A Sebring Community Redevelopment Agency façade grant helped Larry and Rachel Moore add a back deck and driveway to their Rose Avenue home they purchased about three years ago. ...more

September 9, 2008

Reflecting the state's economic downturn, Progress Energy Florida announced that it will eliminate about 300 positions by the end of the year. Nearly half the affected positions are currently vacant. ...more

August 31, 2008

Barack Obama seems to enjoy some enormous advantages over John McCain in their pursuit of the White House. Polls show that more than eight out of 10 Americans think the country is headed in the wrong direction. The Republican brand is in tatters because of the Iraq war and the economic slowdown. And Obama is on pace to raise more money than any presidential candidate in history. ...more

August 24, 2008

During this economic slowdown, the Sebring Community Redevelopment Agency believes the time is right to prepare for when the economy rebounds. ...more

August 13, 2008

The family that plays together is going to have a new place to do it starting this month. ...more

August 3, 2008

Several Bennigan's restaurants in the Bay area closed suddenly today amid reports of the restaurant chain shutting its doors nationwide. ...more

July 29, 2008

NEW PORT RICHEY -- The family that plays together is going to have a new place to do it starting next month. Monster Mini Golf, an indoor entertainment center at 6429 U.S. 19, just north of Main Street, is expected to open sometime in mid-August, putting a new look on an old favorite all-ages activity. ...more

July 26, 2008

This week some residents who want to preserve largely undeveloped portions of northeastern Pasco County complained to the County Commission about the "stakeholder committee" that will help rewrite the county's land development code. ...more

July 26, 2008

Gov. Charlie Crist said the property tax breaks that voters adopted in January would "fire up" the state's economic engine. ...more

July 17, 2008

WellCare Health Plans Inc. has named Jonathan Rich, former general counsel and chief compliance officer at health insurer Aveta Inc., as the Tampa company's senior vice president and chief compliance officer. ...more

July 9, 2008