LAND O' LAKES - Teachers and other Pasco County School District employees would get one-time pay supplements but no raises or step increases under a tentative contract agreement announced Friday. ...more

November 4, 2009

LAND O' LAKES - Teachers and other Pasco County school district employees would get one-time pay supplements but no raises or step increases under a tentative contract agreement announced Friday. ...more

October 31, 2009

Pasco County commissioners' 2009-10 budget kicked in Thursday, and that means the clock is ticking for dozens of county employees who will get pink slips or buyouts in the next two weeks. This will be the first time county officials have let go large numbers of workers to save money. Commissioners spent all summer closing a $36-million budget gap, partly by reducing their staff. ...more

October 2, 2009

Recently a major metropolitan newspaper asked its readers how they would "fix" the American economy. Responses ran the gamut from serious to silly and everything in between. In one of the more intriguing suggestions, a reader wrote: ...more

March 29, 2009

The U.S. Postal Service's plans to close the Lake Mary office and consolidate the central region with the Sun Coast region will not affect Highlands County, spokesman Gary Sawtelle said Tuesday. ...more

March 25, 2009

Battered by the economy, the U.S. Postal Service is offering early retirement to 150,000 workers, cutting management and closing district offices, including one in Florida, the agency said Friday. ...more

March 21, 2009

Battered by the economy, the post office is offering early retirement to 150,000 workers, cutting management and closing district offices, including one in Florida, the agency said Friday. ...more

March 20, 2009

The best place to gauge the impact of the current recession on the United States Postal Service is in your mailbox. An economic decline generally leads to a drop in mail volume, and we are seeing the biggest mail volume decline in history. ...more

March 16, 2009

Human Resources Director Cheryl Marsden admitted offering an early leave incentive plan to employees could cost the county some valued workers. ...more

February 12, 2009

County officials unveiled their much-anticipated early leave retirement plan. ...more

February 6, 2009