State Farm has until April 14 to file an amended appeal of the plan state regulators approved for the company's withdrawal from Florida's property insurance market. ...more

March 31, 2009

Lennar lost $155 million in the first quarter of 2009. ...more

March 30, 2009

Bob Vasturo, founder of Westshore Pizza & Cheesesteaks, announced plans to begin regional franchising of the Tampa-based restaurants. ...more

March 25, 2009

Richard Allard of New Port Richey says it would have been better if the federal government had given the bailout billions to Americans instead of banks and insurance companies. ...more

March 21, 2009

You blink your eyes in four/tenths of a second. "Five-tenths of a second," says Emmy- and Golden Globe-nominated actor-turned-race-car driver Frankie Muniz, "can be the difference between first place and 15th place in a qualifier." ...more

March 21, 2009

WASHINGTON - Thirteen of the companies receiving billions in federal bailout money owe a total of more than $220 million in delinquent federal taxes. ...more

March 19, 2009

Fewer teens are sniffing glue, lighter fluid, spray paint, shoe polish and other easy-to-find substances, a government study said Monday. ...more

March 18, 2009

101 Percentage increase in business bankruptcies from 2007 to 2008 in Florida's Middle District ...more

March 15, 2009

Heartland Workforce, operating One-Stop Career Centers in DeSoto, Hardee, and Highlands counties, is projected to receive approximately $1 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (more commonly referred to as the Federal Economic Stimulus Plan) funds for the local workforce region within the next few weeks. ...more

March 15, 2009

The Humane Society of the Nature Coast has moved up one spot in the contest for a $1 million makeover. ...more

March 11, 2009