Phantom Payouts
From its gleaming new skyscraper HQ, The New York Times looks down on the folks in economic development.
Not Cleared for Takeoff
The FAA throws a red flag at the government's plan to fly drones over U.S. airspace.
Jersey Strong
BF often covers national disasters, but now we must report from the midst of one. Nov 7, 2012 @ 4:08 PM
DEF-CON Alert
Act now and you can own a piece of the Cuban Missile Crisis! Oct 22, 2012
East vs. West
The battle for billions of dollars in shipping from an expanded Panama Canal heats up on both sides of the U.S. Oct 11, 2012
World Wide Waste
Mammoth data centers are consuming 30 billion watts of electricity--and wasting most of it. Sep 28, 2012
Bad Breeze Blowing
Congressional inaction may doom a federal tax credit that spurred the expansion of U.S. wind power manufacturing. Sep 21, 2012
Ghost Story
An abandoned parcel in Brooklyn, site of a jail for Confederate soldiers, will become a new media center. Sep 14, 2012
It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane….
It's Vladimir Putin, choosing an unusual way to arrive at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit. Sept 6 2012
The Hand That Feeds You
Apple's global legal war with Samsung, the largest patent dispute in history, actually is a spat between two business partners. Aug 27 2012
Battle of Bayonne
An unlikely coalition of environmentalists and Teamsters is trying to slow down the raising of NJ's Bayonne Bridge roadway.
If Memory Serves Us
The shoe is on the other foot as Japanese auto giants increase parts sourcing in the U.S.
Rogue on the Run
A "rogue algorithm" is fingered as the culprit of an out-of-control stock trading binge on Wall Street.
Made in Where?
The U.S. Olympic Committee gets an early gold medal for outsourcing.
Contagion
While everyone worries about the euro bug, a different type of virus already is out and about.
King Coal Gets Fracked
The natural gas bonanza speeds up the demise of coal-fired power plants as it slows their installation of clean tech.
On the Front Lines
The NSA is rushing to complete a $1.5-billion cybersecurity center in Utah as the threat increases.
Happy Trails
Kentucky's bourbon business is booming, giving a tasty lift to state revenues and tourism.