After 24 years with State Farm, Brenda Harding is being dropped by the company she's come to trust like an old friend. ...more

July 24, 2008

TAMPA BAY AREA Bank Of America Cuts Jobs Bank of America plans to close two local call centers, beginning with April's shuttering of its 70-employee Sales Fulfillment Center at 5301 W. Idlewild Ave. Two months later, 154 employees will be laid off with the closing of its Deposit Contact Center, 4109 Gandy Blvd. The bank is streamlining call center operations, and the cutbacks are not related to the downturn in the housing and mortgage industries, said bank spokeswoman Britney Sheehan. Some work now at the Idlewild and Gandy facilities will be shifted to the bank's call centers in Jacksonville and Arizona. Some will be moved to other call centers in the Tampa Bay area. ...more

February 1, 2008

Behind the fight between Florida's insurance commissioner and Allstate Insurance Co. is a mystery that could have come from a John Grisham novel. ...more

January 23, 2008

Florida insurance regulators angrily and abruptly ended a hearing with Allstate executives Tuesday, upset the company and its attorneys failed to fully comply with a subpoena demanding information on property coverage rates. ...more

January 16, 2008

Mike Olgia has seen his share of training seminars during his 20-year career on the maintenance staff at Bank of America Plaza. ...more

December 25, 2007