Thursday, December 31, 2009

Fort Myers NYE brings business to downtown (WINK TV Southwest Florida)

FORT MYERS, Fla. - Business owners say December 31st is their busiest day of the year. With 20,000 people expected in the River District - it takes a lot of planning to make sure things run smoothly.

The New Hampshire Business Review's Outstanding Women in Business Awards (New Hampshire Business Review)

-- which celebrate the success and achievements of women in our state’s business community -- are open to women from all walks of life and professions.

Business Highlights - ABC News


Business Highlights
ABC News
By law, the Treasury must report the transactions â€" which occurred on Tuesday â€" within two business days. Although the government anticipated winding down ...

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Crews letting business fire burn out - KSL-TV


Crews letting business fire burn out
KSL-TV
WEST VALLEY CITY -- Firefighters are letting a two-alarm fire at the Carpet Barn at 3725 South and Redwood Road burn itself out. Crews are monitoring the ...
Blaze ignites at West Valley City business, closes part of Redwood RoadSalt Lake Tribune
Fire destroyes "Carpet Barn" in West Valley CityABC 4
Crews battle business fire in West Valley CityKSL-TV

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Blaze ignites at West Valley City business, closes part of Redwood Road - Salt Lake Tribune


Blaze ignites at West Valley City business, closes part of Redwood Road
Salt Lake Tribune
A large fire at a carpet store in West Valley City has shut down Redwood Road near 3700 South, according to police dispatchers. ...

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Revamped 'Nightly Business Report' to Stress Analysis - New York Times


Revamped 'Nightly Business Report' to Stress Analysis
New York Times
PBS's “Nightly Business Report” is by some measures the most popular business news program on television. Come Monday, the half-hour ...


The Last Word In Business (NPR)

Steve Inskeep has the Last Word in business.

Business News (NPR)

Steve Inskeep has business new.

AT&T wants out of landline business - AFP


AFP

AT&T wants out of landline business
AFP
"The business model for legacy phone services is in a death spiral," AT&T said. "With an outdated product, falling revenues, and rising costs, the plain-old ...

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Business process's success? Whose job? (CIOL)

Is the IT service provider or the business process owner ultimately accountable for the success or failure of the business process? The answer is 'both!'

The best business school (Manila Bulletin)

In late 2006 when I told my friends that I would be taking a sabbatical leave to teach and do research at the IESE Business School in Barcelona, Spain, the frequent reaction was “IESE what?”

Lights Going Out at Famed N.Y. Eatery - Wall Street Journal


Lights Going Out at Famed N.Y. Eatery
Wall Street Journal
Tavern, with 2008 sales of $33 million, was the second-highest-grossing independent restaurant in the country, according to Reed Business Information, ...

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Wednesday, December 30, 2009

Top Business Stories in 2009 (WKBN 27 Youngstown)

Job cuts, foreclosures and bailouts stole the business headlines in 2009. The economy started 2009 in meltdown. Unemployment lines were growing and Americans were losing their homes at a record rate.

Top Business Stories in 2009 (WYTV Youngstown)

Job cuts, foreclosures and bailouts stole the business headlines in 2009. The economy started 2009 in meltdown. Unemployment lines were growing and Americans were losing their homes at a record rate. Congress signed off on a new stimulus bill but two of the Big Three automakers filed for bankruptcy, and some local dealers were eliminated. GM Lordstown had a longer summer shutdown than normal ...

AT&T wants out of landline business - AFP


AFP

AT&T wants out of landline business
AFP
"The business model for legacy phone services is in a death spiral," AT&T said. "With an outdated product, falling revenues, and rising costs, the plain-old ...

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Pasadena gets boost from Rose Parade business - abc7.com


Pasadena gets boost from Rose Parade business
abc7.com
As everyone awaits New Year's Day, Pasadena is feeling a big boost in business. The Fresco family traveled from Columbus, Ohio, to root for their team, ...

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Business owners are making New Year's resolutions (AP via Yahoo! News)

Small business owners aren't just putting together budgets and sales projections as 2010 approaches: Like the rest of us, they're making some New Year's resolutions.

Canadian Stocks Advance as U.S. Business Expands; Cenovus Gains (Bloomberg)

Dec. 30 (Bloomberg) -- Canadian stocks rose, led by energy companies and banks, as U.S. business expanded the most since 2006 in a sign that the economic recovery is accelerating.

