The Valpak coupon company will eliminate 79 positions as a result of lower projected coupon volume in 2009. That represents about six percent of Valpak's total workforce. ...more

December 17, 2008

Lex Salisbury, president and CEO of Lowry Park Zoo, defended his tenure with the zoo against a critical city audit and said he will answer questions at a special zoo board meeting Thursday. ...more

December 15, 2008

TAMPA Southwest Airlines on May 9 will trim one daily round-trip flight between Tampa and four destinations -- Fort Lauderdale; Hartford, Conn.; Indianapolis; and Providence, R.I. -- but will maintain nonstop service between Tampa and those destinations in a systemwide reduction of flights. Tampa International Airport's busiest carrier will serve Fort Lauderdale with eight daily flights, Providence with two and Hartford and Indianapolis with one each on schedules between May 9 and June 26, the airline announced today. ...more

December 9, 2008

Building your dream home may be easier than you think. ...more

November 26, 2008

In the world of business and antitrust law, big is not necessarily bad or illegal. But alarm bells went off when Google and Yahoo, the top two players in the search advertising market, decided to join forces. The Justice Department was right to challenge that proposal, which the companies have since withdrawn. A possible casualty: Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang. ...more

November 23, 2008

Odyssey Marine Exploration, the Tampa company that recovered sunken treasure worth an estimated $500 million from the Atlantic Ocean in 2007, tried knocking down Spain's claim to the loot in papers filed Monday in U.S. District Court in Tampa. ...more

November 19, 2008

Detroit's Big Three automakers pleaded with Congress on Tuesday for a $25 billion lifeline to save the once-proud titans of U.S. industry, warning of a national economic catastrophe should they collapse. ...more

November 18, 2008

Shareholders of Anheuser-Busch Cos. Inc. approved the $52 billion sale of the business to Belgium-based InBev SA on Wednesday, a deal that is set to create the world's largest brewer. ...more

November 13, 2008

Odyssey Marine Exploration, the company that recovered a sunken treasure worth an estimated $500 million from the Atlantic Ocean last year, said late Monday that it lost $6.5 million, or 13 cents a share, in the third quarter. ...more

November 12, 2008

Allegiant Air is scrapping its flights from St. Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport to Lansing, Mich., as of Feb. 4 and going to Grand Rapids, Mich., instead. The flights to Lansing from the Pinellas County airport are scheduled to resume Saturday, after a seasonal interruption. ...more

November 10, 2008