County officials on Thursday approved plans to extend State Road 56 east across Wiregrass Ranch from Bruce B. Downs Boulevard. ...more

February 15, 2008

TAMPA BAY AREA Labor Survey Pans Pulte Fifty-nine percent, or 236, of 400 Pulte and its Del Webb homeowners surveyed in Arizona reported construction defects in their homes in a report released Friday by Building Justice, which represents labor unions. Respondents with defects described faulty electrical wiring, peeling paint and bad air conditioners. The labor group says it plans to conduct the survey in other states where Pulte builds, including Florida. Pulte spokesman Mark Marymee said the group's motivation is to unionize the workers of subcontractors who build Pulte homes. Pulte has done well on other quality surveys, he said, such as J.D. Power & Associates'. "That is the survey we care about," he said. ...more

January 26, 2008

1942: World War II military training camps bring millions of soldiers to Florida. ...more

October 18, 2007