Turning more upbeat, President Barack Obama said Friday his administration is working to create a "post-bubble" model for solid economic growth once the recession ends. He said that means the days of overheated housing markets and "people maxing out on their credit cards" are over. ...more

March 13, 2009

The owners of the Tampa Bay Rowdies professional soccer team withdrew its request to build a 5,000-seat stadium in Town 'N Country this morning after it appeared county commissioners were preparing to vote against a zoning change. ...more

January 13, 2009

A top real estate economist offered shell-shocked Tampa Realtors a hint of optimism Wednesday, saying the Bay area housing market should begin to improve in the second half of the year. ...more

May 8, 2008

TAMPA -- A top real estate economist offered shell-shocked Tampa Realtors a hint of optimism today, saying the Bay area housing market should begin to improve in the second half of the year. Home sales and prices, which have been battered in recent months, should stabilize and then begin to rise in 2009, predicted Lawrence Yun, chief economist at the National Association of Realtors. ...more

May 7, 2008

Harbinger Capital Partners proposed three candidates to the board of Media General as part of a plan to seek changes at the owner of The Tampa Tribune and other media properties. ...more

January 26, 2008