“Governor Scott’s decision demonstrates a devastating lack of vision for Florida and a lack of understanding of our economic situation. He should immediately reconsider his decision in order to save these jobs and not send the investment dollars to California and other states. Read more »

Officials today celebrated the grand opening of the $5.3 million extension of the TECO Streetcar Line from Channelside to a business district station on Whiting Street with a call for further expansion of transit. Read more »

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. Read more »

Congresswoman Kathy Castor hailed today the thousands and thousands of jobs created by the I-4/ Lee Roy Selmon Crosstown Connector project, which is boosting the Tampa Bay area economy while helping our Port of Tampa and preserving the historic nature of Ybor City. Read more »

Floridians win thousands of new jobs as the result of a major high-speed rail announcement today that will boost economic recovery in the Tampa Bay area in the short term, while providing Florida with a foundation for long-term business growth and innovation. Read more »

Congresswoman Kathy Castor joined business, labor and environmental leaders today to kick off a campaign to encourage Floridians to contact the White House in support of the state’s high-speed rail application. Read more »

Congresswoman Kathy Castor is hailing the expected passage today of the Jobs for Main Street Act of 2010. Read more »

Florida’s high speed rail application was a leading contender already, but the new support shown by the state of Florida for President Obama’s vision will help us be successful in winning the significant high speed rail award. Read more »

Noting the transportation, economic and environmental significance of launching high speed rail in Florida, Congresswoman Kathy Castor joined today with leaders from all over the state to announce the creation of a new, statewide organization to support bringing rail to the Sunshine State. The effort is called ConnectUs, and more information can be found at www.fastrailconnectus.com. Read more »

Recognizing the high impact of Tampa’s port on our local economy, Congresswoman Kathy Castor announced today that $10 million is heading to Port of Tampa businesses through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The recipients of the money are dedicated to adding jobs at their shipyards. Read more »