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Sun-Times Media Group, which was recently sold out of bankruptcy to an investor group, said Friday it named John Barron to the newly created group publisher position and as senior vice president of news and editorial operations.
Bakery goods company Flowers Foods Inc. on Friday said its board elected David V. Singer, president and chief executive officer of Lance Inc., to the board.
Citigroup Inc. said Thursday it named a former Merrill Lynch executive, Steve Bodurtha, as managing director and head of investments for Citi Private Bank in North America.
Equifax Inc. said Thursday it named Samir Bhatia, a banking industry veteran in India, to lead an affiliate firm that the credit reporting agency is launching in India.
Sneaker seller Foot Locker Inc. said Wednesday that its board has given CEO Ken Hicks the additional title of chairman, effective Jan. 31.
Microtune Inc., which makes radio frequency products for consumer electronics and electronic systems for automobiles, said Chief Financial Officer Jeffrey A. Kupp will step down.
The Principal Financial Group Inc. said Tuesday its president of insurance and financial services will retire at the end of this year.
Coldwater Creek Inc. said Tuesday that its chief financial officer, Tim Martin, resigned to take a job at another company.
Bill Fisher, son of Gap Inc. founders Doris and Don Fisher, will join the retailer's board to fill the seat left vacant when his father died in September.
Lazard Ltd. on Tuesday appointed Kenneth M. Jacobs as CEO and chairman, choosing a longtime executive at the investment advisory firm to fill vacancies from last month's sudden death of Chairman and CEO Bruce Wasserstein.
Orthopedic device maker Wright Medical Group Inc. said Monday it named Lance A. Berry senior vice president and chief financial officer, replacing outgoing financial chief John K. Bakewell.
Allstate Corp. said Monday that an executive from rival Travelers Cos., Joseph P. Lacher Jr., has been named president of Allstate's property and casualty offerings.
Jack in the Box Inc. said Monday it promoted its vice president of operations, Leonard Comma, to be its chief operating officer effective Feb. 1.
Lockheed Martin Corp. announced Monday a reorganization of its Electronic Systems business, including appointing a new head of the division, which makes the Aegis ballistic missile and the Pac-3 surface-to-air guided missile.
John Eckel Jr., who turned a 23-mile pipeline into a midstream natural gas company with more than 6,000 miles of pipeline and seven processing plants, has died at the age of 58, Copano Energy LLC said Sunday.
Ivanhoe Energy Inc., a Canadian oil and gas company, said Friday that it named Gerald Schiefelbein as its chief financial officer, taking over for retiring CFO Gordon Lancaster.
Health insurer Coventry Health Care Inc. said Friday that Michael Stocker, the chairman of New York City Health and Hospitals Corp., will join its board of directors.
Eli Lilly & Co. said Friday its science and technology head will retire. The drugmaker hired the chief researcher at AstraZeneca PLC to replace him.
Construction materials maker Martin Marietta Materials Inc. said Thursday that C. Howard Nye will take over as CEO on Jan. 1 ahead of Stephen P. Zelnak Jr.'s retirement in the middle of 2010.
Real estate investment trust Kilroy Realty Corp. said Tuesday its senior vice president and treasurer, Tyler H. Rose, will be promoted to executive vice president and chief financial officer starting at the end of the year.
Smith & Wesson Holding Corp. said Tuesday it has named James Debney as president of its firearms business.
Industrial equipment maker and contractor Dresser-Rand Group Inc. on Tuesday named Stephen Snider as a new independent member of its board of directors.
Sara Lee Corp. said Tuesday it has appointed Anne Teague as chief information officer, effective immediately.
Power company Xcel Energy Inc. on Tuesday named Riley Hill to the role of president and CEO of its Southwestern Public Service Co. (SPS) subsidiary.
Electrical equipment maker Baldor Electric Co. said Tuesday its board of directors promoted Jeffery Hubert to vice president of generators, effective Jan. 1.
Official: Afghan cop kills 5 British soldiersAn Afghan policeman shot dead five British soldiers at a checkpoint in southern Afghanistan, the defense ministry in London said on Wednesday.
Neil Young converting Lincoln to electric carNeil Young, the rocker who provided some of the soundtrack to Vietnam-era protests, is trying to change the world again - with his car.
