Spring and metal association offers scholarship to open doors
BRISTOL In hopes of helping a future engineer possibly one who may go into manufacturing the New England Spring and Metalstamping Association has established a new scholarship.

Coyote, Cougar Confusion Near Microsoft Campus (KIRO 7 Seattle-Tacoma)
REDMOND, Wash. -- Redmond police said Microsoft security personnel reported a sighting of a cougar, then a coyote Thursday afternoon. Workers at the Microsoft campus in Redmond at first received a security message warning of a cougar near the campus,

Finances always on minds of small-business owners (USA Today)
Financial stress for small-business owners abounds, from applying for a bank loan to talking to investors, friends and family about money.

CYMA Accounting Software Celebrates 30th Anniversary in 2010 (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
CYMA Systems, Inc., Arizona-based accounting software developer, kicks off 2010 celebrating its 30th year anniversary. CYMA Systems has been developing software for CPAs, accountants, bookkeepers and general business since 1980.

TxDOT airs glitches in reliever route (Midland Reporter-Telegram)
The Texas Department of Transportation is requiring an Austin construction company to repair problems at the west end of the recently opened 16-mile Highway 349 Reliever Route northwest of Midland, TxDOT Area Engineer Dan Dalager said Friday.