AT&T Inc. announced Thursday it will invest $750 million in broadband infrastructure in Florida as it seeks to woo customers from traditional cable companies. ...more

September 21, 2007

Bay area home prices have held relatively steady so far, despite a nationwide housing downturn. But get ready: a new report suggests that prices here may soon falter. ...more

September 20, 2007

Looking to sell a home in the Bay area? Prepare for sticker shock. A new report suggests that prices here may soon plunge. ...more

September 20, 2007

Commuters in the Tampa Bay area spend the equivalent of a full week of work stuck in traffic on their way to and from their jobs each year, a new study says. ...more

September 19, 2007

Imagine trying to trim a billion dollars out of the budget. That might not seem like too much if you're talking about the federal budget, but it's Florida's budget, and that's a problem. So how do you do it? Obviously you start cutting. But what about spending money? That's what Gov. Charlie Crist wants to do, and we think he's on to something. Just about everything is on the table for proposed cuts, although Crist has said education would not be touched. He has, however, said that state reserves should be used to start major infrastructure construction projects such as roads and schools to invigorate the construction business. By doing this, he says, it will kick-start the state's economy. We're not sure how that would work on the state level, but there's no doubt that the flat housing market in Highlands County is having a massive negative effect on those of us living here. With no major manufacturing plant that employs a huge number of people here, construction and all of its offshoots drives this area's economy, along with citrus. ...more

September 9, 2007