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Boise State breaks ground on building
BOISE – Boise State University has broken ground on its new Micron Business and Economics Building.
The 120,000-square-foot building will be a new gateway to campus. The groundbreaking took place Tuesday and the building is scheduled to open in 2012.
The building will include a 250-seat lecture hall, a student eating area, a financial technology classroom and a financial trading room.
The Micron Technology Foundation donated $12.5 million to the project. More than 1,000 other groups contributed $28 million.
Showtime is online for Comcast customers
LOS ANGELES – Showtime Networks, the pay TV channel of CBS Corp., said Wednesday that it is now allowing Comcast Corp. subscribers to watch movies and previously aired episodes of its shows such as “Weeds” and “Dexter” online as long as they prove they are subscribers.
Currently the offerings are available on Comcast’s online hub for content, XfinityTV.com. Showtime also plans to launch website ShowtimeAnytime.com, where subscribers of other cable, satellite and telephone companies will be able to watch the shows.
The online access to Showtime was part of a 10-year deal CBS and Comcast announced in August.
Associated Press
Durable goods orders rise
WASHINGTON – A surge in demand for commercial aircraft lifted orders for big-ticket manufactured goods in September, but businesses spent less on products that would signal expansion.
The Commerce Department said orders for durable goods rose 3.3 percent last month. Overall, it was the best showing since January. But excluding transportation, orders fell 0.8 percent after having risen 1.9 percent in August.
Spending by companies on capital goods excluding aircraft dropped 0.6 percent after rising 4.8 percent in August. The category, which is viewed as a good proxy for business investment in the economy, has declined in two of the past three months.