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Maryland's governor says a biopharmaceutical company is building a bioprocessing center in east Baltimore.
A David-and-Goliath legal battle that pitted a small suburb against the city of Chicago over the expansion of O'Hare International Airport is over.
Retail broker Umpqua Investments Inc. said Thursday that since January it has hired 27 financial advisers who bring in an additional $8.5 million in yearly revenue as part of an expansion effort.
Hitachi Automotive Products plans to expand its Harrodsburg, Ky., manufacturing plant and add more than 100 new jobs "in the near future."
Georgia Power's plans to expand their Plant Vogtle Nuclear plant are up for another hearing before the state Public Service Commission.
Environmental groups are asking the federal courts to block to plans to build two nuclear reactors at an east Georgia power plant.
JetBlue said Thursday it will boost its service from Boston Logan by 30 percent by next summer, as bigger carriers pull back and competition from rival Southwest heats up.
A proposal for a new 82-story tower next to the Museum of Modern Art has cleared its final hurdle.
Coca-Cola Co. and the Georgia governor's office says a Coke plant in Atlanta that makes syrup will be expanded and will make ingredients for a new fountain machine.
A $1 billion plan to upgrade the Los Angeles International Airport's international terminal has been approved.
A North Carolina-based maker of energy-efficient lighting elements is expanding and plans to add 575 jobs in the next three years.
A. Shulman Inc. said Monday it is expanding the manufacturing capacity of its plastics factory in San Luis Potosi, Mexico.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has launched an addition to its online business that has outside retailers selling nearly 1 million new items through Walmart.com, a move that could help the world's largest retailer catch up in the online world.
Struggling with an economy that has gouged gambling profits and cut casino companies' ability to borrow, MGM Mirage hopes to keep expanding its international hotel and casino empire and fattening its profit — but have other companies foot the bill.
The U.S. State Department issued a permit Thursday allowing construction of a pipeline that will bring crude oil to the U.S. from Canada's oil sands, where environmental groups say extraction and refinement methods are contributing to global warming.
Chemical giant DuPont said Thursday it will invest $120 million to increase production of a component used in solar cells as the company anticipates rapid growth in the photovoltaic market in the next several years.
As a 490-room tower opens at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino just east of the Las Vegas Strip this week, hotel operators citywide are struggling to fill existing rooms and staggering at the prospect of 10,000 more coming online this year and next.
Gillette has launched a new global advertising campaign that underscores Procter & Gamble Co. efforts to expand the shaving brand to reach males with other grooming products.
The University of Nebraska at Omaha and Bemidji (Minn.) State will join the Western Collegiate Hockey Association after this season, expanding the league to 12 teams.
Monet, Renoir, Cezanne, Rodin and other masters are the stars of the biggest expansion in the history of the Cleveland Museum of Art, and that suits architect Rafael Vinoly just fine.
General Motors' plant in Fort Wayne is in the running for a proposed $46 million expansion even as the automaker closes plants as part of its reorganization under federal bankruptcy laws.
A Toronto-based group has come forward with a proposal to launch a second NHL franchise in the city in time for the 2012-13 season.
Joe Paterno says he'd like to see either Rutgers, Pittsburgh or Syracuse join the Big Ten.
After nearly a decade of convincing city-dwellers to ditch their vehicles and sign up for its car-sharing service, Zipcar Inc. is hoping to broaden its customer base by offering the technology to the public sector.
AT&T Inc. said Tuesday it will add nearly 3,000 jobs this year and invest between $17 billion and $18 billion to drive growth by enhancing wireless and broadband networks to provide more coverage.
During the recent recession/depression (depending on whom you ask), one of the few thriving aspects of the American economy has been the National Football League.
Netflix coming to major mystery deviceDuring a Thursday third quarter earnings report, Netflix has revealed increased revenues thanks to a 22 percent increase of streaming video use, and this from a smaller subscriber base.
Credit Vise Tightens for Small and Midsize BusinessesMany small and midsize American businesses are still struggling to secure bank loans, impeding their expansion plans and constraining overall economic growth, even as the country tentatively rises from its recessionary depths.
Netanyahu: Israel will not halt settlement construction completely : Middle East WorldJerusalem - Israel will not completely freeze all construction in its West Bank settlements, as the United States and the Palestinians have demanded, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday. "A freeze for me means zero construction.
- Israel defies US over settlements"Defence Minister Ehud Barak has authorised the construction of 455 housing units in settlement blocs" in the occupied West Bank, the ministry said.
