Midwest

Source: www.miamiherald.com --- 2 days ago
The Institute for Supply Management, formerly the Purchasing Management Association, began formally surveying its membership in 1931 to gauge business conditions. ...

Source: www.huffingtonpost.com --- 3 days ago
CHICAGO (AP) -- When it comes to trains, there's fast and then there's really, really fast. Advocates on Tuesday unveiled an $11.5 billion plan for a Chicago-St. Louis high-speed line that could cut travel times to two hours from the current five. If built, it would be among the fastest U.S. lines and would rival high-tech systems already in place in Europe and Asia. Under the proposal, electric-powered trains would zoom the nearly 300 miles between Chicago and St. Louis at up to 220 mph - more than 100 mph faster than diesel-powered trains under a comparatively modest plan already advocated by eight Midwestern governors. The newer plan is generating excitement among rail enthusiasts, some of whom pooh-pooh the gubernatorial proposal - which envisions trains that reach top speeds of 110 mph - as too conservative. Tuesday's proposal - the focus of a study released by the non-profit Midwest High Speed Rail Association - would require upgrading tracks and bridges as well as electrifying the line. The estimated price tag doesn't include costs of new trains or maintenance. With backing from Illinois officials, the ambitious project could be done in time for the 2016 Summer Olympics, which Chicago is bidding to host, said Rick Harnish, the association's executive director. A deadline seven years away, he said, is ambitious but doable. "You sometimes need an audacious goal," he said. "We also need to catch up to the rest of the world." ...

Source: www.moreover.com --- 1 day ago
CAMARGO, Ill. -- The O'Reilly Midwest All Stars will not be celebrating Independence Day with a cookout at home, but rather by grilling out at the racetrack, where the scent of food grilling will be replaced by the scent of methanol and the fireworks ...

Source: www.moreover.com --- 2 days ago
Only a certain number of people know how to use it, and even less are brave enough to use it ? but just about every aspect of the Farmington Hills community jumped on board to build it. ...

Source: www.sacbee.com --- 2 days ago
A survey of business leaders in nine Midwestern and Plains states suggests that the region's economy continues to show signs of improvement, but job losses persist. The Mid-America Business Conditions index released Wednesday rose to its highest level since September of last year, to 49.3 in June from 46.6 in May. The survey's index ranges between 0 and 100, and any score below 50 on the index suggests a contracting economy over the next three to six months. While the increase was the index's fifth straight jump, it also shows the region lost jobs for the 17th time in the past 18 months. "Readings over the past several months indicate that the regional economy has bottomed out," said Creighton University economics professor Ernie Goss, who oversees the survey. "However, as in past recessions, job creation is just not in the picture for the immediate future." The survey covers the states of Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma and South Dakota. The June employment index inched up to 41.4 from May's 40.5. Survey authors said government data show that except for North Dakota, each state in the region has experienced job losses and rising unemployment over the past three months. "The region is now matching the nation in the pace of job losses," Goss said. "The nine-state region is losing jobs at an annualized rate of roughly 4 percent. Even as regional economic activity picks up in the second ha ...

Source: www.globenewswire.com --- 3 days ago
CHICAGO, June 30, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Echo Global Logistics, a technology-driven transportation management firm, today announced that Douglas Waggoner, CEO, received the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year(r) 2009 Award in the Emerging Companies category in the Midwest region. According to Ernst & Young LLP, the award recognizes outstanding entrepreneurs who are building and leading dynamic, growing businesses. Mr. Waggoner was selected by an independent panel of judges, and the award was presented at a gala event at the Hilton Chicago Hotel on Friday, June 26, 2009. ...

Source: recruiting.scout.com --- 11 hours ago
Bishop Sankey is already lining himself up to be one of the top running back prospects for the class of 2011, but the 5-foot-11, 190-pounder from Gonzaga Prep in Spokane, Wash. has his sights set even higher. Sankey, who has roots in the Midwest, went back there for a couple of camps recently, and both Notre Dame and Ohio State are paying attention. ...

Source: www.postcrescent.com --- 18 hours ago
GRAND CHUTE Two strikes with two outs. For batters, that equates to living on the edge. ...

Source: www.dabcc.com --- 1 day ago
Devon IT and IBM will host educational virtualization events to educate IT personnel and administrators about the cost-savings capabilities of virtual desktops. The events will be held at the IBM offices in Kansas City on Tuesday, July 7, Chicago on Tuesday, July 14, Indianapolis on Wednesday, July 15, and Detroit on Thursday, July 16. ... ...

Source: www.moreover.com --- 2 days ago
The Institute for Supply Management, formerly the Purchasing Management Association, began formally surveying its membership in 1931 to gauge business conditions. ...

Source: milwaukee.bizjournals.com --- 2 days ago
Pending home sales in the Midwest slipped while the nation posted a modest increase in May. ...

Source: columbiamissourian.com --- 2 days ago
Midwest economy shows improvement, survey says ...

Source: onmilwaukee.com --- 2 days ago
Starting right on time, both Chicago and Earth, Wind and Fire took to the stage for an initial 30 minute collaboration. Nearly 20 musicians on stage, seven original members and over 80 years of combined touring, the stage was littered with instrumental legendary skill. ...

Source: www.sciam.com --- 3 days ago
After just a couple months off the endangered species list, the gray wolf in the western Great Lakes is back to “threatened” status. A government reversal, not a sudden drop in the 4,000-plus wolf population, put the animals back on the protected list, the Associated Press reports. [More] ...

Source: www.bing.com --- 11 hours ago
It appears a Missouri woman, Lori Drew , will get away with a MySpace cyberbulling incident that led to the suicide of a teenage girl. That's disappointing news. The judge in the case, George H. Wu , tentatively dismissed the three misdemeanor convictions against Drew for illegally accessing a ... ...

Source: www.bing.com --- 3 days ago
Advocates on Tuesday unveiled an $11.5 billion plan for a Chicago-St. Louis high-speed line that could cut travel times to two hours from the current five. If built, it would be among the fastest U.S. lines and would rival high-tech systems already in place in Europe and Asia. Under the proposal ... ...

Source: www.bing.com --- 4 days ago
CHICAGO (AP) -- When it comes to trains, there's fast and then there's really, really fast. Advocates on Tuesday unveiled an $11.5 billion plan for a Chicago-St. Louis high-speed line that could cut travel times to two hours from the current five. If built, it would be among the fastest U.S. lines ... ...

Source: www.greenbaypressgazette.com --- 19 hours ago
GRAND CHUTE Brock Kjeldgaard doubled, homered and drove in a pair of runs to help the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers beat Clinton 4-3 on Thursday in a Midwest League game. ...

Source: www.greenbaypressgazette.com --- 1 day ago
GRAND CHUTE Brock Kjeldgaard broke a 3-3 tie with a triple in the bottom of the seventh inning Wednesday and the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers edged the Clinton LumberKings 4-3 in a Midwest League game at Fox Cities Stadium. ...

Source: www.mlntherawfeed.com --- 2 days ago
MLN Newswire - www.mlntherawfeed.com - Appleton, WI – It took six tries, but finally the Clinton LumberKings found a way to win at Time Warner Cable Field in Appleton, Wisconsin. Nate Tenbrink’s RBI single plated Scott Savastano in the eighth for a 3-2 lead, and an error by catcher Corey Kemp sent Kris Sanchez home as the LumberKings won, 4-2 over . . . ...