The Democratic party has joined the Republican National Committee in asking Tampa to apply to host its 2012 presidential election year national convention. ...more

November 5, 2009

The Rays have re-signed platoon outfielder Gabe Kapler to a one-year deal for $1.05 million. ...more

October 27, 2009

Tall ships in Tampa? It could happen in July. Hillsborough County tourism officials, with help from Florida's U.S senators, are planning a tall ships festival in Tampa next summer, which could mean as many as 10 of the classic vessels will be on hand for public visits. ...more

October 24, 2009

Well, that should quiet things down for a while. The Jim Zorn unemployment watch is over. Another week of Washington Redskins craziness ended with an actual message of stability Friday: The front office said Zorn will be the coach for the rest of the season. ...more

October 24, 2009

The project is code named "09-066." Tampa officials are negotiating with a commercial real estate company over Project 09-066 and how it could bring jobs and development to the area. ...more

October 22, 2009

Consumer electronics, appliance store will open in October ...more

September 21, 2009

Marty Petty, publisher of the St. Petersburg Times, is resigning in an effort to streamline management, the newspaper announced to employees Wednesday. ...more

August 20, 2009

Progress Energy on Tuesday named Vincent M. Dolan as successor to Jeffrey J. Lyash as president and CEO of Progress Energy Florida, which serves more than 1.6 million Florida households and businesses. ...more

June 25, 2009

Chrysler LLC is planning on resuming production at the majority of its plants by the last week of June, said Steven Landry, an executive vice president at the automaker. ...more

June 3, 2009

Tampa Bay Rays manager Joe Maddon will finalize a three-year contract extension sometime in the coming days, according to a person familiar with the situation. ...more

May 20, 2009