Local Business Donates Fence To Family of Tot With Leukemia ...more

June 12, 2008

Here's a great idea: Let's give a business owner a "blanket" conditional use permit to erect a tent in the parking lot of a strip mall to sell whatever kind of junk comes rolling down the highway. ...more

May 29, 2008

Maybe the five days of confinement in a concrete kennel with two hounds finally caught up with her. ...more

February 21, 2008

For the first time, the Hernando County School Board has overhauled the methodology used for education impact fees — and while the new information may be more accurate, it's not going to be cheap. ...more

January 15, 2008

For the first time, the Hernando County School Board has overhauled the methodology used for education impact fees - and while the new information may be more accurate, it's not going to be cheap. ...more

January 14, 2008

Area events and entertainment in the Hernando County area. ...more

January 11, 2008

The selection committee to pick Hernando County's next administrator will meet for the first time Wednesday to begin interviewing a short list of candidates. ...more

December 18, 2007

David Bennett had lived and breathed jewelry for most of his professional life, but he was a salesman, not a craftsman. ...more

December 10, 2007

AVON PARK ? Shannon Peacock summed up in four words the reason small businesses may be hesitant about exporting their products: ?fear of the unknown.? Peacock?s fears were alleviated after he attended an exporting workshop earlier this month that was hosted by the Hardee County Economic Development Council, Hardee County Chamber of Commerce, Florida?s Heartland Rural Economic Development Initiative and the Florida Foreign Trade Association ?It was informative,? said Peacock, the plant manager for Bowsmith Irrigation Inc. in Avon Park. ?They laid everything out in a way that I could understand.? ...more

October 28, 2007

WAUCHULA – The Hardee County Economic Development Council, Hardee County Chamber of Commerce, Florida's Heartland Rural Economic Development Initiative and the Florida Foreign Trade Association will be hosting an exporting workshop Oct. 4 at the Heartland Workforce Hardee One-Stop Career Center from 8 to 11 a.m. The center is located at 205 Carlton St in Wauchula. The workshop is designed for company decision makers who are considering exporting or wanting to expand existing exports. Hardee County is hosting an inbound trade mission bringing foreign buyers from Peru to Hardee on Oct. 17 to spotlight business partnerships in the Heartland. ...more

September 23, 2007