by Ben Kamisar | Mar 13, 2012 | Business
WASHINGTON — Continuing the administration’s push to challenge China’s trading tactics, President Barack Obama announced Tuesday that the United States will file a trade complaint against the world’s largest country. “Our competitors should be on...
by Mattias Gugel | Mar 13, 2012 | Business, Education
WASHINGTON — With manufacturing jobs opening up in American cities, President Barack Obama has turned to community colleges to bring new workers up to speed , despite the government’s record of inefficiency in its job retraining efforts. Obama’s latest attempt at...
by Ben Kamisar | Mar 1, 2012 | Business
WASHINGTON— President Obama’s corporate tax reform policy touting relief for the corporate and manufacturing sectors is taking a hit for failing to do just that. Critics in the business community fear the promised tax reductions for manufacturers, research and...
by Shirley Li | Feb 29, 2012 | Business, Politics
AUDIO: Democratic lawmakers rally members of the National Treasury Employees Union. (Shirley Li/Medill) WASHINGTON – Moving indoors to escape the heavy Washington rain didn’t dampen the enthusiasm of the National Treasury Employees Union Wednesday. Members...
by Rachel Morello | Feb 29, 2012 | Business, Environment, Health & Science
WASHINGTON – Former President Bill Clinton said Wednesday that the Obama administration is making great strides in creating green jobs, but environment-friendly industries are still not getting recognition. “We’re left with a time of real excitement here, that...
by Ben Kamisar | Feb 28, 2012 | Business
WASHINGTON — Testifying before a key Senate committee, Housing and Urban Development, Secretary Shaun Donovan offered qualified optimism about the state of the U.S. housing market Tuesday, but made clear that significant strides needed to be taken. “More than 13...
by Shirley Li | Feb 28, 2012 | Business
WASHINGTON – Like most students in Morocco, 18-year-old Lina El Yakhloufi wanted to work for a company – not start one. But after she attended Injaz Morocco, a program recognized by the Clinton Global Initiative that teaches high school students how to start and run...
by Mattias Gugel | Feb 22, 2012 | Business, Health & Science, Politics
WASHINGTON — The U.S. may be at the beginning of a “manufacturing job renaissance,” but industry growth will only remain a “trickle” if new policies to incubate innovation are not put in place, according to fellows at The Brookings Institution. Panelists on Wednesday...
by Kit Fox | Feb 22, 2012 | Business
WASHINGTON — Pharmacists in 20,000 locations across the U.S. are about to move to the other side of the counter. A new company called RxAlly has created a network of pharmacies that will share technology and create more personal relationships with patients....
by Ben Kamisar | Feb 21, 2012 | Business
“In its big picture role, the State Department’s traditional diplomatic mission to promote geopolitical stability contributes to business confidence and creates an environment in which international commerce can flourish,” Boeing CEO W. James McNerney Jr....
by Shirley Li | Feb 15, 2012 | Business, Politics
WASHINGTON – Chinese Vice President and expected future leader Xi Jinping urged international stability Wednesday between the U.S. and China, calling for a “mutually beneficial relationship” in a speech before business leaders on the second day of his U.S. tour....
by Kit Fox | Feb 15, 2012 | Business, National Security
Photo by STS-122 Shuttle Crew / NASA WASHINGTON — The Star Wars soundtrack blasted out of the speaker system as yellow words faded into a starry landscape on the projector. “Commercial: the new future of space” rolled across the screen. At the 15th annual Federal...