Calendar of business events scheduled for Thursday (AP via Yahoo! Finance)

Major business events and economic events scheduled for Thursday: WASHINGTON -- Labor Department releases weekly jobless claims, 8:30 a.m. WASHINGTON -- Freddie Mac, the mortgage company, releases weekly mortgage rates.

Calendar of business events scheduled for Thursday (AP via Yahoo! News)

Major business events and economic events scheduled for Thursday:

China Crescent Enterprises, Inc. 2010 $100 Million Technology Product and ... - CNNMoney.com (press release)


China Crescent Enterprises, Inc. 2010 $100 Million Technology Product and ...
CNNMoney.com (press release)
China Crescent Enterprises, Inc.'s (OTCBB: CCTR) $100 million technology product and services business objective has been featured in a 2010 strategy and ...
NuMobile, Inc. 2010 $20 Million Mobile Computing and Smartphone Business ...CNNMoney.com (press release)

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Midwest Business Activity Expanded in December - New York Times


Midwest Business Activity Expanded in December
New York Times
By REUTERS Business activity in the Midwest expanded more than expected in December, hitting an almost four-year high, an industry association reported on ...

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Chicago Business Index: Economic Activity Surges In December (Nasdaq)

CHICAGO -(Dow Jones)- Business activity in the U.S. expanded at a much faster than expected pace in December, as a survey of Chicago area purchasing professionals showed the economy is well on its way to recovering from the worst slowdown since the Great Depression.

Small B-D Hires New VP For Business Development Team (Financial Planning.com)

Investment Centers of America hired Tucker Muhrer as vice president of the independent broker-dealer’s new business development unit. He will be responsible for marketing ICA’s business capabilities to independent advisors, as well as banks.

US Midwest business jumps in December-Chicago PMI - Reuters


RTT News

US Midwest business jumps in December-Chicago PMI
Reuters
NEW YORK, Dec 30 (Reuters) - Business activity in the US Midwest expanded far more than expected in December, according to a report released on Wednesday ...
Chicago purchasing index reaches 16-month highMarketWatch
US Stocks Trim Losses After ISM Chicago Index Tops EstimatesBusinessWeek
Dow Picks Up on “Extremely Strong” Chicago PMIBarron's (blog)
MarketWatch
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Canadian Stocks Fluctuate Before US Business Barometer Report - BusinessWeek


Canadian Stocks Fluctuate Before US Business Barometer Report
BusinessWeek
30 (Bloomberg) -- Canadian stocks fluctuated as base- metal prices gained and precious metals declined before a report forecast to show US business ...
Canadian Stocks Gain as Report Shows US Companies ExpandingBusinessWeek

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BUSINESS BRIEF - Chicago Sun-Times


BUSINESS BRIEF
Chicago Sun-Times
Former Sears, Roebuck and Co. general counsel Anastasia D. Kelly stands to gain "several million dollars" in severance pay from American International Group ...

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Flu Inc.: The big vaccine business - Globe and Mail


Globe and Mail

Flu Inc.: The big vaccine business
Globe and Mail
In a matter of a few years, flu shots have gone from being a marginal, money-losing business to a massive profit generator for a small number of global ...

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PRESS DIGEST - New York Times business news - Dec 30 (Reuters España)

Dec 30 (Reuters) - The following were the top stories in The New York Times business pages on Wednesday. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

FLU INC. How vaccines became big business (The Globe and Mail)

Making flu vaccines used to be a money-losing business. But that all changed with a flu pandemic on the other side of the world. Inoculating the global population against a growing list of illnesses has since spawned a $24-billion market for a few pharmaceutical companies.

Tuesday, December 29, 2009

Raised median drives business away (KENS 5 San Antonio)

The city built a median to stop drivers from turning left. Now, it's stopping drivers from heading into certain businesses. Eleftherios Giannas owns the Mobil Car Care business at Nacodoches and 410. A few months ago, he was averaging 50-60 cars a day. Now he says he gets in about 10 a day. And he says its all because of a raised median the city of San Antonio just put in. District 10 City ...

Local Business Helps the Environment (KSHB-TV Kansas City)

A local business has a solution that could put money in your pocket, empty your trash, and help the environment.

