Posts in category Business

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) _ A company that wants to build a wind farm in Lancaster County said proposed noise rules there are too restrictive and …

BELLINGHAM, Wash. (AP) _ A second person has chained himself to a support ship that is part of Royal Dutch Shell’s exploratory oil drilling plans …

WASHINGTON (AP) _ Motorists in Maryland are paying 3 cents more at the pump when compared with a week ago. AAA Mid-Atlantic said Friday in …

By FENIT NIRAPPIL and SCOTT SMITH SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) _ California farmers who hold some of the state’s strongest water rights avoided the threat of …

By JONATHAN MATTISE CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) _ Appalachian coal mining suffered a double blow Friday, as Murray Energy announced plans to lay off more than …

By YURI KAGEYAMA TOKYO (AP) _ Japan pledged Saturday 55 billion yen ($450 million) in aid to Pacific island nations that are battling rising sea …

By BREE FOWLER AP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) _ A $19 million deal between Target and MasterCard to settle lawsuits stemming from the retailer’s …

By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer Major animal-welfare moves announced by food and retail companies since 2012: _ FEBRUARY 2012: McDonald’s Corp. requires its U.S. …

By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) _ Lumber Liquidators CEO Robert Lynch has abruptly quit the company that is embroiled in an …

By JEFF AMY JACKSON, Miss. (AP) _ Steel Dynamics will invest $100 million to add more steel finishing capacity at its Columbus, Mississippi mill. The …