International Business News - Rogers http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Ted Rogers, founder of Canada's largest cable-television and mobile-phone company and owner of the Toronto Blue Jays' baseball team, died in his Toronto home Tuesday morning at the age of 75, the company said. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081202/rogers-communications-founder-dies.htm Tue, 02 Dec 2008 13:17:56 EST Former U.S. Rep. Paul G. Rogers, a Democrat who earned the nickname "Mr. Health" for his work on environmental and health care legislation during a 24-year career in Congress, has died. He was 87. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081013/longtime-fla-congressman-paul-g-rogers-dies.htm Mon, 13 Oct 2008 21:04:18 EDT Kenny Rogers is proud of his 50-year career, but he can't help but hope that the best is yet to come. "For me, the whole goal is to stay relevant as long as I can," said Rogers, whose career retrospective, "Kenny Rogers: 50 Years," came out Tuesday exclusively through CBRL Group Inc.'s Cracker Barrel restaurants. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/116546-people-kenny-rogers.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080826/after-50-years-rogers-still-excited-about-hits.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080826/after-50-years-rogers-still-excited-about-hits.htm Tue, 26 Aug 2008 15:44:57 EDT Standard & Poor's Ratings Services said Thursday it may raise the ratings of Canadian cable, wireless and media company Rogers Communications Inc. S&P bumped its outlook for Rogers' ratings to "positive" from "stable." The positive tag implies a rating may be raised over the next six to 12 months. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080626/s-p-may-boost-ratings-on-rogers-communications.htm Thu, 26 Jun 2008 13:48:54 EDT The man in the cardigan himself would've been glad to welcome the Fred Rogers Memorial Scholarship winners to his neighborhood, his widow said. The three college students, whose names were announced Sunday, are part of a series of "wonderful young people" who've been recognized by the 4-year-old scholarship program named for her husband, the children's TV host, said Joanne Rogers. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080601/mr-rogers-memory-lives-on-in-scholarships.htm Sun, 01 Jun 2008 19:58:17 EDT