By -- It would be a mistake to read Tuesday's election results strictly as a referendum on Maine State Pier. Though, if those results move the project forward, that will be positive for the city.

By KELLEY BOUCHARD Staff Writer -- Four candidates are seeking two at-large seats on the Portland City Council in the Nov. 6 election.

By Penix, Matthew Stalled Louisiana energy projects, including refinery and petrochemical expansions, are rebounding after a 2003 oil price crash. But the lack of qualified steel manufacturers has slowed project completions, according to analysts and energy managers.

By Len Boselovic, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Nov. 1--Softening demand and rising imports used to give the U.S. steel industry a bad case of the flu.