Hillsborough County residents who think they will have trouble paying their 2009 property taxes can make partial payments starting in November. ...more

August 4, 2009

The $825 billion stimulus package taken up today by Congress would pump millions into Hillsborough County schools and revive plans administrators put on hold as the economy soured. If the package is approved as previously crafted, the school district could gain $143 million in federal aid during the next two years. The money could be used for technology upgrades and school renovations, among other needs. ...more

January 28, 2009

The Florida Elections Commission has fined City Commissioner Steve Van Gorden $3,000 for campaign law violations in his 2008 municipal race. ...more

January 24, 2009

I retired at 59 and utilized our IRA to pay off our house mortgage over three years to minimize taxes. ...more

December 8, 2008

A woman from Land O' Lakes got one lucky spin on a slot machine Tuesday at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino and hit a jackpot worth more than $2.5 million, the casino announced. ...more

November 27, 2008

A woman from Land O' Lakes got one lucky spin on a slot machine at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino on Tuesday and hit a jackpot worth more than $2.5 million, the casino announced. ...more

November 26, 2008

The developer of a mixed-use development on Wiscon Road is asking for more time to pay impact fees to the city. ...more

November 2, 2008

Pasco County could offer more than $7 million in incentives to lure investment firm T. Rowe Price Associates Inc. to the Sunlake Boulevard area off State Road 54. ...more

October 31, 2008

Sadly, history has a way of repeating itself. It is particularly alarming to note the parallels between the economic crisis that devastated America in the late 1920s and the implosion in the financial markets that is occurring today. What does history teach us about the ingredients common to these parallel crises? And how do our presidential candidates stack up in light of these similarities? ...more

September 26, 2008

Business Briefcase ...more

September 21, 2008