Heineken has held talks to buy Femsa: report

Dutch brewer Heineken has held discussions to buy the brewing operations of Mexican conglomerate Femsa, the Financial Times reported on Sunday in its electronic […]

Winnebago CEO unsure how high business to rebound

The top executive of Winnebago Industries Inc said on Thursday he is not sure how high motorhome industry production will rebound once the market […]

NorthPark has seen early success; future hinges on China

When Paul McKee isn’t talking about WingHaven, he’s usually touting NorthPark.
The 550-acre business park just east of Lambert-St. Louis International Airport sits on […]

McDonald’s vs. McCurry heads for Malaysia court again

An eight-year legal battle between fast food giant McDonald’s and a Malaysian restaurant called McCurry over copyright infringement is set to continue on Monday […]

Busch slips off stage despite positioning for role in InBev spotlight

Nine months ago, a historic meeting was breaking up in the ballroom of a Secaucus, N.J., hotel. Anheuser-Busch shareholders had just agreed to sell […]

Oil hits new 2009 high

NEW YORK – Oil prices jumped Friday to a new high for the year after Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke said that the U.S. […]

Southwest makes a play for Frontier

All of a sudden Frontier Airlines is the popular kid at the dance.
Southwest Airlines bid $170 million on Monday to take Frontier […]

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NorthSide plan highlights age-old planning debate

When it comes to rebuilding American cities, there are two basic approaches: Big, sweeping visions. Or block-by-block rebirth.
And the conflict between those two […]

GM makes deal for Saab

DETROIT — For the new owners of Saab Automobile to make money selling small numbers of cars across the globe, they have to return […]