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- Tuesday 06/18/2013
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Beverage group: 18 mayors wrong on sugary drinks
NEW YORK (AP) — The American Beverage Association says efforts by the mayors of 18 cities to stop food stamps from being used to buy sugary drinks won't make the natio…
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18 mayors: Limit use of food stamps to buy soda
NEW YORK (AP) — The mayors of New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and 15 other cities are reviving a push against letting government food vouchers be used to buy soda and o…
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Rural lawmakers push for farm bill votes in House
WASHINGTON (AP) — Farm-state lawmakers are scrambling to win bipartisan votes for a five year, half-trillion dollar farm bill on the House floor this week.
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510 Units of Senior Affordable Housing in Melbourne, FLA Preserved by Nonprofit
BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun 18, 2013--Nonprofit Preservation of Affordable Housing (POAH) announced today that it has closed on the purchase of three properties with …
- Friday 06/14/2013
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Company recalls weight loss supplements
Voluntary recall of weight loss supplements "JaDera" and "Xiyouji Qingzhi."
- Friday 06/14/2013
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Whey from NY's Greek yogurt used to produce power
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The Greek yogurt boom in New York is being harnessed to make electricity.
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German ministers quiz web firms on US surveillance
BERLIN (AP) — German ministers have questioned major Internet companies about U.S. tracking of web activity, days before a visit to Berlin by President Barack Obama.
- Wednesday 06/12/2013
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Global brands must change their approach to localization, or risk unprofitable growth in emerging Asia
LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun 12, 2013--The role of emerging Asian markets has changed and these markets are now the engine of profitable growth for global consumer pro…
- Tuesday 06/11/2013
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Small Business Owners Playing It Safer In Rising Trend, The Hartford Finds
HARTFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun 11, 2013--While the majority of small business owners generally feel successful with how their businesses are operating, they are…
- Monday 06/10/2013
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Cleanup work after BP oil spill ending in 3 states
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — BP PLC says cleanup work is ending in three of the states affected by the company's massive 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
- Friday 06/07/2013
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IRS workers say supervisors directed targeting
WASHINGTON (AP) — Two Internal Revenue Service agents working in the agency's Cincinnati office say higher-ups in Washington directed the targeting of conservative pol…
- Tuesday 06/04/2013
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Studio to comb NM landfill for bad Atari games
ALAMOGORDO, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico city commission has agreed to allow a Canadian studio to search an old landfill where old, terrible Atari games are rumored to be buried.
- Saturday 06/01/2013
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Home of famous Va. hams ponders foreign buyout
SMITHFIELD, Va. (AP) — Residents in the southeastern Virginia town of Smithfield have mixed reactions to the idea that the maker of their famous cured hams may soon be…
- Tuesday 05/28/2013
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Saudi oil giant reports record production in 2012
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Saudi Arabia's state-owned oil giant says production reached record level last year as global demand surged and international sanctions sha…
- Monday 05/27/2013
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Industry giant GE aims to improve fracking
PITTSBURGH (AP) — One of America's corporate giants is investing billions of dollars in the new boom of oil and gas drilling, or fracking. General Electric Co. is open…
- Thursday 05/23/2013
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Japan bond yields jump following Fed comments
TOKYO (AP) — Yields on 10-year Japanese government bonds have briefly topped 1 percent for the first time in a year, unnerving some investors at a time when Japan is a…
- Wednesday 05/22/2013
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House committee passes Iran sanctions legislation
WASHINGTON (AP) — A new push to thwart Iran's nuclear ambitions by crippling the country's economy is gathering momentum on Capitol Hill.
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IRS official Lerner: I did nothing wrong
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Internal Revenue Service official at the center of the storm over the agency's targeting of conservative groups has told Congress she did nothing…
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Weak yen a help for Japan, but headache elsewhere
TOKYO (AP) — A steady decline in the yen is proving a godsend for exporters such as Toyota and has won solid support from Japan's main trading partners, who are bettin…
- Tuesday 05/21/2013
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Japan's trade deficit hits $8.6 billion in April
TOKYO (AP) — Japan reports its trade deficit widened to a larger-than-expected 879.9 billion yen ($8.6 billion) in April as its weakening currency accentuated surging …
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Apple chief to testify today on tax strategy
WASHINGTON (AP) — Apple executives will be on the hot seat today when they testify before a Senate subcommittee on the tax strategy of the world's most valuable company.
- Monday 05/20/2013
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Panel: Apple uses firms outside US to avoid taxes
WASHINGTON (AP) — Apple Inc. employs a group of affiliate companies located outside the United States to avoid paying billions of dollars in U.S. income taxes, a Senat…
- Tuesday 05/07/2013
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Coke plans major expansion of Fla. orange groves
AUBURNDALE, Fla. (AP) — The Coca-Cola Co. says it will invest $2 billion to support the planting of 25,000 acres of new orange groves in Florida.
- Monday 05/06/2013
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At California port, some ships plug in to power up
LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) — In less than a year, many of the diesel-powered cargo ships docking at California ports won't just tie up — they'll also plug in.
- Friday 05/03/2013
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US employers add 165K jobs; rate falls to 7.5 pct.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- U.S. employers added 165,000 jobs in April, and hiring was much stronger in the previous two months than the government first estimated. The job inc…
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Dow crosses 15,000 for the first time after US hiring surges
NEW YORK (AP) -- A big gain in the job market is lifting the stock market to a record high.
