Local business in brief | Straub Construction honored; new officers, offices for remodelers group – Kansas City Star
The Heart of America Chapter of the Associated Builders and Contractors has honored Straub Construction Co. as its 2010 General Contractor of the Year. Straub was selected for outstanding service through its volunteer involvement, sponsorship of chapter …

PRESS DIGEST-Australian Business News – Feb 22 – Reuters India
Compiled for Reuters by Media Monitors. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. THE AUSTRALIAN FINANCIAL REVIEW (www.afr.com) Investor uncertainty has persisted around Woodside Petroleum over the gas producer’s future …

Citigroup May Form China Joint Venture, Business News Reports – Bloomberg
Citigroup Inc . and Shanghai s Orient Securities Co. may form an investment banking venture, the China Business News reported today, citing a person it didn t name from the Chinese company. Orient Securities plans to submit an application to the …

Investors offer to purchase Blockbuster chain – Detroit Free Press
Movie rental chain Blockbuster said a group of investors is offering $290 million to buy it out of bankruptcy protection. The group includes some of the retailer’s creditors. Blockbuster has lost money for years as customers shifted to Netflix, a provider …

Wounded TN Marine taken off life support – Nashville Tennessean
COLUMBIA, Tenn. — The parents of a Columbia Marine wounded in Afghanistan say he has been taken off life support. Marine Lance Cpl. Andrew Carpenter, a member of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, was shot in the neck while on patrol in the Kandahar …