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Local Business News In Brief – Spectrum

Local Business News In Brief – Spectrum
NEWCASTLE – Ryan and Melanie Christensen of Newcastle were honored with the Young Farmer & Rancher ‘Achievement Award’ at the Utah Farm Bureau Federation’s Annual Convention in Layton late last month. “We’re proud of Ryan and Melanie for winning this

Mercer Murdered 11-Year-Old Rhys – Sky.com
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Coca-Cola to sell drinks made with new sweetener – Courier-Post
The Food and Drug Administration is expected to determine that sweetener made from the herb stevia is “generally regarded as safe,” but the agency’s sign-off has taken longer than expected. Purchase, N.Y.-based PepsiCo Inc. has two drinks made with

Union: Detroit papers plan job cuts, less delivery – Wichita Falls Times Record News
DETROIT (AP) Detroit’s newspapers plan to cut 9 percent of their work force and offer fewer days of home delivery at a time of slumping revenue industrywide, a union official said Tuesday. It’s unclear where the cuts will fall at the Detroit Free

Inflation drops bigger-than-expected 1.7 percent – Wichita Falls Times Record News
WASHINGTON (AP) A record plunge in consumer prices in November puts pressure on the Federal Reserve to act decisively to guard against a debilitating bout of deflation. The Fed wraps up a two-day meeting Tuesday. Economists expect the central

Economy leaves local non-profits struggling – WRAL

Economy leaves local non-profits struggling – WRAL
Cary, N.C. The failing economy is making it difficult for local non-profit organizations to help those in need. For the first time, officials said volunteers for the American Red Cross’ National Day of Giving held Saturday were calling previous

TV suicide puts spotlight on Switzerland as haven for suicidal – Newsday
SCHWERZENBACH, Switzerland (AP) Twice a week, on average, in a nondescript building by the railroad tracks, a foreigner comes to die. Most are terminally ill. Some are young and physically healthy except for a permanent disability or severe

Michigan business news in brief – Detroit Free Press

Michigan business news in brief – Detroit Free Press
Kalitta Air LLC, an air freight and maintenance company based in Ypsilanti, is preparing to reduce its workforce because of the economic slowdown. Vice president and general manager Pete Sanderlin said Tuesday he wasn’t certain how many employees

Business News Bulletin – Forbes
Hopes that an automaker bailout is imminent helped Wall Street claw out gains Wednesday, but an ongoing run of shaky corporate news reined in the day’s optimism. An agreement between the White House and congressional Democrats would approve $14

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Oneida Nation vets to march in inaugural parade – Chippewa Herald

Oneida Nation vets to march in inaugural parade – Chippewa Herald
WASHINGTON – Five Oneida Nation veterans have been invited to march in President-elect Barack Obama’s inaugural parade. They will join military personnel and others from across the country in the parade down Pennsylvania Avenue following the swearing

UCLA Anderson School of Management Executive Education Forges Alliance – PR Inside
help advance employment opportunities for managers with disabilities. The Alliance Agreement was signed by UCLA Anderson Dean Judy Olian, Assistant Secretary of Labor for ODEP Neil Romano, and UCLA Anderson Executive Education Assistant Dean Kelly

Intel volunteerism reaches new heights in 2008 – New Mexico Business Weekly
Intel Corp. employees worldwide volunteered 1 million hours of their time to schools, community organizations and non-profit groups in 2008. The donated time generated about $8 million from the Intel Foundation s matching volunteer grant program

Nonprofit Gigs Get Competitive – Forbes
When the going gets tough, the tough get into nonprofits. It appears that the current economic downturn has a number of would-be Wall Street types scrapping their original career plans and heading to the nonprofit sector for shelter from the storm

GLOBAL NEWS : WHO: Cancer to be world’s top killer by 2010 – Philippine Star Online
ATLANTA (AP) – Cancer will overtake heart disease as the world’s top killer by 2010, part of a trend that should more than double global cancer cases and deaths by 2030, international health experts said in a report released Tuesday. Rising tobacco