The Herald-Dispatch Business RSS 2012-02-10T11:45:14-05:00 urn:uuid:4b702eaf-b9ae-41f1-ab78-45b2b5bc602f Original content available for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons license (Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported), except where noted. Jean Tarbett Hardiman: Yogurt shop plans to open location in Barboursville The Herald-Dispatch http://www.herald-dispatch.com/business/2012+0209_bizcolumn 2012-02-08T22:15:43-05:00 <p>Tropical Moon Frozen Yogurt is expected to begin construction this week on its second location, which will be in Barboursville. </p> Sinclair fourth-quarter profit falls 31 percent The Herald-Dispatch http://www.herald-dispatch.com/business/2012+0209_+sinclair 2012-02-09T00:00:00-05:00 <p>BALTIMORE -- TV-station owner Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc. said Wednesday that net income fell 31 percent in the last three months of 2011, hurt by reductions in political ad spending in a non-election year. </p> Gas prices up for 2nd straight week in W.Va. The Herald-Dispatch http://www.herald-dispatch.com/business/2012+0209_WV-GasPrices 2012-02-09T00:00:00-05:00 <p>CHARLESTON -- Gas prices have gone up for the second straight week in West Virginia. </p> Toyota to expand Ind. plant, add 400 jobs The Herald-Dispatch http://www.herald-dispatch.com/business/2012+0209_US-Toyota 2012-02-09T00:00:00-05:00 <p>CHICAGO -- Toyota says it will expand its factory in Princeton, Ind., and add 400 jobs so it can build more Highlander SUVs. </p> FirstEnergy to close 3 plants in state The Herald-Dispatch http://www.herald-dispatch.com/business/2012+0209_WV-FirstEnergy 2012-02-09T00:00:00-05:00 <p>CHARLESTON -- FirstEnergy Corp. announced Wednesday it will shut down three coal-fired power plants in West Virginia later this year. </p> Stocks rally from early losses The Herald-Dispatch http://www.herald-dispatch.com/business/2012+0209_US-WallStreet 2012-02-09T00:00:00-05:00 <p>NEW YORK -- Stocks staged an afternoon-long rally and closed higher Wednesday as Greece appeared to close in on the cost-cutting deal it needs to keep from defaulting on its national debt. </p> CVS Caremark profit rises, '12 outlook climbs The Herald-Dispatch http://www.herald-dispatch.com/business/2012+0209_US-Earns-CVS 2012-02-09T00:00:00-05:00 <p>Drugstore chain Walgreen's loss of a big client is turning into rival CVS Caremark's gain so far this year. </p> Toyota lifts profit forecast for year The Herald-Dispatch http://www.herald-dispatch.com/business/2012+0208_toyota 2012-02-08T00:15:43-05:00 <p>TOKYO -- Toyota's quarterly profit slid 13.5 percent on production setbacks caused by last year's tsunami disaster and the flooding in Thailand, but Japan's top automaker raised its annual earnings forecast, saying a recovery is on track. </p> Business Tri-State: Verizon to set up streaming service with Redbox The Herald-Dispatch http://www.herald-dispatch.com/business/2012+0207_+BC-US-TEC-Verizon-Redbo+5 2012-02-07T00:00:00-05:00 <p> NEW YORK -- Phone company Verizon Communications Inc. will challenge Netflix and start a video streaming service this year with Redbox and its DVD rental kiosks.</p> Stocks slip on Wall Street as talks in Greece drag on The Herald-Dispatch http://www.herald-dispatch.com/business/2012+0207_+wallstreet 2012-02-07T00:00:00-05:00 <p> NEW YORK -- Stock indexes closed slightly lower Monday as talks dragged on between Greek political leaders over a fresh cost-cutting package required for the country to get more bailout loans.</p> Mining companies awarded for safety at symposium The Herald-Dispatch http://www.herald-dispatch.com/business/2012+0207_+coalawards 2012-02-06T23:00:38-05:00 <p> CHARLESTON -- The Fola Coal Co.&#39;s Surface Mine No. 1 in Clay County received the Barton B. Lay Milestones of Safety Award, one of the top safety awards presented at the 39th Annual West Virginia Mining Symposium last week.</p>