TALLAHASSEE — Highlands County's unemployment rate dropped slightly in December, according to the Agency for Workforce Innovation. The percentage of unemployed was 4.9 last month. It was 5.1 percent in November of last year. Highlands' rate in December 2006 was 3 percent. Florida's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 4.7 percent in December 2007, representing 441,000 jobless out of a labor force of 9,312,000. Florida's unemployment rate was up by 0.4 percentage point over the month and up by 1.4 percentage points over the year. ...more

January 20, 2008

It's halftime. What's the score? Last week, I turned 45. (Don't feel bad; only my mother ever remembers.) By my reckoning, that puts me halfway through my working career and, hence, halfway to retirement. ...more

January 6, 2008

Housing construction fell in November with single-family activity dropping to the lowest level in more than 16 years. Analysts said the recession in housing showed no signs of a turnaround. ...more

December 19, 2007

More Americans are Googling themselves - and many are checking out their friends, co-workers and romantic interests, too. ...more

December 17, 2007

Federal investigators on Monday began preparing for two weeks of testing of Sarasota County voting machines to see whether they were the cause of undervotes in Florida's disputed District 13 congressional election. ...more

November 27, 2007

For a women's basketball program that seems to take bigger strides with each new season, it's no surprise Florida State and Coach Sue Semrau are not content with last season's Sweet 16 finish. ...more

November 5, 2007

TAMPA - Workers in the Tampa Bay area were a bit happier last month but ranked dead last among the listed cities in job confidence and satisfaction, according to a survey released this week. ...more

November 1, 2007

Florida is joining 18 other public college systems nationwide in a plan aimed at graduating more low-income and minority students from its public universities. ...more

November 1, 2007

Those things that go bump in the night? About one-third of people believe they could be ghosts. ...more

October 27, 2007

A growing number of people say the economy is the nation's top problem, with the less educated among the most worried, an Associated Press-Ipsos poll showed Tuesday. ...more

October 9, 2007