Business year in review - 2008: Gas prices drive economic slump - Arizona Republic


Washington Post

Business year in review - 2008: Gas prices drive economic slump
Arizona Republic
Arizona's economy was already weak, as home sales and prices continued to fall. Then the state and nation were hit ...
Business briefsNew York Post
Fannie, Freddie, and full faithNew York Times (blog)
Questions Surround Fannie, FreddieWall Street Journal
New York Times
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Business briefs: Broadcom pays $160 million to settle investors' suit - Fort Worth Star Telegram


Business briefs: Broadcom pays $160 million to settle investors' suit
Fort Worth Star Telegram
Broadcom Corp. said Tuesday that it will pay more than $160 million in cash to settle a class-action investor lawsuit related to stock option backdating but ...
Broadcom Reaches Settlement in Stock Options Class Action LawsuitPR Newswire (press release)

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Fire at Canal St. business (WWL-TV, Channel 4 New Orleans)

NEW ORLEANS â€" A two-alarm fire on the roof of a Canal Street business was quickly brought under control shortly before noon Tuesday. A New Orleans Fire Department spokesman said the fire broke out around 11'20 a.m. on the roof of the Golden Perfume and Jewelry building at 916 Canal Street. The spokesman said the fire is believed to have been caused by a contractor doing roofing work for the ...

13 Wyrick Robbins Lawyers Selected as members of North Carolinas 2010 Legal Elite in Business North Carolina magazine (dBusinessNews.com)

Raleigh , NC - Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP is pleased to announce that 13 lawyers from the firm were recently selected by their peers as members of “ North Carolina ’s 2010 Legal Elite” in Business North Carolina magazine.

Panama Canal expansion plan has Gulf ports racing for potential new business - Los Angeles Times


Panama Canal expansion plan has Gulf ports racing for potential new business
Los Angeles Times
NEW ORLEANS (AP) â€" With the recession showing signs of ebbing, Gulf of Mexico ports hope hundreds of millions of dollars in expansion projects proposed ...
Canal expansion sets off race among Gulf portsHouston Chronicle

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Today in Business Travel - New York Times (blog)


Today in Business Travel
New York Times (blog)
By THE NEW YORK TIMES Security measures were eased somewhat on Monday, but airlines still delayed and canceled flights, and Canadian officials effectively ...

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Hollywood Media To Sell Broadway Ticketing Business, Pay Dividend - Wall Street Journal


Hollywood Media To Sell Broadway Ticketing Business, Pay Dividend
Wall Street Journal
(HOLL) said it would sell its Broadway ticketing business early next year for about $45 million and would pay out a special, 60-cent dividend as a result. ...
Hollywood Media Corp. Announces Sale of Broadway Ticketing DivisionCNNMoney.com (press release)

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Paralyzed cop enjoys family and applesauce business - Chicago Sun-Times


Paralyzed cop enjoys family and applesauce business
Chicago Sun-Times
That's Mullen's business these days -- hawking jars of sweet sauce full of apple chunks with a hint of peppery spice. It tastes like apple pie without the ...

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Is Wal-Mart Killing Your Business? (Inc.com via Yahoo! Finance)

When small retailers see the blue big-box giant Wal-Mart moving into town it can be a scary thing. Wal-Mart has a powerful presence, especially now, as customers are drawn there for their legendary low-prices and wide array of offerings. According to a recent study from Dartmouth's Tuck School of Business, the entry of a Wal-Mart does significantly impact sales at other local establishments ...

Sarpy business crushed by snow (Omaha World-Herald)

Heavy snow led to the collapse of a Sarpy County business early this morning.

US-BUSINESS Summary - Washington Post


US-BUSINESS Summary
Washington Post
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China is a vital market for Microsoft's Web search business, as it chases leaders Baidu Inc and Google in the world's biggest Internet ...

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New Chief at Bank of America Seeks Credit-Card Fix - Wall Street Journal


New Chief at Bank of America Seeks Credit-Card Fix
Wall Street Journal
s new chief executive takes over next week, one of the first problems he will face is one he's already been grappling withâ€"the bank's credit-card business. ...

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Assailed by cable and the Web, broadcast TV looks to build a new business model (MalaysiaNews.net)

NEW YORK - For more than 60 years, TV stations have broadcast news, sports and entertainment for free and made their money by showing commercials. That might not work much longer. The business model...

