Mr. Gries and Mr. Embarquer: Your responses to my questions signified to me that you both ought to be skating for the "Holiday on Ice" team. You both skated around my questions exquisitely. ...more

December 16, 2008

Industrial conglomerate Siemens AG said Tuesday that it will cut 16,750 jobs, or 4.2 percent of its global work force, to streamline operations and slice nearly $2 billion in costs in the face of a slowing economy. ...more

July 9, 2008

Lean and mean. That's the direction Hernando County government must go if it hopes to survive challenging economic times, County Administrator David Hamilton said Tuesday. ...more

June 4, 2008

Hamilton releases budget goals. ...more

June 3, 2008

Ford Motor Co. will offer buyout and early retirement packages to 54,000 U.S. hourly workers, or 93 percent of its hourly work force, in an effort to cut costs and replace those leaving with lower-paid workers. Thursday's announcement came as Ford said it narrowed its losses in 2007 but warned that the outlook for U.S. sales in 2008 remains grim. ...more

January 25, 2008

With the ink barely dry on a new four-year labor contract, Chrysler LLC says it plans to cut up to 12,000 jobs and remove four models from its lineup. ...more

November 2, 2007

Chrysler LLC began laying off thousands of salaried workers Wednesday as part of an effort to slash costs in the company's new era of private ownership, a spokesman said. ...more

November 1, 2007