by Donna Mahoney | Jul 1, 2014 | Business & Tech
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama said Tuesday if Congress does not act soon — by the end of this summer — the Transportation Fund used for road and bridge construction will be depleted, leaving 700,000 jobs at risk. Obama spoke near the Georgetown...
by Shu Zhang | Jul 1, 2014 | Business & Tech, Topics
Growing concerns over infinitesimal substances that are finding their way into everyday food and cosmetic products via the growing field of nanotechnology is setting off alarm bells among public health watchdogs, who fret over what ingredients may be creeping into the...
by Michelle Kim | Jun 11, 2014 | Business & Tech
WASHINGTON—Americans love their seafood, but it may come as a shock to people when they hear that about 90 percent of shrimp sold in the U.S. is imported from overseas. It’s the number one seafood consumed in the United States, and only nine percent is domestically...
by Michelle Kim | Jun 9, 2014 | Business & Tech
WASHINGTON— U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez called Monday for a doubling of apprenticeship programs in the United States, a step he said would reduce unemployment and help build a stronger middle class. “We see that it is a remarkable middle-class profession,”...
by Michelle Kim | Jun 9, 2014 | Business & Tech, Living
WASHINGTON–New tattoo parlors are popping up as body art becomes more acceptable, according to a new industry report. Published in conjunction with
by Mallory Black | Jun 7, 2014 | Business & Tech
WASHINGTON – Calling the need for increased safety fines “blatantly obvious,” rail advocacy groups are backing Sen. Richard Blumenthal’s push to raise fines for commuter rail safety violations in the wake of a series of fatal train crashes. “If the railroads knew they...
