In 2006 Hillsborough County commissioners spent $170,000 to terminate a golf range's lease on the Linebaugh Avenue County Northwest Landfill to hasten development of another solid waste transfer station. Today, the golf range remains shuttered, the site is an eyesore, no new transfer station is built and there is no sign of the construction that was to be completed this year. ...more

October 29, 2009

ShopperTrak, a retail research firm, predicted Tuesday that total holiday sales will rise 1.6 percent compared with a year ago, which would be good news for retailers in the aftermath of last year's steep decline. ...more

October 21, 2009

TALLAHASSEE (AP) — Officials say qualified individuals can shorten the time it takes to get a concealed weapon license by visiting one of eight licensing division regional offices. ...more

October 6, 2009

Florida's taxable property values will keep dropping for another year but at a slightly slower pace than previously forecast before beginning to rebound in 2011, state economists said this week. ...more

August 1, 2009

The government will provide another $3.1 billion to a group of mortgage servicing companies as an incentive to modify loans to combat record levels of foreclosures. ...more

June 17, 2009

Hugh Jackman's Wolverine is rolling in dough, though his movie pulled in a little less money than originally estimated. ...more

May 4, 2009

Florida officials say they will soon begin air tests in some homes to determine whether fumes emitted from Chinese drywall can sicken people. ...more

April 17, 2009

State regulators will meet today to set higher rates for customers of Tampa Electric Co. ...more

April 7, 2009

The good news is that Floridians' personal income rose throughout 2008, even in a recession. Unfortunately, income didn't keep up with the inflation rate so we weren't able to enjoy it. ...more

March 24, 2009

Innisbrook's courses may be owned by the pros this weekend, but more than 1,000 Tampa Bay-area children took to the links on Wednesday. ...more

March 21, 2009