IBM's chairman and chief executive, Sam Palmisano, received a compensation package valued at nearly $21 million in 2008, according to calculations by The Associated Press. ...more

March 9, 2009

Ivan Seidenberg, the chief executive of Verizon Communications Inc., received $20.2 million in compensation in 2008, essentially the same as in the past two years, according to a regulatory filing. ...more

February 28, 2009

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama, who has ordered a pay freeze on six-figure White House aides, wants to talk to Wall Street executives about a report indicating payments of over $18 billion in bonuses as the economy was in virtual free fall. ...more

January 30, 2009

MIDFLORIDA Federal Credit Union announces the acquisition of A. H. Realty. ...more

December 7, 2008

Almost 20 years after leaving Pinellas County government, Bob LaSala is returning as chief executive. ...more

September 10, 2008

Almost 20 years after leaving Pinellas County government, Bob LaSala is returning as chief executive. County commissioners voted 6-1 today to approve a contract to hire LaSala and replace interim Administrator Fred Marquis on Oct. 12. ...more

September 9, 2008

It looks as if County Attorney Garth Coller will no longer get his $300 monthly gas allowance. ...more

August 29, 2008

It looks as if County Attorney Garth Coller will no longer get his $300 monthly gas allowance. ...more

August 29, 2008

Whether he was flattening linebackers in the open field or staring down NFL owners across the bargaining table, Gene Upshaw left quite a mark. ...more

August 22, 2008

Oracle Corp. founder Larry Ellison, a longtime fixture on the list of the world's richest people, now is ensconced atop The Associated Press' rankings of the top-paid chief executives in the United States. ...more

August 22, 2008