Customers of Tampa Electric and Progress Energy Florida will pay less for electricity next year under plans approved Tuesday by Florida's Public Service Commission. Electric bills for Tampa Electric's residential customers will drop 16 cents to $114.38 for 1,000 kilowatt-hours a month, or 21 cents for 1,250 kilowatt-hours a month, the average consumption of a typical Tampa Electric customer. Electric bills for Progress Energy's residential customers will drop $2.23 to $108.11 for every 1,000 kilowatt-hours of consumption. ...more

November 6, 2007

We can only hope that the television networks will come up with something better than reality show replacements while the writers are on strike. ...more

November 6, 2007

We can only hope that the television networks will come up with something better than reality show replacements while the writers are on strike. ...more

November 5, 2007

TAMPA - The developers of Trump Tower Tampa are seeking the rest of the year to get the stalled condo back on track. They are asking a federal judge to grant another extension to respond to a lawsuit filed by Donald Trump. ...more

October 31, 2007

TAMPA - The developers of Trump Tower Tampa are seeking the rest of the year to get the stalled condo back on track. They are asking a federal judge to grant another extension to respond to a lawsuit filed by Donald Trump. Tampa-based SimDag LLC and Trump filed a joint motion Monday, seeking up to 65 more days for the developer to respond to the real estate mogul's lawsuit. The agreement would allow the developer to market the building as a Trump property. ...more

October 31, 2007

The fate of the stalled 52-story Trump Tower Tampa may rest in the hands of its buyers. ...more

October 25, 2007

TAMPA - Another lawsuit has been filed against the developers and others involved in the troubled Trump Tower Tampa project by buyers seeking their deposit money back. ...more

October 10, 2007

Another lawsuit has been filed against the developers and others involved in the troubled Trump Tower Tampa project by buyers seeking their deposit money back. ...more

October 9, 2007

TAMPA - Another lawsuit has been filed against the developers and others involved in the troubled Trump Tower Tampa project by buyers seeking their deposits back. Jugal Taneja and Manju Taneja of Largo claim in their suit that they were misled to believe that real estate mogul Donald Trump was a partner in the condo tower project. They later learned that he only licensed his name to local developer SimDag LLC, the suit states. ...more

October 9, 2007

TAMPA - The stalled Trump Tower Tampa may be one step closer to becoming a reality. The developer, Tampa-based SimDag LLC, has received a "commitment agreement" from a New York hedge fund that may fund a loan for the tower, according to an e-mail sent to buyers. The e-mail did not identify the name of the New York hedge fund. SimDag CEO Frank Dagostino would not confirm the commitment agreement. ...more

October 3, 2007