Salem-News.com News Feed for articles tagged with business www.salem-news.com 2010 They pitch the battle as environment vs. jobs, it is a phony argument using economic recovery through ecological laxity as the key to our nation’s fiscal woes. This type of “Zero Sum Game,” is a winner-take-all scenario that will create more jobs---More jobs in the remediation and restoration career sectors after we’ve destroyed our country’s ecologies. http://salem-news.com/articles/february102012/environmental-siege-rb.php http://salem-news.com/articles/february102012/environmental-siege-rb.php Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:10:00 PST A new study reconfirms what many people know from first-hand experience: Mexican workers' purchasing power has plummeted since the turn of the century. According to the analysis, Mexican workers earning the daily minimum wage had to toil 11.38 hours in December 2011 to buy a basic basket of commodities... http://salem-news.com/articles/february092012/mexican-workers.php http://salem-news.com/articles/february092012/mexican-workers.php Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:30:00 PST Credit or debit? Choosing the right option at the right time can help protect from unwanted charges and skimming scams. When charged, debit cards automatically withdraw money directly from checking accounts; whereas credit cards extract funds from credit accounts. Most credit issuers carry zero liability policies so card users can dispute unauthorized charges from fraud and undelivered products or services. http://salem-news.com/articles/february092012/debit-danger.php http://salem-news.com/articles/february092012/debit-danger.php Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:49:00 PST Oregon Senate President Peter Courtney says revenue is down a little, but it will fit within the co-chairs’ budget proposal. That means we can move forward with a budget rebalance that will keep our schools open and criminals behind bars. It means we will take care of our seniors and provide services for people with disabilities and our children. http://salem-news.com/articles/february082012/revenue-reax-tk.php http://salem-news.com/articles/february082012/revenue-reax-tk.php Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:16:00 PST This is the Executive Summary for the March 2012 Oregon Economic Forecast. Salem-News.com brings you the complete document, and also reactions to the news of Oregon falling more than $35 million this year. This information contains recent trends, demographics, risks and forecasts, General Fund revenues and information on Extended General Fund revenue outlook. http://salem-news.com/articles/february082012/oregon-2012-revenue.php http://salem-news.com/articles/february082012/oregon-2012-revenue.php Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:35:00 PST Truck drivers at the Port of Seattle have walked off the job by the hundred, leaving lawmakers in a quandary. Drivers at several trucking companies that haul containers between the port and intermodal rail yards say the companies they contract with are paying them at less than the market rate. http://salem-news.com/articles/february072012/truckers-seattle.php http://salem-news.com/articles/february072012/truckers-seattle.php Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:34:00 PST The San Onofre nuclear plant had a potential radiation leak in one of the unit's steam generator tubes Tuesday. Southern California Edison said, "The potential leak poses no imminent danger to the public or plant workers. There has been no release to the atmosphere." http://salem-news.com/articles/february052012/san-onofre.php http://salem-news.com/articles/february052012/san-onofre.php Sun, 05 Feb 2012 14:35:00 PST Conducting a presentation on Ohio's Pill Mill Bill, Danna Droz with the Ohio State Board of Pharmacy states that she has no financial interest or conflict of interest in the context of the subject matter of this presentation. However it appears that Ms. Droz has forgotten about an ethics investigation relating to her ties to the maker of OxyContin, Purdue Pharma. http://salem-news.com/articles/february042012/osycontin-ohio-ms.php http://salem-news.com/articles/february042012/osycontin-ohio-ms.php Sat, 04 Feb 2012 18:32:00 PST "In contrast to the murderous vision of violent extremists, we are joining with allies and partners around the world to build their capacity to promote security..." wrote U.S. President Barack Obama. The report details the United States’ own vision of violent extremism being directed against Iran. http://salem-news.com/articles/february042012/violence-dollars-yaw.php http://salem-news.com/articles/february042012/violence-dollars-yaw.php Sat, 04 Feb 2012 16:20:00 PST It was standing room only as family farmers from around North America filled a federal courtroom in Manhattan on Tuesday. The topic was the landmark organic community lawsuit OSGATA et al v. Monsanto. http://salem-news.com/articles/february022012/osgata-monsanto.php