Tampa International Airport reported the 14th-lowest average airfares in 2008 among the nation's 100 largest airports, at $286 for roundtrip and one-way bookings, $70 less than the national average. ...more

May 12, 2009

AirTran Airways on Tuesday launched an airfare sale for purchases through today with one-way fares between Tampa International Airport and seven cities for $49 to $59, not including fees and taxes. ...more

May 6, 2009

AirTran Airways today launched an airfare sale for purchases through Wednesday with one-way fares between Tampa International Airport and seven cities for $49 to $59, not including fees and taxes. ...more

May 5, 2009

Overwhelmed with bad loans and foreclosed homes, lenders are slashing away at prices. ...more

April 26, 2009

The federal government has awarded St. Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport $5.35 million in airport improvement federal stimulus funding. ...more

April 9, 2009

Bay area home prices continued to fall in January, posting a 23.3 percent yearly decline, according to the S&P/Case-Shiller home-price index, released Tuesday. ...more

April 1, 2009

All 20 areas tracked across the country showed a decline. Miami, the only other Florida city tracked, dropped 29 percent. ...more

March 31, 2009

Local unemployment is 12.7 percent. ...more

March 27, 2009

Existing home sales rose 23 percent in the Tampa, St. Petersburg, Clearwater metro area in February, compared with the year-ago number, as bargain hunters snatched up distressed properties and continued to keep home prices lower. ...more

March 24, 2009

Sales of existing homes rose 23 percent locally as bargain hunters snatched up distressed properties and continued to keep home prices lower. ...more

March 24, 2009