Performance Energy Services LLC plans to hire 350 people in the next five years with a $26-million expansion of its Port of Terrebonne. ...

The Capital Real Estate Group and architects RMJM today unveiled the design for Vista Center, a new LEED-Platinum office tower in Trenton, NJ, which will be the city’s largest commercial development in decades. At a time of economic crisis, this major investment will bring new jobs, revenue and an iconic tower to New Jersey’s capital city. Trenton’s Planning Board unanimously approved the preliminary site p ...

Ever since Patrick chased the snakes out of Ireland and became St. Patrick, March 17 has been a good day to look for miracles. Well, here's a small one: United Airlines is charging $236 for a round-trip, first class ticket between Boston and Miami. The current economic calamity has clobbered the airline industry, and nowhere is this more apparent than in those plush sections up front behind the curtains -- ...

An investors group organized by Lighthouse Development Co. will get a $2.25-million bridge loan from Milwaukee Economic Development Corporation. ...

The government says applicants who can spend the job-creation funds within the next three months will be given preference. ...

With former Gov. Ruth Ann Minner no longer in office, Delaware is shifting its economic focus, due to an unemployment rate at a 25-year high and an estimated $431-million budget shortfall. ...

General Motors is collapsing under its own weight. ...

The U.S. Treasury Department, Federal Reserve, Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, and Office of Thrift Supervision issued an unusual joint statement this week assuring the public that the government ''stands firmly behind the banking system during this period of financial strain.'' The nation's top financial overlords also went out of their way to declare forthrightl ...

Gov. Charlie Crist on Friday outlined his proposed $66.5 billion budget, which includes $4.7 billion in federal stimulus dollars. His recommendations include investments in education, workforce development and career training, transportation and energy conservation. The governor said his proposed 2009-10 budget will create or retain 314,590 jobs. Florida is slated to receive $12.2 billion of the $787 billio ...

Western Community Energy (WCE), a community-based wind energy developer, is already expanding its headquarters in Bend, Ore., after choosing to relocate to the state just six months ago. "Over the course of the last several years, Oregon's sustainable industries have truly begun to thrive," says Tim McCabe, director of the Oregon Economic & Community Development Department (OECDD). "WCE is just one of m ...