Melbourne IT pins hopes on digital brand management (Business Day)
Once a market superstar, Melbourne IT is now in the unusual position of seeing its scrip selling below what it was when the stockmarket bottomed last year.

Ray Davies Rocks Out at Forum (FOX 40 Binghamton)
If you survived the 60's and 70's, you know about a guy named Ray Davies. He survived too, and the singer and guitarist of The Kinks was wailing away Tuesday at a Whale birthday bash. 99.1 The Whale hosted the event at the Forum, as part of its 15th classic rock anniversary. Ray Davies was part of what was known as the British Invasion in pop music. Davies, who is now 65, has released more than ...

Americans Not Ready for Retirement (FOX 40 Binghamton)
A recent survey by the Employee Benefit Research Institute says 43% of Americans have less than $10 thousand saved for retirement, but Financial Advisor Gerri Harrison thinks that's underestimating the situation. "A lot of them don't have 5K. A lot of them don't have anything they've saved towards retirement," said Harrison. Harrison owns a Financial Service business in Johnson City. She's ...

Ingersoll Rand Closing Its Doors (FOX 40 Binghamton)
In Athens, in Bradford County, a small community is bracing for its latest economic blow, the closing of the Ingersoll-Rand plant. It is the last major employer in that borough, and the entire plant, and its remaining 200 employees will be gone by the end of the year. The mayor says lay-offs will begin in June. "The plant itself was entirely within Athens borough and it was a main source of ...

Residents Share Ideas for Use of Federal Money (FOX 40 Binghamton)
There was no shortage of ideas on how Binghamton should spend millions of dollars in federal funds at a meeting Tuesday. The Community Development Advisory Committee is holding a series of public meetings in order to get input from citizens. The ideas will be used to decide how to spend grant money from the government. Residents' ideas at the meeting Tuesday in the First Ward ranged from ...

Lack of Insurances Causes Stress (FOX 40 Binghamton)
"Staples...donated 150 black and white copies," said Danielle Williams. It's something Williams's mother, Darlene Weber, never thought she'd have to do: go business to business with her daughter asking for donations to help put together a benefit to pay for her sister-in-law's funeral. "She loved children, she loved going to the beach," Weber said of her husband's wife. Charlotte Underwood died ...

Section Four falters in the first night of the state playoffs (FOX 40 Binghamton)
The first night of the State Basketball playoffs were not kind to Section Four. Both the Vestal Boys and the Binghamton Girls were defeated by Mt. Vernon. Jen Morabito ended her high school career with a co-game high 17pts, but the Lady Knights were just too tough. The Knights pulled away in the fourth, winning 67-55, and in the process, ending one of the best Section Four b-ball careers ...

#8 Cornell crunches BU in men's lax (FOX 40 Binghamton)
The BU Bearcats were no match for the 8th ranked men's lacrosse team in the country, Cornell today. The (4-0) Big Red beat up the (1-4) Bearcats 19-4 thanks to 4 goals from Ryan Hurley.

Overweight Truck Tax (FOX 40 Binghamton)
Trucks in Broome County that surpass a certain weight and height limit will need a special permit, if a new proposal passes. The size limitations would be based on the number of axles a truck has. The permit fee would be 10 dollars per truck. Companies with a fleet of trucks could negotiate an all-inclusive fee. The County Attorney says other parts of the state have similar legislation. "What we ...

Paterson Reluctant To Borrow (FOX 40 Binghamton)
New York Governor David Paterson is pushing a state spending cap on a reluctant Legislature. Tuesday Paterson said spending is the state's top problem and it must be curbed or capped before resorting to borrowing. The current deficit is projected at two billion dollars. The state budget due April 1st includes a deficit approaching nine billion dollars in a 130 billion dollar spending plan.