http://salem-news.com/articles/february022012/osgata-monsanto.php Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:19:00 PST I am writing from Indonesia, the country who got GMO soy first... I'm curious to share what I am seeing. In 2008 Bumi Sehat Bali's 573 babies saw an increase in retained placentas, and an increase in velamentous cord insertion. http://salem-news.com/articles/february022012/gmo-babies.php http://salem-news.com/articles/february022012/gmo-babies.php Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:30:00 PST Construction employment increased in 148 out of 337 metropolitan areas between December 2010 and December 2011, decreased in 128 and stayed level in 61, according to a new analysis. “Many communities are benefiting from growing demand from the private sector for new construction activity,” said Ken Simonson, the association’s chief economist. http://salem-news.com/articles/february022012/stalking-judge.php http://salem-news.com/articles/february022012/stalking-judge.php Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:54:00 PST Villagers in this contested region of India have been cordoned off by the Police. Entry and exit into the villages are controlled and restricted. Three prominent leaders remain behind bars for opposing the forcible occupation of their lands by POSCO, nominally Korean but largely an American and European banksters controlled firm. http://salem-news.com/articles/february012012/poco-update-as.php http://salem-news.com/articles/february012012/poco-update-as.php Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:20:00 PST A friend asked me to comment on the President's State of the Union Speech so I thought I would reply here. To those who take exception to how I refer to the President, I ask that you respect my lack of formal address as it is my conviction that this man is a con artist and a murderer deserving no respect. http://salem-news.com/articles/february012012/disunion-address-mdp.php http://salem-news.com/articles/february012012/disunion-address-mdp.php Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:32:00 PST China Knowledge reported that China Merchants Holdings Co Ltd, the country second largest port operator plans to increase its stakes by 30% in a container port in Colombo, Sri Lankan for USD 5.5 million. Upon completion of the acquisition, the Hong Kong-listed buyer will hold an 85% stake in the container port operator Colombo International Container Terminals Ltd or CICT from Sri Lankan conglomerate Aitken Spence PLC. http://salem-news.com/articles/january312012/china-lanka.php http://salem-news.com/articles/january312012/china-lanka.php Tue, 31 Jan 2012 17:27:00 PST On a January day with temperatures pushing into the 80's in San Diego County, a white van circles the block in San Diego’s Hillcrest district for a last minute drop-off of creative “boards,” panels displaying images of websites and short films. Our destination: The San Diego Ad Club. This is an entry for the Addy Awards. I'm getting a creepy feeling as I'm driving--as I get closer to the deadline and as the temperatures keep rising on a hot afternoon. http://salem-news.com/articles/january312012/advertising-ususal-rl.php http://salem-news.com/articles/january312012/advertising-ususal-rl.php Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:56:00 PST Corporations exist solely to extract money from any source they can process, using whatever means they can manage, maneuver or manipulate. The so-called "modern" corporation has yet to accept and build its chartered structure and operations on any purpose but that of "profit" --however obtained. http://salem-news.com/articles/january302012/corporate-gurus-hcr.php http://salem-news.com/articles/january302012/corporate-gurus-hcr.php Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:50:00 PST A national special interest council threatens citizen involvement in Oregon’s first annual legislature. ALEC, the American Legislative Exchange Council, is a nonprofit increasingly dominating legislatures and impeding citizen access in all 50 states. http://salem-news.com/articles/january302012/oregon-interests-rr.php http://salem-news.com/articles/january302012/oregon-interests-rr.php Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:46:00 PST On several occasions recently, TV hosts have conducted random street interviews revealing that the average American is incredibly uninformed. For instance, when one passerby was asked “Which state does KFC come from,” he answered, “What, the chicken? I don’t know. I really don’t know.” http://salem-news.com/articles/january302012/street-smarts-pb.php http://salem-news.com/articles/january302012/street-smarts-pb.php Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:15:00 PST The company that started it all is a shining star today among the remaining U.S. auto manufacturers and more people need to realize this when they make that decision to drop their hard-earned money on a new car, really. Chevrolet and Dodge both took the federal money- bailout money from the