West Simsbury residents accustomed to the large, wooded area between their homes and the businesses along Route 44 voiced overwhelming opposition Monday to a plan by Hoffman Enterprises to add a parking lot to its car dealerships.
Hoffman presented its proposal to the zoning commission Monday to change a 7-acre lot on West Mountain Road near [...]

Sumo wrestlers were the main inspiration behind Wii Fit, Nintendo’s latest attempt at getting you off the couch when you play video games.
Because they are so huge, sumo wrestlers need two scales to weigh themselves. Wii Fit’s balance board works kind of like two scales fused together, which, as its designers found, makes it instantly [...]

U.S. Economy: Confidence Drops, Factories Stagnate (Update2)
By Bob Willis and Courtney Schlisserman
Feb. 15 (Bloomberg) — Confidence among American consumers
slumped to the lowest level since 1992 and factory output failed
to increase, indicating the damage from the housing contraction
is pushing the [...]

Best Buy Reduces Forecast, Citing Sales; Stock Falls (Update6)
By Kevin Bell
Feb. 15 (Bloomberg) — Best Buy Co., the largest U.S.
consumer-electronics chain, cut its full-year profit forecast on
lower sales of digital cameras, video games and home theaters. [...]

Officers from at least eight local departments quickly descended on the shopping center.
Some went from door to door, combing stores for clues. Others hunted in a nearby subdivision for a stocky man described by one witness, while helicopters hovered in the sky. One helicopter, armed with an infrared camera, scanned snow-covered [...]

Tousa, Interstate Bakeries, New Century: Bankruptcy (Update1)
By Bill Rochelle
Jan. 30 (Bloomberg) — Tousa Inc., the Florida-based
homebuilder that filed in Chapter 11 yesterday along with 46
affiliates, must complete the bankruptcy reorganization within
six months to comply with the plan support agreement [...]