The economic downturn created a 13.5 percent decline in passengers departing from Tampa International Airport in November compared with November 2007, the airport reported today. ...more

December 12, 2008

Southwest Airlines will add another daily nonstop flight to six destinations it serves from Tampa International Airport effective March 8: Baltimore; Columbus, Ohio; Hartford, Conn.; Nashville, Tenn.; Philadelphia; and Providence, R.I. ...more

November 7, 2008

Makeup sellers seeking to stand out amid crowded cosmetic counters are expanding into a niche once confined to those living under the scrutiny of the lens: high-definition makeup. ...more

September 19, 2008

On the surface, U.S. companies' second-quarter earnings were fairly respectable when you strip away the financial sector - profits for Standard & Poor's 500 members rose about 10 percent from a year earlier after falling sharply the two previous quarters. ...more

August 6, 2008

Growing global demand and supply constraints will push oil prices to $200 a barrel and gas prices to $7 a gallon within four years, forcing 10 million U.S. cars off the road, according to Jeff Rubin, chief economist at CIBC World Markets. ...more

June 27, 2008

TAMPA - Sweetbay Supermarket announced this afternoon that it has promoted Michael Vail to president of the Tampa-based chain. ...more

June 18, 2008

WAUCHULA — A Wauchula real estate broker is in the process of acquiring the two Coldwell Banker offices in Highlands County. "We think they are important to Highlands County," said Gary Delatorre, broker for Coldwell Banker AmSouth Realty. "We hope to continue the business the way it is going and get more market share." The Sebring office is located at the corner of U.S. 27 and Sparta Road and the Lake Placid office is on U.S. 27. ...more

May 24, 2008

Kim Fenske drives a bus in Colorado by day, but when he's not working, he zooms around the mountains in a 2007 Toyota Prius. ...more

April 21, 2008

Ridership at Tampa International Airport declined 0.7 percent in January, compared with January 2007, to 766,014 departing passengers, continuing a slide prompted by the poor economy, an airport report issued Monday said. ...more

February 19, 2008

I try to provide advice to keep people from plunging into debt during the season of shopping madness. ...more

December 2, 2007