Florida's unemployment rate increased slightly to 11.2 percent in October, while the Tampa Bay area's rate decreased slightly to 11.7 percent, according to figures released Friday. ...more

November 21, 2009

A 43-year-old caregiver was arrested Monday, accused of stealing a client's blank checks and using them herself. ...more

November 4, 2009

How is federal stimulus money really affecting Florida? Agency directors from across the state gave Gov. Charlie Crist an update Wednesday. Here are some of the highlights, by-the-numbers: ...more

July 16, 2009

Charlotte, N.C.-based Bank of America plans to lay off 81 employees in Tampa, according to a notice it filed with Florida regulators. ...more

June 18, 2009

For the second time in a few weeks, WellCare Health Plans has moved to settle a government investigation into its business practices. ...more

May 22, 2009

It's good to be in the animal health care business. Veterinarians and veterinarian technicians are shaping up to be the two fastest-growing occupations in Pasco and Hernando counties during the next seven years, according to the Florida Agency of Workforce Development. ...more

April 1, 2009

The number of jobless residents in the Tampa Bay area has topped 10 percent while the state unemployment rate hit 9.4 percent, according figures released today. ...more

March 27, 2009

Job prospecting within the insurance industry is growing year by year while unemployment continues to soar mostly everywhere else in the private sector. ...more

March 16, 2009

After years of working in an underappreciated profession, nurses and nursing students have a new swagger in their steps. ...more

March 1, 2009

Helen Ellis Memorial Hospital is positioning itself to remain in good financial health in these stressful economic times, according to one of its administrators. Don Evans, Helen Ellis Memorial's chief operating officer, told city commissioners Tuesday night the 168-bed hospital is moving ahead with plans to gain certification to conduct open-heart surgery in about two years. ...more

February 21, 2009