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Indiana Groups Work to Lure Business From Illinois

MUNSTER, Ind. (AP) - Economic development groups in northwest Indiana are taking steps to recruit...

Consortium Buys Atlanta-based Hooters Restaurants

ATLANTA - A group of private investors is buying the Atlanta-based Hooters of America Inc....

Remarks by the President in State of Union Address

United States Capitol, Washington, D.C....

Google Awards $100 Million to Eric Schmidt

NEW YORK (AP) - Google says it has awarded $100 million worth of equity to...

Verizon Adds 872,000 Smart-phone Subscribers

Verizon confirmed rumors two weeks ago, announcing that it would start selling Apple Inc.'s iPhone...

Toyota Edges Out GM in Auto Sales

GLOBAL TITLE: Toyota Motor Corp. reported 8.42 million sales worldwide last year, 30,000 more than...

Volkswagen Returns to the Super Bowl With Two Spots

HERNDON, Va., --Volkswagen of America, Inc. recently announced it will premiere two 30 second spots...

Campaign to make U.S. Foreign Aid More Effective Launched

Bread for the World is urging Congress to reform U.S. foreign assistance so it is...

Flowers Communications Group Names Rashada Whitehead President

Flowers Communications Group (FCG) recently announced an evolution in its agency's leadership, naming Rashada Whitehead...

Summit Aims to Help Protect Children

Congressman Bobby Rush (1st Dist.) will hold an emergency congressional summit on Jan. 22 to...

Kaplan Charged with Race Discrimination

Kaplan Higher Education Corporation, a nationwide provider of post secondary education, allegedly engaged in a...

Weighing Costs, Companies Favor Temporary Help

Temporary workers are starting to look, well, not so temporary....

The Tally

Satellite TV Providers Sue Utah Over Higher Taxes...

Briefs

FedEx Raises Expectations...

War Fires Burning Again in Nigerias Oil-Rich Southern Delta

Heavily armed soldiers and aerial bombing runs have reportedly killed as many as 150 people...