CEO brought Corning back from death's door USATODAY.com via Yahoo! News
In a story much like a corporate Greek fable, Wendell Weeks grew up inside Corning and helped lead the company to fantastic heights making fiber optics during the telecom boom. Fiber is the key to carrying huge amounts of data at high speed. The industry collapsed in 2001, nearly killing Corning.
CEO Forum: Corning's Wendell Weeks USA Today
Last week, I hosted another USA TODAY CEO Forum, this one at the University of North Carolina's Kenan-Flagler School of Business. In front of about 300 students and faculty, I interviewed Corning CEO Wendell Weeks about his career and one
Deputies Shoot Vietnam Veteran The Morning News
FAYETTEVILLE -- Albert Dennis Allen returned Friday from his mother's funeral. Sometime that morning, the Vietnam War veteran got off a bus and returned to his mobile home on Latta Road in Morrow.
Small-business startups face many hurdles Inside Bay Area
Vlad Shapiro has wanted to be in the food business for as long as he can remember. "My father operated a restaurant in Minsk," he said. "I hung out around kitchens all the time. I always wanted to have my own restaurant one day."
Web-based business helps connect custom builders, buyers The Indianapolis Star
Andy Elsbury had a 6,300-square-foot house to build and about 6,300 decisions to make. Which knobs for the kitchen cabinets? There were 100,000 to choose from. What about floor tiles? Nine rooms needed them. There were too many toilets to count. Archways over doors. Carpet, brick and countertops.
Mixed welcome for Baghdad surge The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News
Iraqi and American forces are meeting mixed results - that often vary street by street and day by day - as they struggle to regain control of Baghdad.
Accredited Home Lenders stops making riskier loans India Daily
Accredited Home Lenders said on Wednesday that it has stopped making some riskier types of loans as the market for low-end mortgages showed signs of a mini credit crunch.
Up Next And Recaps CBS News
Anthony Mason substitutes for Charles Osgood. MARKETING: New! Improved! "New and Improved" may be the most overused phrase in marketing but for business, it's become a mantra as companies scramble to keep products fresh and appealing to an ever-changing market.
Scott Sells Wal-Mart Shares The Morning News
Lee Scott, president and CEO of Wal-Mart Stores Inc., picked up almost 1.5 million this week when he sold more than 30,000 shares of Wal-Mart shares.
Congress inching closer to immigration reform, lawmakers say The Morning News
WASHINGTON -- Unable last year to bridge a wide gulf on immigration, the House and Senate need to quickly revive work on an issue important to Arkansas workers, families and employers, lawmakers said Wednesday.
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