Pinellas County's tourism consultant said Wednesday that he thinks the nation already has entered a recession, although the effect on tourism might not be as bad as others think if the industry takes steps to promote itself aggressively. ...more

January 17, 2008

An Alabama company has been awarded a $60 million contract to build a second economy parking garage at Tampa International Airport. ...more

January 10, 2008

Johnny Campbell stepped into Santa's black boots and red suit Friday, gearing up for his debut before about 500 eager faces. ...more

December 22, 2007

TAMPA - Johnny Campbell stepped into Santa's black boots and red suit Friday, gearing up for his debut before about 500 eager faces. ...more

December 21, 2007

A deal to lease a vacant maintenance hangar at Tampa International Airport to an Alabama company that said it might create 410 jobs here by 2009 has fallen through, an airport spokeswoman said Tuesday. ...more

December 5, 2007

TAMPA - A deal to lease a vacant maintenance hangar at Tampa International Airport to an Alabama firm that said it might create 410 jobs here by 2009 has fallen through, an airport spokeswoman said today. ...more

December 4, 2007

Tampa International Airport set an all-time ridership record during the fiscal year that ended Sept. 30 with 9.63 million departing passengers, 2.5 percent more than a year ago, airport director Louis Miller said Thursday. ...more

October 12, 2007

TAMPA - Daily ridership dipped Tuesday at Tampa International Airport on the anniversary of the Sept. 11 hijackings, but the airport continued to report record figures this year, including an 8.1 percent increase in August passengers over a year ago. On Tuesday's slow travel day, 13,825 passengers flew from Tampa compared with 16,888 outbound reservations that were scheduled Wednesday, said airport spokeswoman Brenda Geoghagan. Officials estimate the number of arriving passengers matches the number departing Tampa. ...more

September 11, 2007