Withlacoochee River Electric Cooperative customers will see a 4.7 percent rate increase starting Jan. 1. ...more

December 20, 2008

By mid-December, Hillsborough County school leaders will have to cut from their budget $26 million that they already planned to lose. ...more

November 25, 2008

Citigroup is shedding approximately 53,000 more employees in the coming quarters as the banking giant struggles to steady itself after suffering massive losses from deteriorating debt. ...more

November 18, 2008

SWIMMING Both dealing with personnel issues, Central and Hernando boys finish dead even, 83-83, while Central girls roll on, 118-52. ...more

October 18, 2008

Design and construction of the new Highlands County Sheriff's Building will start early next year as planned, according to the proposed county budget for the new 2008-09 fiscal year, which starts Oct. 1. ...more

August 14, 2008

Used-vehicle retailer CarMax said Wednesday that it is reducing staffing levels and will temporarily slow its store growth after seeing a sharp drop in car and truck sales because of high gas prices. ...more

August 7, 2008

Cigna Corp. trumped Wall Street expectations with a 37 percent jump in second-quarter profit, but the health insurer's stock fell Friday after it lowered 2008 membership growth expectations and some income guidance. ...more

August 2, 2008

If you have been looking for good economic news locally, you'll like the new Highlands County government budget for fiscal year 2008-09, which begins Oct. 1. ...more

July 11, 2008

TAMPA - Coca-Cola Enterprises, which produces and distributes Coca-Cola Co. products, said today it plans to outsource 150 jobs from its Brandon financial services center to India, Guatemala or Poland. ...more

July 10, 2008

American Airlines says it could cut 900 flight attendant jobs as it reduces flights to cope with record high fuel costs. ...more

July 3, 2008