Lender takes over stalled golf resort in Puerto Rico
By DAVID McFADDEN
Lenders have assumed ownership of a stalled luxury resort in Anguilla that has the tiny tourism-dependent island's only golf course and was codeveloped by a U.S. media mogul, officials said Monday.
Free house painting for low income
By Journal Staff
Applications for free house-painting for low-income seniors and low-income people with disabilities in Tacoma and Pierce County are due April 15. Volunteers from Paint Tacoma-Pierce Beautiful do the work.
Teufel restructures under Chapter 11
By BENJAMIN MINNICK
The weak economy and changes in a lender's plans forced Teufel Nursery to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection last year, but now the Portland-based landscaping and nursery company says it is poised to come out of bankruptcy.
Would pollution tax help state budget?
ironmentalists have begun publicly pushing a major hike in pollution taxes, unveiling a plan to aid the state's recession-hobbled budget by raising about $225 million a year, mostly from oil refineries.
UPS: Pilots must agree to more cuts
Shipping giant UPS is again telling its pilots they need to agree to more cost savings or the company will have to furlough at least 300 of them.
Dow closes below 10,000
The Dow Jones industrial average closed below 10,000 for the first time in three months Monday on nagging concerns about debt loads in Europe.