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There's A Tough Road Ahead For This Hauler
Owners of towing companies aren't the most sympathetic figures, hauling away and impounding illegally parked vehicles as they do. But Jeffrey Peters said this accounts for only about 5 percent of his business. Split Second mainly moves heavy equipment for contractors, and that's a business hit hard by the one-two punch of falling home construction and, until recently, rising fuel prices. ...more
November 28, 2008
Ethanol Makers Reject Blame For Food Prices
Food retailers are wrongfully blaming the ethanol industry for jacking up the cost of a Thanksgiving Day feast, the Renewable Fuels Association said Tuesday. ...more
November 26, 2008
Ethanol Makers Blame Retailers For Costlier Holiday Meals
Food retailers are wrongfully blaming the ethanol industry for jacking up the cost of a Thanksgiving Day feast, the Renewable Fuels Association said today. ...more
November 25, 2008
Biodiesel Maker Hits The Brakes
Falling fuel prices have forced the owners of a local factory that turns chicken fat into a diesel fuel additive to cut production in half from summertime levels. ...more
November 23, 2008
Fewer Travelers Expected This Thanksgiving
Lower gas prices won't be enough incentive for some people to leave home for Thanksgiving. ...more
November 20, 2008
Fewer Will Take Wing Thursday digits
Gas prices have dropped below $2 a gallon at many locations throughout Florida, but that doesn't mean more people will be filling up the family car to go to Grandma's house for Thanksgiving. ...more
November 19, 2008
Fewer People Expected To Travel Over Thanksgiving
Gas prices have dropped below $2 a gallon at many locations throughout Florida, but that doesn't mean more people will be filling up the family car to go to Grandma's house for Thanksgiving. ...more
November 18, 2008
Abandoned Boats Leaving Behind Nautical Crisis
From Southern California to Maine, the foundering economy, high fuel prices and poor fishing have driven boat owners to abandon perhaps thousands of vessels on the waterfront, where they are beginning to break up and sink, leaking oil and other pollutants. ...more
November 13, 2008
Gas Prices Dip Below $2 At Some Central Florida Outlets
Gas prices at a few locations in Central Florida have dipped below $2 a gallon, according to gasbuddy.com, which tracks the lowest and highest fuel prices in markets nationwide. ...more
November 12, 2008
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