WSBT - Business http://www.wsbt.com/news/business RSS Feed for WSBT - News - Business en-us Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:56:36 GMT Researchers ask: Are caged chickens miserable? http://www.wsbt.com/news/business/70522587.html DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Are cramped chickens crazy chickens? Local shoppers find layaway convenient http://www.wsbt.com/news/business/70423252.html MISHAWAKA ― Retailers and shoppers are getting excited about layaway as they head into the Christmas shopping season. Improvements to the Cove on the drawing board. http://www.wsbt.com/news/business/70324017.html SOUTH BEND – The city is proposing commercial and residential development on Western Avenue to make Coveleski Stadium more accessible to downtown. Elkhart’s Heartland RV starts hiring push http://www.wsbt.com/news/business/70266627.html Heartland Recreational Vehicles announced early Tuesday morning a hiring push to employ more than 400 workers by March. Champion Homes files bankruptcy http://www.wsbt.com/news/business/70267202.html Champion Homes announced Sunday it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, hoping to restructure through a court-supervised sale of its U.S. operations. Indiana, Michigan among states in $3 million Vonage settlement http://www.wsbt.com/news/business/70265172.html NEW YORK (AP) — Internet phone service provider Vonage Holdings Corp. has agreed to pay $3 million to 32 states to settle an investigation into some of its business practices. Wayne math student launches solar heating business http://www.wsbt.com/news/business/70141382.html DETROIT (AP) — A Wayne State University mathematics grad student says he's well on his way to establishing a solar water heating business with help from an innovation promotion program at the Detroit school. Government: Medicare paid $47 billion in suspect claims http://www.wsbt.com/news/business/70135292.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The government paid more than $47 billion in questionable Medicare claims including medical treatment showing little relation to a patient's condition, wasting taxpayer dollars at a rate nearly three times the previous year. Wal-Mart offers vendors a way to faster payment http://www.wsbt.com/news/business/70096407.html SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world's biggest retailer, is offering its clothing vendors a faster way to get paid that could change how struggling retailers and vendors do business together. Ex-St. Joseph County commissioner opens vodka distillery http://www.wsbt.com/news/business/69905557.html MISHAWAKA - Vodka is funny stuff. Purity is the catch word, and vodka is pretty much supposed to be pure alcohol (diluted with water), with the final product being, according to the U.S. Alcohol and Tobacco Trade and Taxation Bureau, “without distinctive character, aroma, or taste.”