As the U.S. airline industry unraveled over the past five years, JetBlue Airways Corp. proved that a carrier with the right mix of low overhead, cheap fares and distinguished service could succeed during a punishing downturn.

SAN FRANCISCO -- Bruce Quan Jr. didn't know much about his great-grandfather before he noticed intriguing references connecting him to the great earthquake and fire that destroyed this city on April 18, 1906.

When Dole Food Co. recently borrowed more than $1.3 billion, the lenders were so eager they imposed very few terms on most of the money they lined up. It was a tasty deal for the fruit-and-vegetable company, which will be able to use the fresh cash to help refinance other debt.

SOUTH JORDAN, Utah -- It's a plan for development that will take more than 50 years from start to finish, on the largest piece of privately owned land next to a U.S. metropolis for an expected half-million residents.