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AAA: Fewer people expected to travel for July Fourth weekend
(07/02/09)Despite lower gas prices this year, fewer Missourians are expected to travel during the July Fourth holiday weekend.
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 WASHINGTON -- Employers cut a larger-than-expected 467,000 jobs in June and the unemployment rate climbed to a 26-year high of 9.5 percent. Workers also saw weekly wages fall, suggesting Americans will have little appetite...
Despite lower gas prices this year, fewer Missourians are expected to travel during the July Fourth holiday weekend.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- California's controller will start paying many of the state's bills with IOUs as soon as Thursday after lawmakers failed to close the state's worsening budget deficit, adding a new measure of indignity...
Talking shop with Tom Kelsey, commercial property brokerReal estate never interested Tom Kelsey as a young man. But today the Scott City native is broker at Lorimont Place Ltd., a Cape Girardeau firm that handles mostly commercial property throughout the region. Business reporter Brian Blackwell sat down with Kelsey last week to discuss his life and the ins and outs of the commercial real estate business...
Jackson Chamber Breakfast
 Photos from Jackson Chamber of Commerce Business Breakfast June 19 at the Buerkle Law Firm.
Cape Chamber of Commerce After Hours
 Photos from Cape Girardeau Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours June 16 at the Venue.
First Friday Coffee June 5
 The First Friday Coffee of the Cape Girardeau Area Chamber of Commerce June 5 at the Show Me Center.
AAA: Fewer people expected to travel for July Fourth weekend
(07/02/09)Despite lower gas prices this year, fewer Missourians are expected to travel during the July Fourth holiday weekend.
Key Senate Democrats trim cost of health care bill
(07/02/09) WASHINGTON -- Determined to advance President Barack Obama's health care agenda, key Senate Democrats are calling for a government-run insurance option to compete with private plans, as well as a $750-per-worker annual fee on larger companies that do not offer coverage to employees...
Labor Department figures show 487,000 jobs cut in June; jobless rate at 9.5 percent
(07/02/09) WASHINGTON -- Employers cut a larger-than-expected 467,000 jobs in June, driving the unemployment rate up to a 26-year high of 9.5 percent, suggesting that the economy's road to recovery will be bumpy. The Labor Department report, released today, showed that even as the recession flashes signs of easing, companies likely will want to keep a lid on costs and be wary of hiring until they feel certain the economy is on a solid ground... 
As deficit grows, California prepares to issue IOUs
(07/02/09)SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- California's controller will start paying many of the state's bills with IOUs as soon as Thursday after lawmakers failed to close the state's worsening budget deficit, adding a new measure of indignity to a state sinking deeper into dysfunction...
Midwest economy shows improvement
(07/01/09) OMAHA, Neb. -- A survey of business leaders in nine Midwestern and Plains states suggests that the region's economy continues to show signs of improvement, but job losses persist. The Mid-America Business Conditions index released Wednesday rose to its highest level since September of last year, to 49.3 in June from 46.6 in May... 
Ford US sales drop 10.7 percent in June
(07/01/09)DETROIT -- Ford Motor Co. on Wednesday called its 10.7 percent drop in U.S. June sales "steady progress," after a year of sharp declines across the industry. The monthly decline was Ford's smallest since July of last year, a sign that U.S. auto sales may be recovering from the worst slump in 27 years...
Anheuser-Busch InBev sells plants for $577 million to pay off debt
(07/01/09) BRUSSELS -- Anheuser-Busch InBev said Wednesday it will sell four packaging plants to Ball Corp. for $577 million to help pay off debt. Ball has promised to offer employment to each active employee of the plants in Fort Atkinson, Wisc.; Columbus, Ohio; Rome, Ga.; and Gainesville, Fla. The plants will continue to supply Anheuser-Busch with metal drink cans and lids... |
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