Two General Motors cars due in showrooms next year must be hits to help the automaker turn around sales and pay back its big debt to U.S. taxpayers. ...more

November 12, 2009

If you're hoping to land a retail job this holiday season, you should start early. Two firms that study holiday hiring say retailers may be extra cautious in hiring. ...more

November 10, 2009

On any given day, legions of city-owned cars, trucks and SUVs haul away garbage, fix potholes, put out fires and patrol neighborhoods. ...more

June 10, 2009

The City of Avon Park has hired Frank Sanderson as interim public works director. Sanderson works for Government Services Group out of Orlando. He has over 40 years of experience in public works, said City Manager Sarah Adelt. ...more

April 14, 2009

Florida's chief financial officer scolded Attorney General Bill McCollum on Thursday for spending state money on a no-bid contract with an out-of-state political strategist to produce ads aimed at warning parents and teens about Internet predators. ...more

March 26, 2009

If an early leave incentive to trim the county workforce doesn't pan out, the next step could be an adjustment in pay for some 750 government employees. ...more

February 19, 2009

LAND O' LAKES - A 2007 study recommended that Pasco County's school impact fee be increased to $8,983 for a single-family residence, but an updated study says that figure should be slightly lower. ...more

February 4, 2009

Highlands County commissioners awarded a $110,000 contract to the consulting firm of Duncan & Associates for a study on impact fees. ...more

February 4, 2009

Parents will let the school district know tonight what they think about a plan to move about 2,400 teenagers to different high schools. ...more

January 28, 2009

The consulting firm behind Bern's proposed food-themed luxury hotel has sued the restaurant, saying it's still owed about $380,000. ...more

January 21, 2009