by Mallory Hughes & Jenny Leonard | Nov 23, 2011 | Business & Tech
The supercommittee failed to agree on a deficit reduction plan by its deadline of Wednesday, widening the deep partisan divide on Capitol Hill. How much more time and pressure does Congress need to bridge the gap and make progress?
by Matt Mansfield | Nov 21, 2011 | Business & Tech, Politics
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama signed into law a bill Monday giving tax incentives to employers who hire veterans, the first part of his American Jobs Act to pass through Congress. The VOW to Hire Heroes Act offers tax credits up to $9,600 to employers and...
by Laurenne Wallman | Nov 21, 2011 | Business & Tech
WASHINGTON – Job agencies in San Diego fear that a congressional proposal requiring employers to pay disabled individuals minimum wage may result in job losses. Under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 individuals with disabilities may be employed at sub-minimum...
by Matt Mansfield | Nov 17, 2011 | Business & Tech, Politics
Video by Jamie Coughlin | Story by Mia Watkins WASHINGTON – Hundreds of Occupy DC supporters took over the Francis Scott Key Bridge linking Washington D.C.’s Georgetown neighborhood with the Rosslyn area of Arlington, Va. on Thursday during the evening rush hour. The...
by Matt Mansfield | Nov 17, 2011 | Business & Tech, Environment
WASHINGTON — Nelson Roe is no stranger to natural gas production. A shallow well collected gas from on his 59-acre property in Cambridge, Ohio since when his grandfather owned the land until the gas ran low and the well was abandoned in 1991. Now an advancement...
by Matt Mansfield | Nov 17, 2011 | Business & Tech
WASHINGTON- America may be obsessed with healthy eating, but one market trend suggests otherwise. The restaurants with the fastest growing customer bases are Five Guys Holdings LLC, Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc., Jimmy John’s Franchise LLC, Buffalo Wild Wings Inc., and...
