Business Premium http://www.staradvertiser.com/businesspremium RSS Feed for BusinessPremium en-us Sat, 25 May 2013 11:30:00 GMT Sales of homes, condos on Maui diverged during April http://www.staradvertiser.com/businesspremium/20130525__Sales_of_homes_condos_on_Maui_diverged_during_April.html April was a choppy month for Maui's housing market as sales volume and median prices moved in opposite directions, according to a report from the Realtors Association of Maui. Stimulants merit caution whether in pills or drinks http://www.staradvertiser.com/businesspremium/20130525__Stimulants_merit_caution_whether_in_pills_or_drinks.html Over the years, Global Advisory Services has consulted not only in wellness and integrative medicine, but also for supplement product development including Zip Fizz, which is still carried at Costco. Business briefs http://www.staradvertiser.com/businesspremium/20130525_Business_briefs.html All Nippon to resume Boeing 787 flights • Walmart to sell frozen Fatburger patties • Hawai‘i Nui Brewing sale postponed • Japan defends policies as markets settle • On the Move Former filthy farmgirl helps people get clean, naturally http://www.staradvertiser.com/businesspremium/20130524__Former_filthy_farmgirl_helps_people_get_clean_naturally.html The packaging is so funny you might not notice that Filthy Farmgirl soaps, lotions and lip balms are made in Hawaii. Neighbor island economies join recovery http://www.staradvertiser.com/businesspremium/20130524__Neighbor_island_economies_join_recovery.html The neighbor island economies are continuing to gain on Oahu, setting the stage for the statewide economic expansion to continue through at least 2015, according to a forecast released today by the University of Hawaii Economic Research Organization. Cargo shipments fell 3.9% in first quarter http://www.staradvertiser.com/businesspremium/20130524__Cargo_shipments_fell_39_in_first_quarter.html Cargo shipments between Hono­­lulu and six neighbor island ports started 2013 on a down note, falling 3.9 percent in the first quarter of this year compared with the same period a year earlier, according to a report Thursday by Young Bros. Ltd., the main interisland shipping company in the state. Isle Sizzler restaurants get new name and menu http://www.staradvertiser.com/businesspremium/20130524__Isle_Sizzler_restaurants_get_new_name_and_menu.html Hawaii's four Sizzler restaurants have been re-branded to settle a dispute between the local operator of the eateries and franchisor Sizzler USA. State library comes long way from men-only beginning http://www.staradvertiser.com/businesspremium/20130524_State_library_comes_long_way_from_menonly_beginning_.html This year the Hawaii State Library on King and Punchbowl streets celebrates its centennial. However, the library's history dates back 34 years earlier to 1879, to the Honolulu Workingmen's Library Association. Business briefs http://www.staradvertiser.com/businesspremium/20130524_Business_briefs.html Rate on 30-year mortgages rises to 3.59 percent • A&B Properties buys Napili Plaza on Maui • Isle IT consultant teams with mobile app firm • Big Kauai solar project clears hurdles • On the Move, and more Dispute threatens blackout of KHON on cable http://www.staradvertiser.com/businesspremium/20130523_Dispute_threatens__blackout_of_KHON_on_cable.html KHON-TV is advising viewers of the Fox network affiliate or its CW network affiliate via Oceanic Time Warner Cable that the stations may be blacked out for most of Hawaii on May 31 if negotiations for a new retransmission contract are not successful.