Marketplace Report: Restaurant Online Ordering Takes-off
Delphis Software www.delphissoftware.com, a Fresno, California based corporation, has emerged as the industry leader in restaurant internet food order applications with an installed based of over 15,000 restaurants. Placing food orders via the internet has evolved over the last 18 months into a hot market for savvy high-tech firms. With Delphis Software leading the way, continued growth in this arena is expected.
Wednesday, March 10, 2010 16:19:32 GMT (breaking)

Nonprofit Raffles are Big Business
Mega House Raffle www.MegaHouseRaffle.com has now moved into position as the nation's largest charitable raffle. With massive cuts in funding for nonprofit organizations in both the public and private sectors, house raffles are fast becoming an effective vehicle for raising much needed money to fund charitable operations. Mega House Raffle describes itself as California's largest, however our review clearly puts this raffle as the biggest in the country.
Wednesday, March 10, 2010 16:19:32 GMT (breaking)

Bank Of America Ends Overdraft Fees On Debit Cards
The nation's largest banks says when customers don't have enough money in their accounts, purchases will not go through. A spokesperson for Bank of America says consumer research shows that people prefer to have a transaction declined rather than have the purchase go through and be charged an overdraft fee.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:00:00 -0500

Job Openings Up Sharply In January
The Labor Department reported on Tuesday that job openings increased in January. The number of openings in January rose about 7.6 percent to 2.7 million, compared with December. It is still a tough job market, however, but with some signs of improvement.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:00:00 -0500

Company Offers First 'Practical' Jetpack
A New Zealand company is selling a 500 pound gadget that will shoot you a mile high. In the Martin Jetpack, you can fly around for 30 minutes on a full tank of gas. It costs $90,000.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:00:00 -0500

Would A Soda Tax Be A Big Deal?
Planet Money: A penny-per-ounce tax could drive down consumption by more than 10 percent.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:35:00 -0500

Toyota Investigates Case Of Runaway Prius
Toyota is looking into why a Prius reportedly wouldn't stop after the driver says he accelerated to pass another vehicle. In the incident, which happened Monday outside San Diego, the hybrid car reached speeds of more than 90 mph. The driver says the gas pedal stuck. He also says he was told his Prius was not among the millions of cars Toyota recalled.
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:00:00 -0500

Training Displaced Workers But For What Jobs?
In Dayton, Ohio, Sinclair Community College has been a driving force in helping retrain the unemployed so they can find work after graduation. But high paying manufacturing jobs don't seem to be coming back, and any good job is tough to find.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:00:00 -0500

Underwater Cable May Ease Electric Shortages
Energy developers have struggled to connect new sources of renewable electricity with big cities, without building ugly and expensive transmission corridors. A Canadian company has unveiled a nearly $4 billion plan to bury underwater cables in Lake Champlain, the Hudson River and Long Island Sound. The project would feed power to New York City and Connecticut.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:00:00 -0500

Wholesale Inventories Dip, Sales Rise In January
Inventories dropped 0.2 percent, while sales increased for a 10th consecutive month, up a solid 1.3 percent. Economists hope the steady rise in sales will prompt more inventory restocking, triggering increased factory production and providing support for the fledgling economic recovery.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:31:00 -0500

Prius Hits Wall In N.Y.; Police Point To Stuck Accelerator
Police in Westchester County (N.Y.) say a 56-year-old woman smashed a 2005 Toyota Prius into a stone wall Tuesday after a stuck accelerator pedal "shot" the vehicle forward.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:15:00 -0500

After Quake, Haiti Seeks Better Business Climate
Haiti's small business elite sees January's earthquake as an opportunity, but not just to make money. They say it's a chance to refashion the corrupt, inefficient way things are done in Haiti, while marshaling international support to boost the country's industries.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:02:00 -0500