This week the last piece in the puzzle of what Pasco County officials call the Interstate 75 “gateway” at State Road 52 fell into place. County commissioners on Tuesday approved a huge mixed-use project with industrial, commercial and a mixture of residential types on a 785-acre property northwest of the interchange. In addition, commissioners gave their nod to $29 million in economic development incentives. Those incentives will be property tax rebates paid back to the developer after it hits square footage construction requirments for the job-generating portions of the project....

The Anaheim City Council is reviewing the DisneylandForward expansion plan, expected to add new attractions and create jobs. The Anaheim City Council is reviewing the DisneylandForward expansion plan, expected to add new attractions and create jobs. The Anaheim City Council is reviewing the DisneylandForward expansion plan, expected to add new attractions and create jobs. The Anaheim City Council is reviewing the DisneylandForward expansion plan, expected to add new attractions and create jobs. ANAHEIM, Calif.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (CBS DETROIT) - A day after a dramatic school board meeting, many Ann Arbor Public Schools staff members are worrying about their jobs. The concern comes as the Ann Arbor Board of Education approved to authorize Superintendent Jazz Parks to start laying off district employees in a 3-4 vote. According to officials, the layoffs would help address a $25 million budget shortfall, which was brought to light in mid-March. Today, the reality is sinking in for teachers who could lose their jobs. "People are feeling like I...

A robot prepares to pick up a tote containing product at the Amazon Robotics fulfillment center on April 12, 2019 in Orlando, Florida. A top Amazon executive told CNBC Thursday that it's a "myth" that robots and other technologies take jobs away from people. Stefano La Rovere, director of global robotics, mechatronics, and sustainable packaging at Amazon, said that, rather than replacing jobs, advanced robotics, artificial intelligence, and other technologies are enhancing people's roles. He added that new technology is leading to the creation of entirely new job categories. "It...

Alaska’s economic development agency inflates its job creation numbers and participates in wasteful loan practices, assert reports written by two Alaska economists and released by a conservation group on Wednesday. A report on the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority’s loan participation program says that over the last 15 years, the agency has created only 6% of the Alaska jobs it claims. Nearly all the jobs AIDEA says it created during that time would have been created anyway by loans provided by banks, without AIDEA’s involvement, the report asserts. The...

Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) said former President Trump hasn’t mentioned being his running mate in the presidential election, despite speculation in recent months that he’s one of the contenders. “I’ve never actually spoken to the president about VP speculation. My simple answer is, I wanna help him however I can,” Vance told Fox News’s Laura Igraham Thursday. “If he asks me, of course, I would think seriously about it. It would be a great honor.” “I’m also happy to support the agenda in the United States Senate and regardless, Laura,...

Aroostook County has lost around 6.6% of its population in the last 10 years and close to 10% over the last 20 years. AROOSTOOK COUNTY, Maine — Aroostook County is a little more than 21% of Maine's total area, making it the state's largest county. It's actually bigger than Connecticut and Rhode Island combined. But according to the most recent U.S. Census, the "Crown of Maine" has experienced the worst population decline of any county in the state. The County's population has declined an estimated 6.6% over the last 10...