Businesses ordered more long-lasting goods – Yahoo Finance
WASHINGTON (AP) — Businesses ordered more computers, communications equipment and other big-ticket items in August, a hopeful sign for the slumping economy. Orders for capital goods, which are considered a good measure of business investment plans …

Mo. House approves tax cut for businesses – St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Missouri’s Republican-led House has approved an across-the-board tax cut for businesses. The House voted 95-51 Thursday along largely partisan lines to lower the state’s corporate income tax to 5.5 percent in January, instead of the current 6.25 percent.

Businesses gear up for Steamtown Marathon – WNEP-TV 16
They fill up local hotels, pack local shops, and give the local economy a nice boom. So some businesses want to make sure the runners’ stay is just as nice. “We have a pasta buffet for all the runners, carb loading, on the Saturday night before …

Special Deal for Amazon Still Leaves Main Street Businesses at Competitive Disadvantage – StreetInsider.com
“How many Tennessee jobs are lost, how many Tennessee businesses will close because the state grants Amazon a huge price advantage by not having to charge sales taxes?” An Economic Impact Study commissioned by AMSF and based on the definitive national …

Law tightens contract preference for NM businesses – AP – msnbc.com
Martinez announced the bill signing at a news conference at the headquarters of an Albuquerque construction company. “By closing this loophole and creating a more favorable environment for in-state businesses, we will support companies that set up shop in …

Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa introduces LocateLA.org to help businesses find sites — and incentives — in the city – Los Angeles Daily News
The site has been in the works for months as part of the mayor’s Office of Business and Economic Opportunity, which reaches out to new businesses and those seeking to expand.

GE Capital Debuts New Digital Platform, GE Edge, to Help Middle Market Companies Grow their Businesses – Yahoo Finance
www.nationalmiddlemarketsummit.com GE Capital offers consumers and businesses around the globe an array of financial products and services. For more information, visit www.gecapital.com or follow company news via Twitter (@GECapital).

Most Businesses Don’t Spot Hack Attacks – TechWeb
Out of the last 50 forensic investigations that information security company Mandiant has conducted, 48 of the businesses involved didn’t know they’d been breached until informed by law enforcement agencies, Mandiant CEO Kevin Mandia told the House …