With the word's "let's roll," U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar and relatives of United Flight 93 victims have turned shovels of dirt at a groundbreaking ceremony for a permanent national memorial at the western Pennsylvania crash site. ...more

November 7, 2009

The shovels hit the ground for the first time for a road project more than three years in the making. ...more

November 5, 2008

After several delays, the city's airport officially started construction for its new terminal building. ...more

August 29, 2008

Tampa - Ikea, the casual home furnishings retailer, says it plans to begin construction in early June on a store in Tampa. ...more

May 22, 2008

A county senior center is under construction, and a Tampa Housing Authority community center could have its groundbreaking this month. ...more

May 21, 2008

Construction on State Road 56 east of Bruce B. Downs Boulevard could begin March 12, the project coordinator said Thursday. ...more

February 22, 2008

A long-awaited Job Corps Center, which aims to provide a steppingstone to troubled teens and young adults, is projected to contribute $7 million annually to the local economy, Pinellas County economic development officials said. ...more

February 21, 2008

A long-awaited Job Corps Center, which aims to provide a stepping stone to troubled teens and young adults, is projected to contribute $7 million annually to the local economy, Pinellas economic development officials said. ...more

February 21, 2008

A booming membership has forced a local gym to get a lot bigger. ...more

January 13, 2008

On Nov. 14, I joined other Hillsborough County commissioners in a historic groundbreaking ceremony with Moffitt Cancer Center and drug maker Merck for M2GEN, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Moffitt Cancer. ...more

December 4, 2007