The manager of the Shops at Wiregrass mall said late today officials will buy 600 boxes of Girl Scout cookies for use in promotions at the recently opened shopping venue. The decision came after mall officials said local scout troops would have to pay up to $500 for a weekend-long sales table at the mall's high-traffic Center Court – a price scout leaders said was beyond their ability to pay. ...more

January 30, 2009

Bargain hunters may be snatching up distressed existing homes, but they still seem skittish of new homes, according to a report released Thursday from the U.S. Commerce Department. ...more

January 30, 2009

Jacqueline Caceres turned the corner of Rhode Island Drive and 76th Street and saw the hordes of TV news cameras, construction workers and politicians. ...more

January 28, 2009

Minutes later, the crowd clustered around Caceres as she turned the key to her new home, presented by the Warrick Dunn Foundation and Habitat For Humanity. "Words can't express how we feel right now," said Caceres, a single mother. "I can't thank you guys enough for everything that you've done for us. We are touched." ...more

January 27, 2009

Home sales in the Bay area rose more in December than any month since the downturn began. ...more

January 27, 2009

Home sales in the Bay area rose more in December than any month since the downturn began. It's a sign that sales prices, which continue to plummet, are enticing buyers. ...more

January 26, 2009

Whenever a top pharmaceutical company eliminates thousands of jobs, it leads to worry and caution from the medical community. ...more

January 23, 2009

LAND O' LAKES - Tijuana Flats opened its newest Tampa Bay area location Monday at Willow Bend Shopping Center. ...more

January 23, 2009

For the first time since the Great Depression, General Motors cannot call itself the world's largest automaker. Its sales fell behind Toyota in 2008, a year when GM celebrated its 100th anniversary and narrowly avoided a bankruptcy filing amid a significant downturn in the economy. ...more

January 22, 2009

Tijuana Flats opened its newest Tampa Bay-area location today at the Willow Bend Shopping Center in Land O' Lakes. ...more

January 19, 2009