It's in eastern Hillsborough County, but Plant City is the most Southern town around. ...more

February 22, 2009

You would like to think that things are not as bad as they seem. Unless you are holed up somewhere in the swamps off the Tamiami Trail and your old rabbit-ears TV has stopped working, that's not so easy to do. ...more

February 22, 2009

Employees of Media General Inc., the Richmond, Va.-based parent company of The Tampa Tribune, News Channel 8, TBO .com and Centro, will take a mandatory 10 days off without pay this year, President and CEO Marshall N. Morton said in an e-mail to workers Wednesday. ...more

February 19, 2009

Cash isn't the only thing drying up in this economy. The historically steady flow of blood to the Tampa Bay area's primary blood bank is dwindling, the victim of layoffs at a number of major local companies. Some companies have seen donations drop 10 percent to 20 percent; others have canceled bloodmobile visits all together. ...more

February 17, 2009

Law firm Holland & Knight laid off 243 people, consisting of lawyers and support staff, at its 21 offices Thursday. ...more

February 13, 2009

Hank Fishkind, traditionally one of the more optimistic Florida economists, has changed his tune. ...more

February 12, 2009

President Obama just finished his town hall meeting with the job ahead of helping the House and Senate now come to an agreement on a plan. ...more

February 10, 2009

prepared remarks of president barack obama in fort myers, fl. ...more

February 10, 2009

With the Senate expected to narrowly approve its version of an economic stimulus bill, lawmakers from the House and Senate will face difficult negotiations over spending for tax cuts, education and aid for local governments. ...more

February 8, 2009

With the recession on the brink of becoming the longest in the postwar era, a milestone may be at hand: Women are poised to surpass men on the nation's payrolls, taking the majority for the first time in U.S. history. ...more

February 7, 2009