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Stephen Hilbert, right, and his wife, Tomisue, attend an Indiana Pacers game in 2003.
Stephen Hilbert, the flamboyant former chief executive of Conseco Inc. and would-be part-owner of a racetrack casino in Lawrence County, is asking Pennsylvania's casino regulatory panel if he can withdraw his application for a casino license. (05/13/2008)
Two decades from now Americans could get as much electricity from windmills as from nuclear power plants, according to a government report. (05/13/2008)
Business News
- His bet is off: Would-be part-owner wants to pull out of Lawrence County casino project (05/13/2008)
- Wind power expected to grow dramatically (05/13/2008)
- Wall Street rallies as oil falls (05/13/2008)
- Old gas pumps can't handle ever-rising prices (05/13/2008)
- Private Sector: It's a gas, gas, gas (05/13/2008)
- Senate says halt oil reserve shipments (05/13/2008)
- HP to buy EDS for about $13.2 billion in cash (05/13/2008)
- Retail sales dip for second time in 2 months (05/13/2008)
- Business News Briefs (05/13/2008)
- Letters to the business editor (05/13/2008)
- Median home prices drop in many cities (05/13/2008)
- Tribune nixes deal to sell Wrigley Field to state (05/13/2008)
- Workers at GM factory in Ohio prepare to strike (05/13/2008)
- Shorter men finding new options in suits, clothing (05/13/2008)
- Wal-Mart profit rises 6.9 percent on strong sales (05/13/2008)
- Victims say Swiss bank funded Iran terror (05/13/2008)
- Economic jolt from China's quake seen as limited, though ripples show across region (05/13/2008)
- U.S. report sees huge energy supply in wind power (05/13/2008)
- Corporate Express rebuffs sweetened Staples bid (05/13/2008)
- Toll Brothers preliminary second-quarter sales fall 30 percent (05/13/2008)
- SEC notifies JPMorgan of possible charges (05/13/2008)
- Work Zone: Tipping weathers tougher times (05/12/2008)
- Cities with the worst pain at the pump (05/12/2008)
- Office Coach: Colleagues' affair is none of your business (05/12/2008)
- Resumania: Always keep your resume current (05/12/2008)
- Business Calendar: 05/12/08-05/16/08 (05/12/2008)
- Stocks advance as oil falls; Dow rises 130 (05/12/2008)
- Retailers likely to post grim first-quarter results (05/12/2008)
- Study: Retirement savers make costly 401(k) mistakes (05/12/2008)
- McCain urges free-market principles to reduce global warming (05/12/2008)
- New top-of-the-line BlackBerry doubles screen resolution (05/12/2008)
- Cablevision buys Newsday from Tribune for $650 million (05/12/2008)
- Court won't block U.S. lawsuit by apartheid victims (05/12/2008)
- Merck, India's Ranbaxy team-up to find new drugs (05/12/2008)
- GM to close Windsor, Ontario, transmission factory in 2010 (05/12/2008)
- XM Satellite Radio loss widens on higher marketing costs (05/12/2008)
- MTR Gaming reports first-quarter loss of $2.6 million (05/12/2008)
- Mortgage companies reveal damage from housing crisis (05/12/2008)
- Stamp prices rose today (05/12/2008)
- Wind energy expected to grow dramatically (05/12/2008)
- China's vehicle sales rise 14 percent in April (05/12/2008)
- UN food agency says rice prices surging in Myanmar (05/12/2008)
- Renault-Nissan form car venture with India's Bajaj (05/12/2008)
- Companies offer wellness programs to cut insurance costs (05/11/2008)
- Local taxi deal just a part of Veolia's U.S. growth (05/11/2008)
- Survey shows moms deserve six-figure salary (05/11/2008)
- The week that was: Ailing airlines aren't talking and more (05/11/2008)
- Creative Concerns: Whole-brain thinking forms better solutions (05/11/2008)
- Swaps tied to losses exacerbated debt crisis instead of cutting costs (05/11/2008)
