WASHINGTON, DC-A
measure of factory activity in the U.S. Midwest rose to a 22-1/2 year high in January
on strong orders and employment prospects, bolstering hopes the economy would
stay on a solid growth path this year. MORE
CHATTANOOGA, TN-The downward spiral in hiring in Tennessee's auto-manufacturing industry has
reversed itself, and jobs are once again being filled thanks to an influx of
suppliers and the soon-to-open Volkswagen plant here. MORE