The newspaper and television company Media General Inc. will shutter its Washington bureau at the end of the month, trimming an additional six reporters from the dwindling pool of journalists in the nation's capital. ...more

March 13, 2009

City leaders took another step this week toward a vote that could break up the city. ...more

February 28, 2009

Two Kmart stores in St. Petersburg will close in May as Kmart's parent company shuts underperforming stores. ...more

February 27, 2009

Microsoft is asking some laid-off employees for a portion of their severance back, ...more

February 23, 2009

Best Buy Trimming Corporate Jobs Best Buy Co. said Thursday that 250 workers at its corporate headquarters in suburban Minneapolis would lose their current jobs as the electronics chain pares its work force, though most might get new positions with the company. ...more

February 20, 2009

Tuesday's announcement that Smithfield Foods will cease local operations means not only the departure of this city's largest private employer, but loss of a meat-packing plant that has provided jobs for generations. ...more

February 18, 2009

Virginia-based Smithfield Foods' closing of its Plant City meat-packing plant – the city's largest private employer – may be the largest layoff in the city's history. ...more

February 17, 2009

Red yard signs in front of the Circuit City store at Shelby Crossing say, "Ask Me About 36 Month Financing." ...more

January 17, 2009

Red yard signs in front of the Circuit City store at Shelby Crossing say, "Ask Me About 36 Month Financing." No one is sure how long that offer will stand. Circuit City Stores Inc., the nation's second-biggest consumer electronics retailer, said Friday it failed to find a buyer and will liquidate its 567 U.S. stores. ...more

January 16, 2009

Hospital visits were not scarce at Oak Hill Hospital during the holidays. ...more

January 8, 2009