The Ledger will lay off 36 employees, the publisher at The New York Times Co. newspaper in Lakeland announced Thursday. ...more

August 10, 2008

Used-vehicle retailer CarMax said Wednesday that it is reducing staffing levels and will temporarily slow its store growth after seeing a sharp drop in car and truck sales because of high gas prices. ...more

August 7, 2008

The temporary Wal-Mart Hiring Center had more than 2,000 jobseekers hoping to fill its 350 open positions in time for the new Supercenter's opening in August, according to one of the new Supercenter's co-managers. Sherri Smith, who manned five other hiring centers in the Tampa Bay area, said she was "shocked" by the number of jobseekers that applied at the hiring center the past four weeks since it opened. "It's a lot of paperwork," she said. "For being such a small town, I'm astounded in how many we're getting." ...more

June 25, 2008

Faced with a $2 million shortfall in the Hernando County School District's operating fund, officials are looking to cut teaching positions next year - but they're not saying how many. ...more

May 29, 2008

Macy's Inc. said Wednesday that it will cut about 2,300 management jobs as the department store operator consolidates three regional divisions and decentralizes buying in a bid to reduce costs and boost sales. ...more

February 7, 2008

Wanna be a judge? This could be your year. In addition to three judge seats left open by retiring judges, a fourth will open Friday with the resignation of Circuit Judge Monica Sierra. ...more

January 29, 2008

Gov. Charlie Crist's general counsel faxed a letter to Hillsborough County today asking the Judicial Nominating Commission to start searching for candidates to replace Sierra. The governor wants the names of six vetted candidates by March 28 ...more

January 28, 2008

Seasonal employment generally is available as a full-time or part-time endeavor. That can be an advantage for those who are looking to find either new or permanent employment. ...more

November 25, 2007

If you live in eastern Hillsborough County and want to develop skills as a firefighter, now is the time to volunteer. ...more

September 26, 2007