Business news briefs: Scrutiny urged for Opel plan – Detroit Free Press
The announcement brings to 56 the number of stores that the owner of Sears and Kmart has said over the past year that it will close. About 1,000 jobs will be affected when the stores close this spring. Spokeswoman Kimberly Freely said the closings

PRESS DIGEST-Australian Business News – Feb 24 – Reuters UK
Compiled for Reuters by Media Monitors. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. THE AUSTRALIAN FINANCIAL REVIEW (www.afr.com) –Packaging products group Amcor ( AMC.AX ) yesterday announced results for the six

Business News – Am770chqr.com
NEW YORK – Oil and other energy prices sank Tuesday after job worries sent a monthly measurement of consumer confidence sharply lower. The U.S. Conference Board said its consumer confidence index for February fell much more than expected as Americans

BUSINESS NEWS: Charles Kochka joins Meridian Bank lending team – Mercury
DEVON Meridian Bank announces the appointment of Charles D. Kochka as vice president of commercial lending. Kochka brings more than 30 years of Delaware Valley banking experience to Meridian’s Commercial Lending Team. His career includes success

Stateline Area Business News in Brief – Beloit Daily News
The Greater Beloit Chamber of Commerce 83rd Annual Dinner will be held March 2 at the Eclipse Center, 100 Eclipse Center, Beloit. Cocktails will be served and a social hour will begin at 5:30 p.m. with dinner and the program set to begin at 6:45 p.m