Washington is expected to announce billions of dollars in space program funding Monday, but instead of going directly to NASA, the funds will likely flow to the private sector. Visit link: Obama plots a shift to private-sector space travel (CTV.ca)

A Kalihi warehouse occupied by a company called Lava Lining went up in flames Friday night. A neighboring business owner says he believes the fire was not an accident. Excerpt from: Neighboring Business Says Kalihi Warehouse Fire Not an Accident (KHON 2 Honolulu)

IT HAS been a lean year for executives used to jetting about the world at their companies’ expense, but business travel looks set to take off again. Seats at the front of the plane are starting to fill up again as bosses loosen the purse strings to let their road warriors spend more face time with overseas contacts. Read the original: Business travel set to rise (Straits Times)

Despite its reputation as a consumer device, the presence of the iPhone, and soon the iPad, in the business environment cannot be ignored. IT Administrators at businesses of all sizes must address the challenge of integrating the devices and providing access to network resources. See the original post: Connecting your iPhone or iPad with your business (CIO)

A new survey by Chamber of Commerce and Industry Queensland (CCIQ) shows local business is confident about prospects for a national economic recovery but that optimism is not matched by the state’s prospects. Originally posted here: Qld business confidence remains cautious (ABC via Yahoo!7 News)

Democratic U.S. Senate candidate David Hoffman cited a New York Times column Sunday morning saying front-runner Alexi Giannoulias needs to answer questions about what loans he approved as vice president and chief loan officer for Broadway Bank from 2002 to 2006.The struggling Giannoulias family-owned bank entered into a consent decree with federal and state regulators last week to avoid collapse … View...