State of siege lifted in Peru mine region

Peru’s government has lifted the state of emergency it declared last week in a northern region wracked by protests against the country’s biggest mining project.
The […]

Public sector pensions based on ‘fanciful’ returns: report

Canadian taxpayers could be on the hook for underfunded federal-government pensions, says a study from the C.D. Howe Institute.
Ottawa

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

Merkel, Sarkozy under pressure to agree to budget masterplan

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Jamestown Mall foreclosed, put up for sale

The lender for one of the largest shopping malls in the region, Jamestown Mall in north St. Louis County, has foreclosed on the property and […]

Eären Hummel hired as landscape designer at Bellefontaine Cemetery

Bellefontaine Cemetery has hired Eären L. Hummel as its director of landscape design.
Hummel specializes in historic and cultural landscapes. She documents and analyzes landscapes leading […]

Airlines cut small jets as fuel prices soar

The little planes that connect America’s small cities to the rest of the world are slowly being phased out.
Airlines are getting rid of these planes […]

$100 polymer bank note goes into circulation

The last time hot dog vendor Terry Lazaridis accepted a newly issued $100 bill it was a fake.
Once bitten, twice shy.
“I would take it,” […]

US builders spent slightly more in September

U.S. builders spent slightly more in September on home construction, partially offsetting losses in public schools, roads and government offices.
Construction spending rose 0.2 percent in […]

Banks closed in Ga, NC; makes 77 failures in 2011

Regulators have closed a small bank in Georgia and one in North Carolina, boosting to 77 the number of U.S. bank failures this year.
The Federal […]