Tag: Business

Bosnia – An Economy in Search of a State

Bosnia-Herzegovina (heretofore "Bosnia") is an artificial polity with four, tangentially interacting, economies. Serbs, Croats and their nominal allies, the Bosniaks each maintain their own economy. The bloated, fractured, turf conscious, inefficient, and often corrupt presence of the international community, in the form of the Office of the High Representative, among others, constitutes the fourth – [...]

October 2, 2011 | 0 Comments More
Gas Price Drops

Gas Price Drops

Tough economic times are not having an impact on gasoline prices in Alabama. AAA Alabama said the price of regular unleaded fell two cents overnight to a statewide average of $2.22 a gallon. The price for regular has tumbled $2.22 since last month. The national average for regular is $2.24 Monday. The statewide average for [...]

November 10, 2008 | 0 Comments More
Gas Falls Six-cents

Gas Falls Six-cents

Gasoline prices continue to fall sharply across Alabama. AAA’s survey Friday shows the average price for regular unleaded is now $3.04 a gallon — matching the national average. Regular unleaded dipped six cents overnight and is down almost 43 cents from last week. AAA reports midgrade and premium fuels also fell to $3.18 and $3.27, [...]

October 17, 2008 | 0 Comments More
AAA: Gasoline Prices

AAA: Gasoline Prices

Prices at the gasoline pumps are still tumbling. According to AAA, the statewide average for a gallon of regular is down about a nickel overnight to $3.15. That’s 3 cents higher than the national average. Midgrade averaged $3.30 and premium costs $3.39 a gallon. Birmingham’s average for regular remains the highest in the state at [...]

October 15, 2008 | 0 Comments More
Volkswagen Assembly Plant

Volkswagen Assembly Plant

CHATTANOOGA — Tennessee officials said the state’s financial incentives that helped Chattanooga land a Volkswagen assembly plant total $577.4 million. Volkswagen’s move is expected to create 2,000 jobs at the plant and another 9,400 related jobs. Tennessee economic development officials discussed the incentives and projected the plant’s economic impact Friday in Chattanooga. Tennessee was a [...]

August 29, 2008 | 0 Comments More
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