Embassy Scandal: A New Abu Ghraib? Will ArmorGroup's embassy scandal inflame the Muslim world in the same way Abu Ghraib did? Members of the Commission on Wartime Contracting, the independent panel established to probe contracting issues in Iraq and Afghanistan, certainly see parallels between the infamous photogr …
Embassy scandal: Guards now watch guardsThe U.S. Embassy in Afghanistan has banned alcohol and assigned American personnel to watch over the embassy's security guards following allegations of lewd behavior and sexual misconduct.
Fla. population drops for 1st time since 1946The head of the University of Florida's Bureau of Economic and Business Research says the state's population has declined for the first time in 63 years
Facebook gets another faceliftFacebook founder Mark Zuckerberg thinks he's found a way to ease the journey down a different road so he won't have to issue public apologies like he did in each of the previous two years after springing new products on users.
Entrepreneurs battle copycats with new strategyPiracy today is so pervasive that it's nearly impossible to combat, so some entrepreneurs are changing strategy, working with the copycats rather than against them. By Frank Silverstein.
Juror chats sex abuse trial on FacebookA British court official says a juror was dismissed from a sex abuse trial after discussing the case on Facebook.
Reading through some recently posted articles my curiosity was aroused by those who say that in the case of a Second American Revolution against our own current government the Military would do one of several things I have metioned below.
Motorist drives over Grand Canyon edgeAuthorities are investigating the death of a man who drove over the edge of the Grand Canyon.
Wedding planners pair up to save on costsAs soon as they opened their shops, wedding plannersKara Underwood and Kirstin Martin encountered a crisis neither could have foreseen: each other.
Bomb found, defused aboard Iranian planeSecurity personnel defused a homemade bomb found on an aircraft during a domestic flight in Iran late on Saturday, Iranian media said.
Former Hollinger exec gets 29 months in prisonF. David Radler, former publisher of the Chicago Sun-Times, was sentenced Monday to 29 months in prison for his role in stealing millions of dollars from Hollinger shareholders.
Social Security unveils new online applicationThe Social Security Administration, envisaging the near-future prospect of 10,000 baby boomers applying for benefits every day, has put together a new online service.
Lolcat site hiring; spelling skillz optional"I can haz dream Job? My rezumez! let me showz u thm"
More employers seek out seniorsAARP is adding to its list of employers looking to hire people 50 and older for a variety of full-time, part-time and seasonal jobs, the group announced Thursday.
Fort Dix plotters sentenced to life in prisonThree brothers convicted of plotting to kill military personnel at a base in New Jersey will spend the rest of their lives in prison.
Chrysler CEO: New board coming with Fiat dealIf Chrysler and Fiat can work out an alliance, Chrysler would be run by a new board appointed by the U.S. government and Fiat, Chrysler's CEO said in a message to employees.
GM CEO: Bankruptcy probable, not preferredGeneral Motors CEO Fritz Henderson says bankruptcy isn't the company's preferred option, but it's still probable, given the restructuring goals GM must meet to get more government loans.
CIA documents shine light on Air AmericaThe CIA has released about 10,000 previously classified documents about Air America - an ostensibly private airline essentially owned and operated by the government body.
Bernanke sees 'tentative signs' of improvementFederal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said Tuesday there have been flickering signs that the recession may be easing.
Utah accountant fined in alleged Ponzi schemeFederal regulators have obtained a $2 million judgment against a Utah man they accuse of participating in a Ponzi scheme.
Mitt Romney sells Utah ski houseSALT LAKE CITY - Race-car driver and money manager Hal Prewitt bought Mitt Romney's ski house at Deer Valley Resort for "a little less" than the asking price of $5.25 million, his agent said Tuesday.
Miss Universe and Miss USA tour GuantanamoBeauty queens Dayana Mendoza and Crystle Stewart took part in a VIP tour to entertain American military personnel at the prison in Cuba. "It was an incredible experience," Mendoza wrote on the Miss Universe pageant Web site.
Kofi Annan signs deal to pen memoirFormer U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan has signed a deal to publish a book focusing on his encounters with major world figures and events.
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