An undisclosed number of job reductions are under way at Disney World following the company's announcement in January it was offering buyouts to 600 executives companywide, including about 300 in Florida. ...more

March 25, 2009

Former Busch Gardens Tampa Bay executive Rick Beddow has been named vice president of Aquatica, SeaWorld's water park in Orlando. ...more

March 23, 2009

Center fielder Fernando Perez' wrist injury is worse than originally thought, and his projected return has been pushed back from three months to four or five, Rays executive vice president Andrew Friedman said today. ...more

March 22, 2009

Eduardo Morlan is back in the Rays' organization. The reliever was selected by the Brewers in the Rule 5 draft in December but was cut by Milwaukee on Tuesday. ...more

March 19, 2009

The DVR takeover of America's living room continues briskly, and more Americans looked at the January launch of shows like "Lost," "24" and "American Idol" and decided to watch later. Sometimes a week or two later. ...more

March 12, 2009

The Rays expect Matt Joyce back on the field this week, executive vice president Andrew Friedman said Sunday, quelling fears that the Armwood High product might have a serious problem with his right leg. Friedman said the outfielder, who has been sidelined all spring by a mysterious injury which has been alternately described as a calf or ankle problem, is suffering from tendinitis. ...more

March 8, 2009

The wife of Vice President Joe Biden is in Miami to discuss higher education. ...more

March 6, 2009

With travel sales down 50 percent for the quarter ended Dec. 31, AAA Auto Club South is eliminating 37 of 3,100 jobs in its three-state area, an official said Monday. ...more

February 24, 2009

With travel sales down 50 percent for the quarter ended Dec. 31, AAA Auto Club South is eliminating 37 of 3,100 jobs in its three-state area, an official said this morning. ...more

February 23, 2009

About 50 people on Thursday marked the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Darwin at the University of South Florida in one of hundreds of such events around the world. ...more

February 13, 2009