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JOHN WRIGHT | The Sun Scott Jones, a sales professional, plugs an extension cord into a 2012 Chevrolet Volt at Country Chevrolet in Benton.
Car sales not so electric
Through March, the recovery in the American auto industry didn’t include a surge of electric car sales. In western Kentucky, electric cars such as the Chevy Volt and Nissan Leaf have been slow t...
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Bank reports point to a healing housing market
NEW YORK — Earnings reports from two major banks Friday painted a picture of a healing housing market, with more Americans taking out mortgages, paying them on time and taking advantage of low inte...
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Associated Press A group of nearly 50 people look on as the town of Buford, Wyo., is auctioned for $900,000 to Vietnamese businessman Pham Dinh Nguyen on April 5.
Vietnam man buys little piece of American dream
HANOI, Vietnam — Vietnamese businessman Pham Dinh Nguyen flew to the U.S. for the first time, drove to a tiny, frigid trading outpost and bought his own piece of the American dream: Buford, Wyoming...
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Best Buy’s departed Dunn joins list of troubled CEOs
NEW YORK — Innocent until proven guilty? Maybe not if the defendant is a CEO and the jury is a company’s board of directors. Best Buy’s CEO Brian Dunn resigned this week after the retailer’s boa...
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Detroit sees Whole Foods as proof of city progress
DETROIT — A city infamous for its unemployment, decay, crime and population loss would seem an odd place for an upscale natural and organic grocery chain to plant roots, but yuppie favorite Whole F...
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Associated Press JPMorgan Chase, the nation's biggest bank, earned more in the first three months of the year than Wall Street analysts were expecting as mortgage lending increased.
Wells Fargo beats earnings expectations
NEW YORK — Wells Fargo’s profit jumped 13 percent in the first three months of the year, thanks to strong mortgage lending and a drop in delinquent loans, the bank said Friday. Net income availa...
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Jobs
n Local truck driver— Class A with hazmat. Must be 25 years old for insurance purposes with a minimum of 3 years verifiable tractor trailer experience. Job order: KY0450908 n Safety manager— Mus...
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Associated Press President Barack Obama signs the Jumpstart our Business Startups (JOBS) Act on April 5 in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington. The JOBS Act is expected to spur more funding for small businesses through rules that include a provision allowing companies to sell stock to a larger number of investors without going through the hassle and cost of registering with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
New law lets small businesses use crowdfunding
Finding investors is probably the biggest challenge that business startups and small companies face. But small businesses are looking forward to a new way of attracting investors now that President...
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Jobs
Procedure writer— Must have 1-10 years technical editing and procedure writing experience. DOE and nuclear facility experience a plus. Job order: KY0450610 Accounts receivable specialist— Ten ye...
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Metro Creative Services February saw consumers spending more on automobiles, but they used their credit cards less.
Consumers swiped less in February
WASHINGTON  — Americans took out more loans to buy cars and attend school in February but used their credit cards less frequently for the second straight month The Federal Reserve said Friday th...
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