Despite projections of the slowest annual growth of retail holiday sales since 2002, the U.S. trucking industry, which hauls nearly every item that Santa Claus does not, expects to benefit this year as consumers continue to give more gift cards. ...more

October 23, 2007

Tampa residents have heard about these projects for years: the Children's Museum, the Tampa Museum of Art, the Tampa Bay History Center and the redesigned Curtis Hixon Park. Now they are finally taking shape. The city council is expected this week to approve a land lease deal with the Children's Museum, as well as design and construction contracts for Curtis Hixon Park. A construction crane is set to arrive at the site of the history center today. And the art museum is expected to get a guaranteed maximum price for the new building before the end of the year. One thing is certain: Tampa will be under construction as it welcomes visitors to the 2009 Super Bowl. ...more

October 1, 2007

Tampa residents have heard about these projects for years: the Children's Museum, the Tampa Museum of Art, the Tampa Bay History Center and the redesigned Curtis Hixon Park. ...more

September 30, 2007

Oh, if only I could express the things to be enjoyed about the Heartland Idol competition. Not a person in Highlands or the surrounding counties would be home on the nights the contest is going on. ...more

September 25, 2007

Business professor John Stayton remembers when eyes would start rolling at the idea of a green MBA. ...more

September 24, 2007

LAND O' LAKES - As much as coaches harp on the fact teams change from one season to the next, it seems Land O' Lakes is following a similar pattern to its 2006 predecessor. ...more

September 7, 2007

The eight women visited Long Island this summer along with vacationing families and other business travelers, staying in hotels and motels in commercial strips in middle-class suburbs such as East Garden City, Hicksville and Woodbury. Their ages ranged from 20 to 32. ...more

September 7, 2007

The city council on Tuesday signed off on a $43.9 million budget for the 2007-08 fiscal year that includes a property tax reduction and no service cuts. ...more

September 5, 2007