Starting today, customers who get their water from Pinellas County Utilities will pay more. ...more

October 1, 2009

Mark Huba is one of numerous Capital One cardholders who pays his bills on time and hasn't missed any payments - yet has just been notified that his interest rate is soaring to almost 18 percent. Capital One's rate hikes are the latest example of how the credit card industry is turning the screws on customers even as many of those same lenders receive billions of dollars in taxpayer-funded bailouts. ...more

March 7, 2009

Jack Mariano has a green thumb, but in this case it's for growing new concepts on sustainable sources of energy. ...more

February 25, 2009

The post office will get an extra 2-cents worth when you mail a letter starting in May. ...more

February 11, 2009

A task force looking to return Citizens Property Insurance Corporation to its original status as an insurance company of last resort recommended Thursday that lawmakers increase homeowner rates by as much as 20 percent. ...more

January 22, 2009

The cost to secure zoning reviews and building permits for everything from fences to mansions are about to rise in the city of Brooksville. ...more

December 3, 2008

In an era of double-digit utility rate hikes, Withlacoochee River Electric Cooperative customers might rest a little easier knowing they won't be zapped with a double-digit hike next year. ...more

November 14, 2008

The city will change the way it determines how much to increase water, sewer and sanitation rates each year if the city council approves an ordinance up for debate on Monday. ...more

October 5, 2008

For Withlacoochee River Electric Cooperative customers watching other utility companies in the region announcing double-digit rate hikes and bracing for a shock of their own, the cooperative has some relatively good news. ...more

September 7, 2008

Confronted by problems at every turn - rising unemployment, shaky growth, credit troubles and creeping inflation - the Federal Reserve left an important interest rate unchanged, taking a gamble that for now the best move was no move at all. ...more

August 6, 2008