Armed with a new court ruling Friday, the governor's task force on illegal gambling raised the prospect of a raid at the VictoryLand casino, which has closed its doors and sealed its electronic bingo machines from public view.
Private employers hired more workers over the past three months than first thought, a glimmer of hope for the weak economy ahead of the Labor Day weekend.
The story's headline incorrectly associated Kellogg Co. with the total settlement amount; Kellogg is contributing only a portion of the settlement funds.
In this Aug. 31, 2010 photo from the United States Department of Agriculture, Elisabeth Hagen, the new undersecretary of food safety speaks to Food Safety Inspection Service employees at the 2010 FSIS Diversity Training Conference in Arlington, Va.
Campbell Soup Co posted lower-than-expected quarterly sales and forecast sales growth for the new fiscal year below its long-term target as the world's largest soup company grapples with a weak economy.
Burger King Holdings Inc. shares jumped more than 25% Thursday, rallying as the fast-food giant said it will be gobbled up by investment firm 3G Capital for $24 a share in a deal valued at $4 billion.
H.J. Heinz Co., the worlda s biggest ketchup maker, said first-quarter revenue rose 1.6 percent as sales in developing markets soared and cuts in ketchup price at Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
Fortune's list of the Fastest Growing Companies features outperformers, many of them in industries that have long been witness to rapid growth: tech, health care, and education, to name a few.
The 10th annual Green Mountain Stage Race is slated for Labor Day weekend, September 3 to 6. The four-day race that will draw over 800 cyclists includes four stages of racing for all categories.
Del Monte Foods Co. said Thursday that its fiscal first-quarter profit edged up 1.4 percent, but revenue softened on weakness in the consumer business and the company trimmed its expectations for revenue growth this year.
A federal judge has approved a $12 million settlement for those sickened or killed in last year's salmonella outbreak tied to a Virginia-based peanut processor.
Premium Standard Farms has been given a two-year extension to install technology at its hog confinements to reduce odors after it failed to meet a July 31 deadline established by a Jackson County court six years ago.
