After nearly 50 years of turning quarried rock into wallboard, the National Gypsum Co. will shut down its Port Tampa plant next week, leaving dozens of workers without jobs and sending economic ripples beyond the historic waterfront community. ...more

June 9, 2008

Hardly a week goes by that professional ne'er-do-well Nick Bollea doesn't come up with a new way to annoy the many satisfied customers of this space. ...more

June 8, 2008

A Tampa company that salvages shipwrecks will be the focus of an 11-part Discovery Channel series. ...more

May 28, 2008

A Tampa company that salvages shipwrecks will be the focus of an 11-part Discovery Channel series. Odyssey Marine Exploration Inc., known worldwide for its deep-ocean shipwreck exploration, announced today that it has signed a deal with an Emmy-winning documentary company for a series that would debut in 2009. ...more

May 27, 2008

Residents were relieved to learn this week that Progress Energy will bypass Pasco County in its plans for 200 miles of high-power transmission lines to carry electricity from a proposed nuclear power plant in Levy County to their customers through the region. ...more

May 20, 2008

Residents were relieved to learn this week that Progress Energy will bypass Pasco County in its plans for 200 miles of high-power transmission lines to carry energy from a proposed nuclear power plant in Levy County to their customers through the region. The company announced Tuesday it will expand its power grid along existing corridors in nine other counties including Pinellas, Polk, Hillsborough and Hernando counties. Energy will be channeled through lines already standing in Pasco, but the company will not require additional equipment or property, Progress officials said. ...more

May 20, 2008

State insurance commissioner Kevin McCarty on Tuesday filed a complaint seeking once again to bar Allstate insurance companies from doing future business in the state. ...more

February 20, 2008

State Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty filed a complaint today seeking once again to bar Allstate insurance companies from doing future business in the state. ...more

February 19, 2008

Crate & Barrel, the contemporary home goods and furniture store, will open its first Tampa area store at International Plaza in spring 2009, a company spokeswoman said Friday. ...more

February 8, 2008

Crate & Barrel, the upscale home furnishings chain, plans to open a store at International Plaza next year, a company spokeswoman said Friday. ...more

February 8, 2008