Middle market retail executives don’t think much of the overall economic recovery – but they do expect their own companies to improve faster than the industry as a whole.
That’s the word from the third annual retail finance outlook study released by the CIT Group Inc.
While most retailers think business will improve, they are still cautious [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: April 26,2011
Tags: Delta, fuel
Delta Air Lines Inc. said Tuesday that raising fares should allow it to make up for the higher fuel prices that drove a $318 million loss in the first quarter.
Airlines have been raising fares all year, as the price of fuel climbed. Delta’s fuel bill rose 29 percent, or $483 million, compared to a year [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: October 27,2010
Tags: algae, fuel, green
The forest green algae bubbling in a stainless steel fermenting tank in a suburban warehouse may look like primordial pond scum, but it is a promising new source of domestically produced fuels being tested on the nation’s jets and warships.
In a laboratory just a few steps away from the warehouse, white-coated scientists for a company [...] [...]
Colorado Springs is again attracting national attention – this time not for its expanding military population or faith-based organizations, but for its ranking as the #6 city on SustainLane.com’s “Top Ten Alternative Fueled City Fleets.”
The survey was conducted by SustainLane, a “people powered guide to sustainable living” Web site that tracks and promotes green and [...] [...]