Sen. Mel Martinez expressed support for more bailout funds for General Motors and Chrysler, saying the federal government "cannot allow" the U.S. auto industry to fail. ...more

March 30, 2009

Sydel LeGrande watched the businesses along Nebraska Avenue shut down after the Tampa Housing Authority moved more than 1,300 people out of Central Park Village. ...more

March 27, 2009

Sydel LeGrande watched the businesses along Nebraska Avenue shut down after the Tampa Housing Authority moved more than 1,300 people out of Central Park Village. ...more

March 26, 2009

The power drain on the wallets of Progress Energy Florida customers will drop some $15 to $18 a month on typical bills by April. Even so, state lawmakers could turn the lights out on a fee the utility began charging for preconstruction costs of a nuclear power plant that could take another decade to complete. ...more

March 21, 2009

Citigroup Inc. plans to spend about $10 million on new offices for Chief Executive Officer Vikram Pandit and his lieutenants, after the U.S. government injected $45 billion of cash into the bank. ...more

March 20, 2009

The annual Pet Expo will also be a pep rally this year for the Humane Society of the Nature Coast's efforts to win a million-dollar building makeover from a Web site for pet enthusiasts. ...more

March 20, 2009

Edward Libby, Chief Executive Officer of insurance giant AIG, acknowledged to Congress Wednesday that many Americans were angry about the company's recent multibillion bonuses to employees. ...more

March 19, 2009

While Democrats in Congress look to recoup $165 million in bonus money paid to executives at American International Group Inc., three local bankers chimed in on what they considered a perfect storm of rampant greed on Wall Street and negligence on Capitol Hill. ...more

March 18, 2009

Lawmakers vowed Tuesday to all but strip AIG executives of their $165 million in bonuses as expressions of outrage swelled in Congress over eye-catching extra income for employees of a firm that has received billions in taxpayer bailout money. ...more

March 18, 2009

Citing the economy, Tampa's oldest automobile dealership, Ferman, has halted new car sales and repairs at its Plant City location but will continue to sell used vehicles there. ...more

March 17, 2009