Stocks slump on slowdown fears

Stocks slipped Thursday, erasing earlier gains as worries about a sputtering economy overshadowed a better-than-expected report on jobless claims.
The Dow Jones industrial average […]

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New features for SEPTA mobile phone site

SEPTA has added several new features to its mobile website, m.septa.org.
Android, iPhone and other smartphone users can now look up fares, search for sales locations […]

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USPS posts $3.5 billion loss as mail volume plunges

The U.S. Postal Service reported a $3.5 billion loss in its most recent quarter Thursday, as mail volume plummets and retiree health care costs […]

U.S. economic growth revised lower

The economy grew at a slower pace in the first three months of this year than previously estimated, according to a government report Friday. […]

Microtecnica wins Turkish trainer work

Microtecnica on Friday announced it has won a contract from Turkish Aerospace Industries Inc. to supply the environmental control system for the company’s two-seat trainer […]

Hawaii hotel occupancy grows, rates shrink

Occupancy at Hawaii hotels increased to 70.8 percent for the week ending May 22, a 3.2 percentage point increase over the same week last year.
Average […]

U.S., Seattle port traffic increasing

Cargo volumes at ports across the U.S., including the Port of Seattle, are rising compared with last year and are expected to continue to rise.
According […]

People on the Move: May 10

This is a weekly roundup of promotions, appointments and employee accomplishments in the Birmingham metro area. For more People on the Move, check out the […]

GSA leases helped stabilize Portland office market in first quarter

Government leases helped stabilize Portland’s downtown office market in the first quarter of 2010.
Vacancy rates crept to 8 percent for downtown Class A space and […]

Blue Whale Moving opens SA facility

Veteran homegrown business Blue Whale Moving Company Inc. opened its second facility in San Antonio, officials said Sunday.
Officials did not say if the new site […]