Passenger traffic at Tampa International Airport declined 1.7 percent in August compared with a year ago, the best showing in the past 17 months as the recession's toll on business and leisure travel appears to be receding. ...more

September 15, 2009

DETAILS, Business, Page 1 Cost of burial becomes bigger burden for poor. ...more

September 5, 2009

Last year, says Terri Cantwell, workers at the Bates Sons & Daughters booth stood around, waiting for customers. This year, it was a different story. Bates potted 3,000 caladiums, and Cantwell estimated that by 2 p.m. Saturday, a third of her stock was sold. ...more

August 31, 2009

What in the world is going on with our Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles? In this time of recession and terrible economy they are not only raising their fees for drivers licenses and vehicle registration, they're making ridiculous rules for identification when renewing our driver's license. ...more

August 28, 2009

Passenger traffic at Tampa International Airport declined 4.9 percent in July to 751,586 departing passengers, the lowest monthly percentage drop in a year, airport officials reported. The airport generally gets the same number of arriving as departing passengers, so about 1.5 million passengers used the airport last month. ...more

August 19, 2009

The Federal Reserve delivered a vote of confidence in the economy Wednesday, saying it would slow the pace of an emergency rescue program as the recession appears to be ending. ...more

August 13, 2009

Airline baggage charges are the least-justified of the a la carte fees that passengers must contend with, according to a recent survey of 1,800 travelers. ...more

August 8, 2009

The number of newly laid-off Americans signing up for unemployment benefits last week and those using this safety net over a longer period both plunged. The government figures released Thursday were clouded by difficulties adjusting for temporary shutdowns at auto plants. ...more

July 17, 2009

Wal-Mart's supercenters continue to add food customers in Florida while other grocery chains are losing them, new data show. ...more

July 15, 2009

St. Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport reported a 3 percent gain in passengers in June to 74,651, bucking a nationwide decline brought on by the recession. ...more

July 15, 2009