BY BILL HORD WORLD-HERALD STAFF WRITER LINCOLN - Ethanol production is creating thousands of jobs to sustain rural communities in Iowa and Nebraska, economists in both states reported this week. A typical 100 million gallon refinery in Nebraska creates 113 jobs and adds $1.3 million a year in retail sales for the trade area, based...
SMBs Remain Bullish Despite Weak Economy
Newsfactor
Newsfactor
Small businesses are confident that bleak economic conditions will pass without their being adversely affected by the economic downturn, according to a new study of 250 small-business owners. Or, at the very least,...
Easing greenhouse gas emissions won't crimp the economy, study says
Kansas City Star
Kansas City Star
WASHINGTON | Legislation to reduce greenhouse gas emissions won't send utility costs or unemployment through the roof, nor will it damage the economy, according to a study released last week. The Environmental Defense...
U.S. economy still most competitive, for now
The Columbus Dispatch
The Columbus Dispatch
GENEVA -- The United States topped world competitiveness rankings for the 15th straight year, but its economy is showing the same signs of weakness that sank booming Japan in the early 1990s, according to an annual...
Economy runs hot, cold
Canada Dot Com
Canada Dot Com
OTTAWA - Canada's East-West economic divide has widened, presenting challenges for the industrial heartland and for national policy-makers, while the divide within the West itself is starting to narrow, enhancing the...
Canadian economy runs 'hot and cold,' depending where you live
Canada Dot Com
Canada Dot Com
OTTAWA - Canada's East-West economic divide has widened, presenting challenges for the industrial heartland and for national policy-makers, while the divide within the West itself is starting to narrow, enhancing the...
Consumers cutting back in weak economy
The Columbus Dispatch
The Columbus Dispatch
WASHINGTON -- Monique Blake won't be shopping for new clothes. William Acosta got rid of his cell phone. Paula Rockwell put off buying a home. In ways both large and small, Americans are doing without. Squeezed by high...
U.S. economy ranks No. 1 in world competitiveness - survey
CNN
CNN
U.S. still world's most competitive economy - survey U.S. tops a list measuring competitiveness for the 15th straight year, but weakening economy may threaten position. | | | RSS Subscribe to Economy...
Jobless claims rise by 6,000, showing weak economy
Examiner
Examiner
WASHINGTON (Map, News) - The number of newly laid off workers applying for unemployment benefits rose slightly last week, indicating the weak economy was still weighing on the job market. The Labor Department reported...


