Tampa native Joie Chitwood announced Monday he will step down as president of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway after Sunday's Allstate 400 at the Brickyard. ...more

July 21, 2009

Busch Gardens is holding five auditions for first-time candidates for "Scareactors" to frighten guests at the park's annual Howl-O-Scream event, which will run on 17 dates this year from Sept. 2 to Oct. 31. ...more

July 8, 2009

Officials at Walt Disney World Resort were investigating what caused the first fatal accident in the 38-year history of the park's Monorail, a one-time symbol of founder Walt Disney's vision for future transportation. Two of the monorail's trains collided early Sunday in the park's Magic Kingdom section, killing one of the train's operators, emergency officials said. ...more

July 6, 2009

Progress Energy on Tuesday named Vincent M. Dolan as successor to Jeffrey J. Lyash as president and CEO of Progress Energy Florida, which serves more than 1.6 million Florida households and businesses. ...more

June 25, 2009

The Avon Park Meals on Wheels program had a "successful" first meeting last Monday, said Paul Devlin, president. ...more

June 16, 2009

Chrysler LLC is planning on resuming production at the majority of its plants by the last week of June, said Steven Landry, an executive vice president at the automaker. ...more

June 3, 2009

Tampa Bay Rays manager Joe Maddon will finalize a three-year contract extension sometime in the coming days, according to a person familiar with the situation. ...more

May 20, 2009

It's the kind of smart phone Jack Bauer of "24" would love. Called the Sectera Edge, it's the only secure mobile device certified by the National Security Agency, said Michael Guzelian, vice president of secure voice and data products for General Dynamics. ...more

May 11, 2009

It's the kind of smart phone Jack Bauer would love. Called the Sectera Edge, it's the only secure mobile device certified by the National Security Agency, said Michael Guzelian, vice president of secure voice and data products for General Dynamics. Guzelian showed off the phone Friday as he prepared for a high-tech job fair the company is putting on at the Renaissance Tampa Hotel International Plaza at 4200 Jim Walter Blvd. The two-day event starts at 11 a.m. Monday and will give software engineers, networking engineers and communications experts a chance to see openings the company has in Florida, particularly at its Sunrise operation, and meet hiring managers. For information, visit the company's Web site at ww.gdc4s.com/careers. ...more

May 9, 2009

News Corp. says Owen Van Natta, a former Facebook executive, will be the new CEO of MySpace. ...more

April 24, 2009