In 2006, at the peak of the building boom, 1,752 building permits were issued for single-family, multi-family and mobile homes in Highlands County. ...more

February 11, 2009

Highway workers say they can get used to the whoosh of trucks and cars going down the road but they avoid getting too comfortable on the job, one of the most dangerous around. ...more

October 25, 2008

Construction of a cancer research center expected to create an estimated 165 high-paying science jobs is well under way near the University of South Florida. ...more

June 10, 2008

Construction of a groundbreaking cancer research center expected to create an estimated 165 high-paying science jobs is well under way near the University of South Florida. ...more

June 7, 2008

NORTH TAMPA - Construction of a groundbreaking cancer research center expected to create an estimated 165 high-paying science jobs is well under way near the University of South Florida. Construction workers wheeling heavy equipment kicked up clouds of dust this week at the site of M2Gen, a joint venture of the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer & Research Institute and drugmaker Merck & Co., at 10902 N. Malcolm McKinley Drive. "You can see the first of four floors going up," Rick Garrison, chief operating officer at M2Gen, said Tuesday. ...more

June 5, 2008

Construction of the New Tampa community center is nearing completion, and it might open in late February. ...more

January 10, 2008

The fate of the stalled 52-story Trump Tower Tampa may rest in the hands of its buyers. ...more

October 25, 2007

Construction on two highway projects at Tampa International Airport remains on schedule, and the new airport interchange could even be finished early, airport and state highway officials said Thursday. ...more

October 12, 2007

TAMPA - Construction on two highway projects at Tampa International Airport remains on schedule, airport and state highway officials said today. Completion of the state's $205 million airport interchange project is scheduled for May 2010, but incentive plans have been created for the contractor that could result in the massive bridge and highway work just outside the airport's boundary to be ready for use by fall 2009. ...more

October 11, 2007