http://www.sleepyeyenews.com/section/business sleepyeyenews.com delivers up-to-the-minute news and information on the latest top stories, weather, entertainment, politics and more. Wed, 19 Jun 2013 3:08:42 +0000 http://www.sleepyeyenews.com/article/20130606/NEWS/130609894/1025/BUSINESS?rssfeed=true Thu, 6 Jun 2013 13:00:00 +0000 http://www.sleepyeyenews.com/article/20130606/NEWS/130609894/1025/BUSINESS http://www.sleepyeyenews.com/article/20130529/NEWS/130529549/1025/BUSINESS?rssfeed=true Wed, 29 May 2013 11:05:26 By Dave Ramsey http://www.sleepyeyenews.com/article/20130529/NEWS/130529549/1025/BUSINESS I’m retired, and I have $400,000 in an IRA that’s earning 10 to 12 percent. The only debt I have is $20,000 on a home equity line of credit, and my home is worth $500,000. Should I pay off the home equity loan using funds from my IRA?
Janet
Dear Janet,
Wow, you have a half-million dollar home on the line for only $20,000? There’s no way I’m going to have a $500,000 asset pledged for that kind of money. No way! If I were in your shoes, I’d pay off the loan today.
You’re [...]]]> http://www.sleepyeyenews.com/article/20130526/NEWS/130529838/1025/BUSINESS?rssfeed=true Sun, 26 May 2013 16:00:00 +0000 http://www.sleepyeyenews.com/article/20130526/NEWS/130529838/1025/BUSINESS http://www.sleepyeyenews.com/article/20130523/NEWS/130529847/1025/BUSINESS?rssfeed=true Thu, 23 May 2013 11:00:00 +0000 By Terri Melheim Editor Email: tmelheim@sleepyeyenews.com http://www.sleepyeyenews.com/article/20130523/NEWS/130529847/1025/BUSINESS http://www.sleepyeyenews.com/article/20130523/NEWS/130529859/1025/BUSINESS?rssfeed=true Thu, 23 May 2013 6:00:00 +0000 By Terri Melheim Editor Email: tmelheim@sleepyeyenews.com http://www.sleepyeyenews.com/article/20130523/NEWS/130529859/1025/BUSINESS http://www.sleepyeyenews.com/article/20130506/NEWS/130509697/1025/BUSINESS?rssfeed=true Mon, 6 May 2013 16:17:24 By Silvio Calabi, More Content Now http://www.sleepyeyenews.com/article/20130506/NEWS/130509697/1025/BUSINESS The good news, early in ‘08, just before Capitalism collapsed, was that the Enclave was a modern unit-body, three-row, front-wheel/all-wheel-drive crossover vehicle that managed its [...]]]> http://www.sleepyeyenews.com/article/20130506/NEWS/130509698/1025/BUSINESS?rssfeed=true Mon, 6 May 2013 16:15:55 By Greg Zyla, More Content Now http://www.sleepyeyenews.com/article/20130506/NEWS/130509698/1025/BUSINESS A: Chuck, the year 1958 was one of those years that the stylists went crazy with “big.” Regardless of model, from Buick to Chrysler to Ford, manufacturers flooded [...]]]> http://www.sleepyeyenews.com/article/20130505/NEWS/130509952/1025/BUSINESS?rssfeed=true Sun, 5 May 2013 6:00:00 +0000 By Terri Melheim Editor http://www.sleepyeyenews.com/article/20130505/NEWS/130509952/1025/BUSINESS After 47 years at First Security Bank, Brenda Walden punched in for the last time on Tuesday.
 
Her co-workers, friends, family and former co-workers gathered in the lobby to celebrate with Brenda with refreshments and a cake.
