Brooksville aims to save about $10,000 in landscaping costs through a new partnership with Wal-Mart. ...more

July 30, 2009

With the economy floundering, some businesses struggle to keep their doors open, let alone expand. Bucking a trend to stall further growth, Sherwin-Williams recently opened a new retail store at 712 U.S. 41 N., its first in the community. ...more

March 18, 2009

The Bay area's unemployment rate is nearing double-digit levels, with 9.7 percent of the region's work force now jobless. ...more

March 7, 2009

He opened a pawn shop knowing good and well the economy was in a rough patch. ...more

November 3, 2008

Goodwill Industries Inc. plans to build a retail store on State Road 56 just east of Interstate 75. ...more

October 22, 2008

A landowner and developer wants the option to construct a big box retail store on property along this area's major corridor. ...more

September 17, 2008

A landowner and developer wants the option to construct a big box retail store on property along this area's major corridor. ...more

September 17, 2008

Detectives are looking for a man they say called a Mulberry business about 30 times to threaten an employee, the Polk County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

July 21, 2008

There's a modest storefront at 1800 Drew St. that might give the casual observer the impression the business is there to sell T-shirts. There are golf and T-shirts inside, and a sign out front reads: "USA Financial Retail Store." ...more

May 21, 2008

It's called the Family Justice Center. I'm not sure justice is the appropriate word, but whatever they want to call it, it's about to disappear. The facility, which serves as a gathering place and center for more than 30 services for victims of domestic violence, is scheduled to shut its doors Feb. 8. ...more

January 30, 2008