The Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce and its economic development arm, the Committee of One Hundred, are splitting up. The separation, both groups say, will make them stronger. ...more

October 23, 2009

Negotiators will head back to the bargaining table today as the Pasco County School District tries to work out contracts with the union that represents teachers and other employees. ...more

October 21, 2009

LAND O' LAKES - Negotiators will head back to the bargaining table today as the Pasco County school district tries to work out contracts with the union that represents teachers and other employees. ...more

October 21, 2009

The Pasco County School Board is putting the finishing touches on a manual that will set guidelines for implementing its school concurrency policy. The board will hold a public hearing at 9:30 a.m. today on the concurrency implementation procedures manual. ...more

October 20, 2009

A Sept. 2 news article on preferences for local firms for county contracts contained some problems, according to Assistant County Administrator Daniel R. Johnson. ...more

September 9, 2009

Florida's taxable property values will keep dropping for another year but at a slightly slower pace than previously forecast before beginning to rebound in 2011, state economists said this week. ...more

August 1, 2009

Gov. Charlie Crist has signed a growth management bill supported by business and development interests but opposed by environmentalists and local governments. ...more

June 1, 2009

President Barack Obama has declared a major disaster for nearly a dozen counties in the Florida Panhandle, which was struck by severe storms, flooding, tornadoes and straight-line winds in March. ...more

April 22, 2009

A bicycle industry trade magazine awarded the South West Florida Bicycle United Dealers its national advocacy award in recognition of SWFBUD's efforts to lobby local governments and agencies to improve conditions for bicyclists in the Tampa Bay area and to promote bicycling. ...more

April 20, 2009

Now that the governing board of the Southwest Florida Water Management District has further tightened water restrictions, local governments need to increase their efforts by levying drought surcharges on customers. ...more

April 2, 2009