A report raising questions about the Tampa Bay Workforce Alliance's food purchases was on the agenda, but the agency's board of directors had little to say about it during a meeting Tuesday. ...more

January 27, 2010

The Tampa Bay Workforce Alliance took great liberties with federal money when ordering food and should repay the government, according to a report issued by the inspector general of Florida's Agency for Workforce Innovation. ...more

January 23, 2010

In light of embarrassing revelations about extravagant expenditures, the Tampa Bay Workforce Alliance has adopted new spending restraints. That's not nearly enough. ...more

January 23, 2010

Florida's jobless rate hit 11.8 percent in December, stopping just short of the highest rate on record. ...more

January 23, 2010

Why has the Tampa Bay Workforce Alliance spent $50,000 in the past two years to place President Renee Gilmore on an advisory committee with the Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce? ...more

January 19, 2010

TALLAHASSEE Director Cynthia R. Lorenzo on Friday provided an overview of services delivered to Floridians by the Agency for Workforce Innovation during 2009. ...more

January 17, 2010

Florida's workforce development system, which includes Workforce Florida Inc., the Florida Agency for Workforce Innovation, and the state's 24 Regional Workforce Boards, is partnering with the Florida Department of Children and Families to launch a new program designed to bolster businesses and create jobs for as many as 25,000 Floridians who receive, or are eligible to receive, Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) support. ...more

January 10, 2010

Florida workers continued to lose jobs during the holiday week, bucking the national trend and raising questions about what the new year holds for those seeking employment. ...more

January 8, 2010

A local lawmaker is angry at a new report showing that the state's Workforce boards spent more than $600,000 on food and drink in a year and is calling for the president of the Tampa Bay Workforce Alliance to step aside. ...more

January 7, 2010

As Florida workers continue to lose jobs, there are concerns they might not have the skills needed to obtain work in industries that are growing. ...more

January 5, 2010