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Solar industry grapples with hazardous wastes Feb 10, 2013 12:00 AM
Homeowners on the hunt for sparkling solar panels are lured by ads filled with images of pristine landscapes and bright sunshine, and words about the technology’s benefits for the environment. What customers may not know is that there’s a dirtier side.
U.S. gasoline rises to $3.59 a gallon Feb 10, 2013 12:00 AM
The average price for regular gasoline at U.S. pumps rose 24.75 cents a gallon in the past two weeks to $3.5918 a gallon, according to Lundberg Survey Inc. The average is up 8.17 cents from a year earlier. It was the biggest jump since the two weeks ended March 4, 2011.
Patience seen as component in NJ credit card scam Feb 10, 2013 12:00 AM
Many scam artists are looking for ways to get rich quick. Then there are the 18 people authorities said spent years meticulously creating fake credit cards, building up their credit scores and borrowing money they never repaid in what may be one of the nation’s largest credit card fraud rings.
Corn shortage idles 20 ethanol plants nationwide Feb 10, 2013 12:00 AM
The persistent drought is taking a toll on producers of ethanol, with corn becoming so scarce that nearly two dozen ethanol plants have been forced to halt production. “There’s a lot of anxiety in the industry right now,” said Geoff Cooper, vice president for research and analysis for the Renewable Fuels Association.
Is the market’s strong start bound to fizzle? Feb 10, 2013 12:00 AM
The pattern looks eerily familiar. The stock market scampers up to historical heights to start the year then gets knocked on its back. Last year, worries about Greece and the U.S. economy helped flatten a rally by June. The year before it was an earthquake and tsunami in Japan along with a political fight in Washington.
Are gun company stocks in your fund portfolio? Feb 10, 2013 12:00 AM
Are there guns in your investment portfolio? It’s an issue that some politicians and gun-control advocates are raising after recent mass shootings prompted calls for tougher laws. Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel wrote letters to six mutual fund companies asking them to sell their stock in gun manufacturers Smith & Wesson, and Sturm, Ruger & Co.
Wave of expiring stadium name deals attracts attention Feb 10, 2013 12:00 AM
It’s the ultimate status symbol for a company looking to make a splash. It’s a tool for entertaining clients and rewarding employees for a job well done. It’s a statement: We’re here, and we plan on staying for a while. And it’s a valuable revenue stream for teams looking to upgrade their facility, or build a new one altogether. It helps ensure the future of small-market clubs, and increases the advantage of the most profitable teams.
Small business leader tells women owners to take charge Feb 10, 2013 12:00 AM
Barbara Kasoff has a message for women business owners: If you don’t like the way government regulations affect your business, stop whining and get involved. The founder of Women Impacting Public Policy, a group that lobbies lawmakers on behalf of women-owned small businesses, isn’t shy about telling women they need to take charge if they want their businesses to succeed — especially when it comes to government policy.
6 tips on buying, renting a home for extra income Feb 10, 2013 12:00 AM
Career Coach: A prescription for sick employees Feb 10, 2013 12:00 AM
The CDC also estimates that, on average, seasonal flu outbreaks cost employers in the United States $10.4 billion in direct costs of hospitalizations and outpatient visits, which doesn’t even count the indirect costs due to lost productivity and absenteeism. The heaviest period of the flu season is upon us, so it may get worse. So what’s an employer to do?
As workplaces shrink, tensions grow Feb 10, 2013 12:00 AM
Karla L. Miller writes an advice column on navigating the modern workplace. Each week she will answer one or two questions from readers. This week's questions deal with how to coexist with co-workers who work near you.
Fewer die in hospitals as hospice, intensive care use increase Feb 10, 2013 12:00 AM
Big rigs providing plenty of well-paying jobs Feb 10, 2013 12:00 AM
Robert Boyd quit his job as a bank assistant branch manager to start truck-driving school in September. He graduated in December and landed work behind the wheel of a rig at twice the pay. “Trucks are everywhere, especially on the main highways around here,” Boyd said after earning the Class A commercial driver’s license that helped him become an equipment operator for an energy company. “I’m 38 and this is it for me. This is how I’m going to retire.”
Arlington Hts. man has app for fighting off attacker Feb 9, 2013 12:00 AM
Peter Cahill of Arlington Heights is marketing a smartphone application that is designed to summon help immediately if someone is being attacked or robbed, and he wants to offer it free for a year to Barrington Unit District 220.
T-Mobile says BlackBerry 10 testing well for mid-march debut Feb 9, 2013 12:00 AM
T-Mobile USA, the fourth-largest U.S. mobile-service provider, says its tests of the new BlackBerry Z10 are going well, and it’s aiming to be the first American carrier “out of the gate” with the phone next month. “The device is more stable than we anticipated,” said Frank Sickinger, head of business sales at T-Mobile USA, a unit of Deutsche Telekom.
9 things Apple could do with $137 billion Feb 9, 2013 12:00 AM
Apple Inc. has recently come under attack for its practice of stockpiling cash. At the end of last year, the company was sitting on $137 billion —and the heap keeps growing. Apple has never explained why it is salting away so much money — other than to say the company is preserving its options.
Review: iPhone Google Maps lags Android version Feb 9, 2013 12:00 AM
Every time my husband and I drive the 677 miles from New York to my parents’ house in Michigan, we dread the long stretch of Interstate 80 through the hills of rural Pennsylvania. It’s beautiful, but lonely, without a lot of places to stop. On this trip, with a little help from Google and Apple, I was determined to stay caffeinated and maybe find somewhere else to eat besides McDonald’s and truck stops.
Dell’s founder strikes deal to turn it around Feb 9, 2013 12:00 AM
It’s easy to forget now, but Michael Dell was the Mark Zuckerberg of his day. Hailed as a young genius, he created the inexpensive, made-to-order personal computer in his University of Texas dorm room and sold it straight to the public. But that was a long time ago in the fast-moving world of high technology. Now the PC is getting eclipsed by smartphones and tablet computers, and Dell is struggling to save his company — and his legacy.
Review: Microsoft makes a real PC, and it’s no iPad Feb 9, 2013 12:00 AM
Someday, the Surface Pro will deserve a spot in a technology museum. Nearly four decades after Microsoft was founded, it has finally delivered its first full-fledged, honest-to-God personal computer. It’s just that the Surface Pro, which goes on sale Feb. 9, wants to be more. With its tablet form factor, detachable keyboard and touch screen, it wants to be an iPad too. And it just isn’t.
U.S. government looking to hire 5,000 cyberwarriors Feb 9, 2013 12:00 AM
The reported call last week to quintuple the size of the U.S. Cyber Command — to about 5,000 hackers and other alpha-geek types — poses a daunting challenge if the ranks are to be filled. The services do not have anywhere near these numbers of IT experts with the requisite skills on active duty. Redeploying those they do have to Cybercom would still leave enormous shortfalls, and gaps in the units whence they came.