Monday, August 15, 2011
Localize It: Podponics Grows High-Tech Organic Produce In Shipping Containers
Posted by Linda H on 8:00:00 AM
PodPonics, an Atlanta-based company started by a former software programmer, thinks it can outgrow them all. The company is already well on its way. Last week, PodPonics announced that it raised $725,000 in a seed funding round led by private investors.
Chrysler to add 1,100 jobs at Toledo plant
Posted by Linda H on 7:45:00 AM
Chrysler is marching forward with plans to add more than 1,100 jobs at a Toledo assembly plant by 2013 despite a rocky U.S. economy that has whipsawed investors this past week.
The Auburn Hills automaker is planning to invest about $365 million at its Jeep Liberty and Dodge Nitro SUV plant, city documents show. Experts say the investment is for the next-generation Liberty based on a Fiat platform. However, the plans depend on the approval of tax incentives by Toledo and two school districts.
"This project is ... going to put many of the parents of our students to work," said Bob Vasquez, board president for Toledo Public Schools, who will vote on the tax proposal Tuesday.
Cost of Medicare's Part D drug plan is dropping
Posted by Linda H on 6:31:00 AM
The Part D drug benefit, allows seniors and others on Medicare to sign up for a privately administered, government-subsidized health plan to get their prescriptions. Popular with beneficiaries, the program has also proven far less costly than budget analysts originally expected, in part because of competition among private plans and the growing use of less expensive generic drugs.
Apple Needs to Make it in America
