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January 8, 2008 |

McGraw-Hill Cuts 600 Jobs, Takes Charge

McGraw-Hill Cos., a major educational publisher that also owns the Standard & Poor’s credit ratings agency and BusinessWeek magazine, said Tuesday it is cutting more than 600 jobs, resulting in a fourth-quarter …

Yucca Mountain contractor laying off staff at nuclear dump site

A project official declares “the tunnel is closed'’ at the Yucca Mountain project site.

Welch Allyn to expand

Welch Allyn in Skaneateles kicks off the 2008 with two major announcements. The medical equipment manufacturer plans to add 124,000 square feet of new manufacturing and administrative space and another 50,000 …

Returning talent, newcomers mixing well for Blue Hens

Game Watch: ODU men at Towson When: 7 p.m. Records: ODU 7-8, 2-1 CAA; Towson 5-8, 1-2 Radio: 94.1 FM About the Tigers: Junior Hairston, a transfer from College of Charleston, caught everyone’s attention in his …

Consumer confidence falls again

Consumer confidence fell for the third month in a row during December despite a reduction in interest rates, figures showed.

Florence Kabat

Florence Kabat Florence Kabat, age 82, of Scheller, died 6:27 p.m. Monday, Jan. 7, 2008, at St.

Oil Rises on Weak Dollar, Supply View

Oil futures rose Tuesday, extending a pattern of back-and-forth trading as investors debated whether a weakening economy or falling inventories should determine crude’s direction.

Shocking research on continental European economics teaching

A recent article in the Financial Times showed that French and German schoolbooks demonize enterprise.

Australia’s Retail Sales Accelerate Faster Than Forecast on Hiring Boom

Australia’s retail sales gained for a sixth month in November as an employment boom buoyed consumer sentiment, increasing pressure on the central bank to cool inflation by raising interest rates.

Laid-off PVI employees facing medical bills with no insurance

It’s been more than a month since workers at PVI were let go, and the new year has brought new pain for the laid off employees as they face medical bills.

Oshkosh mothers turn to practice of attachment parenting

Attachment parenting at a glance Defined: Nurturing parent practices that create strong emotional bonds.


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