Metro Detroit business executives more upbeat about profits – Detroit Free Press
Detroit business executives are significantly more upbeat about their companies’ prospects for profit growth this year than their counterparts in five other Midwest cities, according to new survey results from KPMG’s Audit Committee Institute this week.

Top business stories to look for in 2011 – Cincinnati.com
A battle royale looms between the nation’s 50 state attorneys general and major lenders and mortgage services over foreclosures. The attorneys general are investigating whether lenders and others mishandled foreclosure documents, including hiring “robo …

Nexaira s Business Class II Router Supports Tethered iPhone for Industry Leader 3Gstore – FierceTelecom
Simply plug your iPhone into the Nexaira BCII Router using the standard iPhone USB cable and you can instantly create a secure Wi-Fi Hotspot. No need to sign a 2 year contract and pay in the range of $60/month for a data plan. Just enable or disable the …

CEO about to become governor: Can Rick Scott run Florida like a business? – Orlando Sentinel
TALLAHASSEE Former health-care executive Rick Scott still uses the parlance of the business world to talk about the job he spent $73 million of his family’s wealth to win. The Republican governor-elect’s talking points since winning Florida’s bitterly …

New Year’s nuptials for Shania Twain, business executive Frederic Thiebaud in Puerto Rico – Chicago Tribune
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) Country singer Shania Twain and businessman Frederic Thiebaud have tied the knot in a New Year’s Day wedding in Puerto Rico. A message on the singer’s website says the couple got hitched Saturday in Rincon with 40 close …

Latest Mississippi News, Sports, Business And Entertainment: – WNCT
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) Gov. Haley Barbour has suspended the life sentences of two sisters convicted in 1994 for their roles in an armed robbery that netted $11, but one sister’s release is contingent on her giving a kidney to the other. Barbour said Wednesday …

Latest Rhode Island News, Sports, Business And Entertainment: – WNCT
Teen accused of beating grandparents back in Mass. PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) An 18-year-old Swansea man accused of attacking his grandparents has agreed to waive extradition to face charges in Massachusetts. Chad Almeida (al-MEE’-dah) was arraigned Thursday as …