Ricardo, Inc., a leading independent provider of technology, product innovation and engineering solutions to the world's automotive, military, transport and new energy industries, today announced the formation of a dedicated global strategic business gro

United Parcel Service Inc., the world's largest package-delivery company and operator of major facilities in Eatontown and Lakewood, said second-quarter profit fell 21 percent as fuel costs rose and the cooling economy damped domestic shipments.

For more than a year, New York State?s main economic development agency has been in disarray, plagued by turf battles, poor management and the political collapse of Gov. Eliot Spitzer.

El Paso's economy has shown impressive growth since mid-2006 and is the only metro area in Texas that has grown at a faster pace in 2008 than in 2007.

When Shannon Griego says she's in a dirty industry, she isn't just talking about the contaminated soil her firm carts from construction sites. "Competition in the Los Angeles area is brutal," she says.