The average cost of nursing home care in Hernando County is on a par with other facilities throughout Florida and the nation. ...more

January 6, 2009

Florida's population growth crawled to a near standstill last year, in part the result of a national recession. ...more

January 5, 2009

The Hernando County Career Central office has been inundated by job-seekers hoping to land one of the 1,400 U.S. Census jobs the agency recently announced. ...more

January 1, 2009

Wanted: 1,400 people to fill part- and full-time census taker jobs. Salary: $10 to $16 an hour. ...more

December 26, 2008

Two of every five first-time home buyers in the Tampa Bay area will be Hispanic within the next 20 years. Hispanic buying power has jumped 357 percent from 1990 to today, according to the Selig Center for Economic Growth at the University of Georgia, yet real estate companies have yet to specifically focus on and cater to that market — until now. ...more

December 14, 2008

To conduct the 2010 Census, the U.S. Census Bureau will hire hundreds of thousands of census takers over the next two years, including several hundred in a region that includes Highlands County. ...more

December 14, 2008

The U.S. Census Bureau is gearing up for the 2010 Census and it needs help to ensure everyone is counted. ...more

November 30, 2008

A study by a Washington-based foundation found more people, more disposable income and a financially healthier East Tampa community than the one defined by 2000 U.S. Census data. ...more

November 12, 2008

Millions of Americans live in houses that are worth less than they borrowed to buy them. ...more

November 8, 2008

About 20 employers offering a broad range of jobs will meet with job seekers next week at a fair designed specifically for people with disabilities. ...more

October 22, 2008