Airport tower flies in the face of facts Read Thursday's remarks from the "airport official" defending the need for an airport control tower. Rob Mills is quoted as saying no taxpayer money will be needed to construct the $3 million control tower. Mr. Mills must have been misquoted as all $3 million in public money comes from the taxpayer in either federal or state tax revenues or the airport tenant and business activities. ...more

December 19, 2009

The Tampa Port Authority board today approved the transfer of a lease option from Port Sutton Envirofuels, a Bay area company that intended to build an ethanol plant at the port, to GreenHunter Energy Inc of Houston, which intends to build a biodiesel fuel plant. ...more

October 21, 2008

A controversial plan to build an ethanol production facility at the Port of Tampa has been shelved in favor of seeking financing to build an ethanol storage facility there instead, the project's sponsor said in an interview Tuesday. ...more

June 18, 2008