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A year after raising electric rates an average 14.5 percent, the Omaha Public Power District is considering a residential rate increase of 4.9 percent more.

Williams Cos. Inc. says a 26.4-mile-long natural gas transmission pipeline in Colorado is now in use.

Nevada casinos saw winnings from gamblers decline in September for the 21st month in a row, another sign that the state's tourism-dependent economy continues to suffer in the recession, gambling regulators reported Tuesday.

Moody's Investors Service on Tuesday raised its ratings outlook on Jarden Corp. to positive from stable, citing a good operating performance during the recession and improved liquidity.

British Airways says it's putting London and other destinations on sale, although there are strings, such as a surcharge for flying late in the week.

A judge says creditors trying to take over Philadelphia's two major newspapers in a bankruptcy auction must bid in cash, not with the $300 million owed them.

Thor Industries Inc. said Tuesday its chairman and CEO Wade F. B. Thompson has stepped aside due to illness and has been replaced on an interim basis by the company's vice chairman.

Disposable medical device maker Merit Medical Systems Inc. said Tuesday it received approval to market its Merit Laureate hydrophilic guide wire, which is used in inserting catheters.

Dawson Geophysical Co., which provides seismic data to oil and gas companies, on Tuesday reported a loss for its fiscal fourth quarter, hurt by lower prices and downtime due to foul weather.

Women are on track to become a majority of unionized workers in the next 10 years, signaling their growing clout in the labor movement.

Shares of Electronic Arts Inc. took a hit Tuesday, the day after the video game publisher said it is cutting 1,500 jobs and announced it bought Playfish Inc., a maker of online social games.

Nearly half of lakes and reservoirs nationwide contain fish with potentially harmful levels of the toxic metal mercury, according to a federal study released Tuesday.

Power company Xcel Energy Inc. on Tuesday named Riley Hill to the role of president and CEO of its Southwestern Public Service Co. (SPS) subsidiary.

Precision Aviation Group said Tuesday two of its subsidiaries received a three-year $10 million contract for parts repair and overhaul services from Canadian company Heli-One.

Empire Resorts Inc., owner of the Monticello Casino & Raceway, said Tuesday that its shareholders have approved a deal to give Kien Huat Realty III Ltd. an ownership stake of 50.2 percent.

Legislative leaders from Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont have postponed a three-state meeting with FairPoint Communications to discuss the company's bankruptcy proceedings.

TASER International Inc., an electric-shock weapons company, said Tuesday it received an initial order from the Army to provide 2,500 tasers and related accessories.

Life Technologies Corp., life sciences and medical research tools company, said Tuesday it is buying BioTrove Inc. for an undisclosed amount.

The worst of the recession may be over, but a new economic forecast points to a "slow and weak recovery" in the New England states, with job losses likely to continue until the fourth quarter of 2010.

A federal judge has dismissed a class action lawsuit filed by a group of homeowners who sought to block foreclosures in Minnesota, but their attorney said the case led to significant progress anyway.