Toll road plans dying: The proposed 3-mile, $155 million east-west road linking New Tampa to Interstate 275, talked about for years as a way to lessen traffic in New Tampa and southern Pasco County, may be scrapped.St. Pete to open talks: St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Baker has asked the city to begin negotiations with two of three developers that submitted bids to remake Tropicana Field into a mixed-use development No-growth initiative passes: In a special election held May 6, Sarasota County voters overwhelmingly approved two ballot measures that some in the local business community considered pro-business initiatives.Rural project expansion: The potential developer of 26 square miles in rural southern Sarasota County is planning to put an additional $90 million into the project.Gyrocam lands huge deal: Gyrocam Systems has been awarded a $302 million contract from the U.S. Army Lee permits hit bottom: Lee County issued permits for 47 single-family homes in April, the same number the county did in March. However, April's number is down 82% from the 262 issued in April 2007.Tech group launched: A group of technology executives has created a coalition of companies in eight counties and plans a launch event May 22 in Fort Myers
