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Flu season, ailing economy aiding Mich. drug maker   11/20/2009
A Michigan drugmaker is doing well even though it's located in the state with the country's highest unemployment rate.Perrigo Co. is the nation's largest manufacturer of generic over-the-counter medications. It reported more than $61 billion in profit last quarter — a 60 percent spike from the...   Continue
AirTran giving double rewards for Milwaukee travel   11/20/2009
Discount carrier AirTran Airways, a unit of AirTran Holdings Inc., said Friday that it will offer double reward credits to all of its frequent flier club members when they travel between Milwaukee and any AirTran destination through Feb. 10.When A-Plus Rewards members purchase travel, they will...   Continue
Gift Guide: Touch and Windows 7 in fresh PC lineup   11/20/2009
This holiday season is a great time to buy a PC. There's a nice new version of Windows out, and computer manufacturers are adding interesting new technologies. Here's a guide to what's fresh in PCs, ranging from "netbooks" to super-sized "all-in-one" desktop computers.___Netbooks: These small,...   Continue
Emergency Medical prices $386.5 million in stock   11/20/2009
GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo. (AP) — Ambulance and physician services company Emergency Medical Services Corp. on Friday priced a public offering for about $386.5 million in common stock.The company will not receive proceeds from the offering, as shares are being offered primarily by affiliates of Onex...   Continue
Economists: Mich. will keep losing jobs in 2010   11/20/2009
Michigan's economy will improve in 2010, but only in comparison to what has been "one of the most brutal years in a generation," University of Michigan economists said Friday.Economist George Fulton expects next year will be "difficult," with job losses continuing and the unemployment rate, —...   Continue
US rig count this week up 12   11/20/2009
The number of rigs actively exploring for oil and natural gas in the U.S. this week has risen by 12 this week to 1,113.Houston-based Baker Hughes Inc. said Friday that 726 rigs were exploring for natural gas and 375 for oil. Twelve were listed as miscellaneous. A year ago this week, the rig...   Continue
USA Technologies, Inc. Issues Open Letter to Shareholders Business Editors/Technology Editors   11/20/2009
MALVERN, Pa.-- (BUSINESS WIRE) — Nov. 20, 2009--USA Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: USAT) (the "Company") today announced it has issued an open letter to its shareholders urging them to reject any proxy solicitation and not sign any blue proxy card they may receive from dissident shareholders Bradley...   Continue
Idaho gets $115,000 from Sanofi-Aventis settlement   11/20/2009
Idaho's Medicaid Division is getting nearly $115,000 as its share from a nationwide settlement with French drug giant Sanofi-Aventis.Attorney General Lawrence Wasden said Thursday the settlement resolves allegations that the company's Aventis Pharmaceutical unit knowingly misreported the lowest...   Continue
Winfrey: Prayer, careful thought influenced exit   11/20/2009
Holding back tears, Oprah Winfrey told her studio audience Friday that she would end her show in 2011 after a quarter-century on the air, saying prayer and careful thought led her to her decision.Winfrey told the audience that she loved "The Oprah Winfrey Show," that it had been her life and...   Continue
AirIQ cuts Q3 loss by 65 per cent   11/20/2009
AirIQ Inc. (TSXV:IQ.H) reduces loss by 65 per cent from a year ago, to $397,000 from $1.16 million. On a per-share basis, the loss was less than a cent compared with one cent last year. Revenue also declined, to $2.6 million from $3 million.   Continue

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