Aflac is spreading around the exposure of six high-profile NASCAR races in 2010 to a company known for selling premium fertilizer.
Mark Fryer knows what it takes to get you hired. After all, he has spent more than three decades helping companies find qualified employees.
The first Fountain City Classic Career Expo and Job Fair takes place from 1 to 5 p.m. Friday at the Columbus Convention and Trade Center, 801 Front Ave.
NEW YORK — Legendary investor Warren Buffett is making what he calls an “all-in wager” on the U.S. economy — $34 billion to buy a major railroad that hauls everything from corn to cars across the country.
Kia Motors announced Tuesday it will reopen the application process for production and maintenance workers at its new West Point, Ga., assembly plant.
Coming only a couple of days after Halloween, Carmike Cinemas’ stock performance Tuesday might have resembled a horror movie for some shareholders.
IRVINE, Calif. — Goldman Sachs was one of the last Wall Street giants to enter the subprime lending world, but when it did, it quickly climbed into bed with profligate, highflying firms — companies such as New Century Financial Corp.
NEW YORK — Investors sidestepped some of their doubts about the economy and bought energy and industrial stocks as commodity prices rose.
DETROIT — After months of roller coaster-like sales, the auto industry offered signs of recovery from its yearlong slump on Tuesday, as most automakers reported higher levels of U.S. sales in October.
LONDON — The British government moved Tuesday to break up the country’s two biggest retail banks, imposing a major shakeup on the financial sector as it exacts payback for last year’s massive state bailout at the height of the financial crisis.
A slow start at the box office and rising theater operating costs sliced into Carmike Cinemas’ third-quarter performance.
A day before Fort Valley State University and Albany State University meet in the 20th Fountain City Classic, an event of the same name looks to match job seekers with employers.
Tire manufacturer Michelin will begin accepting applications Tuesday for small- to medium-sized businesses that need loans in the east Alabama and Columbus areas.
WASHINGTON — Hopes for the fledgling economic recovery got a boost Monday from better-than-expected news on manufacturing, construction and contracts to buy homes.
ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Contaminated fresh ground beef caused a possible E. coli outbreak that killed two people and sent 16 others to hospitals, federal health officials said Monday.
NEW YORK — Inside the thick Goldman Sachs investment circular were the details of a secret, $2 billion deal channeled through a Caribbean tax haven.
NEW YORK — After months on hiatus, volatility is back on Wall Street.
DALLAS -- If you plan to travel around the upcoming holidays, prepare to pay a little more -- again.
DEARBORN, Mich. — Ford, the only Detroit automaker to dodge direct government aid and bankruptcy court, surprised investors with net income of nearly $1 billion in the third quarter and forecast a “solidly profitable” 2011.
LOS ANGELES -- The Lawry's restaurant chain agreed Monday to pay more than $1 million to settle a federal lawsuit that claimed it barred men from waiting tables at its high-end steakhouses.
