http://www.edmondsun.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:06:00 +0000 http://www.edmondsun.com/business/local_story_183210504.html http://www.edmondsun.com/business/local_story_183210504.html While businesses that serve alcoholic beverages make a profit in their alcohol sales, many are not maximizing those profits. As a a former partner of several businesses in Colorado, Edmond resident Robert Wiedemann recognized the importance of maximizing those profits and bought a Bevinco franchise three months ago. Sun, 05 Jul 2009 19:48:00 +0000 http://www.edmondsun.com/business/local_story_186195110.html http://www.edmondsun.com/business/local_story_186195110.html The Founding Fathers left one legacy not celebrated on Independence Day but which affects us all. It's the national debt. Sun, 05 Jul 2009 19:37:00 +0000 http://www.edmondsun.com/business/local_story_186193850.html http://www.edmondsun.com/business/local_story_186193850.html The Obama administration "misread" the depth of the economic troubles it inherited and still expects more new jobs in the long term as the spending pace from the $787 billion stimulus plan quickens, Vice President Joe Biden said. Sun, 05 Jul 2009 19:35:00 +0000 http://www.edmondsun.com/business/local_story_186193627.html http://www.edmondsun.com/business/local_story_186193627.html China will likely push for a bigger voice for developing countries in international monetary policy at the G8 meeting this week, but a top Chinese diplomat said it won't raise its proposal for a new global currency to replace the dollar. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:52:00 +0000 http://www.edmondsun.com/business/local_story_184135407.html http://www.edmondsun.com/business/local_story_184135407.html McDonald's Corp. began selling a new line of bigger burgers priced at about $4 each on Thursday to bring in customers looking for a beefy alternative to pricier burgers at sit-down restaurants. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:47:00 +0000 http://www.edmondsun.com/business/local_story_184134834.html http://www.edmondsun.com/business/local_story_184134834.html Treasury prices were mixed Wednesday as investors' appetite for risk increased. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:46:00 +0000 http://www.edmondsun.com/business/local_story_184134709.html http://www.edmondsun.com/business/local_story_184134709.html The number of rigs actively exploring for oil and natural gas in the United States rose by 11 this week to 928, the third consecutive week for an uptick after months of declines. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:01:00 +0000 http://www.edmondsun.com/business/local_story_184030258.html http://www.edmondsun.com/business/local_story_184030258.html Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:10:00 +0000 http://www.edmondsun.com/business/local_story_183211107.html http://www.edmondsun.com/business/local_story_183211107.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Like many unemployed older workers, 64-year-old Allan Kellum fears his age has made it harder to find a new job. At a recent job fair, Kellum expressed interest in a supervisory role coordinating an international health assistance program. A recruiter set him straight: “The people applying for that are young.” Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:08:00 +0000 http://www.edmondsun.com/business/local_story_183210851.html http://www.edmondsun.com/business/local_story_183210851.html The Edmond Area Chamber of Commerce’s Women’s Network Council is planning its inaugural Women’s Leadership Conference. The conference will be presented by Edmond Medical Center on Nov. 13 in the University of Central Oklahoma Nigh University Center. Cindi Broaddus, also known as Dr. Phil McGraw’s sister-in-law and author of “A Random Act,” will be the keynote speaker discussing her life journey and the tragic assault that changed her life forever. Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:06:00 +0000 http://www.edmondsun.com/business/local_story_183210732.html http://www.edmondsun.com/business/local_story_183210732.html The University of Central Oklahoma will offer local businesses the opportunity to directly connect with its diverse student body of nearly 16,000 and 1,300 employees at the 2009 UCO Business Expo, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Aug. 20, as a part of Central’s aannual back-to-school “Stampede Week” activities. Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:01:00 +0000 http://www.edmondsun.com/business/local_story_183210332.html http://www.edmondsun.com/business/local_story_183210332.html Owning an unwanted house can be expensive.In the 1 1⁄2 years that Ed Tuttle, 31, has tried to sell his unoccupied brick one-story in Oklahoma City, he has hired people to mow the lawn, regrout tile, stage the home, repair a squirrel-eaten hole in the roof, trap squirrels in the attic and fix a blown-down fence. Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:50:00 +0000 http://www.edmondsun.com/business/local_story_183155336.html http://www.edmondsun.com/business/local_story_183155336.html For many small business owners, the recession can have an upside in giving them opportunities to strengthen their relationships with customers. Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:46:00 +0000 http://www.edmondsun.com/business/local_story_183154711.html http://www.edmondsun.com/business/local_story_183154711.html A dour report on job losses in June sent stocks sharply lower Thursday. Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:06:00 +0000 http://www.edmondsun.com/business/local_story_183100813.html http://www.edmondsun.com/business/local_story_183100813.html Employers cut a larger-than-expected 467,000 jobs in June, driving the unemployment rate up to a 26-year high of 9.5 percent, suggesting that the economy's road to recovery will be bumpy.