Jim Rahenkamp postulates that "the silver tongued Pied Piper of Change" has led us down the slope so far and with such momentum that we have reached the point of no return. He states, "Capitalism requires that production must exceed consumption" and "We no longer export more than we import." I assume this was meant to imply that this condition has come about during the less than six months that President Obama has been in office. ...more

June 17, 2009

Seattle Paper Goes Online Hearst Corp. announced Monday that the Seattle Post-Intelligencer will print its last newspaper edition today and become exclusively Web-based as www.seattlepi.com, making it the nation's largest daily newspaper to move to online only. ...more

March 17, 2009

To remain competitive in today's business climate, employers must constantly build and enhance the skills of their employees. ...more

March 8, 2009

Responding to complaints from two families, Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink has ordered a St. Petersburg funeral home to immediately cease any services involving embalming or refrigeration. Sink issued the order last week against the Morning Glory Funeral Chapel of St. Petersburg, 3301 5th Ave. S. ...more

January 26, 2009

If you've never heard of My Safe Florida Home, the state's free hurricane inspection program, chances are you soon will. ...more

January 19, 2009

If you've never heard of My Safe Florida Home, the state's free hurricane inspection program, chances are you soon will. ...more

January 14, 2009

When Cooper Financial Services' Christine Cooper decided to reach out to the community for help in supporting the Sunrise of Pasco domestic violence shelter, she didn't expect the response she would get. ...more

December 9, 2008

Thomas A. James, chairman and chief executive of St. Petersburg-based Raymond James Financial Inc., was named the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of The Year in the financial services category. James was honored last week in Palm Springs, Calif., for the national award selected by an independent panel of judges from 400 regional award winners. Raymond James Financial has more than 4,900 advisers serving 1.8 million accounts. ...more

November 21, 2008

A Leon County Circuit Court judge placed a Tampa-based Medicare Advantage plan with 16,000 members into receivership for the purpose of liquidation late Monday night. ...more

September 30, 2008

Two top executives in the state's Department of Financial Services have been forced out after an audit that was critical of the agency's internal controls. ...more

September 28, 2008