Courier shifting business news spot – Courier News
The Courier News’ Money presentation is undergoing another transformation, with an emphasis on stories about local business published throughout the week rather than in a Sunday section. The change parallels the financial downturn throughout the

BUSINESS NEWS: Bartender wins championship – Pottstown Mercury
NORTH COVENTRY Steve Gill, a bartender at the Coventry Mall T.G.I. Friday’s restaurant, earlier this week advanced to the finals of T.G.I. Friday’s World Bartender Championship. Gill will face eight finalists from around the globe for the title

SciQuest Awarded Software Company of the Year and Technology Executive – Yahoo Finance
CARY, N.C., Nov. 21 /PRNewswire/ — SciQuest, Inc., the global leader empowering enterprises to realize the potential of strategic procurement, today announced that the company and president and CEO Stephen Wiehe were recognized by the North Carolina

Utimaco Takes Leading Role in Preparing Companies to Meet State – PR Inside
arm CIOs and IT managers with knowledge, best practices and new technology to adjust their security practices to comply with current and future mandates. The new legislation, 201 CMR 17.00: Standards for the Protection of Personal Information of

Organizations Increasingly Turning to Online Outplacement Solutions – Newswiretoday.com
NewswireToday – /newswire/ – Euless, TX, United States, 11/21/2008 – Insala, a leading global provider of outplacement and career transition software, is reporting a significant increase in usage among EmploymentTalk clients . With more than 20% of

Politics’ next step? Donations go high text – AOL
WASHINGTON -In a 2008 Super Bowl ad, NFL golden boy Tom Brady asked nearly 100 million viewers to text “FIT” to donate $5 to the United Way. About 25,000 people responded, raising $10,000. Now imagine if President-elect Barack Obama had been able to

Corum Advises VTN Technologies in Acquisition by SilkRoad Technology – Biloxi Sun Herald
BELLEVUE, Wash., Nov. 21 /PRNewswire/ — Corum Group Ltd. today announced the acquisition of its client, VTN Technologies, Inc., an Alberta-based software-based training innovation firm known for its Ole(TM) Online Learning Environment, by SilkRoad

Business News, Nov. 13 – Haverhill Gazette
Penacook Place names Employees of the Month Three Penacook Place Nursing and Rehabilitation Center staff members have been named Employees of the Month for the third quarter of 2008: Barbara Parker (July), Arnette “Mimi” Acevedo (August), and Maureen

China Agrees to End Limits on Foreign Business-News Firms – Wall Street Journal
WASHINGTON — The Bush administration said China has agreed to “eliminate discriminatory restrictions” on foreign financial-information firms, resolving a dispute that sparked a U.S. complaint earlier this year at the World Trade Organization. “I am

During Economic Downturn, Business News Surges To The Forefront – Hartford Courant
Americans concerned about the economy haven’t needed a shadowy figure in the dark (a la Deep Throat in “All the President’s Men”) to tell them to “follow the money.” They’ve been anxiously following the money, or their lack of it, since the home

America’s Best Leaders: Steven Spielberg, Filmmaker – US News and World Report
I don’t want to make films like Antonioni or Fellini,” he told his college newspaper back in 1967. “I don’t want just the elite. I want everybody to enjoy my films.” With a string of blockbusters that includes three top-grossing record holders

November proclaimed National Hospice Month – Crossville Chronicle
Crossville Mayor J.H. Graham III, center, has designated November 2008 as National Hospice Month to encourage agencies, organizations and residents to support hospice and the vital services it offers the community. Joining Graham for the proclamation

Objections to poll observers: EC hearing Nov 23-24 – New Nation
The Election Commission will hold hearings for some 25 domestic organizations of election observers on Novembe r 23 and 24 (Sunday-Monday) as some political parties have raised question about their neutrality. Chief Election Commissioner Dr ATM

During Economic Downturn, Business News Surges To The Forefront – Hartford Courant
Americans concerned about the economy haven’t needed a shadowy figure in the dark (a la Deep Throat in “All the President’s Men”) to tell them to “follow the money.” They’ve been anxiously following the money, or their lack of it, since the home

Business Leadership Hawaii 2008 – Pacific Business News
More than 650 guests attended Pacific Business News seventh annual Business Leadership Hawaii event Thursday, Nov. 13, at the Coral Ballroom at the Hilton Hawaiian Village Beach Resort & Spa. Mark Dunkerley, president and CEO of Hawaiian Airlines

China Agrees to End Limits on Foreign Business-News Firms – Wall Street Journal
WASHINGTON — The Bush administration said China has agreed to “eliminate discriminatory restrictions” on foreign financial-information firms, resolving a dispute that sparked a U.S. complaint earlier this year at the World Trade Organization. “I am

Business news in brief – Pottstown Mercury
No comments posted. POTTSTOWN The TriCounty Area Chamber of Commerce will sponsor a “Preparing for an OSHA Inspection,” a seminar to be held Friday from 7:30 to 9 a.m. at the Chamber Conference Center, 152 High St., Suite 360. Scott Shimandle

Business News Americas is the official online media partner of the – Business News Americas
BNamericas is a bilingual news service with 13 years experience in the market covering the most important original stories in 13 separate business sectors throughout Latin America and the Caribbean. We have over 50 journalists and researchers

Australia may be nearing recession, index shows – Associated Press
SYDNEY, Australia (AP) — The outlook for Australia’s economy is its weakest in 20 years, raising the risk of a recession in 2009, according to an index of economic trends. The annualized growth rate of the leading index, compiled by Westpac Banking

Circuit City gets major break – Hampton Roads Daily Press
RICHMOND – A Mexican billionaire who owns a large stake in Circuit City Stores Inc. believes there’s great market opportunity in the company, even though it is under bankruptcy protection, a spokesman said Tuesday. Ricardo Salinas Pliego, who is on

Business advice for all UK firms from starting a business to flotation – New Business
Nearly 60,000 British businesses could go bust next year, with a raft of insolvencies particularly affecting small and medium sized businesses, according to recruitment firm Begbies Traynor. Around 20,000 job losses were announced last week by firms