If you can stand the winters, Bismarck, N.D., might be the place to go to find a job: Its unemployment rate is about one-quarter Tampa's rate. ...more

January 6, 2010

A visit with the highest-paid government employees would take you from the University of South Florida to the state Legislature in Tallahassee to the Southwest Florida Water Management District in Brooksville. ...more

January 2, 2010

Here's a tip: Tip your hotel maid. "Maybe once a month someone will tip, but what can I do? We can't force people to tip," says Sara Hana, a housekeeper at the Victory Inn in Roseville, Mich. "Sometimes they leave empty bottles." ...more

December 27, 2009

If you're hoping to land a retail job this holiday season, you should start early. Two companies that study holiday hiring say retailers may be extra cautious in hiring this year. ...more

November 11, 2009

If you're hoping to land a retail job this holiday season, you should start early. Two firms that study holiday hiring say retailers may be extra cautious in hiring. ...more

November 10, 2009

A wise man once joked he would like to become a government program so that he could enjoy eternal life on earth. A slight exaggeration perhaps, but it could begin to feel like that's the case if we don't get the growth of government back under control fast. ...more

October 26, 2009

22 Percent of hospitals that have reduced services 9 of 10 Ratio of hospitals that cut expenses in the first quarter ...more

April 27, 2009

The ax fell without sound or shadow: Tatiana Gallego was called into human resources and laid off from her job as an admissions counselor for a fashion college. ...more

March 26, 2009

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March 15, 2009

President Barack Obama and his administrative cronies held over from the Clinton years must believe that we Americans are incapable of doing math. Or maybe they believe we are so unsophisticated and uneducated that we'd fall for smoke and mirrors and a booming oratorical voice. After all, we go over to Europe and all we can say is "merci beaucoup." ...more

March 11, 2009