A major player in America's effort to use more alternative energy has targeted Tampa for its next big project. ...more

October 27, 2008

A major player in America's effort to use more alternative energy has targeted Tampa for its next big project. GreenHunter Energy Inc. of Houston said it may build a $70 million facility that would store and produce biofuels at the Port of Tampa. The company recently paid $1 million for an option to lease the 22-acre site near U.S. 41 to build the facility. ...more

October 24, 2008

A plan to build a $70 million biofuels plant at the Port of Tampa rather than an ethanol plant could create 250 construction jobs and 50 to 60 full-time jobs once the plant opens, port officials said. ...more

October 21, 2008

St. Petersburg firefighters are working a blaze that is consuming a 56-foot wooden boat at Demen's Landing, said Lt. Joel Granata of St. Petersburg Fire and Rescue. ...more

October 20, 2008

Russian commanders said Wednesday that they were growing alarmed at the number of NATO warships sailing into the Black Sea, saying NATO vessels now outnumbered the ships in their fleet anchored off the western coast of Georgia. ...more

August 28, 2008

After decades of relying on its larger and more prosperous neighbor for much of its drinking water, this tiny waterfront city has declared aquatic independence. ...more

June 28, 2008