Empty restaurants and shuttered shops serve as constant reminders of the crippled economy. Numbers tell the rest of the story, starting with Sarasota County's January unemployment rate of 13.4 percent. "It is a record for Sarasota County dating back to 1990," said Sally Hill of the Suncoast Workforce Board. ...more

March 12, 2010

Jeremy Lesniak owns a small Web design firm in Randolph, Vt. He has 10 employees and hundreds of clients. Sick isn't an option. ...more

March 7, 2010

The Guardian ad Litem program protects endangered children, provides critical assistance to Florida's courts and, thanks to its largely volunteer workforce, saves taxpayers millions of dollars. ...more

February 10, 2010

The Florida Communications Group on Wednesday eliminated 25 full-time positions from its newsrooms at The Tampa Tribune, TBO.com and WFLA, News Channel 8. ...more

May 28, 2009

Faced with a staffing shortage, the manager of Pasco County's library system won approval Tuesday to shorten hours across the county. ...more

March 11, 2009

Pasco cutting library services ...more

March 10, 2009

A Teamster's official said Friday that union representation among government employees is more vital than ever now that the county has begun trimming its workforce. ...more

February 15, 2009

In better economic times, many stores and restaurants would need extra help during the winter tourist season in Highlands County. But that is not the case this year. ...more

December 23, 2008

To the voters for Hernando County commissioners, please let me remind you of some of the past actions of your current commissioners, who, once again, would like everything to remain status quo and retain their undeserving high salaries for their part-time positions. ...more

October 28, 2008

A year after one of the most heated budget hearings in recent memory, the County Commission blazed through its first budget hearing in 63 minutes Thursday evening. ...more

September 12, 2008