. The next Spotlight Tampa Bay event is happening at the Palladium in St. Petersburg on Sept. 24.
  3. Do you love where you work? Nominate your Tampa Bay business.
    • Business
    Every year, the Tampa Bay Times produces a list of the top 100 workplaces in the region along with our partner, Energage.
  5. Family struck by lightning on St. Pete Beach on July 4
    • Weather
    Three people were treated for being struck by lighting at St. Pete Beach on July 4. One 17-year-old girl was transported to Tampa General Hospital.
  6. Rainy weather floods coastal areas of Tampa Bay ahead of July 4 celebrations
    • Weather
    Sseveral inches of rain expected over the weekend in some areas of Tampa Bay over the weekend, and storms are in the forecast for July 4.
  7. How can Tampa Bay continue to build with a changing climate in mind?
    • News
    Guests attend the Spotlight Tampa Bay community conversation series at Shanna & Bryan Glazer JCC on March 6 in Tampa. The topic was on improving Tampa Bay's water quality.
  8. See the Tampa Bay Times Top Workplaces of 2025 here
    • Business
    Every year, the Tampa Bay Times produces a list of the top 100 workplaces in the region along with our partners, Energage.
  9. Here are the Top 100 Tampa Bay Workplaces of 2025
    • Business
    Every year, the Tampa Bay Times produces a list of the top 100 workplaces in the region.
  10. Tampa Bay Steel to be aquired by Canadian company for $79.5M
    • Business
    The downtown skyline, Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021 in Tampa. Tampa Bay Steel, a locally based metal and steel distribution company, is being acquired by Toronto-based Russel Metals for $79.5 million.
  11. Boys & Girls Clubs local chapters announce merger
    • Business
    Tampa Bay Buccaneers offensive tackle Luke Goedeke (67) looks on from a Boys & Girls Clubs’ bus during “Turkey Time with the O-Line” at Raymond James Stadium’s Publix Lot 14 in Tampa on Nov. 21, 2023. The Boys & Girls Club of the Suncoast and the Boys & Girls Club of Tampa Bay will become one of the largest nonprofit after-school providers in Florida.
  12. Tampa Bay Times Top Workplaces deadline extended
    • Business
    With companies making use of artificial intelligence to elevate their business and support their workers, the sky’s the limit.
  13. Dozens of hospitals remain temporarily closed after Hurricane Milton
    • Hurricane
    After Hurricane Milton moved through the area, workers take down the AquaFence at Tampa General Hospital on Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024, in Tampa.
  14. Raymond James to donate $6.5 million to Hurricane Helene recovery in Tampa Bay
    • Hurricane
    An aerial drone view after Hurricane Helene with the Paradise Grille on left looking north on Gulf Way Blvd in the Pass-a-Grille neighborhood on Oct. 1, 2024 on St. Pete Beach.
  15. Ferman Motor Car Company donates $1 million toward Helene relief in Tampa Bay
    • Hurricane
    Crews work to clean up the tons of sand and debris pushed onto Gulf Boulevard from Hurricane Helene storm surge, Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024, in Madeira Beach, Fla. (Luis Santana/Tampa Bay Times)
  16. Tampa’s Kforce rings the opening bell at New York Stock Exchange
    • Business
    Kforce Inc. (NYSE: KFRC) Rings The Opening Bell® Today, Monday, September 16, 2024, The New York Stock Exchange welcomes executives and guests of Kforce Inc. (NYSE: KFRC) to celebrate its recent transfer. To honor the occasion, Dave Dunkel, Chairman, and Joe Liberatore, President & CEO, joined by Lynn Martin, President, NYSE Group, ring The Opening Bell®. Photo Credit: NYSE
  17. Leadership changes coming to the Tampa Bay Times
    • Business
    The Tampa Bay Times announces a new leadership team.
  18. New CEO to lead Tampa startup incubator Embarc Collective
    • Business
    An exterior view of Embarc Collective at 802 E. Whiting St., on Jan. 11, 2022, in Tampa. The startup incubator has named a new CEO.
  19. Tampa General Hospital commits $162 million to USF Health partnership
    • Health
    Tampa General, located on Davis Islands, is one of Florida's leading "safety net" hospitals. Tampa General Hospital will give more than $162 million to the University of South Florida next year to continue to strengthen the group’s partnership in academic medicine. [SKIP O'ROURKE | Times (2007)]
  20. Tampa’s Bloomin’ Brands names new CEO
    • Business
    Tampa-based Bloomin’ Brands announced it has hired a new CEO, Michael Spanos. Bloomin' Brands is the parent company of restaurants like Outback Steakhouse and Bonefish Grill. Spanos replaces David Deno who is retiring after 12 years with the company.
  21. Do you love where you work in Tampa Bay? Nominate your business.
    • Business
    With companies making use of artificial intelligence to elevate their business and support their workers, the sky’s the limit. The deadline to submit a company for the 2025 Tampa Bay Times Top Workplaces is Sept. 20.
  22. Tampa International Airport welcomes Aeromexico flight
    • Business
    Aeromexico's inaugural flight from Mexico City to Tampa is ushered to the gate moments after touching down at Tampa International Airport.
  23. Lakeland airport lands its first commercial airline in over a decade
    • Business
    Avelo Airlines provides nonstop service between the Polk County airport and Tweed-New Haven Airport in southern Connecticut.
  24. Gerald ‘Jerry’ Divers, founder of the Bank of Tampa, dies
    • Business
    A. Gerald "Jerry" Drivers, the founder of the Bank of Tampa, died Friday.