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.
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.
NEW YORK (AP) — Companies are budgeting salary increases for 2009 that are just slightly ahead of expected inflation rates, the Conference Board said Wednesday.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
