http://www.dailyindependent.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Mon, 05 May 2008 06:04:00 +0000 http://www.dailyindependent.com/business/local_story_125233636.html http://www.dailyindependent.com/business/local_story_125233636.html On a sunny April morning Steve Jackson stands outside of his downtown tire company laughing and joking with the continuous stream of customers that pulls off 16th Street into his lot. Sun, 23 Mar 2008 22:00:00 +0000 http://www.dailyindependent.com/business/local_story_083220302.html http://www.dailyindependent.com/business/local_story_083220302.html For months, Americans have been subjected to a sort of economic water torture — a maddening drip of bad news about jobs, gas prices, sagging home values, creeping inflation, the slouching dollar and a stock market in bumpy descent. Thu, 20 Mar 2008 15:19:00 +0000 http://www.dailyindependent.com/business/local_story_080152034.html http://www.dailyindependent.com/business/local_story_080152034.html Matt Abrams, founder and owner of A’s Custom Powder Coating, is ready for the leap from small business to emerging industry. Thu, 20 Mar 2008 15:06:00 +0000 http://www.dailyindependent.com/business/local_story_080150746.html http://www.dailyindependent.com/business/local_story_080150746.html It just looks bad. Thu, 06 Mar 2008 23:37:00 +0000 http://www.dailyindependent.com/business/local_story_067000847.html http://www.dailyindependent.com/business/local_story_067000847.html I certainly got an education in local politics, grudges and attitudes last week in response to a request for reasons why many people consider Ashland’s downtown business district to be doomed, while others see it as an area of nearly unlimited opportunity. Thu, 06 Mar 2008 08:50:00 +0000 http://www.dailyindependent.com/business/local_story_066085212.html http://www.dailyindependent.com/business/local_story_066085212.html Oil prices hit a record $105.10 a barrel Thursday, a day after a surprise drop in U.S. crude supplies and a decision by OPEC not to boost production. Thu, 28 Feb 2008 17:13:00 +0000 http://www.dailyindependent.com/business/local_story_059171419.html http://www.dailyindependent.com/business/local_story_059171419.html Someone please clue me in. Sun, 17 Feb 2008 22:00:00 +0000 http://www.dailyindependent.com/business/local_story_048220123.html http://www.dailyindependent.com/business/local_story_048220123.html Toshiba may pull the plug on its high-definition DVD format but no decision has been made, the Japanese electronics maker said in a statement Monday. Wed, 13 Feb 2008 00:01:00 +0000 http://www.dailyindependent.com/business/local_story_044000234.html http://www.dailyindependent.com/business/local_story_044000234.html Tue, 12 Feb 2008 10:13:00 +0000 http://www.dailyindependent.com/business/local_story_043101112.html http://www.dailyindependent.com/business/local_story_043101112.html General Motors Corp. reported a $38.7 billion loss for 2007 on Tuesday, the largest annual loss ever for an automotive company, and said it is making a new round of buyout offers to U.S. hourly workers in hopes of replacing some of them with lower-paid help. Sun, 10 Feb 2008 09:29:00 +0000 http://www.dailyindependent.com/business/local_story_041092614.html http://www.dailyindependent.com/business/local_story_041092614.html Yahoo Inc.'s board will reject Microsoft Corp.'s $44.6 billion takeover bid after concluding the unsolicited offer undervalues the slumping Internet pioneer, a person familiar with the situation said Saturday. Sat, 09 Feb 2008 17:40:00 +0000 http://www.dailyindependent.com/business/local_story_040174135.html http://www.dailyindependent.com/business/local_story_040174135.html Despite remarkably quick passage, the economic aid plan and its cash rebates may come too late to prevent a recession this year. For many experts, however, the $168 billion boost to the lagging economy may mean the difference between a short downturn and something much more serious. Fri, 01 Feb 2008 08:25:00 +0000 http://www.dailyindependent.com/business/local_story_032082253.html http://www.dailyindependent.com/business/local_story_032082253.html Microsoft Corp. has pounced on slumping Internet icon Yahoo Inc. with an unsolicited takeover offer of $44.6 billion in its boldest bid yet to challenge Google Inc.'s dominance of the lucrative online search and advertising markets. Tue, 29 Jan 2008 10:43:00 +0000 http://www.dailyindependent.com/business/local_story_029104421.html http://www.dailyindependent.com/business/local_story_029104421.html Tue, 22 Jan 2008 23:03:00 +0000 http://www.dailyindependent.com/business/local_story_022230438.html http://www.dailyindependent.com/business/local_story_022230438.html AK Steel Holding Corp. had record revenues and shipments in 2007 and starts the new year healthier than imaginable when his management team took over four years ago, CEO James Wainscott said Tuesday.