News List

  • Due in part to stimulus, East Tampa health clinic opens
    Nov 12, 2010 - The health care debate has shined light on the millions of Americans who live in fear of illness and injury because they can’t afford health insurance. But affordable health care is closer than many people think. Tomorrow marks the grand opening of an East Tampa health clinic that takes in patients ... More
  • Pinellas Job Corps Center Welcomes Inaugural Class
    Nov 10, 2010 - Congresswoman Kathy Castor welcomed the inaugural class of students to the Pinellas County Jobs Corps Center today and challenged the students to get the career and academic skills they need to land jobs and have successful careers in our community. “Our job corps center will be instrumental in trai... More
  • Bradenton's Dream Center Honors Sponsor
    Oct 29, 2010 - The children have already been wowed by the new $2 million 13th Av Dream Center in Bradenton, and on Thursday, it was the adults' turn. .art_main_pic { width:250px; float:left; clear:left; } Community leaders and politicians gathered at the center that mainly serves low-income minority youth from ce... More
  • Castor Pushes for Social Security Boost
    Oct 27, 2010 - Congresswoman Kathy Castor pledged today before a group of retirees at River Apartments in Tampa that she would push for a boost in Social Security payments to counterbalance the flat cost-of-living increase this year. Castor, a member of the Congressional Task Force on Seniors, is cosponsoring legi... More
  • New Women's Center Opens in St. Petersburg
    Oct 26, 2010 - An expansion to the Johnnie Ruth Clarke Health Center in South St. Petersburg has provided jobs and has successfully expanded health services to the community. Congresswoman Kathy Castor participated today in the grand opening of the Women’s Health Center, adjacent to Johnnie Ruth Clarke. The new bu... More
  • Castor Announces Another $800 Million for Jobs Related to High Speed Rail
    Oct 25, 2010 - Floridians win thousands of new jobs as the result of another major high-speed rail award today. Florida will be receiving an additional $800 million towards completing the Tampa-Orlando High Speed Rail segment. Congresswoman Castor learned of the award in a conversation with Transportation Secretar... More
  • Castor announces major investment for High Speed Rail and community redevelopment
    Oct 21, 2010 - Today, Congresswoman Kathy Castor (FL 11) announced $1.18 million was awarded to the City of Tampa for a U.S. Housing and Urban Development Sustainable Community Challenge Grant. The grant allows the City of Tampa to develop a detailed corridor master plan for the area along Nebraska and Hillsboroug... More
  • Port Manatee to Receive $9 Million Grant
    Oct 19, 2010 - Congresswoman Kathy Castor announced today that Port Manatee is receiving $9 million to expand infrastructure at the port, which will help create more than 1,000 jobs in our community. The Manatee County Port Authority and the Brownsville Navigation District of Texas are receiving a Transportation I... More
  • Castor Hails Clean-Energy Jobs
    Oct 15, 2010 - Congresswoman Kathy Castor hailed today the clean-energy jobs being created under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act’s Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant initiative. Through this initiative, Hillsborough County has received $7.7 million and today they debuted new solar panels ato... More
  • Castor Highlights USF Research
    Oct 12, 2010 - U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor highlighted today the jobs and research accomplishments at USF Health, partly spurred on with investments made at USF and Moffitt Cancer Center through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Castor participated in USF Health’s “Research Means Hope: News from the Front Lin... More