Business news notes: Clausen attends forum
This column includes brief notes on new employees, recent advancements or business news in the businesses around the Leech Lake area. Send information and a photo to pilotnews@pilot-independent.com. David Clausen, CFP , Financial Advisor at Stifel

Wednesday s business news roundup
Best Western Plus Beach Resort on Fort Myers Beach earned the M.K. Guertin, Champion Customer Care and the Champion RevPAR awards at Best Western International s 2014 convention held recently in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The local hotel was the only one

Trenton Business Week: Mayor announces awards for small businesses, events that boost city economy
TRENTON Trenton Mayor Eric Jackson announced on Thursday eight business owners and leaders who will be awarded Small Business and Creative Marketing Awards as part of the city’s 21st annual Trenton Business Week, which starts Monday. The city and

Back To Basics: General Electric Profit Grows As Number Of Business Lines Shrink
General Electric General Electric has found value in simplicity. Over its 136 year history the company grew from Thomas Edison s light bulbs as well as his transportation, industrial, power and medical products to a conglomerate once including

What Ebola? Survey finds little impact on business travel
News that an Ebola patient flew on a commercial flight isn’t stopping business travelers from flying as usual, a survey found. Nearly 80% of corporate travel managers questioned in the survey by the Global Business Travel Assn. said the Ebola outbreak had

Does Your Business Need a 5-Year Strategic Plan?
Does creating a long-term strategic plan for your small business sound about as relevant as buying a new typewriter? In an era when some of the biggest businesses around seem to have gotten their start on the back of a cocktail napkin, the once-standard

Kim Kardashian Makes The One-Shoulder Look Business Casual
It’s just another day on the job for Kim Kardashian. The reality star was busy filming for the latest season of “Keeping Up With the Kardashians” with her sister, Khloe, in Los Angeles on Thursday. She was photographed wearing slicked-back hair, loose

BC-Business News Preview
NEW YORK A sudden plunge in the price of oil after years of stability is sending economic and political shockwaves around the world. Oil exporting countries such as Russia, Venezuela and Iraq are bracing for potentially crippling budget shortfalls

Wednesday s business news roundup
Best Western Plus Beach Resort on Fort Myers Beach earned the M.K. Guertin, Champion Customer Care and the Champion RevPAR awards at Best Western International s 2014 convention held recently in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The local hotel was the only one

Morning business news – October 16
Japanese stocks fell to their lowest level in five months in Asian trade this morning. In the US yesterday, the S&P 500 fell nearly 3%, at one point its worst day in nearly three years. The Dow Jones fell 2.8% at last night’s close. Those moves were

BUSINESS-NEWS-SCHEDULE AT 1230 GMT / 8.30 AM ET
LONDON – Panic grips world markets for a second day running as worries about the health of world economy and fears of a possible new phase in the euro crisis fuels the worst turmoil in four years. (MARKETS-GLOBAL/ (WRAPUP 6) expect by 1245 GMT/0845 AM ET