Savvy investors know dirt is not sold cheaply these days, certainly not the phosphate-laden earth mined for fertilizer production. ...more

May 22, 2008

State highway officials say they will reroute the bulk of State Road 39 truck traffic away from this rural enclave south of Zephyrhills - rather than through it - when work begins next year to replace an aging bridge over the Hillsborough River. ...more

May 5, 2008

GO FISHING is a daily look at the area fishing scene through the eyes of local charter boat captains and fishing guides. Today: Mark Cook. ...more

February 4, 2008

GO FISHING is a daily look at the area fishing scene through the eyes of local charter boat captains and fishing guides. Today: Mark Cook. ...more

January 28, 2008

If all goes according to a developer's plans, more than 1,200 acres adjacent to the demolished Coronet Industries phosphate factory will soon be home to a bustling industrial park with a mix of retail stores, recreational fields and workforce housing. ...more

January 16, 2008

PLANT CITY - If all goes according to a developer's plans, more than 1,200 acres adjacent to the demolished Coronet Industries phosphate factory soon will be home to a bustling industrial park with a mix of retail stores, recreational fields and work force housing. Lakeside Station ...more

January 11, 2008

MULBERRY - Polk sheriff's deputies say they've caught a man who has been stealing thousands of dollars worth of copper wire from former phosphate mine property southwest of Mulberry. ...more

December 27, 2007

George Niemann, Florida-born and New York-bred, moved here with his wife to a home on less than an acre of land in 2003. ...more

November 17, 2007

Here we go again. Many years ago I naively thought that our regulations and safeguards were sufficient to prevent a spill in the Alafia River. I was wrong. ...more

November 15, 2007

TAMPA - TECO Energy said Monday it has agreed to sell TECO Transport Corp., its ship and barge subsidiary, to an investment group led by an affiliate of Greenstreet Equity Partners LP, a Miami-based private equity firm, for $405 million cash. ...more

October 29, 2007