Facebook Is Getting Into the News Business – Forbes (blog)
Facebook has a war on its hands, and Mark Zuckerberg knows it. Practically overnight, Google + has gone from a rumor to a thriving community with over 10 million members . With some 700 million members of its own , Facebook is thinking less and less about …

Business Outlet Ranks Polk Among the Best in the Next Five Years – The Ledger
LAKELAND | If you’re feeling down about sinking home values, here’s a little consolation: At least one business news outlet thinks Polk County ranks among the “Best Housing Markets for the Next 5 Years.” That’s the title of a recent article on …

Exclusively in Sunday’s The News-Press – Asheville Citizen-Times
The News-Press runs exclusive content in each Sunday edition. Look for investigative stories, as well as stories from our main sections Local, Sports and Business that you can only read in the Sunday newspaper. On Tuesday, these exclusive stories …

Top News Corp. Execs Les Hinton, Rebekah Brooks Resign Amid U.K. Phone-Hacking Scandal – FOX News
The scandal has knocked billions off the value of Murdoch’s News Corp., scuttled his ambitions to take control of lucrative British Sky Broadcasting, withered his political power in Britain — and is threatening to destabilize his globe-spanning business.

Holcombe business owner Sutor dies – Chippewa Herald
Sheriff s Department investigates death of Lake Holcombe business owner The Chippewa County Sheriff s Department is investigating the death of a Lake Holcombe area business owner. No foul play is suspected at this time in the death of George Sutor …

Traders claim eBay fees are killing business – The Independent
Small firms that sell their goods on eBay are being squeezed out of business by a massive rise in fees to use the online auction site. Many traders have seen their costs double, with eBay siphoning off up to 12 per cent of the final sale price. The …

IGNN: Business Press Release – IGNN (press release)
As part of his aggressive business agenda, Governor Pat Quinn today signed legislation that will make it easier to open and expand a business in Illinois. House Bill 1297 will help employers create more jobs by streamlining the environmental permitting …

Area businesses rev up for motocross race – Post-Bulletin
ZUMBRO FALLS Susan Eischens is banking on lots of hot, thirsty motocross fans this weekend to help rev up her and her husband’s business after fall’s devastating flood. With 10,000 to 15,000 motocross fans expected to roll through town for Saturday’s …