Luring Draper Laboratory cost $20 million, but local government leaders are hoping the millions spent to bring the research company to Tampa will pay huge dividends. ...more

October 27, 2009

Mayor Pam Iorio is visiting Canada this week, talking trade, transit and green initiatives with business and government leaders north of the border. ...more

June 2, 2009

Friday's economic summit didn't produce the earthshaking ideas some had hoped for, but that didn't mean it was a total loss, organizer Greg Armstrong said. ...more

March 14, 2009

The nation's homelessness czar joined local government leaders Monday afternoon in announcing a 10-year effort for "ending the disgrace" of homelessness in Pasco County. ...more

February 24, 2009

Many of Pasco's business and government leaders turned out last week perhaps hoping one of the Southeast's top bank economists had some words of hope for the county's struggling economy. Mark Vitner, senior economist of regional banker Wachovia, was the featured speaker at a luncheon held as part of the West Pasco Chamber of Commerce's Business Development Week. What he said underlines the county's failure over three decades to create an economy not almost totally dependent on housing construction and sales. ...more

February 4, 2009

Arne A. Gustafson of Hudson says modern equivalent of War Bonds needed to pay for economic recovery programs. ...more

January 31, 2009

Hernando County government leaders say it is difficult to speculate on how much money if any Hernando County will receive as part of President-elect Obama's proposed multi-billion dollar economic stimulus package. ...more

January 6, 2009

Jeff Roth, owner of Chasco Machine and Manufacturing Inc. in New Port Richey, said Hernando County made him a relocation offer he just couldn't refuse. ...more

December 27, 2008

Jeff Roth, owner of Chasco Machine and Manufacturing Inc. in New Port Richey, said Hernando County made him a relocation offer he just couldn't refuse. ...more

December 24, 2008

Before the high-tech age, the only way citizens could see their government leaders in action at weekly business meetings was to drive to downtown Brooksville and be there promptly at 9 a.m. when the gavel banged and the proceedings got under way. ...more

December 19, 2008