St. Petersburg-based electronics maker Jabil Circuit Inc. has some good news and bad news this week. ...more

November 26, 2008

Jabil will lay off another 150 workers locally in administration and manufacturing over the next few weeks amid slumping demand for electronics worldwide. This comes after 120 layoffs this summer, bringing Jabil's local employment to about 2,000. Also, the Securities and Exchange Commission ended a years-long probe of how Jabil executives handled their stock options, ending another legal challenge that had dogged the company. ...more

November 25, 2008

Fretting about the economy and wondering how to make ends meet, some parents think they should protect their children from the bad news. ...more

November 23, 2008

Boo-Hoo-Hoo Now we have "Daddy" (Chris Kingsley) crying to the newspaper and referring to people who wrote letters against his daughter's letter as "whackos." ...more

November 14, 2008

Maybe I should revise my estimate. Lately, many people have asked me about the fate of the American newspaper in an era when circulation, advertising and staff size are all sharply down. I've told them what editors have told me: The next 18 to 24 months may well see the first major U.S. city without a daily paper. ...more

November 8, 2008

Executives of Syniverse Holdings are on a cross-country road trip visiting dozens of top investors to try to calm nerves after stock in the company fell more than 50 percent late this week. ...more

November 8, 2008

The number of homeowners ensnared in the foreclosure crisis grew by more than 70 percent in the third quarter of this year compared with the same period in 2007, according to data released Thursday. ...more

October 23, 2008

Allegiant Air will add its 20th nonstop destination from St. Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport with flights to Plattsburgh, N.Y., beginning Dec. 20. ...more

October 16, 2008

Allegiant Air will add its 20th nonstop destination from St. Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport with flights to Plattsburgh, N.Y., beginning Dec. 20. ...more

October 15, 2008

After hearing the country's financial system characterized by words such as "crisis" and "disaster" over the past several weeks, I wasn't surprised to find that my inbox was clogged with questions. Many people are looking for ways to save money. Others want to know where to put the money they've already saved. And nearly everyone wants some reassurance that the decisions they're making - whether they're about credit, their homes, or investing - are the right ones. ...more

October 12, 2008