Cochran co-sponsors bill backing rural practices  - msbusiness.com 

WASHINGTON — Sen. Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) has affirmed his support for legislation to encourage more veterinarians to practice in rural areas by exempting a loan repayment program from federal taxes.

Extent of Barcelona debt revealed  - news.bbc.co.uk 

A new audit into Barcelona's finances reveals the club's debt is 442m euros (£369.5m) after a loss of more than 77m euros (£64.36m) last season.

Mount Union buys up property for expansion plan  - www.cantonrep.com 

Mount Union College recently paid .5 million for a piece of adjacent property. The move will displace one business and threatens the future of another, which must be out by the end of the year.

Women-Owned Businesses Lose Market Share  - www.thestreet.com 

While the number of women-owned firms is growing, the share of revenue is shrinking.

Swedish Consumer Morale Strengthens In July  - news.ino.com 

(RTTNews) - Swedish consumer confidence climbed to its strongest level in almost ten years in July with the households' assessment of the financial situation improving considerably, a survey revealed Thursday.

International Shipholding Corp. Reports Operating Results (10-Q)  - www.gurufocus.com 

By 10qk. International Shipholding Corp. ( ISH ) filed Quarterly Report for the period ended 2010-06-30. Read more » »

News Turner Industries, EEOC come to an agreement  - theparisnews.com 

Turner Industries has reached an agreement with the Equal Employment Opportunities Commission-Dallas District regarding claims of civil rights violations in Turner’s Paris facility.

Several races and ballot questions in St. Clair County Tuesday  - www.voicenews.com 

A number of critical issues will be decided by St. Clair County voters next week.

Aldermen approve first reading to put ballot language through  - www.lakenewsonline.com 

After one Lake Ozark alderman vowed to campaign against the measure, the city is taking a step back before taking the final vote on the ballot language for a sewer revenue bond issue. If approved by November's voters, Lake Ozark would be allowed to issue up to million in revenue bonds to cover the costs of upgrades and expansion of its sewer system.

Last gasp Andy Cook heads home to earn Carlisle Utd draw  - www.newsandstar.co.uk 

Falkirk 1 Carlisle United 1: Greg Abbott and his Carlisle United backroom team are being given so much food for thought during their team’s pre-season campaign, they’ll be forced to enrol at Weight Watchers before too long.