Nesbitt will still lead Senate Democrats – Raleigh News & Observer
State Sen. Martin Nesbitt will be his chamber’s minority leader next session. Senate Democrats, who will be in the minority for the first time in more than 100 years, chose the Asheville Democrat in a unanimous vote during a closed-door meeting Tuesday …

UPDATE 2-Japan business mood worsens, BOJ seen holding fire – Reuters UK
TOKYO, Dec 15 (Reuters) – Japanese manufacturers’ business sentiment worsened for the first time in nearly two years this quarter but the gloom was not as severe as expected, giving the Bank of Japan breathing room before pondering its next move. But big …

Closing of Bellevue printing plant to end 83 jobs – Omaha World-Herald
Walsworth Publishing Co., a publisher of high school yearbooks based in Marceline, Mo., will close its Bellevue printing facility, ending 83 jobs. The closure, to occur over the next few months, is due to Walsworth s acquisition of IPC Print …

Connecticut AG demands Street View data from Google – msnbc.com
SAN FRANCISCO Connecticut’s Attorney General formally demanded that Google hand over personal data collected by its Street View cars, saying that inspecting the data is “crucial” to assessing a penalty. In a statement, Attorney General Richard

$1M RI Statehouse plaza project completed – NECN
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) A $1 million project to refurbish the brick and marble plaza in front of Rhode Island’s Statehouse has been completed. The project started in August and was finished last week. Ronald Renaud, executive director of the state

AVI BioPharma Names Chris Garabedian Chief Executive Officer – Yahoo Finance
BOTHELL, WA–(Marketwire – 12/13/10) – AVI BioPharma (NASDAQ: AVII – News ) today announced the appointment of Chris Garabedian as CEO and president effective Jan. 1, 2011. Garabedian, who has served as a director since June, will continue as a member of

Little Rock airport officials cancel planned trip to Hawaii – Texarkana Gazette
LITTLE ROCK Three Little Rock airport commissioners have canceled plans to attend an airport conference in Hawaii following publicity about the trip. Airport executive director Ron Mathieu told the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette that more than $8,000 in

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Organizations tighten belts as local, national donations down – Centre Daily
In this season of giving, Pat Niedermyer has found that some people can t afford to give as much. Niedermyer, a captain with the Salvation Army s county chapter, said its holiday mailings have yielded plenty of donations. But on the response cards, the

Dominion Donating $127,500 to Help Shelters, Housing Organizations – Yahoo Finance
CLEVELAND , Dec. 9, 2010 /PRNewswire/ — Dominion today donated $127,500 in grants to 22 nonprofit organizations in the company’s service area that provide shelter or housing assistance for the homeless and others in need. The grants were made through the

Ocean Power CEO Discusses F2Q2011 Results Earnings Call Transcript – Street.Com
Good day, everyone, and welcome to Ocean Power Technologies audio webcast for the second quarter of fiscal year 2011. Today’s conference is being recorded and webcast. At this time, for opening remarks, I would like to turn the call over to the Chief …

Rockford car fire leads to arrest in murder attempt – Rockford Register-Star
ROCKFORD A woman wanted for attempted murder in McHenry County was arrested in Rockford after setting her car on fire Sunday at Chicago Rockford International Airport. Carrie Gil, 45, of Crystal Lake turned herself in to authorities. She was taken to …