 
In retirement Brenda said her only plans for now are to read a book, and do her Sudoku's and crossword [...]]]> http://www.sleepyeyenews.com/article/20130504/NEWS/130509956/1025/BUSINESS?rssfeed=true Sat, 4 May 2013 6:00:00 +0000 http://www.sleepyeyenews.com/article/20130504/NEWS/130509956/1025/BUSINESS http://www.sleepyeyenews.com/article/20130426/NEWS/130429855/1025/BUSINESS?rssfeed=true Fri, 26 Apr 2013 11:00:00 +0000 http://www.sleepyeyenews.com/article/20130426/NEWS/130429855/1025/BUSINESS http://www.sleepyeyenews.com/article/20130425/NEWS/130429863/1025/BUSINESS?rssfeed=true Thu, 25 Apr 2013 6:00:00 +0000 By Terri Melheim Editor http://www.sleepyeyenews.com/article/20130425/NEWS/130429863/1025/BUSINESS http://www.sleepyeyenews.com/article/20130412/NEWS/130419933/1025/BUSINESS?rssfeed=true Fri, 12 Apr 2013 6:00:00 +0000 By Terri Melheim Editor Twitter: @TerriNews2 Email: tmelheim@sleepyeyenews.com http://www.sleepyeyenews.com/article/20130412/NEWS/130419933/1025/BUSINESS http://www.sleepyeyenews.com/article/20130411/NEWS/130419955/1025/BUSINESS?rssfeed=true Thu, 11 Apr 2013 6:00:00 +0000 By Chris Flores Sports Reporter Twitter: Chris_SEsports Email: cflores@sleepyeyenews.com http://www.sleepyeyenews.com/article/20130411/NEWS/130419955/1025/BUSINESS http://www.sleepyeyenews.com/article/20130408/NEWS/130409612/1025/BUSINESS?rssfeed=true Mon, 8 Apr 2013 12:43:47 By Silvio Calabi, GHNS http://www.sleepyeyenews.com/article/20130408/NEWS/130409612/1025/BUSINESS But, as mother used to warn us, pretty is as pretty does. As it happens, though, the Azera does quite [...]]]> http://www.sleepyeyenews.com/article/20130408/NEWS/130409614/1025/BUSINESS?rssfeed=true Mon, 8 Apr 2013 12:41:55 By Greg Zyla, GHNS http://www.sleepyeyenews.com/article/20130408/NEWS/130409614/1025/BUSINESS Q: Greg, what changes have to be made to put overhead valves on a flathead engine? Thanks, Dennis “Mike” Scott, Manson, N.C.
A: Dennis, the Flathead Fords have really caught on again with hot rodders as the nostalgia market continues to boom. As for those heads, the person behind much of the Chevy Corvette’s success, namely Zora Arkus-Duntov along with his brother Yura, built and sold a hemi style overhead valve Ardun Head for the Flathead V-8. They were purchased mostly by [...]]]> http://www.sleepyeyenews.com/article/20130401/NEWS/130409945/1025/BUSINESS?rssfeed=true Mon, 1 Apr 2013 14:12:13 +0000 By Greg Zyla, GHNS http://www.sleepyeyenews.com/article/20130401/NEWS/130409945/1025/BUSINESS You are right the car will never be worth what a Cyclone with a 428 Cobra Jet engine. But that is not to say his Mercury is worthless. Although they will never bring an equal price as the muscle car, family sedan prices go up. It seems everyone restored muscle cars and scraped out the family sedans so fewer and fewer [...]]]> http://www.sleepyeyenews.com/article/20130401/NEWS/130409946/1025/BUSINESS?rssfeed=true Mon, 1 Apr 2013 14:09:29 By Silvio Calabi, GHNS http://www.sleepyeyenews.com/article/20130401/NEWS/130409946/1025/BUSINESS SHO stands for [...]]]> http://www.sleepyeyenews.com/article/20130325/NEWS/130329682/1025/BUSINESS?rssfeed=true Mon, 25 Mar 2013 14:02:30 By Silvio Calabi, GHNS http://www.sleepyeyenews.com/article/20130325/NEWS/130329682/1025/BUSINESS Which means no more, “Sir, I see you have no violations so I’ll let you off with a warning.” Which in turn means tiptoeing [...]]]> http://www.sleepyeyenews.com/article/20130325/NEWS/130329683/1025/BUSINESS?rssfeed=true Mon, 25 Mar 2013 14:01:33 By Greg Zyla, GHNS http://www.sleepyeyenews.com/article/20130325/NEWS/130329683/1025/BUSINESS A: David, yes and no. The track you are talking about is a 9,000-foot-long private airport used mostly by DHL business delivery airplanes. The landing strip is 150 feet wide and offers two 33-foot lanes. The GPS address is 2870 Old State Road 73 if you have navigation in your vehicle. [...]]]> http://www.sleepyeyenews.com/article/20130312/NEWS/130309696/1025/BUSINESS?rssfeed=true Tue, 12 Mar 2013 6:00:00 +0000 http://www.sleepyeyenews.com/article/20130312/NEWS/130309696/1025/BUSINESS