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Friday, August 29, 2008

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Japan’s Ricoh to buy Ikon
By Courtney Dentch - BLOOMBERG NEWS
Updated: 08/28/08 6:56 AM

Ricoh Co., Japan’s second-largest maker of office equipment, agreed to buy Ikon Office Solutions for $1.62 billion in cash to expand its sales and services operations in the U. S.
Bush administration wants to make changes to rules governing workplace hazard standards
By Jim Abrams - ASSOCIATED PRESS
Updated: 08/28/08 6:56 AM

WASHINGTON — The Bush administration is proposing that workplace hazard standards be subject to more public and expert scrutiny before being adopted. Critics say the proposals could make it harder to limit worker exposure to carcinogens and other toxic materials.
Expo aims to make Buffalo a bus stop
By Matt Glynn NEWS BUSINESS REPORTER
Updated: 08/28/08 7:17 AM

If Buffalo Niagara’s tourism promoters are successful, travel professionals like Patrick Budway will send motorcoaches full of sightseers this way.
Viper’s fate being discussed

Updated: 08/28/08 6:56 AM

NEW YORK (AP) — Chrysler LLC says it is weighing strategic options for its Dodge Viper business, which could include a sale of the brand.
2009 pay raises to be small

Updated: 08/28/08 6:56 AM

NEW YORK (AP) — Companies are budgeting salary increases for 2009 that are just slightly ahead of expected inflation rates, the Conference Board said Wednesday.
United Airlines to furlough 1,550 flight attendants

Updated: 08/28/08 6:56 AM

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — United Airlines said on Wednesday it will furlough 1,550 flight attendants as it reduces its flying this fall.
Sun-Times mulls job cuts

Updated: 08/28/08 6:56 AM

NEW YORK (AP) — The Chicago Sun-Times said Wednesday it is considering an unspecified number of job cuts, blaming declining advertising revenue.
Southwest to cut 190 flights next year
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Updated: 08/27/08 6:51 AM

DALLAS— Southwest Airlines Co., which had resisted the kinds of capacity cuts being made by other carriers, will eliminate 190 flights early next year as it struggles with high fuel costs and a weakening economy.
Strike possible at ArcelorMittal steel
By Fred O. Williams NEWS STAFF REPORTER
Updated: 08/27/08 6:59 AM

Steelworkers in Lackawanna and around the nation are voting today on whether to authorize a strike against ArcelorMittal, the owner of an endangered mill here with over 200 jobs.
Byetta linked to 4 deaths

Updated: 08/27/08 6:51 AM

WASHINGTON (AP) — Eli Lilly and Amylin Pharmaceuticals on Tuesday reported four new deaths in patients taking Byetta, even as the companies tried to shore up the safety profile of their popular diabetes medication.
Ford hiking Focus output

Updated: 08/27/08 6:51 AM

WAYNE, Mich. (AP) — Demand for Ford Motor Co.’s Focus and other small cars has been superheated ever since gas prices headed toward $4 per gallon in May, and since then, Ford hasn’t been able to build the Focus quickly enough.
Mattel gets $100 million in Bratz dolls lawsuit

Updated: 08/27/08 6:51 AM

RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — A federal jury awarded Mattel Inc. $100 million in damages on Tuesday in a federal copyright lawsuit that pitted the house of Barbie against MGA Entertainment Inc., the maker of the saucy Bratz dolls.
Buffalo’s air travelers on the rise
By Stephen T. Watson NEWS STAFF REPORTER
Updated: 08/26/08 7:10 AM

The rising ticket prices, flight delays and security-checkpoint indignities that frustrate air travelers today aren’t keeping people away from the Buffalo Niagara International Airport.
Automakers seek mileage improvements
By Tom Krisher - ASSOCIATED PRESS
Updated: 08/26/08 7:10 AM

DETROIT — In a normal year, the 2009 Chevrolet Cobalt wouldn’t be any different than the 2008 model, save for a few minor cosmetic changes. But this is far from a normal year.
Cornerstone opens new office despite strike
By Jonathan Epstein NEWS BUSINESS REPORTER
Updated: 08/26/08 6:56 AM

An employee strike at Western New York’s largest credit union has entered its second week with no signs of abating, but the credit union has managed to open a second office despite the shortage of workers.


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