Jason Ward

It's still an employer's market out there when it comes to hiring, and the latest forecasts say that won't change in Connecticut for at least two years. But the best companies treat their people like gold, and they do it intelligently — not just...

Visitors to Marketing Solutions' website are greeted by a flashy introduction with pulsing dance music that continues to play while they browse the site, evoking the modern vibe the company hopes to project. The Hartford-based organization ­ created in...

The following civil cases were filed recently in Clark Circuit Court. — Adam Daniel Jones vs. Rebecca Mae Lyons, child custody action. — LaDonna Marie Southern vs. Brian Edward Southern, divorce. — Winchester Federal Bank vs. Kenneth R....

  ST. LOUIS (AP) — The U.S. government barely changed its estimate for next year’s corn surplus, which is expected to stay small and keep high food prices high.    The Department of Agriculture estimated Friday that farmers will have 848...

ST. LOUIS (AP) - The U.S. government barely changed its estimate for next year's corn surplus, which is expected to stay small and keep high food prices high. The Department of Agriculture estimated Friday that farmers will have 848 million bushels of...

 NEW YORK (AP) — Food prices could rise next year because an unseasonably hot summer likely damaged much of this year’s corn crop.    The U.S. Department of Agriculture estimated Monday that a surplus of 672 million bushels of corn will be...

ST. LOUIS (AP) - A larger corn crop is easing concerns of a grain shortage and could slow food inflation later this year. The U.S. Agriculture Department estimated Tuesday that 880 million bushels of corn will be left over when the harvest begins in the...

Eileen Swain, age 73, of Hancock, died Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2011, at her home. Born Oct. 3, 1937, in Fulton County, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Chester and Isabelle Ray Bishop, and the widow of James W. Swain who died Feb. 19, 1999. She was a 1955...

NORFOLK, VA ¡V After wrapping up their season-long eight-game road trip in Wilkes-Barre/Scranton last Wednesday and splitting a pair of home contests against the Albany River Rats last weekend, the Norfolk Admirals will set out a brief road trip to...

Admirals Seek Revenge in Pivotal East Division Tilts This Week NORFOLK, VA ¡V The Norfolk Admirals will be out for revenge this week as they play two of their next three games against East Division Rivals who handed them tough losses over the past two...

On Monday, a regular customer complained to A & D Buffalo's in Haltom City that she didn't get the extra shrimp she requested. The woman was so irate she called 911. The owner's attorney Alex Kim adds, "My clients have said if she had opened the shrimp...

While all too many recent "comedies" are so in stated purpose only, "Corky Romano" truly makes you laugh. At its best it recalls the animated antics of a Jerry Lewis escapade, the pratfall follies of a Buster Keaton flick and Rowan Atkinson's outsized...