Withlacoochee River Electric Cooperative customers will see a 4.7 percent rate increase starting Thursday. ...more

December 26, 2008

Withlacoochee River Electric Cooperative customers will see a 4.7 percent rate increase starting Jan. 1. ...more

December 20, 2008

Shares of Walter Industries, which peaked at more than $111 in July, have plunged to around $19 because of a sharp decline in demand for steel-making coal. ...more

November 20, 2008

TAMPA Shares of Walter Industries, which peaked at more than $111 in July, have plunged to around $19 because of a sharp decline in demand for steel-making coal. The stock was recently downgraded by Friedman Billings Ramsey to "market perform" from "outperform." ...more

November 19, 2008

Residents and businesses in the Tampa Bay area soon will be paying a lot more for electricity. ...more

November 13, 2008

TAMPA - Residents and businesses in the Tampa Bay area soon will be paying a lot more for electricity. Customers of Tampa Electric Co. and Progress Energy will see a double-digit percentage increase in their electric bills beginning next year under plans approved today by state regulators. ...more

November 12, 2008

Global demand for coal has shown some signs of slack, leaving investors to wonder what's next for U.S. producers who have seen prices at times triple during the past year. ...more

September 5, 2008

The poor housing market in Florida and soaring production costs for coal led TECO Energy Corp. on Thursday to lower its expectations for 2008. ...more

August 1, 2008

Walter Industries, a leading coal producer, said Tuesday that earnings nearly tripled in the second quarter, driven primarily by skyrocketing coal prices. ...more

July 30, 2008

Walter Industries Inc., a leading coal producer, said today that earnings nearly tripled in the second quarter, driven primarily by skyrocketing coal prices. ...more

July 29, 2008