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• Fitch Ratings Revises TECO's & Tampa Electric's Outlook to Positive; Ratings Affirmed

  - 2007-04-04

  NEW YORK -- Fitch revises the long-term Rating Outlook of TECO Energy, Inc. (TECO, Issuer Default Rating [IDR] 'BB+'), and its main operating subsidiary, Tampa Electric Company (Tampa Electric, IDR 'BBB') to Positive from Stable. The existing ratings are affirmed. Approximately $3.8 billion of debt is affected by today's rating...

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• Tampa, Fla., Electric Co. Blames Coal Suppliers for Rate-Hike Opposition.

  - 2004-04-20

  By Will Rodgers, Tampa Tribune, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 20--TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Tampa Electric Co. came out swinging Monday in its battle over what the Florida Public Service Commission will allow the utility to charge ratepayers for the coal it...

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• TECO Chief Answers Critics during Annual Meeting in Tampa, Fla.

  - 2003-04-23

  By Will Rodgers, South Florida Sun-Sentinel Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 23--TAMPA, Fla. -- Richard Williams had hoped to retire in six years. But after watching the stock of TECO Energy Inc. plunge about 60 percent during the past year, he plans...

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• Fitch Ratings Assigns 'A-' Rating TO TECO's Senior Notes

  - 2002-05-08

  Business Editors NEW YORK--BUSINESS WIRE--May 8, 2002 Fitch Ratings has assigned an 'A-' rating to TECO Energy, Inc.'s (TECO's) offering of approximately $700 million of senior notes, which will be issued with 5- and 10-year maturities. Proceeds from the issuance will be used to repay maturing debt and...

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• Tampa Electric, TECO Outlooks Lowered by Fitch

  - 2000-11-21

  Business Editors CHICAGO--BUSINESS WIRE--Nov. 21, 2000 Fitch has assigned a Negative Rating Outlook to the securities issued by TECO Energy, Inc. TECO and its regulated utility subsidiary, Tampa Electric Company. The lowered outlook follows TECO's recent announcements to develop 3,713 mw of unregulated domestic generation projects through...

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• CEO Wants to Revive Tampa, Fla.-Based Shipping Firm's Power Unit.

  - 1999-11-10

  Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Nov. 9 -- TAMPA, Fla. -- Three months into his job as chief executive of TECO Energy Inc., Robert Fagan received a rude welcome. Wall Street analysts put a big, fat bull's-eye on TECO after its cross-bay rival...

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• FLoirad-Based TECO Warns Earnings Will Miss Estimates.

  - 1998-12-18

  Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec. 18 -- TAMPA, Fla. -- TECO Energy Inc. said Thursday that fourth-quarter earnings will fall short of Wall Street's expectations, as slack demand for natural gas has been compounded by weaker barge operations. The company also...

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• Tampa, Fla., Power Company's Income Rises on Heat Wave.

  - 1998-07-15

  Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News TAMPA, Fla.--Jul. 16--TECO Energy Inc. said second-quarter net income rose 14 percent to $57.9 million, propelled by increasing revenues at its electric utility, which benefited from last month's sweltering weather. TECO, based in Tampa, reported earnings of 44 cents a diluted...

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