About 95 government and community leaders met at an eight-hour summit Thursday to identify the top issues facing Hernando County. ...more

March 19, 2009

(AP) Gulf County Commissioner Billy Traylor says he is supporting Amendment 4 on the Nov. 4 ballot because he prefers the tiny fishing villages and pine tree farms of his rural county to the widespread development of South Florida. ...more

October 19, 2008

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said Wednesday that the worsening financial crisis could prove a major weight on U.S. business growth and pledged to "act as needed" to brace the wobbly economy. ...more

September 24, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - Central Pasco residents enjoy the best of both worlds. They enjoy living in an area surrounded by a community of neighborhoods, great schools and community events that are supported with a tradition and history, and a thriving business community. This part of Pasco County is experiencing business growth, as evidenced by the number of office and retail construction sites visible along State Road 54 and U.S. 41. ...more

August 13, 2008

The Tampa Port Authority wants to lower the tax rate that helps support its projects, but the proposal ignited a pressing question in a poor economy: Should the port get any local tax dollars? ...more

July 18, 2008

Hillsborough County Commissioner Brian Blair, also a Tampa Port Authority board member, said Tuesday that he wants the port to consider eliminating the Hillsborough County property tax to save homeowners money and entice them to continue supporting a county property conservation program. ...more

May 21, 2008

LAKE MARY – AT&T announced that it is expanding wireless coverage in Highlands County with the activation of a new cell site in Lorida. The new cell site, on Arbuckle Creek Road, is providing additional coverage in the new residential and business growth areas of Highlands County that are west of Sebring along U.S. 98 North. AT&T plans to add approximately 12 new cell sites in Central Florida in 2008. The company has invested more than $800 million in the Florida wireless network since 2005 to improve coverage and expand its 3G footprint, which, in Central Florida, includes Orlando and Lakeland. ...more

January 13, 2008

The housing collapse and credit crisis will slow economic growth and nudge up unemployment next year, the Federal Reserve said Tuesday in a first-of-its-kind forecast that some economists think will lead to interest rate cuts early in 2008. ...more

November 21, 2007

Five small businesses that focus on community service, business growth and other challenges were recognized Oct. 18 as Brandon's outstanding small businesses for 2007. ...more

October 27, 2007

New-home sales tumbled in August to the lowest level in seven years, a stark sign that the credit crunch is aggravating the painful housing slump. ...more

September 28, 2007