Canada is facing a serious shortage of skilled labour that is threatening the economy but being ignored by all parties in the federal election, a coalition of business, labour, education and health groups charged Tuesday.

Tom Rave, a former director of several local nonprofit organizations and commercial banker, has been named executive director of The Gateway to Milwaukee, a project geared at revitalizing and redeveloping the area around General Mitchell International Air

Grant Thornton LLP's Business Optimism Index, a quarterly confidence measure of U.S. business leaders, remained stagnant at 56.1 in May 2008 in relation to the 56.3 index in February 2008. The slight drop makes it the second-lowest index number since the

BILOXI (WLOX) -- Despite today's challenging economic times, South Mississippi residents continue opening their checkbooks to causes and organizations they support.

Capital Region group sets a fundraising goal of $10.5 million COLONIE -- Even though more prospective donors may find themselves strapped financially, the United Way of the Greater Capital Region aims to raise $10.5 million in the upcoming year. At the