Amid staff cuts and a hiring freeze, University of South Florida officials are paying car allowances of up to $650 a month to more than a dozen employees. ...more

March 24, 2009

A county clerk in Colorado has a simple response to staff cuts caused by budget shortfalls: Just don't answer the phones. ...more

February 17, 2009

Yacht StarShip intends to sell its 600-passenger dining cruise ship, lay off some of its 80-person staff and eliminate its seasonal operation in Boston while continuing to operate its 150-passenger yacht in Tampa and Clearwater, chief executive and President Troy Manthey said Monday afternoon. ...more

February 17, 2009

Loss Of Ruth's Wit While I am truly sorry that the Tampa Tribune is experiencing such trying times, this latest job cut involving Daniel Ruth is just about the last straw. I have been a faithful reader of the Tribune even with all of the changes in your format. I appreciated Daniel Ruth's wit and wisdom and, yes, sometimes the controversy about whatever subject he happened to choose. ...more

November 12, 2008

The head of the county's utilities department is planning staff cuts and readjusting existing jobs to help save money. ...more

June 25, 2008

Three positions gone; two others reclassified. ...more

June 24, 2008

Three positions gone; two others reclassified. ...more

June 23, 2008

ChoicePoint, a 1997 spinoff of credit agency Equifax, is being acquired by the parent of LexisNexis in a cash deal worth $3.6 billion, a major premium for a company that weathered an embarrassing breach of its database, federal investigations and a stock-trading probe of its top two executives. ...more

February 22, 2008

Concerns over student safety and getting children to school on time pushed Hillsborough County School Board members to take control Tuesday, struggling to solve problems usually left to district staff. ...more

October 3, 2007

TAMPA - Concerns over student safety and getting children to school on time pushed Hillsborough County School Board members to take control Tuesday, struggling to solve problems usually left to district staff. ...more

October 3, 2007