Air quality advisory in effect for NYC and suburbs
NEW YORK (AP) _ The state environmental department has issued an air quality health advisory for the New York City area. The advisory, which is …
LSU athletics to transfer $10M to university
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) _ LSU’s athletic department says it’ll transfer $10 million to the university — about $3 million more than its required payment. …
Fox Valley Technical College helps make prosthetic hands
RAND CHUTE, Wis. (AP) _ Fox Valley Technical College is taking part in a worldwide project that uses a 3-D printer to create mechanical prosthetic …
Lockheed Martin to buy Sikorsky Aircraft for $9 billion
NEW YORK (AP) _ Lockheed Martin is buying Black Hawk helicopter maker Sikorsky Aircraft for $9 billion. United Technologies Corp. said in June that it …
Williston marketing campaign spins negatives into positives
WILLISTON, N.D. (AP) _ A marketing campaign in the oil patch hub of Williston is putting a positive spin on what would appear to be …
FIU signs 7-year marketing deal with Van Wagner
MIAMI (AP) _ Florida International is the first college to sign a multimedia rights contract with Van Wagner Sports and Entertainment. The seven-year contract was …
A&P files for Ch. 11 bankruptcy, 2nd time in five years
NEW YORK (AP) _ Grocery store operator A&P is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy with plans to sell off stores as it faces increasingly tough …
Shares of PayPal rise on 1st day of trading
NEW YORK (AP) _ PayPal shares are up 5 percent in its first day as a separate and publicly traded company. The payments system company …
More flights from Orlando to London
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) _ Tourists flying between Orlando and London are getting more options. Thomas Cook Airlines last week announced it would start nonstop flights …
Poultry farmers recovering from bird flu have many questions
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) _ The poultry farmers who lost millions of chickens and turkeys to the bird flu this spring are facing an uncertain …