After years of greeting its customers out of leased space in the Brandon Crossings Shopping Center, Hillsborough County Water Resource Services finally has a home of its own. ...more

December 9, 2009

About a month ago, Best Buy Co. told customers they could start bringing back old electronics to the nearest store for recycling. ...more

March 23, 2009

Best Buy is among a growing club of retail stores offering to take back old products, partly for good publicity, partly to drive more foot traffic into stores in a down economy. Some stores even offer gift cards and perks for customers who bring in old stuff. ...more

March 19, 2009

City officials hope development of a proposed industrial park in the northeast section of the city will make an early contribution to efforts to diversify the city's tax base. Almost two years ago, local developer Manuel Lindiakos asked city commissioners to rezone his roughly 7-acre property between Jasmine Boulevard and U.S. 19 from industrial to residential use in order to build town homes. ...more

January 17, 2009

The U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots program kicked off its 61st annual toy drive this morning, anticipating record need from local families. ...more

November 7, 2008

National Half Price Mattress and Furniture Store's 16-year run on East Busch Boulevard is drawing to a close. ...more

August 20, 2008

ZONING DECISIONS Hillsborough County commissioners approved the following area rezoning and land-use changes Aug. 12. For information, call (813) 276-2058 or go to www.hillsboroughcounty.org/pgm/zoning. ...more

August 20, 2008

Zephyrhills Spring Water Co.'s plan to build a retention pond on property it owns east of its plant in the city is only a small part of a growing level of discomfort some of its residential neighbors are feeling about the bottler these days. ...more

December 14, 2007

When the dust settles, the Salvation Army headquarters on North Nebraska Avenue is likely to become a massive campus on the north end of Tampa. ...more

December 12, 2007

Dozens of Zephyrhills Spring Water Co. employees crammed the city council chambers Monday night, wearing stickers that said, "I Support the Zephyrhills Spring Water Company! Good Neighbors. Good Jobs." ...more

December 11, 2007