Internet advertising revenue is down 5 percent. The decline in the first quarter of 2009 represents the first year-over-year decline in seven years as the recession takes its toll even on the hardiest of ad sectors. ...more

June 6, 2009

Savoring his first big victory in Congress, President Barack Obama on Saturday celebrated the newly passed $787 billion economic stimulus bill as a "major milestone on our road to recovery. " ...more

February 14, 2009

Law firm Holland & Knight laid off 243 people, consisting of lawyers and support staff, at its 21 offices Thursday. ...more

February 13, 2009

Jim Lee of Tarpon Springs says the government cannot create jobs. This makes the government bailouts "boondoggles." ...more

February 7, 2009

Florida's unemployment rate jumped to 7 percent in October, the highest rate since December 1993, according to state figures released today. The state's jobless rate rose from 6.6 percent in September, according to the Florida Agency for Workforce Innovation. The rate was 4.3 percent in October 2007. Florida continued to shed jobs, losing 156,200 nonagricultural jobs between October 2007 and last month, for a job-growth rate of minus 1.9 percent. ...more

November 21, 2008

Forty-nine pastors gathered Sunday night for a prayer service that they say will spread awareness and prepare their congregations and residents for one of the largest revivals in the city's history. "It's a historic moment," said the Rev. Joe Vankoevering, the pastor of Gateway Christian Church. "In my 40 years in this city, I haven't seen this before." ...more

August 24, 2008

If you're in the market for a mutual fund, you'll want to make sure to pick the right one. There are hundreds of funds to choose from. So how should you go about investing in the right one? ...more

August 17, 2008

Has Highlands County's economic woes hit bottom and started slowly creeping up? Do we even dare say such things out loud in fear that there will be some kind of jinx? It's hard to say on both counts, but a few smart people believe we might have hit bottom and that we have no where to go but up. We certainly hope that's true. A lot of houses are on the market these days and it seems like in the last month or so, some of them are being sold. That probably has to do with prices falling enough that buyers don't want to miss a good thing, but it's still a good sign. The first sign of an improving economy will be some of those "For Sale" signs being topped off with "Sold" signs. ...more

May 19, 2008