AP Top Business News At Midnight EDT – TMCnet
(Associated Press Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Delays in financial rules could dominate hearingGermany, France reach deal on euro debt crisisMurdoch returns to News Corp. worries in USIntel, Qualcomm show changing face of computingStocks dip after biggest …

Topeka builder supply business abruptly closes – KSNT
The owners tell 27 News that they were unable to meet their obligations with Kaw Valley Bank, so it took imediate possession. was the last day of business for Schmidt Builders Supply. John and Mary Duncan issued this statement saying: “We are thankful for …

Federal official to meet Hartford business leaders – Newsday
Quick Read US Health and Human Services Department official to meet with Hartford-area business leaders (AP) — A top official at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will be meeting with Hartford-area business leaders as part of the Obama …

Angola urges CPLP news agencies to expand business – TMCnet
LUANDA, Jul 20, 2011 (Xinhua via COMTEX) — Angolan Minister of Social Communication Carolina Cerqueira on Wednesday called on news agencies to develop new fields of business to counter the impact of the world economic and financial crisis and ensure new …

WRAPUP 1-Murdoch battles to save UK paper business as probes loom – Reuters
NEW YORK/CANBERRA, July 14 (Reuters) – Rupert Murdoch, fighting to bring under control a crisis that has cost him a $12 billion deal, is unlikely to rush into the sale of the newspaper business at the heart of the hacking uproar in Britain. The shockwaves …

Sprint to launch Business Freedom plans on July 24th; fancy name for an ordinary month to month plan – Intomobile.com
Sprint has just published one of the most hyperbolic press releases to ever cross the IntoMobile news desk. They re declaring that they will soon offer businesses complete freedom from the the 2 year contracts that they shackle most consumers with.

Salt Creek Heights Business Park building continues – Star-Tribune
We re shooting for a completion date by the end of November, said Dick Bratton, head of the management company for the Salt Creek Heights Business Park. The ownership of the business park, formerly a tank farm for Amoco (now BP), was recently …

Famine Aid Delivery Complicated by Somalia Terror Group – ABC News
Nearly 3 million Somalis are affected and aid organizations are grappling with how to reach the most destitute areas, which are currently under the control of the militant Islamic group Shabaab. The humanitarian “emergency” became a “famine” after the U.N

Exigen Insurance Solutions Announces New Version of PolicyCore – YAHOO!
PolicyCore 3.6 has enhancements that appeal to customer-centric organizations interested in achieving differentiation through innovations in product, process and distribution, says Rowshi Pejooh, vice president of product management at Exigen Insurance.

My Vault(R) Earns Better Business Bureau Accreditation – msnbc.com
BBBs also review advertising claims, online business practices and charitable organizations. BBBs develop and issue reports on businesses and nonprofit organizations and encourage people to check out a company or charity before making a purchase or donation decision.

Rangers European exhibition schedule includes game against HC Slovan in Bratislava, Slovakia, Oct. 2 – FOX News
Face off will be 5 p.m. local time/11 a.m. ET “HC Slovan Bratislava is proud to welcome one of the classiest NHL organizations to our arena at the beginning of the new season,” said Maros Krajci, general manager of HC Slovan. “Next season is an historic

Myra Kraft, wife of New England Patriots owner, dies at 68 – Bangor Daily News
Myra Kraft held key positions in numerous charitable and community organizations. She managed the Robert and Myra Kraft Family Foundation and was president of the New England Patriots Charitable Foundation, which contributed millions of dollars to

Scandal earns News Corp credit warning – ninemsn
Standard & Poor’s has placed News Corporation’s credit rating on a negative watch citing increased business and reputation risks from investigations into the widening phone hacking scandal in Britain. “Since our last research update on July 13, the UK …

Tools for Businesses – WIFR
The Rockford area economic development council reached out to members of the professional business services community during an event at the Eiger Lab today. ROCKFORD (WIFR) — Scoring big in the current economic climate is a tough feat for many businesses …

Business calendar – Buffalo News
Notices of meetings, seminars and workshops of interest to the Buffalo-area business community should be sent to the Business News Desk of The News, Box 100, Buffalo, NY 14240; faxed to 849-4587; or e-mailed to fin@buffnews.com by the preceding Thursday.

