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WASHINGTON The former Countrywide Financial Corp., whose subprime loans helped start the nations foreclosure crisis, made hundreds of discount loans to buy influence with members of Congress,...
DATE: July 7, 2012 | CATEGORY: Business
An old jukebox sits just inside the entrance to Virginias Steakhouse. Mounted deer heads hang on the walls, and photos show the restaurant from the 1970s looking much the same as it does now.The...
DATE: July 7, 2012 | CATEGORY: Business
MONTPELIER, Vt. Consumers will pay a little more for coffee and chocolate to ensure the farmers who produce those foods get a fair wage, so why not ask them to pay more for milk?That is the...
DATE: July 7, 2012 | CATEGORY: Business
Durango agent receives recognition Tommy Tucker, an American Family Insurance agent in Durango, has been recognized for providing outstanding customer experience under the J.D. Power and...
DATE: July 7, 2012 | CATEGORY: Business
Mercury Payment Systems CEO Matt Taylor has been named Ernst & Youngs 2012 Entrepreneur of the Year winner for the technology category in the Mountain Desert Region.It is extremely exciting, to...
DATE: July 3, 2012 | CATEGORY: Business
LOS ANGELES Los Angeles police are aiming to beat suspects to the scene of a crime by using computer software to predict where trouble might occur.The Los Angeles Police Department is the largest...
DATE: July 3, 2012 | CATEGORY: Business
ANCHORAGE, Alaska In choppy water under blue sky off Bellingham, Wash., a Shell Oil crew on Monday lowered a capping stack 200 feet in the water and put it through maneuvers with underwater...
DATE: July 3, 2012 | CATEGORY: Business
NEW YORK Stocks climbed Tuesday in an abbreviated holiday trading session after an encouraging report about manufacturing. Energy stocks rose the most because of increased tension over oil-rich...
DATE: July 3, 2012 | CATEGORY: Business
Durango cycling business announces new mechanic Mountain Bike Specialists announces Brian Bluemle has been hired as a mechanic.Bluemle has experience in the bicycle industry, he trained at USA...
DATE: July 3, 2012 | CATEGORY: Business
NEW YORK A big worry for small businesses that were against the Obama administrations health-care law was that it would increase their costs. But now that the Supreme Court has upheld it, some...
DATE: June 30, 2012 | CATEGORY: Business
WHITECLAY, Neb. In a tiny Nebraska border town that has become known more for alcohol than anything else, KC Willis is hoping to change perceptions.Willis has opened LightShine Thrift Store in...
DATE: June 30, 2012 | CATEGORY: Business
RICHMOND, Va. Sometimes, a cigar isnt just a cigar.From large hand-rolled cigars and smaller machine-made cigars to little cigars that are similar in size to cigarettes, there are nearly as many...
DATE: June 30, 2012 | CATEGORY: Business
