The federal government is seeking to shut down a Port Richey tax preparation firm, saying its owner may have filed for as much as $6 million in bogus deductions. ...more

March 16, 2009

As more workers file for unemployment benefits, the federal government has agreed to add more resources to assist them as they seek their next job. ...more

March 13, 2009

Northwest Airlines will relocate from Tampa International Airport's Airside A to be with Delta Airlines at Airside E by the end of April in another step toward the merger of the carriers that officially took place in October, airport director Louis Miller said Thursday. ...more

March 13, 2009

Northwest Airlines will relocate from Tampa International Airport's Airside A to be with Delta Airlines at Airside E by the end of April in another step toward the merger of the carriers that officially took place in October, airport director Louis Miller said today. ...more

March 12, 2009

Four states - California, South Carolina, Michigan and Rhode Island - registered unemployment rates above 10 percent in January, and the national rate is expected to hit double digits by the end of the year. ...more

March 12, 2009

Today, Rikelle Purcell is the face of unemployment. Purcell was working at Authorized TV in Blairsville, Ga., but she moved to Sebring, hoping to find a better job. She wound up with more of the same: here, she's an office manager for Appliance Hospital, handling customer telephone calls, scheduling service calls, routing service trucks. ...more

March 9, 2009

Many Florida visionaries see this recession as an opportunity to bring Florida out of the Third World and into the 21st century. With the nation facing major challenges in jobs, energy, environment and health, Florida's old formula of growth, agriculture and tourism simply don't make the grade - especially with growth and tourism sounding increasingly like bad jokes. ...more

March 8, 2009

The Transportation Security Administration has informed 17 airports, including Orlando International Airport and Tallahassee Regional Airport, that they are being considered for improved checked-baggage screening technology under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. ...more

March 7, 2009

The Transportation Security Administration has informed 17 airports, including Orlando International Airport and Tallahassee Regional Airport, that they are being considered for improved checked baggage screening technology under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. ...more

March 6, 2009

Goals can't be reached with vague plans. Saying "I'll try to get more exercise this year" won't work as well as saying "Monday and Wednesday morning at 6 a.m., I will pull myself out of bed and go for a half-hour walk with my friend Chris before I jump in the shower to get ready for work." ...more

February 28, 2009