Traders claim eBay fees are killing business – The Independent
Small firms that sell their goods on eBay are being squeezed out of business by a massive rise in fees to use the online auction site. Many traders have seen their costs double, with eBay siphoning off up to 12 per cent of the final sale price. The …

Businesses keep financial promises with tax-break deals – St. Cloud Times
The decision about whether to expand their 60-year-old business weighed on the minds of Harvey and Carol Pfannenstein. Growing competition for St. Joseph Meat Market meant they either had to expand or downsize. But expansion isn t cheap. Construction …

Exclusively in today’s The News-Press – News-Press
The News-Press runs exclusive content in each Sunday edition. Look for investigative stories, as well as stories from our main sections Local, Sports and Business that you can only read in the Sunday newspaper. On Tuesday, these exclusive stories …

WRAPUP 1-Murdoch battles to save UK paper business as probes loom – Reuters
NEW YORK/CANBERRA, July 14 (Reuters) – Rupert Murdoch, fighting to bring under control a crisis that has cost him a $12 billion deal, is unlikely to rush into the sale of the newspaper business at the heart of the hacking uproar in Britain. The shockwaves …

Building Your 529 Business – American Banker Online
With the recent news of a surge in usage by investors, Schott believes that opportunities are plentiful for high-net-worth advisors to build their business by unlocking the hidden potential of 529 college-savings plans. Case in point: Schott, the director …

Businesses see energy prices as top risk – Reuters UK
LONDON (Reuters) – Companies rate energy supply and costs as a top risk factor to their business, an RWE npower survey showed on Monday, 10 days after a second major British energy supplier announced double-digit tariff increases from this summer.

Randy McClain: Pessimism is the rule at Main St. businesses – Nashville Tennessean
All these emotions continue to bubble up on Main Street as small-business owners like the rest of us await more sales, more jobs and less pain on the economic front. But here s the sad bottom line at least according to the latest economic …

Exclusively in Sunday’s The News-Press – Asheville Citizen-Times
The News-Press runs exclusive content in each Sunday edition. Look for investigative stories, as well as stories from our main sections Local, Sports and Business that you can only read in the Sunday newspaper. On Tuesday, these exclusive stories …

IGNN: Business Press Release – IGNN (press release)
As part of his aggressive business agenda, Governor Pat Quinn today signed legislation that will make it easier to open and expand a business in Illinois. House Bill 1297 will help employers create more jobs by streamlining the environmental permitting …

Top News Corp. Execs Les Hinton, Rebekah Brooks Resign Amid U.K. Phone-Hacking Scandal – FOX News
The scandal has knocked billions off the value of Murdoch’s News Corp., scuttled his ambitions to take control of lucrative British Sky Broadcasting, withered his political power in Britain — and is threatening to destabilize his globe-spanning business.

Facebook Is Getting Into the News Business – Forbes (blog)
Facebook has a war on its hands, and Mark Zuckerberg knows it. Practically overnight, Google + has gone from a rumor to a thriving community with over 10 million members . With some 700 million members of its own , Facebook is thinking less and less about …

Area businesses rev up for motocross race – Post-Bulletin
ZUMBRO FALLS Susan Eischens is banking on lots of hot, thirsty motocross fans this weekend to help rev up her and her husband’s business after fall’s devastating flood. With 10,000 to 15,000 motocross fans expected to roll through town for Saturday’s …

Small Businesses Still Lost in Social Media – PC Magazine
While many businesses have developed a strategy for using social media, many more are still fumbling in the dark. How can business owners join, update, and respond to users on Twitter, Facebook, Foursquare, Yelp, CitySearch, blogs, and other socially …