Methodist church officials want to provide the services that neighbors here need. ...more

March 2, 2009

The Greater Sebring Chamber of Commerce is hosting a seminar on Florida Ready to Work for area employers on Friday, Jan. 23 at 2 p.m. Florida Ready to Work is a new employee credentialing program sponsored by the state of Florida and administered by the Florida Department of Education ...more

January 18, 2009

The employment rate continues to rise in Highlands County, according to the Agency for Workforce Innovation. ...more

December 21, 2008

$23 Billion Candy Monster Mars Inc. closed a $23 billion deal Monday to purchase chewing-gum company Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co. to become the world's largest candy maker. At the end of Monday, Wrigley's stock ceased trading publicly. Wrigley shareholders will receive $80 for each share after they approved the deal last month. ...more

October 7, 2008

For a sign of just how tough the job market has become, consider this: In Hillsborough County, unemployment compensation claims are up 70 percent this year over last year. ...more

October 4, 2008

The temporary Wal-Mart Hiring Center had more than 2,000 jobseekers hoping to fill its 350 open positions in time for the new Supercenter's opening in August, according to one of the new Supercenter's co-managers. Sherri Smith, who manned five other hiring centers in the Tampa Bay area, said she was "shocked" by the number of jobseekers that applied at the hiring center the past four weeks since it opened. "It's a lot of paperwork," she said. "For being such a small town, I'm astounded in how many we're getting." ...more

June 25, 2008