Technology tells loved ones’ tales
Glenn Toothman’s technology turned a monument for 76 New York City firefighters who died at the World Trade Center into a collection of life stories.

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Highlights: Bernanke’s semiannual testimony to Senate panel
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The following are highlights of Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke’s testimony on Thursday to the Senate Banking Committee as part of his semiannual testimony on the U.S. economy and monetary policy. Bernanke repeated prepared testimony he delivered to a House of Representatives panel on Wednesday.

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Cash-strapped DeSoto County crunches budget
It’s balancing act time for the DeSoto duo of Arnold and Garriga as the cash-strapped county starts preparing another lean budget for the fiscal 2012 year that begins Oct. 1.

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Libya rebels desperately short of funds
Even as rebel commanders predict victory is near, the rebel leadership is short of cash to fight the rebellion and run civilian affairs. The lucrative oil industry has been shut down by the fighting. In early April, Mazin Ramadan left his American wife and two children in Seattle and flew to this Libyan rebel stronghold to help the opposition sort out its shaky finances.

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SBA Approves Over $10 Million in Disaster Loans for Tennesseans
ATLANTA–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The U.S. Small Business Administration has approved over $10 million in Disaster Assistance Loans for residents and business owners in Tennessee affected by this year’s severe storms, tornadoes, high winds and flooding disasters. For the April 19 – June 7 flooding in West Tennessee, SBA has approved 62 disaster loans in the amount of $2,970,900, while 164 loans have …

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Impact of grants from April tornadoes moderate in Craven County
FEMA Disaster Assistance following the April 16 tornadoes in North Carolina tops $18 million.

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Federal loan program for flood victims has few takers so far
A federal low-interest loan program for small businesses and homeowners whose properties were damaged in the March floods has received just four applications, officials said.

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