PriceWeber invests $3.1 million in new headquarters,...
Sep 21, 2009 | via Business First of Louisville
For officials with PriceWeber Marketing Communications Inc. , the recession has made a buy-or-lease dilemma an easier call - they're buying. Comment?
Veterans deserve respect from government
Nov 12, 2009 | via Oldham Era
As Veterans Day is upon us, we must remember that our country stands tall because of what veterans did and the values they've always stood for. Comment?
Nov 11, 2009 | via The Courier-Journal
The number of homeowners on the brink of losing their homes dipped in October, the third consecutive monthly decline, as foreclosure-prevention programs helped more borrowers. Comment?
10,000 apply for 90 GE factory jobs
Oct 9, 2009 | via Indian Hill Journal
In the latest sign of weakness in Louisville-area employment, about 10,000 people applied over three days for 90 jobs building washing machines at General Electric for about $27,000 per year and hefty benefits. Comment?
Former center program director accused of child porn...
Aug 28, 2009 | via The Morehead News
A former Morehead Inspiration Center Program Director and Pathways employee is being charged with alleged possession of child pornography. Comment?
Boone County: The decade in news
Tuesday | via Campbell County Recorder
By Paul McKibben and Justin Duke * pmckibben@nky.com and jbduke@nky.com * December 29, 2009 Growth, growth and more growth marked the past decade in Boone County, driving the need for several new schools, roads and municipal facilities. Comment?
Settlement for Countrywide Financial ID Theft Victim...
Monday Dec 28 | via Insurance Journal West
A federal judge in Kentucky has given preliminary approval to a settlement between Countrywide Financial Corp., and millions of customers whose detailed financial information was exposed in a security breach. Comment?
News briefs from around Kentucky at 4:58 a.m. EST
Friday Dec 25 | via Clover Herald
Kentucky Sen. Jim Bunning was the only senator to miss the Senate's historic Christmas Eve vote on health care legislation. Comment?
Ed Hatchett recommended for KACo post
Wednesday Dec 23 | via Glasgow Daily Times, Glasgow, KY
Barren County native Edward B. Hatchett is being recommended by a search committee to be the next executive director of the Kentucky Association of Counties. Comment?
Sunday Dec 20 | via Examiner.com
In Issues Brief - 12/04/09 I discussed the fallout from the credit crunch weasels, the original pigs at the trough. Comment?
More Families Opting For 15-Year Mortgages
10 min ago | via Cbs2chicago.com
Share + Dec 30, 2009 5:08 pm US/Central Reporting Vince Gerasole 1 of 1 The O'Neill family refinanced the mortgage on their home in Chicago's Jefferson Park neighborhood to get a 15-year loan and pay their mortgage off faster. Comment?
Govt gives GMAC $3.8 billion in new aid
1 min ago | via Star-telegram.com
By JEANNINE AVERSA and STEPHEN MANNING The government on Wednesday provided a fresh $3.8 billion cash infusion to stabilize GMAC Financial Services as the financing company struggles with hefty losses in its home mortgage unit.The Treasury Department said the new aid, which comes from a taxpayer-financed bailout fund, is less than the roughly $6 ... Comment?
3 On Your Side: Refinancing Your Mortgage
13 min ago | via Cbs3.com
Share + Dec 30, 2009 4:00 pm US/Eastern Reporting Jim Donovan As we wrap up 2009, mortgage rates are still hovering around their lowest level in decades. Comment?
Fannie and Freddie proving too big to shrink
16 min ago | via 2 Works For You
Freddie Mac headquarters in McLean, Virginia. WASHINGTON a ' The government's Christmas Eve pledge of unlimited financial aid to mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac is aimed at making sure the housing market doesn't take another turn for the worse and cause the economic recovery to unravel. Comment?
How billions in complex Goldman deals escaped scrutiny
16 min ago | via Myrtle Beach Online
The use of credit-default swaps, or private, insurance-like contracts, exploded in recent years into a murky, $60 trillion worldwide market with little government scrutiny. Comment?