WASHINGTON - The nation's unemployment rate bolted to 8.1 percent in February, the highest since late 1983, as cost-cutting employers slashed 651,000 jobs amid a deepening recession. ...more

March 6, 2009

Tampa International Airport will cut its annual budget and post a smaller surplus than expected because fewer passengers are expected to use the airport in the next few months, airport director Louis Miller said Thursday. ...more

March 6, 2009

Tampa International Airport will cut its annual budget and post a smaller surplus than expected because fewer passengers are expected to use the airport in the next few months, airport director Louis Miller said this morning. ...more

March 5, 2009

An 8.1 percent projected decline in passenger traffic at Tampa International Airport through September will require the airport to trim its budget, airport officials said today. ...more

March 5, 2009

Yes they can - literally! Entrants in the second annual Canstruction Design/Build Competition will create figures made entirely from cans of food. The Volunteer Way Food bank benefits from the event, which will take place at the Gulf View Square mall from April 26 until May 2. ...more

March 4, 2009

Tech Data Corp., an information technology products distributor, said Tuesday its fourth-quarter profit jumped 17 percent, topping Wall Street forecasts despite falling sales. ...more

March 3, 2009

Dr. David McGrew installs a large stained glass window Friday in the quiet room at the new Hernando Pasco Hospice Care Center on Cortez Boulevard. ...more

February 27, 2009

The Jacksonville Jaguars have released running back Fred Taylor, the latest move in the team's makeover. ...more

February 16, 2009

AS 22-year-old Bonita Springs woman says her baby died because officials ignored her complaints while she was pregnant in the Collier County jail. ...more

February 15, 2009

Free agent Ty Wigginton finalized a $6 million, two-year contract with the Baltimore Orioles. ...more

February 10, 2009