Sixteen nations will meet here for four days of discussion and collaboration during the 2008 Senior Enlisted Leadership Conference July 21-25.

The upcoming Republican National Convention will present some serious challenges for employers business and organizations in downtown St. Paul.

Sixth district DFL congressional candidate Elwyn Tinklenberg is proposing a $30 billion plan to boost the nation's sagging economy.

Aveda founder Horst Rechelbacher says leadership qualities are in every person, but many of us fail to see how much we can contribute. He also talks about creating his latest cosmetics company, which promotes the use of all organic ingredients.

People are already feeling the pinch when it comes to buying their groceries or gas; how do you get them to give away their money for a new theater or gallery?

We've all become accustomed to seeing "new" and "improved" labels on products at the grocery store. But now more foods are promising better health. What troubles consumer advocates is that there is very little regulation requiring food manufacturers to back

Ford Motor Co. plans to bring six small vehicles to the U.S. marketfrom overseas to meet growing demand for more fuel-efficient options. The auto company also reportedly plans to revamp some vehicle and engine plants to produce more small cars.

Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal -- HALIFAX REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY: Atlantic View DriveAtlantic View Drive in Sambro Head is closed until further notice due to the road being washed out.Local Area Office: 902-424-5328 Fax: 902-563-0568

Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal -- CAPE BRETON REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY: Catalone Lake BridgeCatalone Lake Bridge on Mira Bay Drive is closed for repairs from Wednesday, July 23 until Friday, Aug. 1.Detour routes are on Catalone Gut Road and Main-a-Dieu Road.Local Area

We found eight stocks that passed the muster of merger-and-acquisition math.

The Heights, Cobble Hill and Boerum Hill properties had all been on the market since at least last fall. 1. BROOKLYN HEIGHTS $3,000,00054 Hicks Street GMAP (right)Two condo units in this conversion. StreetEasy shows that one of the units (3-beds,

Real estate data site Property Shark is looking to compete with sites like ResidentialNYC and StreetEasy. Starting this September, Property Shark is going to introduce residential listings, according to an article in Crain's. New York City-centric sites like StreetEasy and

Accenture could maintain double-digit growth as companies seek help in cutting costs.

Google is just one of a handful of companies trading at just 50% to its fair value.

It's tempting to stash cash in your Sealy Posturepedic. We found a better place.

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Originally in foreclosure back in 2006, the property at 314 12th Street in the South Slope was purchased for $1,350,000 in late 2007, several months after someone filed a permit to demolish the existing three-story house and replace it with

Tonight the long-awaited follow-up to last December's public hearing on the future of Admirals Row takes place at Borough Hall. All we can say in advance of the meeting is that we hope that the spirit of creativity and compromise

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It's always a difficult task to discuss a listing which fails to include a single interior photo, a strategy that only makes potential buyers assume the worst. In the case of 708 President Street in Park Slope, we'd really like