The outlook for the Pinellas County visitors industry for the January through April peak season is brighter than a year ago thanks to pent-up demand among vacationers, said Walter Klages, head of Tampa-based Research Data Services. ...more

December 10, 2009

Merger outlook improves in Florida The market is still poor for corporate mergers, but for the first time in a while, things are looking up, according to a survey of professionals involved with mergers. ...more

December 9, 2009

Ford is cranking up the horsepower on the 2011 Mustang as it tries to win back muscle car sales from its archrival, the Chevrolet Camaro. ...more

December 1, 2009

The recession apparently claimed another retail victim as the Target store in the Port Richey area will close in January after 18 years in business, company officials announced. ...more

November 14, 2009

Companies offering hurricane and other property insurance coverage may need to raise rates because they're losing money, even though Florida hasn't had any serious storms in the past couple years, the state insurance commissioner said Tuesday. ...more

September 16, 2009

TALLAHASSEE (AP) — Companies offering hurricane and other property insurance coverage may need to raise rates because they're losing money, even though Florida hasn't had any serious storms in the past couple years, the state insurance commissioner said Tuesday. ...more

September 15, 2009

Public transit ridership fell 6 percent in June to 974,054 passengers compared with a year ago, a Hillsborough Area Regional Transit Authority report states. ...more

August 6, 2009

American households lost $1.33 trillion of their wealth in the first three months of the year as the recession took a bite out of stock portfolios and dragged down home prices. ...more

June 12, 2009

Sprint Nextel Corp. CEO Dan Hesse said today's release of Palm Inc.'s anticipated Pre smart phone represents a "coming out party" for Sprint as it seeks to reverse subscriber losses. ...more

June 6, 2009

Not since 1907 has the eastern half of the county been under such severe drought conditions. ...more

March 20, 2009