Read more expansion stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/13704/expansion.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 14:24:38 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73424/congress-extends-credit-for-first-time-home-buyers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe House voted to extend and expand an $8,000 tax credit for first-time home buyers as part of a stimulus expansion expected to inject $45 billion into the economy. The legislation, which passed the Senate yesterday, also extends unemployment benefits for 20 weeks and creates tax breaks for businesses...http://www.newser.com/story/73424/congress-extends-credit-for-first-time-home-buyers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 05 Nov 2009 15:03:53 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/58504/tight-economy-strains-town-gown-relations.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe poor economy has put a crimp in some universities' expansion plans and soured the relationship between others and the surrounding communities, the New York Times reports. For instance, Harvard’s planned $1 billion expansion into a Boston neighborhood is in limbo, leaving a 5-acre construction pit and vacant buildings. “We...http://www.newser.com/story/58504/tight-economy-strains-town-gown-relations.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 09 May 2009 10:52:18 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/48890/booming-mickey-ds-plans-european-surge.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA rare beneficiary of the financial crisis, McDonald’s says it will build 240 new European locations and create 12,000 jobs, the Financial Times reports. The firm’s biggest expansion in 5 years will extend mainly to Spain, France, Italy, Russia, and Poland. “We’re certainly not slowing down,” said the president...http://www.newser.com/story/48890/booming-mickey-ds-plans-european-surge.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 24 Jan 2009 17:55:37 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/33330/global-leaders-slam-israels-west-bank-expansion-plan.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIsraeli plans to build a new West Bank settlement—one that was shelved after strenuous objections from the US in 2006—were revived yesterday, sparking an international outcry, the Washington Post reports. “They're burying the Annapolis process,” said a Palestinian negotiator, referring to agreements made at the Bush-led summit last...http://www.newser.com/story/33330/global-leaders-slam-israels-west-bank-expansion-plan.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 25 Jul 2008 9:46:36 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/31575/distillers-like-taste-of-bourbon-boom.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagKentucky bourbon is popular in the likes of Russia and China as drinkers worldwide flock to the US drink, the AP reports. A weak dollar, rising exports, and a bourbon trend among young Americans are also fueling the boom. "Younger consumers are interested in drinks that were, you might say,...http://www.newser.com/story/31575/distillers-like-taste-of-bourbon-boom.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 07 Jul 2008 8:11:08 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/28391/newest-mlb-division-al-pacific.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWith the help of modern air travel, Major League Baseball should seriously consider expanding across the Pacific, writes Jim Caple for ESPN. Such a move could be both profitable and intriguing, and keep Japan from hemorrhaging its best talent. Though, as Red Sox manager Terry Francona points out, "Saying it...http://www.newser.com/story/28391/newest-mlb-division-al-pacific.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 25 May 2008 15:33:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/21242/landmark-ny-library-to-be-renamed-for-donor.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFollowing the style of sports stadiums, Manhattan's stately beaux arts library on Fifth Avenue will be renamed for a key contributor to a billion-dollar expansion of the library system. Private equity king Stephen Schwarzman is giving the library $100 million from his several-billion-dollar fortune, reports the New York Times . Schwarzman,...http://www.newser.com/story/21242/landmark-ny-library-to-be-renamed-for-donor.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 11 Mar 2008 3:30:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/13564/retailers-put-brakes-on-expansion.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAmerica's biggest retailers are beginning to ease up on the construction of new stores, reversing the if-we-build-it-they-will-come trend of recent years, CNNMoney reports. Faced with decreasing sales in a slowing economy, chains such as Wal-Mart, Target, Starbucks, McDonald's, and Walgreen either have cut back on new stores or are considering...http://www.newser.com/story/13564/retailers-put-brakes-on-expansion.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 07 Dec 2007 14:15:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/8378/gates-eyes-3b-army-expansion.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagDefense Secretary Robert Gates says he's likely to approve spending nearly $3 billion over the next four years to accelerate an expansion of the US Army, stretched thin by punishing wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the AP reports. The Pentagon believes the Army and Marine Corps need to grow to...http://www.newser.com/story/8378/gates-eyes-3b-army-expansion.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 28 Sep 2007 9:42:38 CDT