AIG employees have agreed to return about $50 million of the $165 million in bonuses. ...more

March 23, 2009

The recession has turned into a boom for career counselors. And boomers are responding, as they find themselves out of work for the first time in years. Many spent their entire life within a single industry and wonder what they can do next and who will hire them. ...more

March 22, 2009

Circuit City Stores Inc. is asking a U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge for permission to pay up to $4.65 million in retention bonuses to some of its employees to keep them as the chain winds down its business affairs. ...more

February 13, 2009

The new executive director of the Highlands County Economic Development Commission told the EDC board of directors that bringing high-paying jobs to the county is a "real high priority." ...more

January 18, 2009

Lately, Lightning coach John Tortorella's desire for production up and down the lineup has been fulfilled. It happened again Tuesday in a 4-3 victory against Edmonton. ...more

January 23, 2008

Sixty-one percent of defendants sentenced in the Bush administration's crackdown on corporate fraud spent no more than two years in prison, escaping the stiff penalties given WorldCom Inc. and Enron Corp. executives. ...more

December 13, 2007

A few weeks ago, I wrote about my opinion that a lot of misinformation is intentionally given out in politics and/ or by bureaucrats. Most e-mails I received agreed with me. One respondent questioned why the politicians would do that when they want projects to be on time and within budget. I have a very long list of very proven reasons why they do. In a short summary, I believe the combined reason is arrogance. They have a very overwhelming paradigm that they possess unquestioned entitlement. They use that to satisfy their desire to accomplish many of their personal agendas, and to get projects started. ...more

November 5, 2007

Office politics are not about popularity — they're about power. In every office, there are organizational leaders — supervisors, managers and senior-level executives. There also are employee-assigned power brokers. These are people who co-workers follow and look up to because of their skill in leading, mediating and influencing others. These are the company's potential movers and shakers. ...more

September 30, 2007