Local Business News in Brief – Spectrum
ST. GEORGE – Utah Manufacturers Association has announced the hiring of Owen Olsen as regional manager to open the Southern Utah Region of UMA. Olsen will work with manufacturing companies to recruit new members, coordinate activities, expand UMA

Business news in brief – Philadelphia Inquirer
Wages and benefits paid to U.S. workers posted a modest gain in the fourth quarter, ending a year in which recession-battered employees saw their compensation rise by the smallest amount on record going back more than a quarter-century. The Labor

Ranked as top employer, firm plans to hire 20 – Montana Standard
MISSOULA While it seems like most business news is bad these days, here’s some news that’s pretty good. The financial services firm Edward Jones ranked No. 2 on Fortune Magazine’s “100 Best Companies to Work for 2010,” and is looking to hire 20

Solar Power and Fiber Optic Cable Top Marshall Islands’ Business News – Yokwe
SOLAR: Agreements were reached Friday in Majuro by acting Foreign Minister Amenta Matthew and Japanese Embassy Charge d Affaires Kazuyuki Ohdaira for the project which is expected to begin development in 2011. Two agreements were signed by