New state tax credits for filmmakers could prove to be a huge boost for the Buffalo Niagara region's hopes to land more movie production business.

Cesar L. Alvarez has practiced corporate law in Miami through 35 years and five national recessions. He has seen the energy crisis of the 1970s, the rampant inflation of the late '70s and early '80s, and the savings-and-loan failures of the early '90s.

JONESBORO, AR (KAIT) - - Record high prices at the pump, and soaring food cost are all evidence of a slumping economy. But through it all business is up for repossession companies in these tough economic times.

Viet Nam has slipped five levels in an authoritative global report on the ease of doing business. It now ranks 92 among the 181 economies surveyed. Last year, the report ranked Viet Nam as 87th.

What impact does a slow economy have on the amount of work corporate law departments send to outside firms? The answer depends on whom you ask. Two recent surveys offer different takes on how the lethargic economy is affecting the distribution of legal wo