December 2009 - Rochester Business News & Events

Rochester businesses: Online social media had a big year

Online social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter really went to work in 2009.

Published Thu, Dec 31 2009 9:55 PM by Postbulletin.com Local Business

Business lobbyists, once solid for GOP, split

WASHINGTON -- For decades, nothing symbolized the unshakable alliance between Washington's business lobbyists and the Republican Party more than the National Restaurant Association. Representing big national chai

Published Thu, Dec 31 2009 10:30 AM by Postbulletin.com Local Business

North Dakota likely to sue over carbon tax

BISMARCK, N.D. -- Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem said North Dakota is likely to file a legal challenge to Minnesota's efforts to make it costlier for utilities to use coal-generated electricity produced in western No

Published Thu, Dec 31 2009 9:50 AM by Postbulletin.com Local Business

Getting back from charity

Sure, you give to charity because you're compassionate. All the same, you want to make sure you get federal tax rewards for your year-end contributions. "Generosity is its own reward, but that doesn't mean you should

Published Thu, Dec 31 2009 9:50 AM by Postbulletin.com Local Business

FAA: Delta, Northwest can work as single carrier

ATLANTA -- Delta Air lines Inc. has received government permission to operate its namesake service and its Northwest Airlines subsidiary as a single carrier, a Delta executive said Thursday. The single operating cer

Published Thu, Dec 31 2009 9:35 AM by Postbulletin.com Local Business

Jobless claims fall unexpectedly as layoffs ease

WASHINGTON -- The number of newly laid-off workers filing claims for unemployment benefits dropped unexpectedly last week, a sign the job market is healing as the economy slowly recovers. New jobless claims

Published Thu, Dec 31 2009 9:20 AM by Postbulletin.com Local Business

Malcolm Berko: Investment trust buy attractive with low interest rates

I would like to buy 5,000 shares of Annaly Capital Management and I can afford the risk. However, I'd certainly appreciate your opinion, which would

Published Thu, Dec 31 2009 7:40 AM by Postbulletin.com Local Business

U.S. gives GMAC $3.8 billion in new aid

WASHINGTON -- The government is providing a fresh $3.8 billion cash infusion to stabilize GMAC Financial Services as it struggles with hefty losses in its home mortgage unit

Published Wed, Dec 30 2009 3:45 PM by Postbulletin.com Local Business

O'Hare might get body scanners by end of March

Dec. 29--O'Hare International Airport will get full passenger body-scanning equipment next year, perhaps as early as the first quarter, Chicago's aviation commissioner said today

Published Wed, Dec 30 2009 10:25 AM by Postbulletin.com Local Business

Ethanol company burns cobs too

BENSON, Minn. -- A southwest Minnesota ethanol company will buy more than just corn from farmers. It wants their cobs, too. Chippewa Valley Ethanol Company in Benson is u

Published Wed, Dec 30 2009 8:45 AM by Postbulletin.com Local Business

Heard on the Street: Some 2009 numbers worth remembering

For many people, the number 2009 is one that they'd prefer to forget... At least as far as business, economics and cold, hard cash is concerned.

Published Wed, Dec 30 2009 12:10 AM by Postbulletin.com Local Business

Harvey Mackay: You can't score a goal unless you have one

I once heard a high school math instructor issue this challenge at a school assembly: "I hope you all fail," he said to an audience of high school seniors eager to go out and conquer the world. "Because if you don't, you haven't...

Published Wed, Dec 30 2009 12:10 AM by Postbulletin.com Local Business

Hecker wants judge to help him keep files private

MINNEAPOLIS -- Bankrupt auto magnate Denny Hecker wants a U.S. district judge to help him recover a disk containing thousands of e-mails he says are private. Hecker says the 30,000 e-mails sent to or from him are covered by attorney-

Published Tue, Dec 29 2009 3:45 PM by Postbulletin.com Local Business

Tylenol Arthritis Caplet voluntary recall expanded

NEW YORK -- Johnson & Johnson is expanding a voluntary recall of Tylenol Arthritis Caplets due to consumer reports of a moldy smell that can cause nausea and sickness. According to a statement posted to the Food and Drug Administrati

Published Tue, Dec 29 2009 11:00 AM by Postbulletin.com Local Business

Oil pipeline upgrade set for completion this week

BISMARCK, N.D. -- A pipeline company's project to carry more crude oil from western North Dakota and eastern Montana is set to be completed Friday, state and industry officials said. Enbridge Pipeline North Dakot

Published Tue, Dec 29 2009 9:05 AM by Postbulletin.com Local Business