Federal Reserve proposes new rules for gift cards The Federal Reserve on Monday proposed new rules to protect consumers from unexpected costs or restrictions on gift cards. ...more

November 17, 2009

It's another sign of our depressed economy: 141 individuals, couples and businesses in Highlands County filed for bankruptcy in 2008, up 40 percent from 2007. ...more

March 12, 2009

Declining consumer confidence took a bite out of restaurants' sales and profits in 2008, leading to bankruptcy filings at casual-dining chains, such as Bennigan's, and the closure of more than 600 Starbucks locations. ...more

January 2, 2009

Wachovia is suing state Rep. Darryl Rouson, claiming Rouson failed to repay a $100,000 loan he took out in 2004 while he was running a law firm in St. Petersburg. ...more

December 10, 2008

By now millions of people have received one of those e-mails floating around warning about gift cards this holiday season. ...more

December 1, 2008

meet some of the faces of bankruptcy ...more

November 30, 2008

By now millions of people have received one of those e-mails floating around warning about gift cards this holiday season. To the frustration of retailers, the e-mails list retailers in bankruptcy – as well as several that aren't – and suggest extra caution about buying gift cards lest you show up at the store and discover it has closed or won't honor them. ...more

November 28, 2008

Owners of towing companies aren't the most sympathetic figures, hauling away and impounding illegally parked vehicles as they do. But Jeffrey Peters said this accounts for only about 5 percent of his business. Split Second mainly moves heavy equipment for contractors, and that's a business hit hard by the one-two punch of falling home construction and, until recently, rising fuel prices. ...more

November 28, 2008

Bennigan's may have new life under the ownership of an Atlanta-based investment firm. ...more

October 24, 2008

An Atlanta-based investment firm has purchased the Bennigan's restaurant brand name and rights to sell franchises of the casual dining chain. ...more

October 23, 2008