USAA's topsy-turvy growth in Tampa is taking another turn. The financial services company plans on adding 200 people to the ranks of 1,772 workers in Tampa, adding a banking and investment operation to the company's insurance work. ...more

October 20, 2009

Pasco County commissioners' 2009-10 budget kicked in Thursday, and that means the clock is ticking for dozens of county employees who will get pink slips or buyouts in the next two weeks. This will be the first time county officials have let go large numbers of workers to save money. Commissioners spent all summer closing a $36-million budget gap, partly by reducing their staff. ...more

October 2, 2009

Want a good job working for the federal government? Just walk around all day and talk to people, and it pays $11 to $16 an hour. ...more

March 30, 2009

Like much of Cuba's work force, Alfredo Congas is going gray. ...more

March 27, 2009

Tampa International Airport plans to create more than 265 jobs in two projects beginning this summer with the help of $8 million from the federal stimulus package, U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor said Monday. ...more

March 24, 2009

Tampa International Airport plans to create more than 265 jobs in two projects beginning this summer with the help of $8 million from the federal stimulus package, U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor said this morning. ...more

March 23, 2009

President Barack Obama freed billions of dollars to help the nation's small businesses on Monday, hoping to get credit flowing again to Main Street as well as Wall Street and showering praise on the little guys of American industry who have been complaining about being left out of rescue efforts. ...more

March 17, 2009

President Barack Obama freed billions of dollars to help the nation's small businesses on Monday, hoping to get credit flowing again to Main Street, not just Wall Street. He heaped praise on the little guys of American industry, often overshadowed in the blitz of government bailouts. ...more

March 16, 2009

Lawrence Summers, President Barack Obama's closest economic adviser, broke a long public silence Friday, asserting that today's economic problems stem from an unsustainable financial model and defending heavy deficit spending as a necessary evil to restore the economy. ...more

March 14, 2009

At a time when it seems every company is slashing jobs, here's some encouraging news: Nearly 700 new jobs are coming to Lakeland. ...more

March 10, 2009