Jabil Circuit Inc. swung to a profit in the company's first fiscal quarter, and company executives suggested they have "a good pipeline of new business." St. Petersburg-based Jabil is one of the world's largest electronics makers, producing devices on behalf of companies such as Nokia and Hewlett-Packard. ...more

December 22, 2009

Jabil Circuit Inc. swung to a profit in the company's first fiscal quarter. ...more

December 21, 2009

New weekend shopping figures on Wednesday offered more evidence confirming stores' modest start to the holiday shopping season. Online sales were stronger. ...more

December 3, 2009

Whitney Bank, a New Orleans-based bank with a relatively small presence locally, is looking to beef up operations with a regional headquarters in Tampa. ...more

November 4, 2009

Recently, an article in the Huffington Post (posted Oct. 20) caught my attention because of its relevance to our county's decision to accept or reject a National Security Training Center. The report, written by Jo Comerford, summarizes the National Priorities Project's research on American military spending over the past two decades. It indicates that the U.S. Department of Defense spends as much as the next 14 countries combined on the military, and according to the U.S. Office of Management and Budget, 55 percent of next year's discretionary spending will go to the military. The United States has already used $915.1 billion in total Iraq and Afghanistan war spending. ...more

October 28, 2009

President Barack Obama flew to Denmark to make a bid to have the Olympics brought to Chicago. ...more

October 8, 2009

Twitter Inc.'s lack of revenue isn't discouraging investors. In the latest indication of the fervor surrounding its popular messaging service, Twitter has raised $100 million in a deal that values the 3-year-old company at $1 billion. ...more

September 26, 2009

"Cash for Clunkers" may have ended, but some retailers are piggybacking on the popular federal car rebate program, offering their own deals with a clunker twist. ...more

September 11, 2009

The world's largest consumer products maker is finding that "new and improved" is still good but "lower price" is working better. ...more

September 11, 2009

TALLAHASSEE (AP) — Florida can expect more potential deficits during the next three budget years. The Legislature's top economist, Amy Baker, laid out that scenario Thursday for the Legislative Budget Commission. It'll be part of a three-year financial outlook the panel will finalize when it meets again Sept. 15. ...more

September 3, 2009