In today's bleak economy, finding discretionary money is difficult. That makes the operators at Tampa Bay Downs work twice as hard to attract patrons to the thoroughbred track. ...more

December 10, 2008

December will bring a slew of temporary road closures to Ruskin and Riverview, just in time for Christmas and New Year's. ...more

December 1, 2008

Expect more state troopers on Florida's highways over the Thanksgiving holiday, one of the deadliest times for driving. ...more

November 26, 2008

Expect more state troopers on Florida's highways over the Thanksgiving holiday, one of the deadliest times for driving. The Florida Highway Patrol is planning to gear up for the holiday by assigning nearly every trooper, supervisor and special investigator — about 1,650 total — to look for speeders and drunken drivers. The extra patrols start Wednesday morning and continue through Sunday night. ...more

November 25, 2008

Beck, headquartered in Dallas with offices in Tampa, is the contractor for the schools that will be completed Aug. 1 near Interstate 4 and McIntosh Road ...more

September 24, 2008

Highlands County Administrator Michael Wright puts a high priority on maintaining the county's roads because, he said, "that's one of the basic things we do in government." ...more

September 23, 2008

Pasco County has compiled its most wanted list - of dangerous intersections on area roads, that is. ...more

September 21, 2008

Pasco County has compiled its most wanted list of dangerous intersections on area roads. The Ridge Road median at Sterling Lane recently saw changes after it ranked No. 1 in a survey of accident-prone corners in the county. Embassy Boulevard is up next for improvements in the block between Little Road and Morehead Lane. ...more

September 17, 2008

As Jabil Circuit Inc. negotiates with local governments for incentives to keep its headquarters in St. Petersburg, the company announced 120 local job cuts Thursday. That's about 6.5 percent of the local work force. ...more

September 12, 2008

It's stop and go traffic, but mostly stop and wait at the Kenilworth Boulevard and Highlands Avenue intersection during the morning and afternoon school rush hours. ...more

September 3, 2008