JCPenney was supposed to be the anchor store that would reel in herds of deep-pocketed shoppers at the county's newest plaza. ...more

February 21, 2009

Highlands County residents were more than happy to get a new Wal-Mart Supercenter in Avon Park and an Olive Garden in Sebring. ...more

December 31, 2008

Retailers planning to open at The Shops at Wiregrass, a new shopping center in Wesley Chapel, plan to host a job fair Sept. 26 and 27. Organizers hope to fill about 300 jobs. ...more

September 12, 2008

Residents of Springwood Estates awoke this morning to the sound of workers installing the second of two promised traffic circles on their main drag. ...more

August 26, 2008

Designed to stop speeders. ...more

August 26, 2008

Sweetbay Supermarket and LA Fitness will anchor a new shopping center at the southwest corner of Bruce B. Downs Boulevard and County Line Road. ...more

June 16, 2008

Sweetbay Supermarket and LA Fitness will anchor a new shopping center at the southwest corner of Bruce B. Downs Boulevard and County Line Road. ...more

June 11, 2008

NEW TAMPA - Sweetbay Supermarket and LA Fitness will anchor a new shopping center at the southwest corner of Bruce B. Downs Boulevard and County Line Road. United American Realty, a Tampa-based developer that has built shopping centers throughout Florida, has been planning The Cypress since 2004. The 70-acre site is approved for 350,000 square feet of office and retail use. ...more

June 6, 2008

SPRINGWOOD IMPROVEMENTS ON THE WAY ...more

May 24, 2008

County commissioners voted unanimously earlier this week to approve an agreement that requires the developer of Cortez Commons to pay $522,580 to mitigate the cost of transportation impacts to his project at State Road 50 and Mariner Boulevard. ...more

May 10, 2008