The impact of skyrocketing aviation fuel prices could result in massive job losses, declining business activity and reduced tourism as early as the second half of 2008, the Business Travel Coalition, a Radnor, Pa.,-based business consumer group, warned Monday. ...more

June 24, 2008

Domestic airlines' on-time arrival rate improved in April despite more than 3,900 flights canceled by American Airlines, according to government data released Wednesday. ...more

June 5, 2008

A federal plan to reduce water flows in the Apalachicola River won't irreversibly doom four federally protected species, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said Monday. ...more

June 3, 2008

A poor economy and higher prices for fuel, food and lodging have travelers re-evaluating vacation plans, Tampa Bay tourism industry officials have learned. The key to success in this year's tourism season will be how well the tourism industry can tap into travelers' perceptions. Here is a sample of what some travelers are thinking these days from interviews at Clearwater Beach and Tampa. ...more

May 6, 2008

Shares in Walter Industries Inc. rose 7.74 percent Friday after the company reported expectations of record earnings, record coal sales contracts and additional steps that could lead to selling the financing and home building businesses. ...more

May 3, 2008

The Bush administration and six large mortgage lenders unveiled a plan Tuesday to offer 30-day reprieves to some homeowners facing foreclosure. ...more

February 13, 2008

An important deadline for Florida's gas stations is on the horizon, and state regulators expect it may put hundreds of store owners out of business. ...more

February 5, 2008

Florida strawberry growers are still reeling from last month's freeze. Since the Jan. 3 freeze, strawberry production has dropped more than 30 percent compared with last year, costing growers and farmworkers more than $15 million, the Florida Strawberry Growers Association said Friday. Initially, industry officials projected a 10 percent to 15 percent loss. ...more

February 2, 2008

If commuting through Oldsmar - population 15,000 - were a game of Monopoly, you would not want to get caught at Tampa Road and St. Petersburg Drive. ...more

January 28, 2008

The Port of Tampa already serves fast-growing Central Florida, but it will be positioned to serve markets in South Florida by 2015 when the Panama Canal expansion is completed, a canal authority official said Wednesday. ...more

January 24, 2008