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Crude oil prices rose on the New York Mercantile Exchange as OPEC reportedly plans to cut production.

Mexico will be importing crude within seven years unless it finds and develops new pools of oil fast. This would undermine state revenue and erase a main source of U.S. crude imports.

Ecuador will receive an average of 60% of oil production for block 18, operated by Petrobras, up from the current 51%. Petrobras currently produces about 32,000 barrels of oil a day from block 18.

The Girl Scouts – Great Rivers Council was named the 2007 ONE Award winner just months before the organization ceased to exist.

Unlike many businesses, a contractor’s revenue can fluctuate wildly. The old expression “a contractor is only as good as his last contract” might be an oversimplification, but is not far from the truth.

The Kansas City area is headed for a doctor shortage of epidemic proportions.

In the market for a coronary bypass? You might want to consider booking a flight to India. As health care costs continue to soar, some insurance companies are paying for their members to travel abroad for cheaper medical treatments.

John Brinkerhoff As the executive administrator at a critical department in one of the nation’s leading cancer facilities, there is hardly a typical day at the office for John Brinkerhoff.

Gov. Bob Riley put a moratorium on proposed Medicaid reimbursement cuts that would have cost state hospitals a combined $77 million in fiscal year 2009.

Less is more for Ethan Stowell, except when it comes to counter space.