http://www.standard.net/live Daily Business News feed from StandardNET Livesite CMS en-us Copyright 2007 Ogden Publishing Corp. http://kerberus.standard.net/images/logoNEW.jpg http://www.standard.net/live 144 62 Daily Business News feed from StandardNET/Standard-Examiner StandardnetBusinessNewsFeedhttp://feedburner.google.comSubscribe with My Yahoo!Subscribe with NewsGatorSubscribe with My AOLSubscribe with BloglinesSubscribe with NetvibesSubscribe with GoogleSubscribe with PageflakesSubscribe with PlusmoSubscribe with FeedLoungeSubscribe with The Free DictionarySubscribe with inclue!Subscribe with Bitty BrowserSubscribe with NewsAlloySubscribe with Live.comSubscribe with ODEOSubscribe with PodnovaSubscribe with Excite MIXSubscribe with Yourminis.com Business News http://www.standard.net/live/business/177634 http://www.standard.net/live/business/177634 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 12:00:00 -0600 TOKYO - When the Sony Walkman went on sale 30 years ago, it was shown off by a skateboarder to illustrate how the portable cassette-tape player delivered music on the go - a totally innovative idea back in 1979.Today, Sony Corp. is struggling to reinvent itself and win back its reputation as a pioneer of razzle-dazzle gadgetry once exemplified in the Walkman, which Wednesday had its 30th anniversary marked with a special display at Sony's corporate archives. Business News http://www.standard.net/live/business/177572 http://www.standard.net/live/business/177572 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:00:00 -0600 WASHINGTON -- The U.S. economy shed jobs at a faster pace in June than in May, suggesting that the turnaround in the economy may take longer than expected. Nonfarm payrolls shrank by 467,000 in June, higher than the 325,000 decline expected by economists surveyed by MarketWatch and the 322,000 jobs lost in May. Business News http://www.standard.net/live/business/177523 http://www.standard.net/live/business/177523 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:00:00 -0600 SALT LAKE CITY -- Rocky Mountain Power has notified state regulators that it wants to increase its electricity rates by $67 million beginning in February 2010. Business News http://www.standard.net/live/business/177477 http://www.standard.net/live/business/177477 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:00:00 -0600 A poor economy and rising gas prices may inhibit holiday travel across most of the country, but not in Utah. Research from the American Automobile Association found the Mountain West region is the only area of the country expecting an increase in the number of people expected to travel over the July Fourth holiday weekend. Business News http://www.standard.net/live/business/177357 http://www.standard.net/live/business/177357 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:00:00 -0600 SALT LAKE CITY - Bartenders in Utah threw open their doors Wednesday as the state ditched a 40-year-old requirement that customers fill out an application, pay a fee and become a member of a private club before setting foot in a bar. Business News http://www.standard.net/live/business/177271 http://www.standard.net/live/business/177271 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:00:00 -0600 WAUSAU, Wis. -- What a difference a year makes for growing cherries. After an almost total crop loss last year, Wisconsin -- one of the nation's largest tart cherry growers -- is expected to produce more than 8 million pounds of cherries this year. Business News http://www.standard.net/live/business/177110 http://www.standard.net/live/business/177110 Sun, 28 Jun 2009 12:00:00 -0600 WASHINGTON -- In one of the most remarkable engineering feats of our time, the aging Mars rovers Spirit and Opportunity are still taking orders and sending home pictures more than five years after they were supposed to turn into slabs of space junk.Opportunity is still rolling along, but Spirit is hung up on a rock and may be reaching the end of its travels. The rovers' masters at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., hope they can nurse either or both of them through another harsh Martian winter. Business News http://www.standard.net/live/business/177111 http://www.standard.net/live/business/177111 Sun, 28 Jun 2009 12:00:00 -0600 As NASA prepares to return to the moon, the head of a panel asked by President Obama to review the space agency's future said Friday that he plans to call upon the expertise of the astronaut and engineering community in coming up with recommendations about whether it is on the right track."We're going to take a fresh look and go where the facts are," said Norman Augustine, who will head up the 10-member panel. Augustine, the former chief executive of one of NASA's biggest contractors, Lockheed Martin Corp., said the panel's meetings will be open to the public. The White House asked for its final report by August. Business News http://www.standard.net/live/business/177121 http://www.standard.net/live/business/177121 Sat, 27 Jun 2009 12:00:00 -0600 A relatively small amount of meat subject to a recent recall apparently made it to Utah, grocery officials said Friday.JBS Swift Beef Co., of Greeley, Colo., on Wednesday recalled 41,000 pounds of its beef products due to possible E. coli contamination."About 50 pounds of the Swift product was distributed with the 16,000 pounds of meat we shipped out that week," said Marsha L. Gilford, vice president of public affairs with Smith's Food & Drug Stores. Business News http://www.standard.net/live/business/177038 http://www.standard.net/live/business/177038 Fri, 26 Jun 2009 12:00:00 -0600 OGDEN -- The first female commander of the Ogden Air Logistics Center at Hill Air Force Base is the newest inductee into a 60-year-old tradition of recognizing exceptional community leaders. Business News http://www.standard.net/live/business/176986 http://www.standard.net/live/business/176986 Thu, 25 Jun 2009 12:00:00 -0600 GREELEY, Colo. -- JBS Swift Beef Co. of Greeley has recalled about 41,000 of its beef products because of possible E. coli contamination. Business News http://www.standard.net/live/business/176910 http://www.standard.net/live/business/176910 Thu, 25 Jun 2009 12:00:00 -0600 ROY -- The mayor and city council are working to bring business into Roy and clean up the businesses already there. Business News http://www.standard.net/live/business/176851 http://www.standard.net/live/business/176851 Wed, 24 Jun 2009 12:00:00 -0600 ROY -- Residents can now enjoy a new Ogden Clinic almost double in size and closer to home. Business News http://www.standard.net/live/business/176850 http://www.standard.net/live/business/176850 Wed, 24 Jun 2009 12:00:00 -0600 CLEARFIELD -- The small-business community has lost an ally and a watchdog of city government. Business News http://www.standard.net/live/business/176796 http://www.standard.net/live/business/176796 Tue, 23 Jun 2009 12:00:00 -0600 LOS ANGELES -- Social-networking site MySpace said Tuesday that it will cut 300 international positions and close at least four offices outside the U.S. as it looks to cut costs and narrow its territory coverage.