A new study says four stretches of fault running under northern California are primed for quakes of magnitude 6.8 or more.

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Fidelity Investments is naming Abigail Johnson CEO of the financial services company.

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An Oregon ballot measure on the labeling of genetically modified foods is starting to attract big money.

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Aircraft parts maker TransDigm said Monday that Raymond Laubenthal is retiring as its president and chief operating officer after about nine years.

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In a story Oct. 9 about Dogfish Head Craft Brewery naming a chief executive officer, The Associated Press, relying on a member story, reported erroneously that founder Sam Calagione had stepped down as CEO of the brewery.

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Mesa County commissioners are considering allowing all-terrain vehicles on county roads after supporters said it would be a great tourist attraction and provide an economic boost.

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American Samoa government officials expect up to 1,000 jobs will be created when a Filipino company invests $100 million in a new food-processing plant.

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State officials have announced that Castleton Commodities International LLC plans a $1.2 billion methanol manufacturing plant in Plaquemines Parish.

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Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber said Friday he was hurt when his fiancee revealed she entered into a fraudulent marriage with an immigrant in 1997, and he rejected his election challenger’s demand for a special prosecutor to look into her consulting business.

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