DJ-BTMU Business Barometer Down 0.2% In Week To Aug 9 (Nasdaq) - NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- The Dow Jones-Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi-UFJ weekly business barometer fell by 0.2% in the Aug. 9 week, following a 0.2% gain the prior week, according to data reported Thursday.

This week's local business briefs (The Sentinel) - Here are this week's local business briefs: Delta Development Group announces promotions

This week's local business briefs (The Sentinel) - Here are this week's local business briefs: Integrity bank reports 82 percent earnings increase

Outgoing UW-Madison chancellor rips business lobby (AP via Yahoo! Finance) - The state's largest business lobby has been taken over by "political extremists" and become a major obstacle to economic development, outgoing University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor John Wiley said this week.

Reed Business Sale Expected As Early As October (CBS News) - Reed Elsevier (NYSE: RUK) expects the sale of its Reed Business Information trade magazine unit to complete as early as October. In a memo seen by Dow Jones, Marianne van Leeuwen, CEO of the Holland operation, says bids were made for RBI "since last week". "In the first three weeks of September, the global board of Reed Business will give a management presentation to potential acquirers," Van ...

Reed Business Sale Expected As Early As October (paidContent.org via Yahoo! Finance) - Reed Elsevier expects the sale of its Reed Business Information trade magazine unit to complete as early as October. In a memo seen by Dow Jones, Marianne van Leeuwen, CEO of the Holland operation, says bids were made for RBI "since last week".

New Small-Business Chief Has Critics Already (New York Times) - Opponents of Santanu K. Baruah, the acting administrator of the Small Business Administration, have been focusing on a rule narrowly defining the women?s government contracting program.

City Business Closed on Friday (First Coast News) - JACKSONVILLE, FL -- The city of Jacksonville won't be open for business until at least next week, should Fay leave town anytime soon.

Mindanao business summit to proceed despite MILF attacks (GMA News) - CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Philippines - The 17th Mindanao Business Conference (MinBizCon) will push through, as scheduled, next week despite recent Moro rebel attacks in Central Mindanao, organizers said Thursday.

Bend business hit by two break-ins in a week (KTVZ Bend) - A truck/trailer business on Bend's south end is broken into for 2nd time in about a week, leaving workers shocked, angry, police seeking clues.