Business torrents

The sales tax on most purchases will be waived Aug. 14-15, corporations and startups would receive new tax breaks, and the state’s large small business […]

The Pittsburgh-area’s unemployment rate eased in June, falling three-tenths of a percentage point to a seasonally adjusted 8.3 percent, the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and […]

A confidential settlement has been reached in what may be the largest construction defect lawsuit in Oregon history.
The case was filed Aug. 8, 2008 in […]

Universal Stainless & Alloy Products, Inc. named Douglas M. McSorely vice president of finance, chief financial officer and treasurer effective July 19, the company said […]

The bidding war between two iconic adult magazines has begun.
FriendFinder Networks, the owner of Penthouse magazine, wants to buy Playboy for $210 million, which […]

Debt collectors are getting desperate and dirty.
Harassing phone calls, abusive language and physical violence are becoming a bigger part of business as debt collectors […]

Saint Luke’s Brain and Stroke Institute has opened a second location for its Brain Fitness Center.
The new location is at the Jewish Community Center, 5801 […]

In its latest move in the e-reader wars, Amazon slashed the price on the supersize version of its Kindle by more than $100 on […]

Central Pacific Bank will complete its ATM expansion at Hawaii shopping centers with seven more machines this summer.
The Hawaii-based financial institution will add four automated […]

The University of Hawaii at Manoa’s Myron B. Thompson School of Social Work has received full accreditation for both the baccalaureate and masters’ programs for […]