by Jane Richey | May 22, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets
Discouraged workers are continuing to exit the labor force after giving up hope of finding a job, driving down the unemployment rate as they exit a new Gallup unemployment survey found. The survey, conducted midway through the month of May, found that the unemployment...
by Jane Richey | May 22, 2012 | Free Markets
A first-of-its-kind commercial supply ship rocketed toward the International Space Station following a successful liftoff early Tuesday, opening a new era of dollar-driven spaceflight. The SpaceX company made history as its Falcon 9 rocket rose from its seaside launch...
by Jane Richey | May 22, 2012 | Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets
Food maker General Mills Inc. said Tuesday it will cut about 850 jobs as part of a plan to lower costs and boost efficiency. The Minneapolis-based maker of Cheerios cereal, Nature Valley granola bars and Hamburger Helper said the moves will make it more effective and...
by Jane Richey | May 21, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets
Unsatisfied with the energy reductions achieved through voluntary incentives, Boulder is considering creating a mandatory energy-efficiency program for the commercial and industrial sector. The program would be similar to Boulder’s SmartRegs program, which...
by Jane Richey | May 21, 2012 | Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets
The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) has entered into a contract with IBM, the company announced Monday, May 21, to roll out smart building technology via a cloud platform for 50 federal government buildings that have been identified as high consumers of...
by Jane Richey | May 20, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets
General Motors Co. — which owned the auto and mortgage lender Ally Financial Inc. until 2006 and still holds a 9.9 percent stake in the company — said it will consider a bid for Ally’s foreign operations. GM CEO Dan Akerson told Bloomberg News on Monday that the...
