After recently announcing $40 million in new business last year, Kenco Logistics executives are confident that the company’s aggressive efficiency program is paying off.

* Location: On Fairview Road near Hixson, just off Hamill Road. Homes are located about a short distance from main Hixson commercial area and about 15 minutes from downtown Chattanooga.

Chattanooga is gaining a new corporate headquarters as a company with a long history in the city plans to bring its top management team here.

A proposed bullet train connecting Chattanooga with Atlanta and Nashville is still alive despite not having received federal stimulus funding, officials said Friday.

Q What is to be expected with the recent HUD rules for the real estate settlement and closing statement?

Q: There is much media emphasis on completing the 2010 census form. What are the benefits to my responding?

Q: Mrs. K. of Ooltewah asks: “A friend of mine tells me that the Chattanooga Social Security office has a new telephone number. Does this mean I will be able to talk to someone in the office? In the past all I have gotten is a busy signal when I called so I would go to the office to get my questions answered.”

Picking up from last week's column concerning agencies that regulate utilities/service organizations, grab some scissors to cut out and save the following state agencies, though I hope you never need these contacts. (Don't forget to write the head honcho

OK, you've culled and collected your unneeded junk (er, I mean treasures), photographed them from all angles and written clear scrupulous descriptions.

Q: I swiped my debit card to pay for a recent tank of gas and almost immediately learned over $200 was stolen from my bank account. The police told me crooks had "skimmed" my card that gave them access to my account.