http://www.sharonherald.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:01:00 +0000 http://www.sharonherald.com/business/local_story_323200216.html http://www.sharonherald.com/business/local_story_323200216.html Hermitage Zoning Hearing Board denied two residential variance requests Wednesday, while granting an interpretation for the continuation of an auto repair shop as a nonconforming use. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:30:00 +0000 http://www.sharonherald.com/business/local_story_322193112.html http://www.sharonherald.com/business/local_story_322193112.html Ford, Subaru and Volkswagen sit atop the insurance industry’s annual list of the safest new vehicles, according to a closely watched assessment used by car companies to lure safety-conscious consumers to showrooms. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:14:00 +0000 http://www.sharonherald.com/business/local_story_321201444.html http://www.sharonherald.com/business/local_story_321201444.html General Electric Co. announced a package of deals Tuesday with Chinese companies involving rail businesses, aerospace and energy. Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:36:00 +0000 http://www.sharonherald.com/business/local_story_320203759.html http://www.sharonherald.com/business/local_story_320203759.html General Electric Transportation said Monday it reached a deal with CSR Qishuyan Locomotive Co. of China to provide 300 locomotive kits to provide 300 locomotive kits for China HXN5 Mainline. Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:38:00 +0000 http://www.sharonherald.com/business/local_story_319184023.html http://www.sharonherald.com/business/local_story_319184023.html At Crawford County Career and Technical Center, “night school” definitely isn’t what it used to be. Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:24:00 +0000 http://www.sharonherald.com/business/local_story_317212537.html http://www.sharonherald.com/business/local_story_317212537.html To ease pressures on the Chesapeake Bay’s blue crab population, Virginia is paying watermen to stay out of the water, using $6.7 million in federal disaster aid to buy back crabbing licenses. Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:45:00 +0000 http://www.sharonherald.com/business/local_story_317204638.html http://www.sharonherald.com/business/local_story_317204638.html Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:38:00 +0000 http://www.sharonherald.com/business/local_story_316174250.html http://www.sharonherald.com/business/local_story_316174250.html Across the country, teachers coming out of college are unable to find jobs, in large part because the economy is forcing school systems to slash positions. Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:03:00 +0000 http://www.sharonherald.com/business/local_story_314230426.html http://www.sharonherald.com/business/local_story_314230426.html Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:44:00 +0000 http://www.sharonherald.com/business/local_story_313195058.html http://www.sharonherald.com/business/local_story_313195058.html The number of home burglaries is falling in some cities and towns. With a lot more unemployed people, a lot more people are staying home, and they see more in their neighborhood. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:59:00 +0000 http://www.sharonherald.com/business/local_story_310225905.html http://www.sharonherald.com/business/local_story_310225905.html Wheatland Tube Co., six other tube producers and United Steelworkers won another round in what is being billed as the largest U.S. trade case against China imports valued at $2.6 billion. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:27:00 +0000 http://www.sharonherald.com/business/local_story_309182907.html http://www.sharonherald.com/business/local_story_309182907.html Missed out on Cash for Clunkers? Congress has another deal for you: Buy a home before May 1 and collect up to $6,500 from the government. If you’re a first-time homebuyer, get up to $8,000. Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:48:00 +0000 http://www.sharonherald.com/business/local_story_308194948.html http://www.sharonherald.com/business/local_story_308194948.html Chrysler plans to revamp its struggling Dodge car brand under a new turnaround plan and says the company’s cash has grown by nearly $2 billion since it exited bankruptcy protection in June. Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:30:00 +0000 http://www.sharonherald.com/business/local_story_307193210.html http://www.sharonherald.com/business/local_story_307193210.html Legendary investor Warren Buffett is making what he calls an “all-in wager” on the U.S. economy — $34 billion to buy a major railroad that hauls everything from corn to cars across the country. Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:11:00 +0000 http://www.sharonherald.com/business/local_story_306191321.html http://www.sharonherald.com/business/local_story_306191321.html President Barack Obama wants to invest some $12 billion in community colleges with the aim of seeing an additional 5 million students graduate by 2020. This goal comes while many schools are already bursting at the seams with droves of displaced workers hit by the recession competing with traditional students seeking an education bargain.