UConn, major businesses team for student research – Yahoo Finance
Herbst and Wyman were joined at Tuesday’s announcement by Stamford Mayor Michael Pavia, other UConn officials and representatives of several of the businesses and organizations. Follow Yahoo! Finance on Twitter; become a fan on Facebook.

Local businesses brace for impact of NBA lockout – KHOU
HOUSTON Businesses around the Toyota Center said Tuesday they were prepared for the two-week void in basketball-related revenue, thanks to the NBA lockout. The Flying Saucer, a bar and eatery just blocks from the Toyota Center, said fans make …

BUSINESS BUZZ: Local briefs on local businesses – Herald Tribune
The Sarasota County Bar Association Inc. has installed its officers and directors for 2011-2012: President, Derek Byrd; president-elect, Alyssa M. Nohren; secretary, Kevin R. Bruning; treasurer, Douglas A. Cherry; immediate past president, F …

SAN JACINTO: Body found near businesses – Riverside Press Enterprise
The office park includes a self-storage place and other businesses, but it was unclear exactly where on the property the body was found. No further information was available. The area has been cordoned off for several hours.

REPEAT-BMO Report: Majority of Canadian Businesses Confident About 2012, Despite Global Economic Uncertainty – Yahoo Finance
Businesses that are less optimistic about the year ahead, see the economy worsening (20 per cent), less customers/demand (19 per cent), increased costs of doing business (14 per cent) and poor business conditions, particularly in the U.S. and European …

Businesses go ‘over and above’ in their support of schools – Daily Jeffersonian
NEW CONCORD — Members of the administration and board of the East Muskingum Local School District lauded five local businesses and their representatives for the superlative support they have given to the school district. Initiated into the …

Shuaa Plans to Expand Asset Management, Advisory Businesses – Bloomberg
Shuaa has been a bit unfocused over the last five years, part of it is the financial crisis and partly because they got into a lot of different businesses that they are not necessarily good at, Michael Philipp said in a phone interview toda