U.S. taxpayer, Ford did not hold its hand out for this one, they could have followed suit... http://salem-news.com/articles/january292012/favorite-car-le.php http://salem-news.com/articles/january292012/favorite-car-le.php Sun, 29 Jan 2012 19:04:00 PST Human rights, Genocide, peace, politics, a broken earth, and Salem-News.com. Our goal as an Oregon news family is to cover subjects that others ignore. Salem-News.com, our greater family, is essential media - more needed in this world than ever before. I won't mention every person with the group, though I wish I could, there are so many champions among them. http://salem-news.com/articles/january282012/tim-bonnie-king.php http://salem-news.com/articles/january282012/tim-bonnie-king.php Sat, 28 Jan 2012 17:09:00 PST Last-minute decisions often do not yield good public policy. Congress has demonstrated this repeatedly. Consider last summer's raise-the-debt-ceiling circus. Or more recently, the midnight-hour deal to extend the payroll tax cut only for a couple of months. http://salem-news.com/articles/january272012/family-paychecks-cs.php http://salem-news.com/articles/january272012/family-paychecks-cs.php Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:13:00 PST We know that people in third-world countries like Palestine live under the constant threat of having their homes destroyed by demolition crews, but did you know this is also taking place in Russia? Elena Odnovarchenko has discovered how it feels to have no say over your personal destiny. An artist and sculptor, she lost everything- her life's work, when bulldozers destroyed her former home. http://salem-news.com/articles/january262012/russia-demolition-tk.php http://salem-news.com/articles/january262012/russia-demolition-tk.php Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:11:00 PST Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, members of Congress, distinguished guests, and fellow Americans: Last month, I went to Andrews Air Force Base and welcomed home some of our last troops to serve in Iraq... http://salem-news.com/articles/january242012/obama-speech.php http://salem-news.com/articles/january242012/obama-speech.php Tue, 24 Jan 2012 20:05:00 PST India has agreed to pay the price of crude oil it imports from Iran in gold, which makes it the first country to drop the US dollar for purchasing the Iranian oil. According to a report published by DEBKAfile news website, unnamed sources have stressed that China is also expected to follow suit. http://salem-news.com/articles/january242012/iran-gold.php http://salem-news.com/articles/january242012/iran-gold.php Tue, 24 Jan 2012 10:32:00 PST Historic Turner, Oregon has been flooded to the gills with recent rains. Families there need assistance and their city administrator has issued a special plea for help to get this Oregon city back on track. The city will match the first $10,000 in cash donations. http://salem-news.com/articles/january222012/turner-assistance.php http://salem-news.com/articles/january222012/turner-assistance.php Sun, 22 Jan 2012 19:24:00 PST One has to wonder about the people who run the world, and those who hope to run it. Not many of them seem too interested in running it for the benefit of most of the people on it, or for future generations. If they were, things would not be in such a mess today. http://salem-news.com/articles/january222012/archaic-politics-jw.php http://salem-news.com/articles/january222012/archaic-politics-jw.php Sun, 22 Jan 2012 17:30:00 PST Monsanto officers and shareholders will vote Tuesday on a shareholder proposal to create a study of "material financial risks or operational impacts" tied to its chemical products and GMO foods. The proposal represents one of the strongest signals to date that the biotech food conglomerate is facing growing consumer, legal, and regulatory uncertainties. http://salem-news.com/articles/january222012/monsanto-shareholders.php http://salem-news.com/articles/january222012/monsanto-shareholders.php Sun, 22 Jan 2012 15:56:00 PST Nassau County, New York has sounded the alarm -- they are experiencing a prescription drug abuse problem and are "taking the lead" in the nation and are forming an allegiance. This joint effort is with Nassau County's Prescription Drug Misuse and Abuse Prevention Task Force, InfraGard (an FBI public/private partnership) as well as the Long Island Pharmacy Crimes Task Force to run a Pharmacist Security Summit. http://salem-news.com/articles/january222012/suffolk-drugs-ms.php http://salem-news.com/articles/january222012/suffolk-drugs-ms.php Sun, 22 Jan 2012 15:18:00 PST When most people think of human trafficking, they envision victims trafficked into the international sex trade. But consider the complaint filed by the Southern Poverty Law Center in the class action case of Mairi Nunag-Tañedo, et al. v. East Baton Rouge Parish School Board, et al. http://salem-news.com/articles/january212012/human-trafficking-rs.php http://salem-news.com/articles/january212012/human-trafficking-rs.php Sat, 21 Jan 2012 18:17:00 PST