Earlier this month, Hernando County business development director Michael McHugh unveiled a new, comprehensive plan for economic development. More: Hernando needs large-impact, high-wage jobs, county business officials say (St. Petersburg Times)

3G will continue to evolve with speeds reaching 42 Mbps this year and 84 Mbps soon, lessening the need for LTE and making WiMAX operators and regulators re-think their business and frequency allocation plans, while on the device side we will soon enter an era where everything is connected and see an explosion of new form factors filling all sorts of niches that will make our lives better and … Read...

Big business is, simply, vampiric Wall Street loves the Democrats … until the political winds shift. Don’t believe it? Follow the money. By Jonah Goldberg ” Wall Street shifting toward Republicans,” blared a front-page headline in The Washington Post last… See the article here: Column: Big business is, simply, vampiric (USA Today)

March 3 (Bloomberg) — South Africa may introduce support for co-generation power projects, similar to that given to renewable-energy programs, Business Report said, citing National Energy Regulator of South Africa member Thembani Bukula. Read the original post: South Africa May Get Co-Generation Help, Business Report Says (Bloomberg)

Want to save money and help the planet at the same time? New loans to instal better energy-saving technology in the home could be the answer. Siobhan Kennedy reports. Go here to read the rest: Will new green loans save money? (Channel 4)

ESSEX COUNTY — Essex County has agreed to repay $1.44 million over five years to compensate for what federal officials deemed were unreasonable administrative expenses to provide loans to businesses. The settlement, sparked by a 2009 federal audit, was struck… Originally posted here: Essex County agrees to repay $1.4M for expenses on loans to businesses (The Star-Ledger)