Fort Benning, home of the U.S. Army Infantry School and headquarters of the 3rd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, began expansion in 2001 to bring together the Armor School in Fort Knox , KY and Fort Benning's Infantry School into one consolidated installation.
How big a government do we want? We face an unprecedented collision between Americans' desire for more government services and their almost-equal unwillingness to be taxed.
Nearby Star (Betelgeuse) May Be Getting Ready to ExplodeThe nearby, well-known and very bright star may soon explode in a supernova, according to data released by U.C. Berkeley researchers Tuesday. More Articles
GTA IV Fabulously Expands With The Ballad of Gay TonyRockstar has announced the next downloadable content for its hit game Grand Theft Auto 4. The expansion called Grand Theft Auto: The Ballad of Gay Tony will hit the Xbox 360 this fall for $19 or 1600 microsoft points.
Israeli settlers reject Obama call to halt buildingJewish settler leaders on Tuesday shrugged off U.S. President Barack Obama's call for Israel to halt settlement building in the occupied West Bank, saying Palestinians needed to "halt terror first".
Star Crust 10 Billion Times Stronger than SteelResearch by a theoretical physicist at Indiana University shows that the crusts of neutron stars are 10 billion times stronger than steel or any other of the earth's strongest metal alloys. More Articles
Get Ready Humanity, Because Space Is a Freak ShowLike some kind of massive cosmic toilet bowl, the multitude of galaxies that populate the known Universe are swirling inexplicably toward a tiny 20-degree plane of deep space. More Articles
Panama to choose president amid canal growthA conservative supermarket magnate is favored to win presidential elections Sunday that will determine who oversees expansion of the Panama Canal, the nation's economic engine.
19 Years Ago...April 24, 1990: Hubble Becomes Big Eye Above SkyHubble was not the first space telescope but it is by far the most sophisticated, providing earthlings with unprecedented detail and spectacular views of their universe.
Physicists See The Cosmos In A Coffee CupA Duke University professor and his graduate student have discovered a universal principle that unites the curious interplay of light and shadow on the surface of your morning coffee with the way gravity magnifies and distorts light from distant galaxies. More Articles
Ellison bakery expands line after losing Archway accountsThe Ellison bakery used to bake several varieties of cookies for Archway until that company filed bankruptcy and was sold. Now Ellison is expanding its own line of cookie varieties to include several soft cookie types that are very similar to the familiar Archway types.
New Rehab Centers Meet Growing Demand for Narconon ServicesNarconon centers expanded in 2008 due to the growing demand for Narconon's results.
Super-sized Supernova Explosion Observed Start to Finish Including Black Hole EndingIn the first observation if its kind, scientists at the Weizmann Institute of Science and San Diego State University were able to watch what happens when a star the size of 50 suns explodes.
Space-Time "Ripples" Created by Merging Black HolesTwo newfound black holes on the verge of crashing into each other could be creating "ripples" in the fabric of space-time, astronomers suggest. More Articles
It only looks different: Both parties love big governmentWASHINGTON — Strip away the political finger pointing over President Obama's proposed budget and the fight boils down to a clash of values. Both major parties are really for big government — just big in different places.
Fermilab Director: Unexplained Noise may show that the Universe is a HologramFor many months, the GEO600 team-members had been scratching their heads over inexplicable noise that is plaguing their giant detector. Then, out of the blue, a researcher approached them with an explanation.
Zombie Star Spins Like CrazyThe very old star has a dead heart, having exhausted all the fuel that runs thermonuclear fusion. But the star itself goes on spinning about its axis once every 2.6 seconds and generating intense magnetic fields. More Articles
Astronomers Discover Unexpected Radio Signal - 6 Times Louder Than ExpectedA mysterious screen of extra-loud radio noise permeates the cosmos, preventing astronomers from observing heat from the first stars. The balloon-borne ARCADE instrument discovered this cosmic static on its July 2006 flight. The noise is six times louder than expected.
Milky Way, Now 50% MORE MASSIVE my brothas and sistas!The higher speed of the Sun means the galaxy must have more mass — about 50 percent more — so as to generate a stronger gravitational pull to keep hold of the Sun, as well as all its other stars. That expands the Milky Way to roughly the heft of Andromeda. More Articles
How Science is Like DemocracyPhysicist Lee Smolin talks about how the scientific community works: as he puts it, "we fight and argue as hard as we can," but everyone accepts that the next generation of scientists will decide who's right. And, he says, that's how democracy works, too. More Articles
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