BATON ROUGE, La. - Gov. Bobby Jindal traveled Friday to Iowa, a state that is pivotal to a presidential campaign, in a trip that has heightened speculation that Jindal is planning a presidential bid in 2012. But Jindal said the speculation is ...

Herndon’s Rodrigues hits $277 million homerun - Birmingham Business Journal

Dan Rodrigues "did all the hard work on the deal," according to CEO Scott Herndon. Herndon Products LLC just hooked its biggest catch ever — a $277 million defense contract from the federal government — and much of the credit goes to new Chief ...

Duke faces test of his political aptitude - Financial Times

When the Sichuan earthquake hit China in May, Mike Duke, head of Wal-Mart's international division, moved into action at the group's headquarters in northwest Arkansas. Within hourshe had approved an initial cash donation from the company that rose ...

Business Intelligence Programme Manager - Global Logistics Company - Silicon.com

Are you a Programme Manager? Do you have a solid in Business Intelligence? Delivered Entreprise-level, global applications/systems? This Global Logistics Firm is looking for a Programme Manager to manage a team of Data Consultants for a companys ...

Rich countries launch great land grab to safeguard food supply - Guardian Unlimited

Rich governments and corporations are triggering alarm for the poor as they buy up the rights to millions of hectares of agricultural land in developing countries in an effort to secure their own long-term food supplies. The head of the UN Food and ...