Alcoa Agrees to Buy Aerospace Fastener Business of TransDigm Group – Azom.com
Alcoa (NYSE:AA) announced today it has agreed to purchase the aerospace fastener business of TransDigm Group Inc., a leading global designer, producer and supplier of highly engineered aircraft components. The new business will become part of Alcoa …
BUSINESS NEWS DIGEST | GM stakes millions on Super Bowl ads – Vindy.com
General Motors Co. is back in the Super Bowl in a big way. The automaker will air five Chevrolet commercials during Sunday s game on Fox, the company said Monday, along with two ads in the pregame show and one in the post-game show, which it also is …
Walker Signs Tax Cut Bill for Business Into Law – msnbc.com
Companies that relocate to Wisconsin won’t have to pay income taxes for two years under a bill signed into law Monday by Gov. Scott Walker. MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Companies that relocate to Wisconsin won’t have to pay income taxes for two years under a bill …
Chattanooga, Tenn. man’s death from copperhead bite puzzles experts – Asheville Citizen-Times
CHATTANOOGA, TENN. The weekend death of a 26-year-old man from a copperhead bite left a Tennessee wildlife official and a snake expert puzzled. Police in the Chattanooga suburb of East Ridge said Wade Westbrook, 26, was bitten on his upper right arm …
Project Skyway to join Obama’s startup event – Birmingham Business Journal
Business Journal reporter Katharine Grayson talks to Cem Erdem , co-founder of the tech-accelerator Project Skyway, who was among the attendees at President Barack Obama ‘s announcement of the new Startup America initiative. The effort is recruiting …
Ex-congressman Tanner turns lobbyist – Birmingham Business Journal
Former U.S. Rep. John Tanner , who retired last month after 12 years representing West Tennessee, has joined Washington, D.C. lobbying firm Prime Policy Group. The Commercial Appeal reports that Tanner will be a vice chairman for the firm, whose recent …
Ex-Conn. broker jailed for stealing from clients – NECN
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) A former Connecticut securities broker has been sentenced to four years in federal prison for stealing about $1.7 million from his clients. A judge in Bridgeport on Monday also ordered Gregory Buchholz of Bridgewater to serve …
Companies Give Phones To Low-Income Residents – WYFF4.com
GREENVILLE, S.C. — Telephone companies and now another cell phone provider are giving free phones and talk time to low-income residents across South Carolina. Assurance Wireless , a cell phone service from Virgin Mobile, just announced it is giving a free …