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Former Cold Stone Creamery CEO Doug Ducey is cruising to victory in the Republican primary for State Treasurer.
As of roughly 9:15 p.m. Tuesday night, Ducey had 42 percent of the vote in the GOP field. He leads former state lawmakers Barbara Leff and Thayer Verschoor easy to get unsecured personal loans.
Ducey touted his business experience […]

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Economist and 2006 Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus is scheduled to speak at Agnes Scott College Wednesday night.

The author, banker and economics professor from Bangladesh is expected to discuss his new book, “Building Social Business.” The event, which is open to the public, is scheduled to take place at 8:15 p.m. in Presser Hall. […]

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A public-private state partnership has been awarded $30 million in federal stimulus funding for a project to extend broadband access in Ohio.
The Ohio Middle Mile Consortium, a group of broadband providers around the state, sought the grant on behalf of the state. Gov. Ted Strickland said the funding will support the construction of 700 miles […]

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TD Bank Financial Group, the parent of TD Bank, said Monday it has struck a deal to acquire a money-losing South Carolina-based bank with an elevated amount of problem loans on its balance sheet.
As part of the deal, Toronto-based TD Bank Financial said it will inject an estimated 250 million Canadian dollars ($241.7 million) in […]

Toyota fired another volley this week as it continued its fight to regain the confidence of owners shaken by reports of unintended acceleration.
During a webcast with journalists Monday, the Japanese automaker’s hired independent experts went after professor David Gilbert of Southern Illinois University, who has emerged as a gadfly engineer. Gilbert appeared on ABC […]

Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, appearing before a Congressional panel Wednesday, defended the performance of safety regulators in dealing with problems involving Toyota cars, including unintended acceleration.
LaHood objected to a suggestion that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, a part of his department, has been a "lap dog" to the auto industry.
"On my watch we […]

EVERETT, Wash.–Boeing’s new 787 jetliner finally got airborne Tuesday, the long-delayed inaugural flight of the world’s first commercial plane constructed with half its components made from lightweight composite materials.
The sleek jet, nicknamed the Dreamliner, lifted off from Everett’s Paine Field on a flight over Washington state, beginning an extensive testing program needed to […]

China’s vast manufacturing sector expanded in October at the fastest rate in 18 months, a survey showed on Sunday, and economists said they expected the momentum to be sustained in the coming months.
The purchasing managers’ index (PMI) issued by the China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing rose to 55.2 last month, the highest level […]

A year that started in gloom and doom could end in cheers for U.S. corporate profits and leave the stock market positioned for a strong start to 2010.
Analysts have been forecasting a big jump in fourth-quarter earnings compared to a year earlier when the entire Standard & Poor’s 500 index ended in a per-share […]