The U.S. Postal Service's plans to close the Lake Mary office and consolidate the central region with the Sun Coast region will not affect Highlands County, spokesman Gary Sawtelle said Tuesday. ...more

March 25, 2009

Henry Saavedra has resigned as director of the Tampa Sports Authority. ...more

March 16, 2009

Citing a desire to reward his employees, a Miami banker doled out $60 million in bonuses to all staffers and even some retirees after he sold a majority stake in the company for close to $1 billion. ...more

February 16, 2009

Drugstore operator Walgreen Co. said Thursday it will cut 1,000 jobs by midyear, or about 9 percent of corporate management, through a combination of voluntary buyouts and layoffs. ...more

January 9, 2009

Lowry Park Zoo's embattled president should repay the attraction at least $202,000 for animals and equipment he has taken from the complex, according to preliminary results from a city audit released Friday. ...more

December 13, 2008

As officials in Washington raced to put together a bailout plan for the nation's teetering financial system, Sen. John McCain hammered Sen. Barack Obama as part of the problem while Obama said any rescue should include a new stimulus package for families. ...more

September 20, 2008

The city is paying almost $24,500 in back pay and other costs to former police Chief Russell Barnes and former police Sgt. Robert Perrault, both of whom resigned last month. ...more

September 5, 2008

Drug maker Eli Lilly and Co. will pay $64,400 to settle a lawsuit accusing the company of withholding severance pay to force a longtime employee to withdraw a discrimination charge. ...more

July 1, 2008

City commissioners will not reinvent the wheel when it comes to hiring their next city manager. ...more

May 10, 2008

One of the city's largest employers, James Hardie Building Products , laid off 30 temporary and 49 full-time workers last week, citing the downturn in the construction industry. ...more

May 3, 2008