- State getting Wal-Mart's help in cutting its energy costs (05/11/2008)
- Mylan shares slide after dimmer outlook (05/10/2008)
- USW 'locked out' by Latrobe Specialty (05/10/2008)
- Gas jumps above $3.67 (05/10/2008)
- Hilton to build 2 hotels (05/10/2008)
- Business News Briefs (05/10/2008)
- Real Estate People & Places (05/10/2008)
Employment News
- Workers at GM factory in Ohio prepare to strike (05/13/2008)
- GM to close Windsor, Ontario, transmission factory in 2010 (05/12/2008)
Technology
- The future is now for technology at Penguins' new arena (05/13/2008)
- HP to buy EDS for about $13.2 billion in cash (05/13/2008)
- New top-of-the-line BlackBerry doubles screen resolution (05/12/2008)
- XM Satellite Radio loss widens on higher marketing costs (05/12/2008)
- TEch Test: Web site shows you the money and that's half the battle (05/10/2008)
- Connected: Dancing through the numbers (05/10/2008)
- Sound Advice: Universal remotes perplexing (05/10/2008)
- Cybertainment: Second Life is focus of documentary filmed in virtual world (05/09/2008)
- Game Daze: 'Grand Theft Auto IV' (05/08/2008)
- Papa John's surpasses $1 billion in online pizza sales (05/08/2008)
- Best Buy puts $2.1 billion into European cell phone retailer (05/08/2008)
Cybertainment
Dateline Pittsburgh
- Fed chief Bernanke: Financial turmoil in markets easing (05/13/2008)
- Dateline: 05/13/08 (05/13/2008)
- Dateline Pittsburgh (05/12/2008)
- Business News Briefs (05/08/2008)
- Dateline Pittsburgh: 05/08/08 (05/08/2008)
- Dateline Pittsburgh (05/05/2008)
- Dateline Pittsburgh: 05/01/08 (05/01/2008)
Personal Business
- Study: Retirement savers make costly 401(k) mistakes (05/12/2008)
- Mortgage companies reveal damage from housing crisis (05/12/2008)
- Stamp prices rose today (05/12/2008)
- Good Question: You can raise that low credit score (05/11/2008)
- Shop Smart: Cool fridges are hot buy (05/11/2008)
- Money Tip: Layoffs coming? Be prepared (05/11/2008)
- Smoker fees for health insurance are hazy issues (05/11/2008)
- Family Finances: How to handle a problem gambler (05/09/2008)
- Housing aid bill faces veto by President Bush (05/09/2008)
- Young widower pushes for change in Mass. life insurance law (05/09/2008)
PG On Wheels
- Range Rover Sport something special (05/08/2008)
- First Look: Volvo C30 a style hit (05/08/2008)
Auto News
- Workers at GM factory in Ohio prepare to strike (05/13/2008)
- GM to close Windsor, Ontario, transmission factory in 2010 (05/12/2008)
- China's vehicle sales rise 14 percent in April (05/12/2008)
- Renault-Nissan form car venture with India's Bajaj (05/12/2008)
- The best small cars for the buck (05/09/2008)
- GM buys its Detroit headquarters for $626 million (05/09/2008)
- GM offers up to $200 million to help end American Axle strike (05/09/2008)
- Kerkorian starts offer to boost Ford stake by 20 million shares (05/09/2008)
- Chrysler-Nissan deal among growing partnerships (05/08/2008)
- GM Wentzville plant to restart Monday (05/08/2008)
Wall Street rallied yesterday as oil prices, helped by a stronger dollar, fell and alleviated some of investors' concerns. (05/13/2008)
Mom-and-pop service stations are running into a problem as gasoline marches toward $4 a gallon: Thousands of old-fashioned pumps can't register more than $3.99 on their spinning mechanical dials. (05/13/2008)
The Penguins are looking to give fans the most byte for their buck when they move into their new arena in 2010. ... (05/13/2008)
Western Pennsylvania is a major producer of natural gas, which is seldom mentioned as a viable alternative for gasoline and diesel fuel despite being a premium motor fuel. (05/13/2008)
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