If you're hoping to land a retail job this holiday season, you should start early. Two companies that study holiday hiring say retailers may be extra cautious in hiring this year. ...more

November 11, 2009

If you're hoping to land a retail job this holiday season, you should start early. Two firms that study holiday hiring say retailers may be extra cautious in hiring. ...more

November 10, 2009

Some small and midsize businesses lately are ready to strangle their bankers, who they say have cut off lines of credit and called in loans. ...more

March 28, 2009

Some small and midsize businesses lately are ready to strangle their bankers, saying they've cut off lines of credit and called in loans. But bankers are in good company among growingly tight-fisted financiers. Behind the scenes, lesser-known "commercial finance" firms often are the ones actually cutting off money to Bay area and Florida businesses. ...more

March 27, 2009

Feeling under the weather? You may cash in sick days when you're coughing and sneezing, but that doesn't mean your phlegmy colleagues stop coming into the office. ...more

February 8, 2009

Lack of open, honest communication has the most negative impact on employee morale, according to a survey developed by a specialized staffing service. ...more

December 21, 2008

Economic uncertainty is on the rise, and so is office gossip. Office workers, perhaps fearful of their jobs and worried about their companies' futures, are playing office politics and gossiping more than they were five years ago, according to a recent poll. In fact, 55 percent of those surveyed said politicking at work is on the rise. ...more

October 12, 2008

Forty-four members of a Lakeland staffing agency received American Red Cross volunteer training in one day to help with hurricane relief efforts in Texas. ...more

September 17, 2008

Dying of cancer, Thomas Amschwand did everything he was told to make sure his wife would collect on the life insurance policy he had through his employer. ...more

July 6, 2008

A Maryland man, arrested in Tampa after his picture was aired on television's "America's Most Wanted," briefly worked for a tent-rental company on Waters Avenue. ...more

February 18, 2008