While other builders have succumbed to the instability of the economy, Highland Homes has flourished, says Kathie McDaniel, sales and marketing director for the Lakeland-based company. ...more

February 22, 2009

Is the love affair outsiders have with Florida losing its zest? A drop in driver's license applications from out-of-state residents certainly suggests they've cooled to the Sunshine State's charms. The number of applications from outsiders has tumbled 30 percent during the past five years, dropping from more than 585,000 in 2003 to about 410,000 in 2008, according to an analysis by The Associated Press. ...more

February 20, 2009

Is the love affair outsiders have with Florida losing its zest? ...more

February 19, 2009

The 20 largest banks that received government rescue funds slightly reduced their lending to consumers and businesses in the last three months of 2008, the government said Tuesday. ...more

February 18, 2009

The president and chief executive of the fourth largest steel company in North America, Tampa-based Gerdau Ameristeel, said Tuesday the Obama administration must manage the psychology of the economic recovery for the government's stimulus package to become effective. ...more

February 18, 2009

Organizers for the Relay for Life are working to outperform last year's effort that was the seventh-largest fundraiser of its kind in the state. ...more

February 18, 2009

The president and chief executive of the fourth largest steel company in North America, Tampa-based Gerdau Ameristeel, said this morning the Obama administration must manage the psychology of the economic recovery for the government's stimulus package to become effective. ...more

February 17, 2009

PLANT CITY Hillsborough County is closing down its local Building Services Division office on March 16. The elimination of the office at 307 Michigan Ave. is due to "significant reductions in revenue and the continued downturn in construction activity," the county said. ...more

February 16, 2009

Wal-Mart won approval Thursday afternoon to change its plans for a proposed supercenter off State Road 54 at the northern end of Wiregrass Ranch. ...more

February 13, 2009

The Humane Society of Highlands County is launching a monthly low-cost spay-neuter clinic for feral cats. ...more

February 13, 2009