Douglas P. Taylor doesn't see much to smile about in the U. S. economy, but he still thinks the recovery is under way at Taylor Devices, the North Tonawanda maker of giant shock absorbers. "I think we're going to be up for this year,"...

Greatbatch Inc. lost $20.6 million in the third quarter, as the $34.5 million verdict against the Clarence medical device and battery maker in a lawsuit filed by a competitor wiped out the firm's weakening operating profits....

We are raising our estimates for Moody's Corp. (MCO) for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2009 and full year of fiscal 2010 due to continued resurgence in the company's results. Moody's is an industry leader in the credit rating industry and enjoys a...

Grupo Televisa S.A. (TV), the largest media company in Mexico, reported mixed financial results for the third quarter 2009. Quarterly consolidated net revenue of $970 million was an improvement of 5.5% over the prior-year quarter. However, this...

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Saudi Arabia Food and Drink Report Q4 2009" report to its offerings. In a release, Research and Markets noted that report highlights include: The Saudi Arabia Food and...

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "US Mobile Backhaul 2010: Continued Expansion 2009 to 2015 and the Needs of the Middle Network" report. In a release, Research and Markets noted that report highlights include:...

A contract employee died in an apparent industrial accident Thursday at Lifeline Foods, the chief executive officer of the food-processing company confirmed. Christopher Caraway, 36, who worked for IHP Industrial, was on the roof of the...

Asha Morgan Moran can barely hold back tears when she talks about how Creative Memories workers endured the company's bankruptcy. Moran, the global president and chief executive officer of Creative Memories, describes the company's work...

A Washington County congressional hopeful plans to stage a health-care rally today in front of U.S. Rep. John Murtha's Johnstown office. Tim Burns, a Republican who expects to run for the 12th Congressional District seat next year, said...

Mike Kaltenbach doesn't remember the day the farmer found him -- a 15- to 20-month-old toddler shivering behind a tumbleweed in a dirt-road ditch near Greensburg. He doesn't remember his life before that day, either, such as what his...

When the Cuyahoga River caught fire in Cleveland 40 years ago, it made a lasting impression on a young boy named Tom Barnes. It also drew attention to the nation's environmental problems and set the stage for a raft of laws aimed at...

A research study, co-led by Wake Forest University School of Medicine, has found that a hormone normally occurring in the body may cause some elevated levels of prostate specific antigen in men. Those elevated levels often lead to a...

The Taiwan Trade Center (Taitra), in cooperation with the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office (TECO) in Mexico, hosted a one-day trade expo at the Marquis Reforma Hotel on Thursday, Oct. 15. A total of 21 Taiwanese companies,...

Cheers and jeers from around the news. --Jeers to the voters for rejecting Question 7, the constitutional amendment to give municipal officials five extra days to validate citizen petitions. There was no organized campaign against its...

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration officials introduced two new, state-of-the-art platforms Friday that will work together to advance marine and fisheries research. In back-to-back ceremonies, the NOAA Ship Pisces was...

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao made a five-point proposal to further expand cooperation between China and Egypt during a meeting with his Egyptian counterpart Ahmed Nazef here on Saturday. Wen said practical cooperation between the two...