Florida's seafood lovers and angling enthusiasts may not realize it, but change is under way that promises to brighten the future of the struggling multibillion dollar commercial and sport fishing industries. While destructive overfishing and ineffective regulations have long been the norm offshore, a new management model is demonstrating that the bleak economic and environmental performance of fisheries can be quickly turned around. And recently, the U.S. Congress mandated change that provides an opportunity to speed progress and make the Gulf Coast a leader in modern and prosperous fishing. ...more

September 18, 2008

Customers of Tampa Electric and Peoples Gas could see rate increases of 9 percent to 10 percent starting next spring, the parent company of both utilities said Thursday. ...more

June 13, 2008

TAMPA - Customers of Tampa Electric and Peoples Gas could see a rate increase starting next spring of 9 to 10 percent, the parent company of both utilities said this afternoon. TECO Energy Corp. said it plans to ask state regulators in August for permission to raise the base rates of both Tampa-based utilities. ...more

June 12, 2008