The auto industry is preparing to report another month of rapidly slowing sales - possibly the worst in decades - as the same toxic combination of the credit crunch and the careening economy continue to keep consumers away from dealerships. ...more

November 1, 2008

Chrysler LLC, whose owner has been in talks to sell the automaker to General Motors Corp., said Friday that it will cut 25 percent of its salaried work force starting next month and warned that it will make more restructuring announcements soon. ...more

October 25, 2008

Amy Bordeaux has been a Tampa Bay Rays fan since their inaugural season 10 years ago. She went to that first game at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, and this morning, she found herself in a Sports Authority, shuffling through shirts that proclaimed the home team: "American League Champions." ...more

October 20, 2008

Saying that public education cannot endure another year of budget cuts, Florida Education Association (FEA) President Andy Ford on Friday proposed a short-term increase in the state's sales tax, dedicated to all levels of public schools. ...more

October 17, 2008

General Motors and Chrysler, bruised by the severe industry downturn, have held preliminary discussions about combining operations, including a full-scale merger, according to people familiar with the talks. ...more

October 12, 2008

Shares of Toyota Motor Corp. plunged Wednesday following a major business daily report that Toyota's operating profit would fall 40 percent this fiscal year through March. ...more

October 9, 2008

Just in time for Halloween, the Renaissance Vinoy Resort & Golf Club in St. Petersburg is expecting a boom in reservations after being featured on tonight's "Ghost Hunters" on the Sci-Fi Channel. ...more

October 1, 2008

Don Clifford, vice president of real estate development for Farmer's Market Buffet LLC, summed up the reason for the restaurant's abrupt closing in two words "pure economics." ...more

September 28, 2008

General Motors Corp.'s treasurer said Wednesday that the automaker is planning to put its Strasbourg, France, manufacturing operation and its Hummer truck brand up for sale and may announce more asset sales later this year. ...more

September 25, 2008

Officials from the Hernando Classroom Teachers' Association are still hoping for more than what the district has offered for teacher raises for the 2008-09 school year, but they may not get it. ...more

September 21, 2008