Minnesota man charged for allegedly assaulting construction worker with a backhoe
Minn. man allegedly assaults worker with backhoe Correction: Lounge Chair-Drunk Driving story
Correction: Lounge Chair-Drunk Driving story Motorized La-Z-Boy chair from Minn. drunk driving case to be auctioned
La-Z-Boy from drunk driving case to be auctioned Asbury Automotive posts 35 percent jump in 3rd-qtr profit on cost cuts
Asbury Automotive 3Q profit rises DULUTH, Ga. — Automotive retailer Asbury Automotive Group Inc. said Thursday its third-quarter profit rose 35 percent, as cost controls and inventory improvements offset a drop in sales. Farm-equipment maker Agco names former Chrysler executive Tom LaSorda to its boardDULUTH, Ga. — Farm-equipment maker Agco Corp. said Friday it elected Tom LaSorda, Chrysler LLC’s former president and vice chairman, to its board effective Dec. 6. Minnesota man pleads guilty to driving motorized La-Z-Boy under the influenceDULUTH, Minn. — A Minnesota man has pleaded guilty to driving his motorized La-Z-Boy chair while drunk. NCR plans to cut up to 10 pct of global work force to reduce costs after 3Q profit plungesDULUTH, Ga. — ATM machine maker NCR Corp. said Thursday it plans to cut up to 10 percent of its global work force — possibly more than 2,200 jobs — to reduce costs after reporting its third-quarter profit tumbled 81 percent. NCR 3rd-qtr profit plunges on some charges, company to cut 10 percent of work forceDULUTH, Ga. — ATM machine maker NCR Corp. says its profit slumped 81 percent in the third quarter and it plans to cut up to 10 percent of its global work force to reduce costs. NCR chief financial officer to resign, controller named interim CFODULUTH, Ga. — NCR Corp. said Wednesday that its chief financial officer is resigning to take a new position with business telephone and Internet communications provider Avaya Inc. Agco wants to use government grant of up to $5 million for biomass projectDULUTH, Ga. — Farm equipment manufacturer Agco Corp. said Wednesday it wants to use an Energy Department grant of up to $5 million for a project focused on the efficient collection and transportation of biomass to production plants for processing. Officer shoots mother, daughter to death in suburban Atlanta; police say daughter had gunATLANTA — An officer who fatally shot an elderly woman and her daughter at a suburban Atlanta home was not aware when she was sent to the scene that the younger woman had said she wanted police to kill her, authorities said Wednesday. Minnesota police look for man with self-professed fetish for slashing rubber exercise ballsDULUTH, Minn. — Police are looking for a man with a self-professed sexual fetish for slashing rubber balls. Police have been seeking the 31-year-old since surveillance tape allegedly showed him breaking into a fitness clinic in May and slashing exercise balls. 11-year-old golfer aces 115-yard Hole Number 8 using a nine-iron in MinnesotaDULUTH, Minn. — An 11-year-old golfer can brag about what many golfers never achieve in a lifetime on the links: A hole in one. Ethan Clay was golfing last Saturday on Lester Park’s Lake Nine with his father Tim Clay, golf pro Paul Schintz, and Schintz’s two children. Ethan aced the 115-yard Hole Number 8 using a nine-iron. He said he sprinted toward the hole after he saw his ball bounce before the cup and disappear. Coca-Cola CEO: Beverage maker to take advantage of economic crisis, expand businessDULUTH, Ga. — Coca-Cola Co. sees a chance to increase its market share during the economic slowdown and doesn’t plan to waste the opportunity, the chief executive of the world’s largest beverage maker told shareholders Wednesday. Coca-Cola CEO: Beverage maker to take advantage of economic crisis, expand businessDULUTH, Ga. — Coca-Cola Co. sees a chance to increase its market share during the economic slowdown and doesn’t plan to waste the opportunity, the chief executive of the world’s largest beverage maker told shareholders Wednesday. |