Debate became heated during Tuesday night's City Commission meeting over the staff's suggestion that the city apply for a Preserve America economic development grant. ...more

February 6, 2010

Items of interest at the Jan. 11 city commission meeting include: •Mayor Rick Lott said he felt 2010 will be a great year for the city, citing a number of projects that should spur economic development, including the ongoing plans to redevelop an area south of downtown, the county's plans for a new courthouse, and continuing improvements to the Eastside Canal. "These projects and ongoing street improvements will have a positive and lasting influence on the city as we move into the future," City Manager David Sollenberger said. ...more

January 20, 2010

The governors of Georgia and Florida have arrived in Montgomery to meet with Alabama's governor to discuss water sharing issues that have been going on for two decades. ...more

December 15, 2009

Many Hillsborough residents have strong opinions about the area's immediate and long-term future. ...more

November 4, 2009

Sometimes you just have to move on, even if it's painful. That's what the folks behind what used to be called the Eagle National Security Training Center should understand. It's looks as if they are doing just that. ...more

October 22, 2009

In February 2008 the Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners directed the Planning Department and Planning Commission to study the Interstate 4 corridor "to identify opportunities for economic development." ...more

September 23, 2009

South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford says he will reimburse the state for an economic development trip he took to Argentina last year during which he met with his mistress. ...more

June 25, 2009

An economic development task force has recommended that Hillsborough County "aggressively" push for a 1-cent sales tax in 2010 to fund mass transit. ...more

June 18, 2009

Help save the rainforest. ...more

May 26, 2009

If something we read recently is correct, then the old saw about the Chinese ideogram for the word crisis being made up of one element denoting danger and the other opportunity is wrong. Regardless, Pasco County is facing a bit of a budget crisis because of falling revenue. So while the county's taxing and spending status quo appears in danger, Pasco officials are taking the opportunity to take a look at how Pasco will change over the next few years and how county government will fit into that change. ...more

April 1, 2009