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At Bloomington's Toyota dealer, recalls keep technicians busy
BLOOMINGTON -- Toyota's recall problems have kept technicians busy at Dennison Ford-BMW-Toyota, where 40 to 50 gas-pedal repairs are being done every day.
Feb 09, 2010 | 2:30 pm | Loading…
State Farm says it warned government about Toyota in 2007
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The nation's largest auto insurer said Tuesday it alerted federal safety regulators in late 2007 about a rise in reports of unexpected acceleration in Toyota vehicles, the latest warning sign to emerge about the massive recall.
Feb 09, 2010 | 7:55 am | Loading…
Embattled Toyota still has friends in high places
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Toyota has friends in high places in Washington, including some of the very people now investigating the Japanese automaker.
Feb 08, 2010 | 2:05 pm | Loading…
Caterpillar joins backers of FutureGen clean-coal project
MATTOON -- Caterpillar Inc., the world's largest maker of mining and construction equipment, plans to join a coalition of companies planning to build an experimental clean-coal power plant known as FutureGen, key politicians announced Monday.
Feb 08, 2010 | 1:50 pm | Loading…
Report: Toyota plans to recall 300,000 Priuses
TOKYO -- Toyota plans to recall about 300,000 Prius hybrids worldwide over a brake problem and will notify the U.S. and Japanese governments Tuesday, a news report said, as a top executive will testify before U.S. lawmakers over recall woes that have tarnished its reputation for quality a…
Feb 08, 2010 | 9:15 am | Loading…
Super Bowl ads: Bud and Betty White draw laughs
NEW YORK -- Betty White plays football, babies talk about "milkaholics" and a house made of Bud Light cans falls slowly apart. It must be the Super Bowl -- or at least the advertising showcase that entertains amid the gridiron action.
Feb 08, 2010 | 7:30 am | Loading…
Cities clamp down on bikini baristas
EVERETT, Wash. -- Coffee shops in the Seattle area introduced the world to "bikini baristas" three years ago, hiring attractive young women to serve up steamy espressos and lattes while wearing as little as a G-string and pasties.
Feb 07, 2010 | 1:30 pm | Loading…
New ketchup packet allows for dunking or squeezing
For decades there was only one way to use the humble ketchup packet, and it was messy. Now, fast-food lovers have a choice: the traditional squeeze play -- or the option to dunk.
Feb 07, 2010 | 10:30 am | Loading…
Prius problems put spotlight on car electronics
NEW YORK -- Your most expensive piece of electronics probably is not your flat panel TV or your computer. More likely, it's your car, which can pack 50 microprocessors to control everything from the fuel mix to the rearview mirrors.
Feb 06, 2010 | 1:30 pm | Loading…
Little-guy Olympic backers score big talent
NEW YORK -- The names Cary Silverman, Todd Greene and Gabe Herrick may not come up much during the Vancouver Olympics, but they're players nonetheless.
Feb 06, 2010 | 10:30 am | Loading…
Dwight offering Coils incentive to come back
DWIGHT — A fire several years ago forced a large business to leave Dwight.
Feb 05, 2010 | 6:00 pm | Loading…
Another redesign for Facebook on 6th birthday
NEW YORK -- Facebook is redesigning its site yet again, this time to better emphasize applications, games and search.
Feb 05, 2010 | 3:00 pm | Loading…
Wind power capacity grows at record pace, but jobs fall
WASHINGTON -- America's wind energy industry enjoyed a banner year in 2009, thanks largely to tax credits and other incentives packed into the $787 billion economic stimulus bill.
Feb 05, 2010 | 1:10 pm | Loading…
Weight Watchers: Jenny Craig to end ad campaign
NEW YORK -- Weight Watchers International Inc. said Friday that rival Jenny Craig will end a controversial advertisement campaign as part of a legal settlement between the two weight-loss companies.
Feb 05, 2010 | 11:05 am | Loading…
January unemployment rate drops to 9.7 percent
WASHINGTON -- The outlook for jobs remains bleak despite January's unexpected decline in the unemployment rate, which fell to 9.7 percent from 10 percent in December.
Feb 05, 2010 | 8:15 am | Loading…
Gibson Area Chamber backs new waste conversion plant
GIBSON CITY -- Gibson Area Chamber members voted Thursday to partner with ECO Manufacturing to help locate its proposed $60 million plasma gasification plant in Gibson City.
Feb 05, 2010 | 8:10 am | Loading…
Toyota's CEO breaks silence amid recall crisis
TOKYO -- After a week of silence, the boss of the world's No. 1 automaker finally appeared in public Friday to apologize over massive car recalls, but it may not help stall Toyota's escalating public relations crisis.
Feb 05, 2010 | 8:05 am | Loading…
Selling out, saying goodbye: Liquidation more like remembrance
BLOOMINGTON — It’s called a going-out-of-business sale. But what’s happening at Recycled Office Furniture, 407 S. Main St., Bloomington, is more than opportunities for bargains.
Feb 05, 2010 | 7:00 am | Loading…
Companies boost productivity and put off hiring
WASHINGTON -- Employers are managing to boost production without creating new jobs. The question is when they'll feel the need to ramp up hiring.
Feb 04, 2010 | 12:35 pm | Loading…
Movie theaters blossom in the downturn
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- For about two hours, laugh, weep, shiver with fear, feel your adrenaline pumping -- all for $10, preferably in a comfy chair, maybe with a barrel of buttered popcorn radiating warmth in your lap. Sound like a bargain?
Feb 04, 2010 | 9:50 am | Loading…
U.S. opens investigation into Prius brake problems
WASHINGTON -- The Transportation Department opened an investigation Thursday into brake problems in the 2010 Prius, the latest in a series of safety troubles at Toyota that have confused drivers and strained the Japanese automaker's relationship with U.S. regulators.
Feb 04, 2010 | 8:00 am | Loading…
Small businesses tout Web-driven 'buy local' campaign
BLOOMINGTON -- It doesn't take more than a trip down Veterans Parkway to tell you that Bloomington-Normal residents love their chain stores and restaurants.
Feb 04, 2010 | 7:00 am | Loading…
Toyota probe deepens amid confusion over risk
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood told Toyota owners Wednesday they should stop driving their vehicles, then quickly took back his words, adding to confusion over the safety of millions of recalled cars. Toyota, for its part, tried to reassure drivers that sticky gas…
Feb 03, 2010 | 10:40 am | Loading…
Automakers eye Toyota's losses; MMNA sales down
DETROIT -- Toyota's auto sales fell 16 percent in January, a month when it recalled millions of vehicles and halted sales of several models. Most other automakers reported higher sales and looked for opportunities to snatch sales from the troubled Japanese automaker.
Feb 03, 2010 | 7:50 am | Loading…
AIG to pay out $100 million in new bonuses
NEW YORK -- American International Group Inc. is set to pay out about $100 million in a fresh round of bonuses to employees of its financial products division, the unit whose risky bets helped sink the company leading to a $180 billion government bailout, according to reports published Tu…
Feb 03, 2010 | 7:45 am | Loading…
Dish ad hits DirecTV over celebrity endorsements
Satellite TV providers Dish Network Corp. and DirecTV Inc. usually unleash attack advertisements against their cable TV competitors.
Feb 02, 2010 | 2:50 pm | Loading…
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