Bill Foster is this city's next mayor. Foster beat opponent Kathleen Ford by fewer than 3,000 votes in an election where roughly 30 percent of registered voters turned out. ...more

November 4, 2009

Bill Foster has won the race to become this city's next mayor. ...more

November 3, 2009

An economic development task force has recommended that Hillsborough County "aggressively" push for a 1-cent sales tax in 2010 to fund mass transit. ...more

June 18, 2009

Building a campus hospital may be a tough sell in this economic environment, but USF Health Sciences Vice President Stephen Klasko is campaigning aggressively for a 100-bed hospital with specialty areas in diabetes and neuroscience. ...more

March 21, 2009

Politics As Usual What a shame that the very fine sports community in Tampa/Hillsborough County cannot have a coexistence between city and county appointees. It would not surprise me if an investigation revealed a violation of the Florida Sunshine Law by certain members of the Tampa Sports Authority when deciding the future of Henry Saavedra, who was forced to resign as executive director. ...more

March 21, 2009

Even an optimist like Gov. Charlie Crist recognizes when times are tough. But on Tuesday he predicted a better future for Florida if lawmakers can put political differences aside and work together to create jobs, promote clean energy and keep schools strong. ...more

March 3, 2009

LAND O' LAKES - Mercantile Bank has begun foreclosure proceedings against Ashley Glen, a proposed 2-million-square-foot office complex at the junction of State Road 54 and the Suncoast Parkway. ...more

February 27, 2009

Leadership Tampa gives its annual Parke Wright III Award to a leader who has "made a significant difference in the Tampa Bay community." ...more

February 7, 2009

Unemployed executives who once earned six-figure incomes are finding it difficult to find similar high-paying jobs in a tough economy. ...more

February 4, 2009

Banks collecting billions of dollars in federal bailout money sought government permission to bring thousands of foreign workers to the U.S. for high-paying jobs, according to an Associated Press review of visa applications. ...more

February 1, 2009