JPMorgan Chase to lay off 9,200 WaMu employees
JPMorgan Chase & Co. officials said Monday the company will lay off 9,200 Washington Mutual employees nationwide, out of the company’s total work force of about 42,000.
KCTCS leader won???t take raise, bonus in 2009
Kentucky Community and Technical College System President Michael B. McCall will forego a 2009 salary increase and bonus in light of state budget cuts expected to impact the college system, he announced late Monday.
Hawaii agricultural work force down 6% in October
Hawaii’s farm work force totaled 10,200 in October, according to a new report.
Charlotte leaders seek advice to spur economy
Several national economic-development and recruiting executives met with 25 political and business leaders at the Charlotte City Club on Monday, offering insight on the recession and advice for moving the region’s economy forward.
Merriam Pointe developers miss deadline for incentives
The developers of a Merriam retail project lost about $4.4 million in incentives tied to not paying about $25,000 in delinquent taxes.
Manufacturing hits 26-year low
New research shows the nation’s manufacturing activity fell in November to a 26-year low.
Gold'n Plump debuts chickens with farm-of-origin label
Ever wonder where your chicken came from? Gold’n Plump Poultry is now selling chickens that provide answers.
Nashville stocks take hit Monday
The stock markets plummeted Monday with the Dow losing more than 500 points by 2:30 p.m.
BioTarget leases space to conduct R&D at KU Medical Center
A Nebraska-based drug company specializing in cancer treatments will lease space for a new research and development facility on the University of Kansas Medical Center campus, the Kansas Department of Commerce said Monday.
Experts: Langford's indictment will hurt economic development
Birmingham Mayor Larry Langford’s indictment on federal bribery charges could hamper the city’s economic development opportunities, industry experts say.
Nashville company makes formal offer for U.S. Sugar
A Nashville, Tenn.-based farmland owner that wants to purchase the land in Clewiston that U.S. Sugar Corp. plans to sell to the state for Everglades restoration has made its offer official. But, an executive with the sugar company said the deal is filled with holes.
MSD outlines budget cuts
Metropolitan Sewer District executive/operations director Bud Schardein Jr. today in an e-mail outlined for employees various measures the department will take in an attempt to help Louisville Metro overcome an estimated $20 million budget deficit.
Cathy Stone is the new CDO at the Children???s Home
Gerard Veneman, president and chief executive officer of the Children’s Home Inc., appointed Cathy Stone chief development officer.
Saratoga land preservation group names 3 board members
Joseph Scriver, vice president and area retail leader with KeyBank NA, is one of three new board members to the appointed to Saratoga PLAN, a land preservation and stewardship organization in Saratoga Springs.
SBA disaster loans to assist N.C. firms
The Small Business Administration says federal loans are available to small N.C. businesses that suffered financial losses from the drought and high temperatures this year.
SBA disaster loans to assist N.C. firms
The Small Business Administration says federal loans are available to small N.C. businesses that suffered financial losses from the drought and high temperatures this year.
Cal-Maine buys Dover egg firm
Cal-Maine Foods Inc. said it has an agreement to buy the egg production and marketing assets of Tampa Farm Service Inc. (CALM)
Zoned Out
Imagine buying a piece of land, drafting a residential development plan, getting site approval, obtaining building permits and starting construction. Then imagine the county government demanding between $10,000 and $25,000 for every unit you plan to build.
The fans have spoken
Cincinnati sports fans think of the Reds as “professional” and “family-oriented.”
Coming off a bumper year, Washington state farmers fret about red tape
The value of Washington state farmers’ production and exports jumped upward by double digits in 2007, but industry leaders are worried about the dark clouds on the horizon.
Field of organic food dreams grows in Columbia County
Jennie Dickinson dreams of Columbia County, a sparsely populated region of wheat fields south of Spokane, becoming the Silicon Valley of organic food production.
Big Tree family lives labor of love for land
Frank Antenucci sees the beauty of a Christmas tree beyond its plot in one of his fields.
Farmers hang in
Though 2008 was a prosperous year for most farmers and ranchers, economic jitters have Oregon’s $4.9 billion agricultural community worried about tapping credit lines in 2009.
State board considers pulling Auburn Dam water permits
A state water board on Tuesday could free up rights to 2.5 million acre-feet of water — more than double the amount Folsom Lake can store each year.
Ray Buchanan, Stop Hunger Now
RALEIGH – The Rev. Ray Buchanan envisions a world without hunger, and he’s doing everything he can to make that happen.
???Dress up to go up???
Wearing a $4,000, three-piece suit complete with gold cufflinks and armed with a white measuring tape, Dave Shepard seems to always be on his way to dressing a client.
State Farm Automobile moving to Goodlett Farms, selling its Primacy Parkway building
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. has signed a 5,289-square-foot at Goodlett Farms Business Campus, making the move from an owner-occupied building to leased office space.
Today???s MBA Anderson students get conflicting perspectives
Prospective managers and entrepreneurs are increasingly turning to enrollment at the University of New Mexico’s business school to weather the current economic hurricane, but they are finding there another version of the same storm in miniature, as professors hotly debate its causes and cures.