Doing the right thing Editor: Last weekend in Lakeland, home to the corporate headquarters of the Publix Supermarkets, a demonstration was led by the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW). ...more

December 12, 2009

The recession apparently claimed another retail victim as the Target store in the Port Richey area will close in January after 18 years in business, company officials announced. ...more

November 14, 2009

Everybody loves a hometown guy, especially when it comes to hometown politics. That's why you can't help but want to chuck Jack Mariano amiably on the chin - ya big lug, ya - whenever he goes all parochial on behalf of hyper-local issues. ...more

November 8, 2009

As the time to swing open the doors at The Mosaic Company's new corporate headquarters near FishHawk Ranch draws near, company representatives say everything is on track. Meanwhile, area residents are already getting to know their soon-to-be corporate neighbors. ...more

October 30, 2009

Company hopes to create 100 jobs B/O/T/H, a company that provides back-office help to independent contractors, could win up to $850,000 in tax refunds if it creates 100 jobs, a news release states. B/O/T/H, which stands for Back of the House, is opening a corporate headquarters in St. Petersburg. The company provides services such as IT, billing and collections to self-employed contractors. ...more

September 1, 2009

Citigroup Inc. plans to spend about $10 million on new offices for Chief Executive Officer Vikram Pandit and his lieutenants, after the U.S. government injected $45 billion of cash into the bank. ...more

March 20, 2009

Circuit City Stores Inc. has started the arduous process of dismantling its massive retail business, but it could take two years before the entire company completely disappears. ...more

January 30, 2009

LAND O' LAKES - Investment firm T. Rowe Price has secured $12 million in state support for a proposed Pasco County office complex, according to a letter sent to company officials from Gov. Charlie Crist. ...more

January 24, 2009

At first glance, it looked like huge news for Jabil Circuit Inc. Late Monday night, a news release popped up online that said the St. Petersburg electronics maker was making an unsolicited bid to take over its much larger rival Flextronics Inc. ...more

December 3, 2008

A Web site posting announced Monday that Jabil Circuit Inc. was making an unsolicited bid to take over its much larger rival Flextronics Inc. Here's the catch. It's not true. It's a hoax. A sophisticated and authentic-looking hoax. "It's bizarre," said Jabil spokeswoman Beth Walters. ...more

December 2, 2008