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Apple VP of iOS Scott Forstall cashes in $38.7 million of Apple shares

by Mike Schramm (May 2nd, 2012)

Tim Cook's salary came up in the news last month when he was awarded a million shares of Apple stock, and cashed out a few, in addition to his many other forms of compensation. And here's another Apple manager who's taking advantage of Apple's soaring stock price when he can. Vice President of ...

Travis County Commission OK's Apple's Austin, Texas expansion plans

by Steven Sande (May 2nd, 2012)

As expected, the Travis County (TX) Commission has approved an economic development package for Apple to spur the development of jobs in Austin. The package was approved last night by a 4-to-1 vote, and is expected to bring new jobs to Austin in return for US$5.4 to $6.4 million in tax ...

John Browett added to Apple's executive profiles web page

by Kelly Hodgkins (May 2nd, 2012)

John Browett took over for Ron Johnson as Apple's chief of retail sales last year and, now, after 13 months on the job, the former Dixon's CEO has a profile on Apple's executive webpage. According to his bio, Browett "oversees Apple's retail strategy and the continued expansion of Apple retail ...

Apple's plans for Texas construction delayed due to disagreement with county

by Steven Sande (Apr 27th, 2012)

Apple's plans to bring 3,600 jobs to Austin, Texas are being delayed due to a disagreement between the company and the Travis County Commissioners Court over the terms of an economic incentive package. Apple is hoping to establish an Americas Operations Center in Austin, which would run most of ...

Time magazine explores Apple's success

by Kelly Hodgkins (Apr 25th, 2012)

TIME Business has a short, but poignant article from Sam Gustin about Apple and its business strategy. Unlike similar articles that focused on Steve Jobs and his leadership style, this article looks at Apple as a whole. Gustin says that Apple has a winning combination of innovation, execution ...

Apple makes a tax deal for Prineville, Oregon data center land

by Mike Schramm (Apr 23rd, 2012)

We've heard before that Apple plans to build a data center on land it previously purchased in Oregon, but now the Associated Press reports on part of the cost. The company has reportedly agreed to pay US$150,000 per year to local governments, and has signed off on at least 35 jobs. Those jobs ...

Apple to create 500 jobs in Cork, Ireland

by Kelly Hodgkins (Apr 20th, 2012)

Apple announced today that it will expand its headquarters in Cork, Ireland. "Apple has been in Cork for over 30 years and we are thrilled to be expanding our presence there," an Apple spokesman told the Irish Times. "Our plans will add over 500 new jobs to support our growing business across ...

Greenpeace: Apple falling short of sourcing clean power

by Mike Schramm (Apr 17th, 2012)

Environmental reports can be all over the place these days -- at times, it seems like these reports tend to be more about politics than the environment. But while Apple has always said it's leading the charge on being environmentally friendly, Greenpeace apparently isn't so sure. The group has ...

Apple, Chinese environmental group will audit factory for pollution concerns

by Michael Grothaus (Apr 16th, 2012)

ComputerWorld notes that Apple and a Chinese environmental group plan to jointly audit one of its factories in China. The audit, which is just a pilot project for the time being, will be completed by the end of April. It will be done at one of the factories that manufacture printed circuit ...

Apple plans nation's biggest private fuel cell energy project

by Steven Sande (Apr 2nd, 2012)

Apple has made several moves lately that point to it becoming one of the nation's leaders in terms of adopting clean energy technology. First, the company announced that is installing a 20-megawatt solar farm across from the Maiden, North Carolina data center. Now the Greenboro, N.C. News & ...

How America benefits from Apple

by Steven Sande (Apr 2nd, 2012)

Apple has gone from near death in the 1990s to the pinnacle of success two decades later. TIME tech journalist Ben Bajarin notes in a post today that the company is a highly important and necessary part of the American economy and says that "America needs Apple to keep doing what it's ...

Apple workers quite fond of CEO Tim Cook

by Kelly Hodgkins (Mar 30th, 2012)

Apple employees were happy when Steve Jobs was at the helm and now his successor is receiving the same adoration. According to Glassdoor's March 2012 list of the top 25 highest rated CEOs, Tim Cook takes the top spot with a 97 percent approval rating. This matches Steve Jobs's rating when he ...

Tim Cook meets with China's Vice Premier

by Steven Sande (Mar 28th, 2012)

Apple CEO Tim Cook met with Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang in Beijing yesterday to discuss intellectual property rights and, most likely, the ongoing iPad trademark dispute with beleaguered monitor manufacturer Proview. According to M.I.C. Gadget, which provided footage from Chinese TV of the ...

Tim Cook meets with mayor of Beijing

by Kelly Hodgkins (Mar 27th, 2012)

Tim Cook was spotted in a Beijing Apple store on Monday and a report from a Chinese newspaper says the Apple CEO also met with Guo Jinlong, mayor of Beijing, later that day. Details about the meeting are not known, but it is thought he talked about market expansion and working more closely in ...

Apple prepping web images for iPad Retina display

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (Mar 13th, 2012)

AppleInsider is reporting that portions of Apple.com have been upgraded to take advantage of the new iPad's Retina display and HiDPI screens. So far, the changes have been made to the home page and iPad portions of the site. AppleInsider has several comparison shots made in normal version, the ...