Xenia directors raise rates, present offer to sell to DMWW

Bob Eschliman, Editor If the Xenia Rural Water District doesn’t have a concrete answer to its financial woes by this summer, the district’s 9,400 member-customers will feel a significant and catastrophic hit to their own personal finances.

White House to announce housing aid Friday: sources

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House plans to announce on Friday that it will require lenders to lower the mortgage payments of some unemployed workers and encourage lenders to eliminate some principal debt of homeowners who owe more than their home is worth, sources familiar with the plan said on…

BYD Auto to sale F3DM electric to personal buyers

According to the BYD Auto, its F3DM dual-mode electric vehicle will be available to personal buyers on March 29, 2010, and the first sales location is Shenzhen, Guangdong Province. By then, the latest mode will have been launched. The industry insiders believe that this symbolizes substantial progress in the universal process of dual-mode electric cars in China. F3DM dual–mode electric cars …

‘More work needed’ on economic growth

Finance Minister Bill English said while positive signs were evident in data out today that showed the economy was continuing to grow, more work was needed for a sustainable recovery that created jobs and lifted incomes.

Sales tax exemption examined

Eliminating the sales-tax exemption for nonprofits appears to be a non-starter on Smith Hill.

Japan’s economy rebounds in February

TOKYO — Japan’s economy is leaping to life, with surging exports to China and the United States and rising expectations for robust growth throughout the coming year.

Resistance against N. Korean regime taking root, survey suggests

TOKYO — There is mounting evidence that Kim Jong Il is losing the propaganda war inside North Korea, with more than half the population now listening to foreign news, grass-roots cynicism undercutting state myths and discontent rising even among elites.

European Shares Edge Higher In Early Trading

European Shares Edge Higher In Early Trading

APICTA AWARDS 2010 TO ENCOURAGE NEW INNOVATIONS IN ICT

Kuala Lumpur, March 24 (Bernama) — The MSC Malaysia Asia Pacific ICT Alliance Awards (MSC Malaysia APICTA Awards), to be held in August, is expected to once again showcase the best of Malaysia’s ICT industry.

‘Painful’ school cuts include layoffs, adult school

On Tuesday, Tracy Unified trustees got a look at the school district superintendent’s prioritized list that accounts for almost $16 million in cuts.