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 14, 2009

Dozens of orchestras across the nation can keep playing for now, kept in tune by federal stimulus dollars aimed at saving jobs. ...more

July 11, 2009

The party that ruled Mexico for seven decades appears to be making a comeback in midterm congressional elections. ...more

July 6, 2009

Jabil Circuit Inc. swung to a loss during its most recent fiscal quarter, while the company said it is seeing signs of a more stable economy. ...more

June 24, 2009

Jabil Circuit Inc. swung to a loss during its most recent fiscal quarter, while the company said it is seeing signs of a more stable economy. ...more

June 23, 2009

Amtrak's Silver Star, which serves Tampa on its daily northbound and southbound runs between New York and Miami, continued to gain ridership in April despite a nationwide decline in Amtrak ridership. ...more

June 23, 2009

Amtrak's Silver Star, which serves Tampa on its daily northbound and southbound runs between New York and Miami, continued to gain ridership in April despite a nationwide decline in Amtrak ridership. ...more

June 22, 2009

Forecasters predict a relatively mild hurricane season this year. If their projections bear out, it couldn't come at a better time. Floridians face the worst recession since the 1930s, with double-digit unemployment rates, broad job losses across several industries and a disastrous real estate market clogged with foreclosures and vacant homes. In a state reliant on tourism and housing, a major hurricane could plunge the economy into an even steeper decline. Perhaps we'll be fortunate again. If not, here's a look at the grave effects of a major storm on Florida's historically vibrant economic engines: housing, tourism and jobs. ...more

June 14, 2009

American households lost $1.33 trillion of their wealth in the first three months of the year as the recession took a bite out of stock portfolios and dragged down home prices. ...more

June 12, 2009

The fledgling renewable energy industry has been growing for years, with more than twice the national average percentage job growth during much of the past decade. ...more

June 11, 2009