OVERSEAS VISITORS AND DOMESTIC TOURISM: The Travel Industry Association urges Obama to create a welcoming first impression. An enhanced visa waiver program could benefit Tampa Bay area hotels and attractions with more visitors - from Brazil, for example. ...more

January 4, 2009

Driving on Interstate 275 through downtown Tampa is a little like riding a roller coaster - up one moment and down the next without really knowing what's over the next hill. ...more

December 15, 2008

More than 5,000 highway projects - including $980 million in the Tampa Bay area that help comprise the $7 billion dollars' worth in Florida - are ready to go, state transportation officials say, if Congress will only pony up $64.3 billion as part of an economic aid plan. ...more

December 15, 2008

Driving on Interstate 275 through downtown Tampa is a little like riding a roller coaster – up one moment and down the next without really knowing what's over the next hill. ...more

December 14, 2008