“It’s no secret that new construction, the lifeblood of Florida’s economy, has all but ground to a halt. But the tumbleweeds at local government zoning meetings across the region, such as the one in Hillsborough, are a gloomy harbinger.

They show that people aren’t even taking the first steps necessary to begin construction once the economy turns around…”

Little entering building pipeline in Tampa Bay region – St. Petersburg Times.