Insurance fraud costs $1.5B every year in Ontario

**That amount of fraud was changed to read $1.5 billion, not million. We apologize for the error. If the insurance industry’s performance is a curling match, it’s throwing bad rocks and not scoring points with consumers.[...]

School district braces for shortfall

ESCANABA - Officials at Escanaba Area Public Schools are projecting up to a $2.1 million deficit in the district's budget for the 2012-13 school year, and are asking for community feedback on potential cost-saving strategie.

The Dow Braces for Earnings Storm

Mixed results cap a relatively quiet day.

BOE braces for budget challenges

By: Jennifer Sami BUFORD — Balancing the current budget was a daunting task for the Forsyth County school system. With rising health insurance costs and the opening of a new school in August, the fiscal year 2013 budget likely won’t be any easier.The Board of Education got a head start on the process last week during its annual planning retreat at Lake Lanier Islands.No votes took place during ...

McGuinty to businesses: do your part to create jobs and grow economy

TORONTO - Premier Dalton McGuinty will lay the groundwork for his cash-strapped government's austerity plans in a major speech Tuesday, while the province braces for the actual cost-cutting blueprint from his advisor Don Drummond next month.

County Braces for Coming Storm

Harris County officials are not the only ones looking at the water levels expected with Wednesday’s heavy rain.