NORTH PORT - Patrick Murphy was looking for work in the construction boom when he left Kentucky and followed his parents, Bill and Debra, to Southwest Florida in 2003. ...more

August 13, 2008

The Bradenton-Sarasota-Venice market recorded the fourth highest percentage drop in total employment nationwide for the past year, according to data from the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics released this week. ...more

July 10, 2008

PLANT CITY - As soon as they walked in the door, they knew they were home. ...more

June 27, 2008

The unemployment rate among Latinos is rising faster than the rate for all other workers in the United States, as the steep decline in the construction industry eliminates hundreds of thousands of jobs, according to a national study released Wednesday. ...more

June 5, 2008

Tolbert cites continued housing downturn. ...more

January 29, 2008

County Building Director Grant Tolbert, citing the downturn in the construction industry, announced Monday the layoff of 10 employees in his department. ...more

January 29, 2008

Elected officials in Hernando County need to think twice about raising impact fees on the construction of single-family homes - at least anytime soon. ...more

December 31, 2007