Hillsborough County Commissioner Brian Blair, also a Tampa Port Authority board member, said Tuesday that he wants the port to consider eliminating the Hillsborough County property tax to save homeowners money and entice them to continue supporting a county property conservation program. ...more

May 21, 2008

TAMPA - Hillsborough County Commissioner Brian Blair, also a member of the Tampa Port Authority board, called this morning for the port to eliminate its Hillsborough County property tax assessment of 19.8 cents per $1,000 valuation. ...more

May 20, 2008

Public Safety Personnel Honored As Heroes Hillsborough County's law enforcement, fire and rescue, and other public safety officers were honored May 1 at the 14th annual Our Heroes Luncheon, sponsored by Sykes Enterprises. More than 2,000 guests at the Tampa Convention Center watched as representatives from six law enforcement agencies and four fire departments were honored at the Heroes Table. Special recognition was given to Sgt. Ron Harrison, the deputy killed in the line of duty in August 2007. His daughter Ronnee Harrison represented him. Proceeds from the event benefit the Coy L. Sykes Memorial Scholarships, awarded to children of law enforcement personnel. The 2008 scholarship recipients were also recognized. They are Amanda Gilbertsen, James Wolff, Alyssa Martinez, Kaleigh Hill, Daniel Kiefer, Michelle Cimo, Stephen Frey and Tyler Metcalf. ...more

May 11, 2008

TAMPA BAY AREA Envirofuels Asks For Delay The Tampa Port Authority staff has recommended approving a pair of three-month lease extensions sought by Port Sutton Envirofuels, which wants more time to study how it could use the site where it plans to build an ethanol plant. Envirofuels also wants its permitted use to include biofuel and ethanol-related uses, including production, tank storage, blending and distribution. The Tampa Port Authority is scheduled to consider the lease option at its monthly business meeting Tuesday at 1101 Channelside Drive. ...more

February 14, 2008

The Hillsborough County Aviation Authority's board voted 5-0 Thursday to approve a runway extension and hangar construction at Peter O. Knight Airport on Davis Islands. ...more

February 7, 2008

The Tampa Bay area could soon have another TV station competing for local advertising money, run by the government. ...more

February 6, 2008

Ralph and Betty Hughes moved into their new home on Sandpiper Road in March. ...more

February 2, 2008

A slack tide in the real estate market isn't slowing marine work at three waterfront developments along West Shore Boulevard. ...more

January 26, 2008

TAMPA BAY AREA Port Revenue Declines Tampa Port Authority revenue and net income are running behind budget projections for the first fiscal quarter ended Dec. 31. But port officials, who have acknowledged that 2008 will be a challenging fiscal year because of problems with the economy, said Tuesday that the report is too early to raise concerns because there are nine months to go. Fiscal first-quarter net income was $14.9 million, 3.3 percent lower than the year-ago period and 12.4 percent less than prorated first-quarter budget figures, which do not account for seasonal highs and lows. ...more

January 16, 2008

Tampa will benefit from a $5.25 billion project to double the Panama Canal's capacity by 2014 and expand container cargo shipping for many U.S. seaports, industry officials agree. ...more

January 11, 2008