Tag: business
Despite tepid demand, automakers rushing hybrids to market
Hybrid cars account for just 2.5 percent of the car market despite being on the market for about a decade. But automakers continue to offer more, perhaps in hopes they'll help balance out their fuel efficiency average....
Indiana House of Representiatives passes 'right to work' law
Indiana is set to become the 23rd state to pass a right to work law. The bill prohibits unions from entering into employment contracts that prevent workers from opting out of joining and paying dues to the union....
Obama pledges to bring manufacturing back to the U.S., but is it possible?
In the State of the Union, President Barack Obama insisted he would bring manufacturing jobs back to the United States. But, to some, the proposals he laid out barely begin to address the disadvantages American companies face in manufacturing at home....
Historic Milwaukee bank caters to newly arrived immigrants
Mitchell Bank open more than 100 years ago, to serve the Polish and German immigrants on Milwaukee's south side. Over time, though, the Poles and Germans moved out and the bank stayed — to serve the area's new Latino population. And the bank has thrived....
Nicaragua distillery trying to bring its rum to the world
The Flor de Caña distillery nearly went under during the Sandinista revolution — but with that episode past, the rum maker is growing and expanding....
VIDEO: Residents of Nome get set to offload emergency tanker shipment
The tanker Renda has anchored off the coast of Nome, Alaska. All that's left now is for the 1.3 million gallons of gasoline and diesel fuel to be off-loaded into town, using a pipe stretched a half a mile over ice-covered ocean....
Apple's release of iPhone 4S in China marred by frenzy outside Beijing store
The new Apple iPhone 4S was launched in China on Friday to enormous crowds. The crowds were so large, and so raucous, that the Beijing store never opened. Apple announced it would not be selling the new iPhones at its retail stores....
VIDEO: Target announces partnerships to offer high-end boutique type merchandise
Target on Thursday rolled out a partnership with five, upscale boutique retailers, it's latest step into the world of high-fashion and high-tech, and a bid to better compete with rivals, like Walmart....
Detroit auto show showcases American car manufacturers on road to recovery
As car manufacturers gather in Detroit for the North American International Auto Show, the definite focus is on the remarkable recovery the American automakers have made in the past couple years....
U.S. aerospace and defense contractors set up shop across the border
Rather than ship business to China, more U.S. high tech companies are choosing to setup up factories just across the U.S. border in Mexico. Low-tech businesses have been doing it for decades, but the new arrivals are decidedly different....
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