The Democratic party has joined the Republican National Committee in asking Tampa to apply to host its 2012 presidential election year national convention. ...more

November 5, 2009

A Northwest Airlines jet blew five tires as it landed at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, closing a runway for a few hours. ...more

August 2, 2009

A 31-year-old Clearwater man has been arrested in Minneapolis in connection with a slaying in a Clearwater motel last year. ...more

April 17, 2009

People, wake up and smell the coffee! OK, apparently you already did. Which helps explain why Tampa is the nation's most caffeinated city, up from No. 2 last year, according to a report released this morning. Other findings in the second HealthSaver Caffeinated Cities Survey: Tampa residents are the second most likely to drink caffeinated tea daily. ...more

January 13, 2009

Tampa International Airport ranked first nationwide in overall quality for U.S. airports in the 2008 U.S. and International Airlines Survey by Zagat, the New York-based travel and dining guides publisher. ...more

November 25, 2008

Tampa International Airport ranked first nationwide in overall quality for U.S. airports in the 2008 U.S. and International Airlines Survey by Zagat, the New York-based travel and dining guides publisher. ...more

November 24, 2008

Southwest Airlines, the busiest carrier at Tampa International Airport, reported its first quarterly loss in more than 17 years after taking a $247 million special accounting charge on its fuel hedging program for the period ending Sept. 30. The Dallas-based airline said it achieved an operating profit for the 70th consecutive quarter, but the special charge resulted in a $120 million loss, or 22 cents a share, for the third quarter. ...more

October 16, 2008

Flying in the United States has been transformed since the Sept. 11 attacks, with passengers forced to remove their shoes, take out their laptop computers, and put liquids and gels in clear plastic bags. Yet it's legal to take a loaded gun right up to the security checkpoint at some of the biggest U.S. airports. ...more

October 16, 2008

This is the Marcus & Millichap 2008 ranking of industrial markets based on various indicators, including employment growth, construction, amount of industrial vacancy and rent growth. ...more

September 11, 2008

Despite a push for increased minority involvement in the Florida Republican Party, the Florida delegation to this year's Republican National Convention has seen a sharp drop in black participation, as has the convention as a whole. ...more

September 4, 2008