Despite the economy, migrant workers are finding jobs locally - at least in citrus. ...more

March 10, 2009

Regional group unveils action plan. ...more

December 2, 2008

After a series of dismal economic regional reports that showed a worsening job and housing market, the Tampa Bay Partnership decided it was time to take action. ...more

December 2, 2008

While the Washington Heights Neighborhood Development Plan is still in its early stages, a new phase is about to be unveiled when Keith and Schnars, the city's planners present its conceptual plan to the community. ...more

October 26, 2008

This is no ordinary soup kitchen. For starters, it doesn't serve soup. ...more

June 14, 2008

On a recent evening here, Greg Tew, 28, considered the question: What is it like to work in a state that is creating more jobs than workers? He was sitting in the lobby of a new hotel in downtown Des Moines, part of an extensive redevelopment investment to attract workers to Iowa. ...more

May 31, 2008

Everyone has an opinion on illegal immigration, and those ideas vary from every extreme to all kinds of shades of gray in the middle. All of these ideas are acceptable and appreciated when debating this issue. It's the basis of our democracy. What's troubling, though, is that racism underlies some folks' take on immigration, although they will never admit it, and it can cloud the debate. ...more

May 27, 2008

Companies want credentialed employees. Qualified applicants want to be hired by solid, reputable companies interested in keeping employees for the long term. ...more

May 6, 2008