BATON ROUGE, La. - Gov. Bobby Jindal traveled Friday to Iowa, a state that is pivotal to a presidential campaign, in a trip that has heightened speculation that Jindal is planning a presidential bid in 2012. But Jindal said the speculation is ...

Analyst: New CEO Could Point Wal-Mart Toward Global Growth - Arkansas News Bureau

Mike Duke will take the reins of Wal-Mart Stores Inc. from CEO Lee Scott at the start of the new fiscal year, the retailer said Friday. Duke, the 58-year-old executive of Wal-Mart's international division, will succeed Scott Feb. 1 to become the ...

State loans to improve shipping of products - Columbus Dispatch

Ohio plans to jumpstart economic development and improve transportation networks for business by handing out $100 million in forgivable loans, state officials announced yesterday. The loans, which top out at $10 million, will be available to ...

Another milestone achieved - Las Vegas Sun

Not many barriers were tougher than the one Barack Obama shattered this month when he became the first black to be elected president of the United States. But Ann Dunwoody obliterated another substantial barrier last week. On Nov. 14, Dunwoody, 55 ...

Wyoming truck firm's comptroller accused of embezzling - MLive.com

WYOMING — When he approached a neighbor a few months ago, Christopher William Gray seemed to boast about the vacations he and his wife took to tropical destinations. The neighbor had an uneasy feeling about Gray. "When he introduced himself, he ...