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Progress Announces Rate Reductions
Progress Energy customers will see an 11-percent decrease in their monthly bills beginning in April. ...more
March 18, 2009
Progress Energy, TECO Lower Fuel Cost Projections
Customers of Tampa Electric Co. and Progress Energy Florida, the biggest power providers in the Bay area, have been given a slight reprieve from rising electric bills next year. ...more
October 14, 2008
TECO, Progress Energy Expect Lower Fuel Costs
TAMPA - Customers of Tampa Electric Co. and Progress Energy Florida, the biggest power providers in the Bay area, have been given a slight reprieve from rising electric bills next year. ...more
October 13, 2008
Oilfield Workers' Death Rate Soars
Less than two months into the job in the oilfields of West Texas, Brandon Garrett was sliced in half by a motorized spool of steel cable as he and co-workers struggled to get a drilling rig up and running. ...more
September 11, 2008
Power Companies Contend With Escalating Fuel Costs
Every day, we are bombarded with information about the skyrocketing costs of oil and gasoline, and the impact they have on our economy and personal finances. ...more
August 14, 2008
BUSINESS HIGHLIGHTS
Jobless Claims Jump As Housing Market Gets Weaker WASHINGTON (AP) - Two cornerstones of the economy - jobs and housing - sank to new depths Thursday, with unemployment claims bolting higher and home prices recording one of their steepest drops on record. ...more
July 27, 2008
Gramm Meant What He Said
I never thought I'd have to come to this, defending Phil Gramm on anything. ...more
July 21, 2008
TECO Seeks 22% Bump In Fuel Charges
Customers of Tampa Electric Co. should brace themselves for a hefty increase in their monthly electric bill next year. ...more
July 19, 2008
TECO Customers' Bills Likely To Rise
Electric bills for customers of Tampa Electric could jump 22.3 percent beginning next year thanks to a sharp increase in the utility's fuel costs, the company announced today. ...more
July 18, 2008
Falling Energy Prices Bode Well For Markets
Wall Street shot higher Thursday, extending its rally into a second session as tumbling energy prices bolstered an already upbeat mood that followed stronger-than-expected quarterly reports from big names such as JPMorgan Chase and United Technologies. The Dow Jones industrial average rose more than 200 points, bringing its two-day advance to more than 480. ...more
July 18, 2008
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