Hernando County Property Appraiser Alvin Mazourek said he is still crunching numbers on upcoming property assessments. ...more

February 2, 2008

UPS Inc., the world's largest shipping carrier, reported Wednesday that it swung to a hefty loss in the fourth quarter because of a $6.1 billion payment to shift 45,000 of its employees from one pension plan to another. ...more

January 31, 2008

The casino may get Las Vegas-style gambling in 2008. ...more

December 25, 2007

Holiday procrastinators get ready: Today is expected to be the year's busiest day at the post office. ...more

December 17, 2007

Tenants at the Port of Tampa eager for a look at details of the port's new long-term plans must wait at least until Christmas, when the lead consultant on the planning process said he will complete a draft proposal and share it with the port director. ...more

December 11, 2007

Recently I found myself at lunch with members of the Tampa Bay community, discussing the topic of Islam and the West. As an American and a Muslim, I am in an interesting position to discuss the issue. ...more

November 19, 2007

Bonnie Brown was fresh from a nasty divorce in 1999, living with her sister and uncertain of her future. On a lark, she answered an ad for an in-house masseuse at Google. She was offered the part-time job, which started out at $450 a week but also included a pile of Google stock options. ...more

November 18, 2007

Plans for a Tampa Bay Rays stadium on the downtown waterfront could score an economic home run, the team says, pumping $1 billion into the city's economy, creating 2,500 permanent jobs and attracting a million square feet of new retail, office and residential development, including 900 homes. ...more

November 17, 2007