General Growth Settles Class-Action Suit Over 401(k) Savings Plan Losses

General Growth Properties Inc. , the second-largest U.S. mall owner, reached a $5.75 million settlement resolving a lawsuit against the company over losses in its 401(k) savings plan.

Lesson Plan: How to Revive Your 529 Investments

For investors in 529 plans, whose investment income is tax-free if the money is used for qualified college expenses, the past few years have been especially rough.

Landfill energy plan stalled

An ambitious plan to turn the Lane County dump into a $20 million renewable energy project has ground to a halt, hamstrung by lack of funding and ongoing friction between the county and Emerald People’s Utility District. Both say there is strong potential for increasing energy production at the landfill. …

New Savings Incentive Plan For Schools

Texas Governor Rick Perry has a new savings incentive plan for schools. Perry said school districts which pool their resources to cut administrative costs will get a state grant that could equal 10 percent of the first-years savings.

Minister of Health defends plan to help bariatric patients get surgery

Re: "Obtuse plan for obese surgery," Christina Blizzard, column, Sept. 1 I would like to clarify some points on bariatric surgery after reading Christina Blizzard's column "Obtuse plan for obese surgery" that recently appeared in your newspaper.[...]