Late next month, the U.S. Census Bureau will begin testing applicants to fill more than 1,000 jobs in Bay area for the 2010 census. ...more

February 19, 2009

Late next month, the U.S. Census Bureau will begin testing applicants to fill more than 1,000 jobs around the Tampa Bay area for the 2010 census. ...more

February 18, 2009

Home prices in Pasco and Hernando counties have dropped nearly 40 percent since the peak of the housing boom, according to a report released Tuesday. ...more

February 11, 2009

Home prices in Pasco and Hernando counties have dropped nearly 40 percent since the peak of the housing boom, according to a report released this morning. ...more

February 10, 2009

Spin a tale, win a bike. The third annual Tampa BayCycle "Words for Wheels" contest is accepting essays through Feb. 20 from people who rely on two wheels as a main source of transportation. ...more

February 7, 2009

Though the final quarter of 2008 brought the sound of fewer hammers, a low not heard of in at least 23 years, they haven't fallen silent. ...more

February 5, 2009

While many Tampa Bay area home builders have put down their hammers, some continue to start construction on new homes – just not very many of them. Area builders started construction on 932 single-family homes in the fourth quarter of 2008, according to Houston-based Metrostudy, which tracks new home construction, That's a 32.9 percent decrease from last year and the first time in at least 23 years that housing starts fell below 1,000 in a quarter. Why are builders building any homes in this economy? If they want to stay in business, they say they have to keep building at least some homes. ...more

February 4, 2009

A brutal, stunning freeze is forecast to envelop nearly all of Florida tonight, with temperatures dropping into the 20s except in Pinellas County and along narrow ribbons on the southeast coast and the Keys. ...more

February 4, 2009

Bargain hunters may be snatching up distressed existing homes, but they still seem skittish of new homes, according to a report released Thursday from the U.S. Commerce Department. ...more

January 30, 2009

TAMPA BAY AREA (Hillsborough, Pinellas, Pasco and Hernando counties) ...more

January 24, 2009