The Gandy extension idea isn't dead after all. After being decried by South Tampa business owners and residents for 20 years, a proposal to extend the Selmon Crosstown Expressway two miles to the Gandy Bridge is gaining momentum. ...more

January 24, 2009

The Gandy extension idea isn't dead in the water, after all. After being decried by South Tampa business owners and residents for 20 years, a proposal to extend the Selmon Crosstown Expressway two miles to the Gandy Bridge is gaining momentum. ...more

January 23, 2009

"American Idol" winner Jordin Sparks is coming to Tampa for two fundraising charity events tied to Super Bowl XLIII. ...more

January 20, 2009

"American Idol" winner Jordin Sparks is coming to Tampa for two fundraising charity events tied to Super Bowl XLIII. ...more

January 19, 2009

This must be an ominous time to take over an economic development agency charged with bringing jobs to the Bay area when many companies are shedding them. ...more

December 20, 2008

Two years after getting zoning approval to build a $500 million, 48-acre residential and commercial development in Tampa Heights, the developer is getting its first project. The Beck Group will break ground at 2 p.m. today on a two-story office building at North Highland and Seventh avenues. The building will house the architecture, construction and development company's regional offices. ...more

December 5, 2008

An economic development executive from Norfolk, Va., will lead Hillsborough County's efforts to attract and retain companies in the county. ...more

December 3, 2008

So you've stuffed yourself with turkey and trimmings and you're thinking about what to do with the rest of your long weekend. Don't just sit there slurping up cold mashed potatoes, check out one of these fine events: ...more

November 27, 2008

Citigroup is shedding approximately 53,000 more employees in the coming quarters as the banking giant struggles to steady itself after suffering massive losses from deteriorating debt. ...more

November 18, 2008

The Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce is expected today to name its point man for attracting new businesses to the area. The chamber's economic development arm, the Committee of 100, has been operating without a permanent leader since February, when former committee leader Myron Hughes left to become director of the University of Cincinnati alumni association. ...more

November 17, 2008