- Sunday 04/28/2013
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EPA methane report further divides fracking camps
PITTSBURGH (AP) — A new report from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has dramatically lowered estimates of how much of a potent greenhouse gas is being leaked …
- Monday 04/22/2013
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Monarch Power Offers to Purchase and Save Arizona Solar Plant
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr 22, 2013--Professor Joseph Hui, CEO of Monarch Power, announced that the U.S. firm has offered to purchase and save a Goodyear,…
- Friday 04/19/2013
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Stocks recover slightly, ending tough week
NEW YORK (AP) — Strong earnings from a pair of technology giants helped the stock market recover some of its losses Friday, a positive end to Wall Street's worst week …
- Thursday 04/18/2013
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Masdar Launches Africa’s Largest Solar PV Plant
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr 18, 2013--Masdar, Abu Dhabi’s renewable energy company, today launched an US$31.99 million utility-scale, 15-mega…
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Nat G CNG Solutions® Introduces Natural Gas Fueling Solution for under 30 Cents Per Gallon
HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr 18, 2013--Nat G CNG Solutions® based in Houston, Texas today announced that it has introduced its new Nat G 500 Series compressed natural…
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New Zealand company convicted in deadly mine blast
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A New Zealand judge has convicted a coal mining company of nine health and safety violations over a 2010 explosion that killed 29 miners.
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GM says diesel Chevrolet Cruze gets 46 mpg
DETROIT (AP) — General Motors Co. says the new diesel version of the Chevrolet Cruze gets 46 miles per gallon on the highway, making it more efficient than some hybrids.
- Wednesday 04/17/2013
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Arizona’s Somerton School District Dedicates 1.6-Megawatt Solar Energy Project from Constellation
SOMERTON, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr 17, 2013--Constellation and the Somerton School District today announced the completion of an aggregate 1.6-megawatt (DC) solar g…
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Hillsborough County to sue BP over oil spill
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Hillsborough County commissioners voted unanimously to sue oil-giant BP over lost tax revenues the county claims it suffered due to the 2010 Deepwat…
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Natural gas prices rise from historic lows
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Wholesale natural gas prices have doubled during the last year, and that's bringing sighs of relief from an unusual variety of interests.
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CSX optimistic about profits after coal stabilizes
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — CSX railroad officials predict strong profit growth in 2014 and 2015, once coal shipments stabilize at a lower level this year.
- Thursday 04/11/2013
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How fracking transforms fortunes, land - A closer look at hydraulic fracturing in the West
RIFLE, Colo. (AP) — Three hours west of Denver, across the Continental Divide, the Rocky Mountains begin the long transition into high desert plateaus.
- Monday 04/08/2013
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Jeff Benninghoff, ABC 7 V.P./G.M., promoted to V.P., Broadcast for Calkins Media
SARASOTA - Jeff Benninghoff, currently Vice President and General Manager of our Sarasota television station WWSB will become Vice President / Broadcast for Calkins Me…
- Friday 03/22/2013
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Deal requires ferry to stop ash dumping in 2 years
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — The nation's last operating coal-fired steamship will stop dumping waste ash into Lake Michigan within two years under a deal with federal …
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Bosch to abandon solar energy business
BERLIN (AP) — Germany's Bosch says it is abandoning its solar energy business because there's no way to make it economically viable amid overcapacity and price pressur…
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SolarWorld Delivers Multi-Partner Project to Pull Plug on Water-Aid NGO’s Electric Bill
HILLSBORO, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar 22, 2013--SolarWorld, the largest U.S. solar manufacturer for more than 35 years, today joined Water Missions International (WMI)…
- Monday 03/18/2013
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NY fracking foes: will become lobby if required
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Artists Against Fracking say the group and supporter-celebrities, including Yoko Ono and Sean Lennon, haven't been told to register as lobbyists in…
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NY celebrity anti-frackers not registered as lobby
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A good-government advocate and two experts in lobbying law are calling on New York to examine whether celebrities opposing gas drilling should reve…
- Friday 03/15/2013
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Maxim up for sale as operator sees digital uptick
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Racy men's magazine Maxim is up for sale.
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Tenn. university proposes fracking on its own land
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The University of Tennessee wants to allow hydraulic fracturing to extract natural gas on a state-owned tract of rolling woodland, raising the …
- Thursday 03/14/2013
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Shareholder wants Berkshire to set emissions goals
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Berkshire Hathaway shareholders will get another chance to require the company's utilities to set goals for reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
- Wednesday 03/13/2013
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La. pipeline blaze could burn until Thursday
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Coast Guard says a fire raging in a coastal Louisiana bayou where a tugboat struck a gas pipeline appears to have diminished some but is far from out.
- Monday 03/11/2013
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What you 'like' on Facebook can be revealing
LONDON (AP) — Clicking those friendly blue "like" buttons strewn across the Web may be doing more than marking you as a fan of Coca-Cola or Lady Gaga.
- Thursday 03/07/2013
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BioNitrogen Corporation Begins Preliminary Work on Railroad Spur in Hardee
DORAL, FL -- (Marketwire) — 03/07/13 -- BioNitrogen Corporation (PINKSHEETS: BION), a cleantech company that utilizes proprietary technology to build environmentally-f…
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