Drivers in Sarasota can get gas today for less than $3 a gallon. Cars started backing up about noon today after the Dodge Store at Fruitville and Beneva roads posted the price of regular, unleaded gas at $2.94. ...more

October 7, 2008

Sun Country Airlines, which announced plans to resume service at Tampa International Airport in November with seasonal nonstop flights serving Minneapolis, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Monday. ...more

October 7, 2008

Sun Country Airlines, which announced plans to resume service at Tampa International Airport in November with seasonal nonstop flights serving Minneapolis, took steps to alleviate passenger concerns the carrier might conduct layoffs or shut down as early as Dec. 1. ...more

October 6, 2008

Yahoo Inc. launched a much-anticipated upgrade to its online advertising system Wednesday, one the company termed revolutionary as it bids to emerge from the shadow of search industry leader Google Inc. ...more

September 25, 2008

Olive Garden and Red Lobster customers will have to pay a bit more for their favorite dishes in the months ahead as the restaurant chains struggle to keep revenue and profit growing in a depressed economy. ...more

September 17, 2008

Farmer's Market Buffet has apparently closed its Sebring location. The large sign outside the restaurant, located at the corner of New Life Way and U.S. 27, said "closed'' Tuesday. A sign was also posted on the door saying the eatery had closed. Telephone calls to the parent company, Santa Fe Cattle Co. in Tennessee, were not returned Tuesday afternoon. ...more

September 16, 2008

Brandon Regional Hospital Chief Executive Michael Fencel has seen a lot of change in his 11 years at the helm. ...more

September 10, 2008

With deep losses and a credit crunch crippling Wall Street's biggest names in finance, now is the perfect time to buy a bank, says John H. Sykes. ...more

September 6, 2008

A local investor group led by John H. Sykes, founder and former chairman of Sykes Enterprises Inc., announced a deal to purchase a controlling stake in the Tampa-based national stock brokerage company Gunn Allen Financial Inc. ...more

September 5, 2008

We're still No. 1. But save the confetti. Florida ranks highest among all states for mortgage fraud, according to a report released Monday by Reston, Va.-based Mortgage Asset Research Institute. ...more

August 26, 2008