FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky’s bourbon industry has undergone its largest expansion since prohibition over the past two years, despite an economic recession that proved bothersome to most other employers in the state, Gov. Steve Beshear said Thursday.

Report says state funding increases, but trails earlier level

A research report by an Iowa nonprofit says funding for some key state government programs is increasing, but remains below levels of past years before the nation was struck by a deep economic recession.

German Workers Demand 6.5% Raise as Siemens Predicts Recession

Two years of minimal wage increases have left Christoph Schoenau, a metallographer for auto and aircraft component maker GKN Plc at a factory near Frankfurt, feeling left out of Germany’s economic rebound.

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One 'Silver Lining' to Recession: Fewer Broken Bones?

WEDNESDAY, Feb. 8 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers in Florida may have uncovered a rare positive outcome from the downturn in the local economy: fewer injuries to workers.