U.S. Representative Kathy Castor announced another boost to jobs at the Port of Tampa under a $1 million grant from the Department of Transportation shipyard initiative to Gulf Marine Repair. The funds will be used for a drydock modernization and upgrade Read more »

“Entrepreneurs and small businesses owners throughout our community need a boost to hire, form startups, and grow their businesses. The bipartisan JOBS Act cuts red tape that often gets in the way of creating new jobs and businesses." Read more »

Today in the U.S. House Budget Committee, U.S. Representative Kathy Castor highlighted the benefits that would come to the Tampa Bay area in President Obama’s FY13 Budget proposal. Read more »

I applaud President Obama’s actions today to create a National Travel & Tourism Strategy to promote domestic and international travel that will boost jobs in the Sunshine State. Read more »

The House Republicans are causing real economic damage again to families across the country. Thanks to the tea party extremists in the House, middle-class taxes will rise, 147,000 Floridians will lose their unemployment benefits by the middle of February and more than 3 million Florida seniors on Medicare will have their access to doctors jeopardized. Read more »

U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor called for immediate action on jobs legislation today so that schools in our community can get the improvements they need and small business contractors and construction workers have more job opportunities in our region. Castor made her remarks today at Chiaramonte Elementary School in south Tampa. Chiaramonte is undergoing a $9 million renovation this year. Read more »

With the East Tampa community and Mayor Bob Buckhorn joining her, U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor announced today a $759,000 grant that will help revitalize the neighborhood, leading to a new grocery store and more jobs for area residents. Read more »

Six months ago, a small apartment complex at 5126 N. Habana Ave. was a run-down foreclosed structure where drug dealers and drug users frequented. Read more »

Celebrating new jobs and a health clinic in Sulphur Springs, Congresswoman Kathy Castor, State Rep. Janet Cruz, City Councilman Frank Reddick and other community leaders broke ground today on a new community health center on the corner of Bird Street and Nebraska Avenue. The clinic is expected to open next spring and serve more than 12,000 new patients. The project will create new construction jobs in the short term and new health care jobs in the long term. Read more »

U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor announced today that more medical residents will be able to study in Florida, meaning more medical care for our patients and more jobs for our students. Approximately 325 new residency slots are being created at Florida hospitals so that medical students trained in Florida can serve the health care needs of Floridians. Read more »