Boeing added just three airliner orders to its backlog this week as airlines cut back order activity because of falling traffic and tighter credit.The company added two orders from unidentified buyers for 737s and one from another unidentified buyer for a 747-8 business jet.Total orders for the year stand at 640, a pace that until the last three years would have been considered stellar.But a surge of orders in 2005, 2006 and 2007 set a new standard. Boeing sold 1,423 planes last year, 1,050 in 2006 and 1,029 in 2005. In 2004, the company booked just 277 aircraft orders.Even though orders are s... Go to original article ...
DHL Express, the European package express carrier that bought Seattle's Airborne Express in 2003, said today it is exiting the domestic express business.The company will lay off some 9,500 employees in the U.S. but maintain offices in the U.S. for in...
Just got a short note from On the Way Maternity owner Rosa Lim, asking us to post to tell you that we are closing our doors. The store opened 14 months ago at 5446 California SW. ADDED 6:02 PM: Rosa also wanted to share a message explaining wha...
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Hi Happy Weekend! I just wanted to tell you about an interesting fundraising event. This event celebrates the release of the 18th African American Business Directory and the opening of the new Clean Greens Farm and Market....
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