Kona Ice president and founder Tony Lamb’s “A-ha” moment came after his family had a “bad experience” with an ice cream truck, which prompted him to create his tropical-themed, mobile shaved ice franchise
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NetJets names new CEO in midst of labor dispute with pilots
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Berkshire Hathaway’s NetJets unit has named new leaders in the midst of an ongoing contract dispute with its pilots union.
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How AP and Equilar calculated CEO pay
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For its annual study of CEO pay, The Associated Press used data provided by Equilar, an executive compensation research firm.
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This 16-Year-Old Built 3 Businesses
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In this Salute to American Success, we’re taking a look at 16-year-old entrepreneur Brandon Iverson, who launched his first company at the age of 10.
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APNewsBreak: Contact lens seller gave to official's campaign
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Utah’s attorney general accepted a $5,000 campaign donation from a contact lens seller based in the state after his office began defending a new law that critics say was written at the company’s behest.
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Arkansas governor proposes $87M bond package for project
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Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Thursday said he’s proposing that the state issue $87 million in bonds to help Lockheed Martin land a defense contract for its south Arkansas facility.
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AP PHOTOS: Crews rake, vacuum up oil after California spill
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Cleanup is underway after an oil spill spanning 9 miles of California coastline, with crews in protective suits working hard to rake, shovel and vacuum up the sticky black goo.
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Survey: Minority-owned businesses face loan obstacles
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Minority businesses have a harder time getting bank loans than small companies in general, according to a survey released Thursday by Wells Fargo & Co. and the polling company Gallup.
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McDonald's CEO to greet shareholders amid declining sales
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McDonald’s CEO Steve Easterbrook is set to make his debut before shareholders at the company’s annual meeting Thursday at a time when the chain is facing declining sales and ongoing protests over worker pay.
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California water cuts move to those with century-old rights
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California farmers who hold rights to water that date back as far as the Gold Rush are bracing for their first state-ordered conservation in decades, as a record drought prompts some of the deepest cuts yet in the country’s most productive agricultural state.