Two more Florida colleges have been selected to create a pool of prospective air traffic controllers as the Federal Aviation Administration anticipates the need to hire 17,000 new controllers in the next 10 years. ...more

October 13, 2008

The Hernando County Office of Business Development announced Wednesday the expansion of Accuform Signs Inc., located at the Airport Industrial Park. ...more

September 25, 2008

Jabil Circuit Inc. will keep its headquarters in St. Petersburg, the company said this morning. ...more

September 12, 2008

The new executive director of the Highlands County Industrial Development Authority/Economic Development Commission will need to have a bachelor's degree, some certifications and supervisory experience. ...more

August 31, 2008

The Ledger will lay off 36 employees, the publisher at The New York Times Co. newspaper in Lakeland announced Thursday. ...more

August 10, 2008

Verizon Communications, the second-biggest U.S. telephone company, extended a deadline for contract negotiations with two unions, averting a strike for now. ...more

August 4, 2008

Una cadena de supermercados busca empleados para 20 tiendas que planea inaugurar en la zona de la Bah[ia de Tampa ...more

July 11, 2008

BRANDON - Job seekers flocked to apply for positions today at a new grocery chain that plans to open up to 10 stores in the Tampa Bay area. Called Aldi, the chain plans to open 10 stores from Lakeland to St. Petersburg, including two in Tampa. It is the chain's first foray into Florida, said Matt Cradick, director of operations for the company's Tampa Bay area stores. ...more

July 10, 2008

County officials are celebrating the decision by an aerospace manufacturing firm to relocate to the Airport Corporate Park. ...more

June 25, 2008

First came the establishment of a workforce. Now comes the recruitment of businesses. ...more

June 22, 2008