LAND O' LAKES - The finalization of plans to lure financial services firm T. Rowe Price to a 70-acre parcel at the southwestern corner of S.R. 54 and Sunlake Boulevard marked more than simply the end to a $13.5 million transaction on July 1. ...more

November 18, 2009

Business owners and entrepreneurs in Highlands, Hardee and DeSoto counties will be able to receive comprehensive training to help them run their businesses as a result of a $100,000 grant awarded to Heartland Workforce. ...more

November 15, 2009

A health care facility that has been in business 25 years this year had another reason to celebrate Thursday night. ...more

November 1, 2009

The Heartland Association of Realtors held its annual awards banquet recently at Four Points by Sheraton Sebring, Chateau Elan. It was the first time the Realtors held their banquet at the hotel next to Sebring International Raceway. ...more

February 15, 2009

Many of Pasco's business and government leaders turned out last week perhaps hoping one of the Southeast's top bank economists had some words of hope for the county's struggling economy. Mark Vitner, senior economist of regional banker Wachovia, was the featured speaker at a luncheon held as part of the West Pasco Chamber of Commerce's Business Development Week. What he said underlines the county's failure over three decades to create an economy not almost totally dependent on housing construction and sales. ...more

February 4, 2009

The new executive director of the Highlands County Economic Development Commission told the EDC board of directors that bringing high-paying jobs to the county is a "real high priority." ...more

January 18, 2009

The price of feed and fertilizer has nearly doubled. Transportation and the cost of labor are up as well. The threat of more government regulation always seems to be lurking over the farmer and rancher in Highlands County as well as across the country. ...more

January 18, 2009

The tour to promote the region to site selection consultants in an attempt to bring better jobs to the Heartland has been postponed at least until next year. ...more

November 9, 2008

A Miami area man who is fluent in Spanish and, according to his resume, is able to speak conversational Japanese, French and German, has been tapped to be the next executive director of the Highlands County Economic Development Commission. ...more

November 4, 2008

Bluffing is a good tactic to use when playing poker but don't try it during a job interview - especially when the interviewer is using a technique called "targeted selection." ...more

October 26, 2008