Latest Pennsylvania Business: – WCBD
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) Gov.-elect Tom Corbett says he plans to nominate Berks County banker Glenn Moyer to head the Pennsylvania Banking Department. Moyer was president and chief executive officer of Boyertown-based National Penn Bancshares Inc. for six …
Iowa lawmakers expect $700M budget shortfall – Forbes
DES MOINES, Iowa — Iowa Gov. Chet Culver is touting a big budget surplus this year, but lawmakers of both parties predict they will face a shortfall of at least $700 million in next year’s budget. The fight over what to cut will begin almost as soon as …
Dover to acquire cell phone speaker unit for $885M – AP – msnbc.com
Dover Corp., which makes industrial products, said Wednesday that it agreed to acquire Sound Solutions, a unit of NXP Semiconductors NV that makes speakers and receivers for cell phones, for $885 million. Sound Solutions, in Vienna, Austria, will become …
Bentley eyes business recruitment – Tuscaloosa News
BIRMINGHAM | Gov.-elect Robert Bentley is considering changing the state s industry hunting agency by creating a public-private partnership. Bentley told The Birmingham News that he will appoint a director to head the Alabama Development Office and then …
Kenton County passes compromise indoor smoking ban – AP – msnbc.com
Kenton County officials have approved a compromise smoking ban ordinance. After a vote to institute a comprehensive indoor smoking ban failed, the panel approved a milder version. It exempts bars that prohibit patrons under 18, have no employees under 18 …
Engler to lead elite CEO group – Detroit News
Washington Former Michigan Gov. John Engler will become president of the Business Roundtable, an association of chief executive officers of top U.S. companies, beginning next month. Engler, president and CEO of the National Association of Manufacturers …
McMaster: Interstate water war is over – Midlands Connect.com
Cheryn Stone joined the WACH Fox News team in September 2010 as Weekend Anchor. Cheryn is a graduate of the University of Virginia with five years experience in television news. COLUMBIA, S.C. (WACH, AP) — South Carolina’s top prosecutor says the water …
State Senator reacts to lobbyist’s guilty plea on bribery charges – WAFF
HUNTSVILLE, AL (WAFF) – On the same day Governor Riley signed seven ethics reform bills into law, a former gambling lobbyist pled guilty to conspiring to bribe state lawmakers for votes. Former Country Crossing lobbyist Jarrod Massey appeared in federal …
Bluffs contends for Olympic Trials – Omaha World-Herald
The Omaha area could host two Olympic Trials events during a span of three months in 2012, building on its past success with NCAA and Olympic events. Council Bluffs is one of three finalists to host the 2012 U.S. Olympic Team Trials for wrestling and …
Business briefs: NY attorney general says Ernst & Young hid Lehman instability – Monterey County Herald
Attorney General Andrew Cuomo filed a lawsuit Tuesday against the accounting firm Ernst & Young, accusing it of helping Lehman Brothers cover up its declining health in the years before its 2008 collapse. The civil complaint filed in New York Supreme Court …