Tampa International Airport will launch construction later this year on a $10.1 million project to expand the rental car facility at the main terminal by 15 percent to 20 percent and allow off-airport agencies Alamo and National to provide service from the terminal if they desire. ...more

September 4, 2009

A 52-mile passenger rail route linking Wesley Chapel, Tampa and St. Petersburg would draw the highest ridership among five potential light rail lines under study by the Tampa Bay Regional Transportation Authority. ...more

September 4, 2009

Carrollwood Elementary will get some extra space this school year thanks to a partnership with Hillsborough County's parks department. ...more

August 26, 2009

Despite the sagging economy, agriculture in Hillsborough County continues to thrive, said Stephen Gran, Agriculture Industry Development manager. ...more

August 24, 2009

Authorities say the troubled Indiana money manager who tried to fake his own death in a plane crash to avoid financial ruin bilked about $1 million from friends and relatives as part of an investment scheme that has led to 11 felony charges. ...more

August 23, 2009

An estimated 20.1 million people visited Florida from April through June, a 9.4 percent decrease over the same period last year, the state's tourism marketing agency said. ...more

August 20, 2009

When comic book store owner Dave Luebke heard that after 67 years, the carrot-topped everyman of the comic world, Archie, was proposing to va-va-voomy rich girl Veronica instead of girl-next-door Betty, he decided to protest by selling his copy of the series' rare first issue. ...more

August 15, 2009

A broker for a Tampa mortgage company has agreed to plead guilty to federal conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud for falsifying information on mortgage applications. Gilberto Jesus Lima, a licensed mortgage broker, worked for Mortgage Corporation of America when he was supposed to pair qualified borrowers with lenders, according to his plea agreement. For his work, he received a commission of 70 percent of fees, while his employer received 30 percent. ...more

August 12, 2009

A powerful typhoon toppled houses, flooded villages and forced nearly 1 million people to flee to safety on China's eastern coast before weakening into a tropical storm today. ...more

August 10, 2009

BUDGET BY THE NUMBERS $754 million proposed fiscal year 2010 budget $5.73 property tax rate per $1,000 of assessed value ...more

August 7, 2009