Efforts to lure T. Rowe Price to Pasco County moved forward Wednesday, with Pasco County commissioners approving a package of incentives to offer the investment giant. ...more

November 6, 2008

Hillsborough County commissioners will consider renewing for two years a "no fee zone" designation of the area west of the University of South Florida. ...more

November 5, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - Pasco County could offer more than $7 million in incentives to lure investment firm T. Rowe Price Associates Inc. to the Sunlake Boulevard area off State Road 54. ...more

November 1, 2008

Pasco County could offer more than $7 million in incentives to lure investment firm T. Rowe Price Associates Inc. to the Sunlake Boulevard area off State Road 54. ...more

October 31, 2008

Barbara LeBoeuf of New Port Richey is desperate for a new direction after decade of Republic rule. ...more

October 18, 2008

A healthy economy is key to America's strength. John McCain has a plan to keep our economy strong. It includes real benefits for the middle-class worker. For example, the elimination of the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) would save 25 million middle class families nearly $60 billion in a single year. McCain would double the personal exemption for dependents from $3,500 to $7,500. McCain would maintain the income and investment tax rates at their current level, which is the key to insuring economic growth of small business and entrepreneurs. McCain would allow for immediate deductions on the purchase of equipment (rather than depreciation over several years.) This will spur new jobs and innovation. Looking to stop the tide of businesses having to outsource their operations, McCain would make the United States the best place to start and run a business and make products by reducing the federal corporate tax rate from 35-25 percent. ...more

October 18, 2008

When The Shops at Wiregrass in Wesley Chapel opens Oct. 30, visitors will be able to leave a lasting mark on the new mall while helping to raise money for the American Cancer Society. ...more

October 15, 2008

Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama endorsed the federal government's plan to invest $250 billion in the nation's banks, saying it will strengthen the financial system and give taxpayers some extra protection. ...more

October 15, 2008

Democrat Barack Obama proposed more immediate steps Monday to heal the nation's ailing economy, including a 90-day moratorium on home foreclosures at some banks and a two-year tax break for businesses that create new jobs. ...more

October 14, 2008

The U.S. Army Reserve is expanding operations at the St. Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport by bringing in additional Black Hawk helicopters, according to U.S. Army Reserve Lieutenant Nicholas Steele. An Army Reserve unit has been located at the airport since 2001. The Army unit will now have 20 Black Hawk helicopters and that will bring additional jobs to the area, Steele said. ...more

September 25, 2008