Electronic gadgets - from computers to cell phones to televisions - are everywhere these days, and just like any other products, they occasionally need to be replaced.But unlike many other products, disposal of a computer, for instance, is not as simple as tossing it in the trash can, since it contains several materials that can be harmful to the environment.
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A Columbus attorney is seeking class members from a pool of more than 2,500 current and former civilian Columbus Division of Police employees in a class action suit filed in federal court challenging the department's "sick leave abuse" policy. Last week, notices of the court-approved class action were mailed to employees notifying them they may be entitled to monetary damages as a result of the division's privacy violations resulting from a policy requiring certain employees to submit a doctor's excuse for every absence.
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With financial markets continuing to fall, banks being bailed out, and the number of properties for sale increasing, real estate investors may be hesitant to put their money anywhere besides under their mattresses.But the situation may not be as bleak as some people think, according to local real estate professionals.According to Don Kenney, owner of DRK and Co., a commercial brokerage company, multi-family rentals are a viable investment vehicle during times of financial downturn.
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WASHINGTON (AP) - A Democratic Congress, unwilling or unable to approve a $25 billion bailout for Detroit's Big Three, appears ready to punt the automakers' fate to a lame-duck Republican president.Caught in the middle of a who-blinks-first standoff are countless manufacturing firms and auto dealers - and millions of Americans' jobs.
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WASHINGTON (AP) - Former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle has accepted President-elect Barack Obama's offer to be Secretary of Health and Human Services, Democratic officials said Wednesday.The appointment has not been announced, but these officials said the job is Daschle's barring an unforeseen problem as Obama's team reviews the background of the South Dakota Democrat.
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CINCINNATI - The world's largest consumer products company and the online search leader are working together to learn more about each other and about targeting customers.Procter & Gamble Co. said Wednesday it has done job swaps with Google Inc., and Google employees have been at P&G's Cincinnati headquarters helping with training.
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WASHINGTON - Construction of new homes plunged last month to the lowest level on records going back nearly 50 years as U.S. builders slashed production while Wall Street nosedived.Embattled homebuilders, who enjoyed a five-year boom, are now building new homes and apartments at a record-low pace, according to government data released Wednesday.
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WASHINGTON - Hayden Elder's beaver pelt cowboy hat delivered his message to lawmakers as starkly as anything else did: The proposed $25 billion federal loan to keep the U.S. auto industry breathing is a local issue.Elder, who sells Chryslers, Dodges and Jeeps in Athens, Texas, is part of a posse of several dozen dealers from across the country blanketing congressional offices this week.
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