Idea to expand Detroit City Council blasted by Bing administration, residents – Detroit Free Press
Almost 200 people heard proposed changes Saturday to Detroit’s city charter — including a plan to expand the City Council from nine members to 11 — and there were some strong opinions coming from residents. “We have nine council members, and nothing is

Consumers, Public and Private Organizations, and Public Officials across America Come Together to – Yahoo Finance
NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)– The inaugural Small Business Saturday, held this year on November 27 th , has quickly galvanized Americans in support of small, independently owned local businesses that create jobs, boost the economy and invigorate

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Latest Virginia News, Sports, Business And Entertainment: – WNCT
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) Massey Energy Co. says chairman and chief executive Don Blankenship is retiring on Dec. 31. The company said Friday that current President Baxter Phillips will replace Blankenship. Blankenship, who joined the central Appalachian coal …

Business news in brief | Harrah s changes name; Squaw Valley ski resort sold; Chrysler to invest $843 million … – Kansas City Star
Harrah s Entertainment Inc., the world s largest casino company, has changed its name to Caesars Entertainment Corp. Harrah s will continue to be one of the company s brands, along with Caesars, Horseshoe, Total Rewards and World Series of Poker …

Business News: Jefferson County and Fenton – St. Louis Post-Dispatch
The Jefferson College Board of Trustees has unanimously agreed to extend the contract of President Dr. Raymond Cummiskey by two years, through June 30, 2014. “The Board of Trustees values Dr. Cummiskey’s leadership, particularly in these challenging …

Business News: Jefferson County and Fenton – St. Louis Post-Dispatch
The Jefferson College Board of Trustees has unanimously agreed to extend the contract of President Dr. Raymond Cummiskey by two years, through June 30, 2014. “The Board of Trustees values Dr. Cummiskey’s leadership, particularly in these challenging …

Business news briefs for Nov. 30 – Dallas Morning News
Exco Resources Inc. more than doubled its capital budget for next year, as the company grows and attempts to go private. Exco said Monday it set a capital budget for 2011 of $976.2 million, up from last year’s budget of $471.4 million. The company said the …

PRESS DIGEST-Australian Business News – Dec 3 – Reuters
Compiled for Reuters by Media Monitors. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. THE AUSTRALIAN FINANCIAL REVIEW (www.afr.com) Investors in agricultural chemicals group Nufarm were critical of the company’s management …

Business events scheduled for the coming week – Atlanta Journal Constitution
WASHINGTON Labor Department releases job openings and labor turnover survey for October, 10 a.m.; Federal Reserve releases consumer credit data for October, 3 p.m.; Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee hearing on credit unions. H&R Block …

Ohio’s next governor isn’t impressed by LeBron James’ performance – Detroit News
Columbus, Ohio — LeBron James could score more than 100 points and Ohio Gov.-elect John Kasich (KAY’-sik) would still not sing his praises. The incoming governor told reporters Friday he doesn’t care if James scores 120 points, “He didn’t get any favor …

Latest Ohio news, sports, business and entertainment: – WNCT
Investigator: Former Ohio governor ‘not corrupt’ COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) The lead ethics investigator in the historic conviction of former Ohio Gov. Bob Taft in 2005 says the Republican politician is “not fundamentally corrupt.” Ohio Ethics Commission …

Pebblebrook Hotel Trust buys hotel for $87M – Forbes
BETHESDA, Md. — Pebblebrook Hotel Trust said Friday that it has acquired the Sofitel Philadelphia Hotel for $87 million. The 306-room hotel has more than 15,000 square feet of meeting space and will continue to be managed by Sofitel. Pebblebrook used a $ …

Business News at 1:50 p.m. – New Orleans Times-Picayune
The supervisor is Skip Wollenberg (800-845-8450, ext. 1680). On the photo desk: Business Photo Editors Chris Hatch and Katina Revels, ext. 7626. Multimedia and Graphics: ext. 7636. AP stories, along with the photos that accompany them, can also be obtained …

Business News: Jefferson County and Fenton – St. Louis Post-Dispatch
The Jefferson College Board of Trustees has unanimously agreed to extend the contract of President Dr. Raymond Cummiskey by two years, through June 30, 2014. “The Board of Trustees values Dr. Cummiskey’s leadership, particularly in these challenging …

Hate crimes hit 2-decade low in 2009 – Bradenton Herald
TALLAHASSEE — Florida s 148 hate crimes in 2009 are a record low since the state began tracking them two decades ago in 1990. An annual report Friday by the attorney general s office says last year s figure is 114 below the 262 annual average. Data …

U.S. service sector expands for 11th month – Detroit News
The U.S. service sector expanded for the 11th straight month in November and at the fastest pace in six months. Friday’s report from the Institute for Supply Management said its service sector index, which includes everything from health care to retail to …

Business events scheduled for the coming week – Atlanta Journal Constitution
WASHINGTON Labor Department releases job openings and labor turnover survey for October, 10 a.m.; Federal Reserve releases consumer credit data for October, 3 p.m.; Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee hearing on credit unions. H&R Block …

Ascent Media Reaches Deal To Sell Content Distribution Business To Encompass DIgital Media – Multichannel Online
Ascent Media Corp. has reached a definitive agreement to sell its global content distribution unit to Encompass Digital Media . The acquisition, which will create a worldwide provider of media services to cable channels, broadcasters, media companies and …

This Hour: Latest Indiana news, sports, business and entertainment: – Fox 28
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) – A new survey finds that only about one-quarter of Indiana residents support using public money to start more charter schools, which Gov. Mitch Daniels is pushing to do during the upcoming legislative session. Nearly half of all Hoosiers …

Washington County Superintendent Headed To Trial On Assault Charges – msnbc.com
THE PITTSBURGH CHANNEL.com A Washington County school district superintendent facing domestic assault charges was in court on Friday. Trinity Area Superintendent Paul Kasunich is accused of shoving his live-in girlfriend, Darlene Tartaglione, during a …

N. Indiana man sentenced in wife’s weight bar death – 22 WSBT
WABASH, Ind. (AP) A northern Indiana man has been sentenced to 60 years in prison for killing his wife whose throat was crushed by a weight bar. A Wabash County judge ordered the sentence for 39-year-old Scott Pattison during a hearing Friday. A jury …

Oddly narrow views of news business – Asbury Park Press
Former ABC “Nightline” host Ted Koppel and MSNBC host and pundit Keith Olbermann recently exchanged sharply opposing views about the state of the news business as they know it. Kicking off the high-level spat, Koppel used a guest column in The

Scandal finds Ray Sansom at his new job – Pensacola News Journal
Once again, controversy has followed Ray Sansom to the workplace. The Destin resident and former state House speaker, whose work to obtain millions in legislative appropriations for Northwest Florida State College was revealed when he took a high-paying