Movie ticket sales hit 16-year low

The curtain is falling on the worst year for Hollywood in recent memory.
The movie industry sold 1.28 billion tickets in North America in 2011, […]

Time for businesses to recycle the packaging

With living room floors so recently lost under mountains of Christmas wrapping and enough cardboard, Styrofoam and plastic packaging to build any child

Business owner watches as pay phones fade away

At 62, Jim Nesselhauf is not sure which will come first, retirement or the demise of his business

Costco profit up slightly, struggles with costs

Costco Wholesale Corp. sacrificed on profitability for the sake of popularity in its fiscal first quarter.
The wholesale club operator reported Thursday that its profit rose […]

Greek lawmakers approve 2012 austerity budget

Greece’s lawmakers overwhelmingly approved next year’s austerity budget early Wednesday, extending tough spending cuts that have already left Greeks struggling as the country tries to […]

Report: States cut funding for tobacco prevention

States have cut funding for tobacco prevention programs 12 percent this year, to the lowest level since 1999, according to a new report that a […]

Black Friday sales up 7 pct over 2010

The holiday shopping season got off to a strong start on Black Friday, with retail sales up 7 percent over last year, according to one […]

Europe in worst hour since World War II, Merkel says

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Boeing gets deal to build additional P-8A aircraft

The U.S. Navy has awarded Boeing $1.7 billion to build seven additional P-8A Poseidon maritime surveillance aircraft, the aerospace company announced Wednesday. The award is […]

The list of largest St. Louis employers

TOP 40 ST. Louis Employers
Employer Business Employees Notes Adding area jobs in second half of 2011? For more job information
1 BJC Healthcare Hospital system 24,815 […]