http://www.post-gazette.com/businessnews Business news and features, Personal Business, Dateline Pittsburgh, PM Business Report Top 50 (annual) en-us Copyright 2009, post-gazette.com. Wed, 25 Nov 2009 02:44:28 -0500 15 http://www.post-gazette.com/includes/2007design/images/150x30pg_now_logo.gif http://www.post-gazette.com/ 144 39 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09329/1016166-28.stm?cmpid=generalbusiness.xml Not everyone who applies for a home loan will get one. But some mortgage lenders in the Pittsburgh area apparently have made it harder than it should have been for qualified African Americans aspiring to achieve the American dream. Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09329/1016167-34.stm?cmpid=generalbusiness.xml The H.J. Heinz Co. plans to push its products even harder in the second half of the fiscal year, increasing its marketing budget to combat intense competition in the frozen food and condiments aisles as well as pressures from private label rivals. Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09329/1016173-28.stm?cmpid=generalbusiness.xml Home prices rose slightly in September, the fourth monthly increase in a row, and a sign that the housing recovery is continuing. Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09328/1015801-46.stm?cmpid=generalbusiness.xml The North Side's historic Penn Brewery, which has been closed since August and hasn't brewed any beer since the end of last year, is coming back to life. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:58:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09328/1016029-455.stm?cmpid=generalbusiness.xml A one-year study conducted by the Fair Housing Partnership of Greater Pittsburgh concluded that racial discrimination continues to play a role in the granting of mortgage loans in the area Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:34:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09328/1016008-100.stm?cmpid=generalbusiness.xml A Pittsburgh-based project to develop a high-volume battery that will store power from the electrical grid, reducing the need for power stations and avoiding waste, will receive $5 million of $620 million in federal stimulus money, the Department of Energy announced today Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:39:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09328/1015970-100.stm?cmpid=generalbusiness.xml The post-Thanksgiving shopping weekend will be important for American Eagle Outfitters, which this morning reported sales in established stores fell 5 percent in the first three weeks of November Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:50:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09328/1015962-100.stm?cmpid=generalbusiness.xml The H.J. Heinz Co. posted a net profit of $231.4 million in the second quarter, down from $276.7 million in the same period a year ago, as currency issues produced a drag on results. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:24:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09328/1015850-113.stm?cmpid=generalbusiness.xml Allegheny Ludlum Corp. and its contractor, Harsco Corp., will pay a civil penalty of $184,900 for violating air pollution regulations at the steelmaker's plant in Natrona since August 2007, according to a proposed consent order filed yesterday in U.S. District Court in Pittsburgh. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:46:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09328/1015877-84.stm?cmpid=generalbusiness.xml MIAMI -- What thousands of homeowners nationwide have believed about Chinese drywall was validated yesterday, when the federal Consumer Product Safety Commission said there is a link between the imported material and problems with corrosion in homes that have it. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:17:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09328/1015776-68.stm?cmpid=generalbusiness.xml Q: This is not a lonely heart letter, but I do have a concern that might affect other people out there in the same situation. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09328/1015778-68.stm?cmpid=generalbusiness.xml The number of people hitting financial rock bottom across the nation continues to grow at an alarming rate. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09328/1015788-53.stm?cmpid=generalbusiness.xml Developers successfully convinced Pittsburgh City Council yesterday to think twice about attaching new strings to subsidies, but a coalition of groups proposed new threads that would tie aid to environmental advances and community benefits. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09328/1015800-28.stm?cmpid=generalbusiness.xml Majestic Star Casino LLC, which at one time held the license to build a casino Pittsburgh but was unable to get financing for the project, has sought Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection from creditors Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09327/1015582-28.stm?cmpid=generalbusiness.xml LOS ANGELES -- The vampire romance "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" sucked up $140.7 million in its first three days and pulled in a total of $258.8 million Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09326/1015091-28.stm?cmpid=generalbusiness.xml They call the conclusion of a chess match the end game, and it takes special skills to master that part of the contest. In the stock market, we have the end-of-the-year game. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09326/1015144-28.stm?cmpid=generalbusiness.xml Community College of Allegheny County, 9 a.m., CCAC West Hills Center, 1000 McKee Road, Oakdale. Skilled trades and services fair. Call 412-788-7500. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09326/1015145-318.stm?cmpid=generalbusiness.xml Michael R. Ruck, tax manager, joined Malin Bergquist. Kline, Keppel & Koryak P.C. hired Aaron M. Powell as a staff accountant. Elias/Savion Advertising Inc. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09326/1015179-28.stm?cmpid=generalbusiness.xml At 4 a.m. on Black Friday as shoppers are lined up at other stores, the doors will be locked at Altmeyer's Bed, Bath & Home stores. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09326/1015183-28.stm?cmpid=generalbusiness.xml While there will be more than a dozen H1N1 vaccine clinics taking place across Pennsylvania this weekend, some people are questioning the process that the state has used until now to distribute the doses. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500