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OIL IMPACT: When Alaska Gov. Bill Sheffield announced last month the state is headed for a budget sh

A 15 percent slice of a $10 billion transportation improvement pie in Virginia will go to ports, air

West Coast longshoremen will enter next year's contract negotiations without ''saber-rattling or tou

Farm land values continue to decline in virtually every part of the nation, threatening to intensify

Agriculture Department economists say cattle production may be ending its latest tailspin and that s

The TransPacific Westbound Rate Agreement announced that it postponed implementation of a special op

Three oriental fruit flies have been found in two weeks, and a spraying program to eradicate the des

American farmers may soon incur another cutback in their federal price support benefits, courtesy of

S. African Gold Output Falls During JulyJOHANNESBURG, S. Africa - South African gold output

General Electric Co. and Virginia Power will construct a new type of modular power plant that has be

Consumer spending posted a modest increase, while Americans' personal incomes rose 0.5 percent in Ju

USX Corp. said a company owned by Australian corporate raider Robert Holmes a Court intends to buy u

Southeastern textile employment increased in the second quarter by about2,200 jobs from the

U.S. bankers say tax legislation Congress is expected to pass would discourage banks from lending to

Cash-heavy Japanese institutional investors are attracted to real estate properties in the smaller U

Banques Populaires is engaged in an ambitious drive to boost its domestic business while expanding i

The Reagan administration may decide to save political face at the last minute by supporting a water

The International Longshoremen's Association and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters announce

GENERAL NEWSConsumer spending posted a modest increase, while Americans' personal incomes ro

The space insurance business must go back to square one, now that NASA has been ordered out of the c

The Soviet Union edged closer to joining the world trading community, but it probably won't be welco

Family-owned Marten Transport Ltd. joined the swelling ranks of mid-sized truck lines mounting an in

Fed Cuts Rate to 5.5 percent WASHINGTON - The Federal Reserve Board approved a cut in its ba

The woman shrieked as she pried the lid off a can of pineapple from a vending machine. A salamander

Burlington Northern Railroad's year-old Twin-Pack stack train service, the first such operation to b

The Soviet Union apparently completed a naval exercise in waters to the north of Japan that was amon

The surgeon general of the United States urged the maritime industry to make a commitment to prevent

A number of Norwegian shipowners have begun negotiations that could lead to the building of eight ne

The U.S. Coast Guard barque Eagle is going down under in the fall of 1987, taking a crew of Coast Gu

Iraq said Wednesday that its jet fighters attacked two oil tankers in Iranian shipping lanes as part

Hanjin Container Lines Ltd. is close to reaching an agreement with the Port of Seattle for the South

The New Orleans Dock Board reduced its dockage fees for ships in port for repairs or lay-up, but por

The St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corp. and the Commerce Department will sponsor a Great Lakes Exp

Seven men swept off a Navy aircraft carrier on maneuvers in stormy seas were picked up by a rescue b

COAL SUPPLIERS are anxiously awaiting word from the Tennessee Valley Authority on two fronts.

The smallest of British Columbia's two new northeast project coal mines was forced by its Japanese c

Naphthalene Price Drops Slightly The price range for naphthalene refined grade dropped sligh

As Hurricane Charlie churned up the Eastern Seaboard Monday, Narragansett Electric Co. officials fel

Researchers found ground areas with significantly strong radioactivity" throughout Poland, caused by

Frost & Sullivan Inc. is offering a new report on the market for engineering thermoplastics in Europ