http://www.kgw.com/news/business RSS Feed for KGW - News - Business en-us Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:03:20 GMT 2012-02-09T08:03:20Z en-us http://www.kgw.com/news/business/Target-coming-to-Portlands-Galleria-building-138965244.html The store will be located at the building on Southwest 10th and Alder, the Bill Naito company confirmed on Wednesday. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:34:13 GMT http://www.kgw.com/news/business/Target-coming-to-Portlands-Galleria-building-138965244.html 2012-02-08T22:34:13Z http://www.kgw.com/news/business/Vestas-warns-on-profits-chairman-resigns-138930174.html The chairman of Vestas Wind Systems A/S, the world's biggest maker of wind turbines in terms of revenue, will step down after the company said Wednesday that its 2011 profits were substantially below target. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:38:28 GMT http://www.kgw.com/news/business/Vestas-warns-on-profits-chairman-resigns-138930174.html 2012-02-08T17:38:28Z http://www.kgw.com/news/business/TriMet-budget-would-cut-services-change-to-flat-fares-138952519.html Facing a $17-million shortfall, TriMet's latest budget proposal includes a switch to flat fares, rate hikes, eliminating the free zone and cutting back some routes. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:52:43 GMT http://www.kgw.com/news/business/TriMet-budget-would-cut-services-change-to-flat-fares-138952519.html 2012-02-09T03:52:43Z http://www.kgw.com/news/business/138912679.html SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Shoppers in San Francisco will have to pay 10 cents per bag and more retailers are now banned from handing out plastic bags under a proposal approved Tuesday by the city's Board of Supervisors. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:02:23 GMT http://www.kgw.com/news/business/138912679.html 2012-02-08T08:02:23Z http://www.kgw.com/news/business/138994444.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The House is ready to pass a Republican bill to ban thousands of federal officials from insider trading. The legislation was heavily influenced by Wall Street firms trying to avoid new public disclosure rules. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:03:20 GMT http://www.kgw.com/news/business/138994444.html 2012-02-09T08:03:20Z http://www.kgw.com/news/business/138994439.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal regulators are considering a plan to build the nation's first nuclear power plant in a generation. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:03:18 GMT http://www.kgw.com/news/business/138994439.html 2012-02-09T08:03:18Z http://www.kgw.com/news/business/138977464.html NEW YORK (AP) — Facebook's top executives, including CEO Mark Zuckerberg, are eligible for twice-a-year bonuses of up to 45 percent of their base salaries and other earnings, according to a Wednesday regulatory filing. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 06:03:21 GMT http://www.kgw.com/news/business/138977464.html 2012-02-09T06:03:21Z http://www.kgw.com/news/business/138956339.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal policing of oil and natural gas drilling on public lands is lax and inconsistent, with only 6 percent of violations resulting in monetary fines over 13 years, House Democrats said in a report Wednesday. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 06:02:49 GMT http://www.kgw.com/news/business/138956339.html 2012-02-09T06:02:49Z http://www.kgw.com/news/business/138987609.html BOSTON (AP) — Workers stashed money away in their 401(k) retirement plans at a faster clip last year but didn't get an immediate reward for their savings strategy. Fidelity Investments, the nation's biggest 401(k) administrator, says the average account balance was essentially unchanged in 2011, compared with 2010. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:02:51 GMT http://www.kgw.com/news/business/138987609.html 2012-02-09T08:02:51Z http://www.kgw.com/news/business/Gas-prices-creeping-up--138982179.html Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:08:05 GMT http://www.kgw.com/news/business/Gas-prices-creeping-up--138982179.html 2012-02-09T03:08:05Z