Florida’s hospitality industry seeks legal help with oil-spill compensation
Florida’s hospitality industry is seeking legal help as it pursues compensation from BP PLC for revenue lost to the giant Gulf of Mexico oil spill
Florida’s hospitality industry is seeking legal help as it pursues compensation from BP PLC for revenue lost to the giant Gulf of Mexico oil spill
A state “cash for clunkers” rebate for home central air conditioning systems debuts Monday, Aug. 30.
More Florida banks going under this year, but the cost to resolve those failures is easing.
(Bloomberg) — Florida may send BP Plc a claim for more than $1 billion to close a budget gap after the largest U.S. oil spill slashed tax receipts from tourism.
Steve Yerrid, a Tampa lawyer chosen by Florida Governor Charlie Crist to advise him on legal issues concerning the spill, said the state may seek an [...]
Florida’s sales tax holiday is this weekend, and retailers are bracing for what they hope will be crowds of shoppers eager to pick up bargains on back-to-school clothes, supplies and accessories.
Qualifying purchases made Friday through midnight Sunday will not be assessed the state’s 6 percent sales tax or the additional local sales taxes levied in [...]
Florida, we have a problem.
Just as the nation’s nuclear power industry hopes to regain popular favor and kickstart its revival as a serious source of new electricity generation in the Sunshine State, our local advocate and operator of nukes is stumbling.
Progress Energy, the North Carolina power company that provides electricity in [...]
WEST PALM BEACH — Florida Public Utilities Company (FPU), a subsidiary of Chesapeake Utilities Corporation (NYSE:CPK – News), announced today its purchase of the natural gas operating assets of Indiantown Gas Company (Indiantown Gas or IGC), a natural gas distribution and transportation company headquartered in Indiantown, Florida.
Indiantown Gas was founded in 1960 to bring natural [...]
The Skidmores
MIAMI – Paul Skidmore’s office is shuttered, his job gone, his 18-month job search fruitless and his unemployment benefits exhausted. So at 63, he plans to file this week for Social Security benefits, three years earlier than planned.
“All I want to do is work,” said Skidmore, of Finksburg, Md., who was an insurance claims [...]
TAMPA – Saying she is honoring a promise to focus on jobs for her community, State Representative Janet Cruz has announced she will host a Job Fair from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 12 at the West Tampa Convention Center, 3005 West Columbus Drive.
The event is free and open to the public.
Many [...]
Fueled by federal stimulus money, Florida is looking to pour millions of dollars into businesses that “go green” in a major way – but there are some strings attached to it.
In the first known program of its kind, the state plans to use $36 million in stimulus cash from the U.S. Department of Energy to [...]
Industry the focus for month of September
Water Professionals Week declared in county
Former photographer honored in county fire truck dedication
Historic reunion slated for September in Inverness
Homosassa park names Svoboda volunteer of month
Runners join in fight against ovarian cancer
County employee service awards for August
Hot Pursuit 5K Challenge
Clothing county newborns
CFCC presents student leadership awards