Tampa International Airport's Community Noise Consortium has scheduled a public meeting from 6 to 7 p.m. Thursday in the third-floor boardroom of the main terminal. ...more

July 15, 2009

The Obama administration is warning lawmakers that the trust fund that pays for highway construction will go broke in August unless Congress approves an infusion of money. Here's a look at the numbers that will shape the debate: ...more

June 3, 2009

Days after an announcement by parent company TOUSA to wind down production, Engle Homes, the developer of Live Oak Preserve, is relinquishing some of its authority at the development. Engle Homes Vice President Rick Feather said all Engle employees who serve on the Live Oak I, Live Oak II and The Hammocks' community development district boards are stepping down immediately. "We resigned under the advice of counsel," Feather said. Feather served as a board supervisor on all of the three developer-controlled CDDs. Engle employees Lauren Arcaro, Dennis DeMott and Michael Mulvihill were members of the Live Oak II and The Hammocks boards. ...more

April 1, 2009

Bankrupt TOUSA, the parent company of the home builder that developed Live Oak Preserve, is wrapping up all of its construction projects, selling off its inventory of homes and not planning to build any new ones. ...more

April 1, 2009

Leave Library System Alone Re: Privatization of library system. ...more

March 25, 2009

A lot of good people around here are searching for ways to stimulate the economy. What our economy needs, and what the national economy needs, have some things in common and quite a few differences. What we really need is getting some construction moving. ...more

March 12, 2009

But one politician believes he has a unique solution: Declare St. Lucie County a disaster area as if it had been hit by, well, a hurricane. ...more

March 2, 2009

Some federal stimulus-package dollars will definitely flow into Highlands County for road resurfacing and sidewalk construction projects. ...more

February 21, 2009

Highlands County government and school officials are hoping to obtain federal stimulus dollars, but are still uncertain over how much funding will be available and what it can be used for. ...more

February 19, 2009

Hundreds of people are lined up in Fort Myers today for tickets to a town hall meeting with President Barack Obama. ...more

February 9, 2009