A sluggish economy and plans by the auto industry to curtail production has prompted PPG Industries Inc. to lower third quarter earnings estimates, possibly as much as 43 percent below those one year ago. The image of the Teamsters union today is better than it has been in decades. Yet a group of the union's reform members who are meeting in Pittsburgh this weekend question whether the union's cleaner image squares with reality.
Major efforts are under way to promote true regional cooperation.
New political, educational and corporate leaders are in place or are on the way. Key regional economic development organizations are seeking new leaders and setting new agendas to help steer the region through the next decade. Plus more local and national business news Weekly Features Real Estate John Rivers is a prime reason why golf course communities are teeing up at record rates locally and nationally. The retired Air Force jet pilot and trade association executive was the first to buy two years ago in Belmont Country Club, a gated golf community near Leesburg, Va., planned for 1,500 homes. Wall Street Week Wall Street faces extraordinary uncertainty when trading resumes No stories found.