South African Fuel Industry Wants to Collude, Business Day Says (Bloomberg)

Dec. 29 (Bloomberg) -- The South African Petroleum Industry Association has applied for a six-year exemption to competition laws to allow its members to jointly plan and co-ordinate the country’s fuel supply, Business Day reported.

Airline stocks fall on travel worries - Chicago Tribune


Globe and Mail

Airline stocks fall on travel worries
Chicago Tribune
Business travelers, who are key customers for the airlines, may think twice before flying if stepped-up security means spending hours at the airport. ...
Airline shares fall on worries over travelNewsday (subscription)
New restrictions after attempted terror attack add to travel headaches, may ...The Canadian Press

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Monday, December 28, 2009

Business Highlights - ABC News


Business Highlights
ABC News
AP DALLAS (AP) â€" In-flight security rules have been eased after a two-day clampdown, airline officials familiar with the matter said Monday. ...

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Business owner seeks city tax refund (San Diego Union-Tribune)

A Mira Mesa small business owner has filed a class-action lawsuit against the city of San Diego seeking an estimated $13.5 million in refunds of fees the city charged to cover the cost of collecting business taxes.

Business leaders to get back to basics (National Post)

Heading out of a decade that began ignobly with the greatest corporate collapse of all time â€" Enron Corp. â€" and closed out with the biggest financial bailout of Wall Street ever witnessed, the next 10 years for business leaders are expected to be a recalibration of the fundamentals.

Ex-Mac Cloner Psystar Opens T-Shirt Business - Wired News


Ex-Mac Cloner Psystar Opens T-Shirt Business
Wired News
Florida startup Psystar has switched its business model from selling ugly Mac clones to selling ugly t-shirts. Psystar, which recently lost ...

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Integrys selling wholesale electric marketing business - Bizjournals.com


Integrys selling wholesale electric marketing business
Bizjournals.com
The sale of the business to Houston-based Macquarie Cook Power Inc., which will require approval from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, ...
Integrys To Sell Electric Marketing, Trading Business To MacquarieNASDAQ
Integrys sells marketing business to MacquarieMarketWatch
Integrys Energy To Sell Wholesale Electric Marketing Business To Macquarie ...RTT News
Bloomberg -PR Newswire (press release) -Reuters
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GuestTek International, Inc. Set to Expand Business Through an Aggressive Acquisition Strategy for 2010 (redOrbit)

LONDON, Dec. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- GuestTek International, Inc. (Pink Sheets: GESM) is pleased to announce that the Company is set to expand its business through an aggressive acquisition strategy for 2010.

New Menlo Park business is about cars, cigars and wine (Contra Costa Times)

n New Menlo Park business offers a spot to store vintage cars, sit back and puff a cigar, sip some wine

Percy Sutton, Pioneer in Civil Rights, Politics and Business, Dies at 89 - Politics Daily (blog)


CBS News

Percy Sutton, Pioneer in Civil Rights, Politics and Business, Dies at 89
Politics Daily (blog)
A pioneer and innovator in business, he created an empire that included, at various times, radio stations, cable TV systems and national television programs ...
Percy Sutton: Class ActVillage Voice (blog)
Civil Rights Leader Percy Sutton Dies At 89Tech Banyan (blog)
Suave and eloquent mogul, Percy Sutton, dies at 89The Money Times

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EDUCATORS SHOULD STRENGTHEN ETHICS FOR BUSINESS, SAYS ACCOUNTANCY EXPERT (Bernama via Yahoo! Malaysia News)

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 28 (Bernama) -- Ethics, even for business, should be taught from home and educational institutions and educators must strengthened it further, according to an accountancy expert.

BBL China starts business (The Nation - Thailand's English news)

Bangkok Bank (China) Co Ltd, Bangkok Bank's new wholly-owned subsidiary, today starts its business in China as the first Thai bank locally incorporated in China and one of fewer than 30 foreign banks to attain this status.

Urban Meyer's Predicament Exemplifies The Business Of College Athletics - MVN.com


National Post

Urban Meyer's Predicament Exemplifies The Business Of College Athletics
MVN.com
Whether the headaches and chronic chest pains are anything more than products of the job we will never know, ...
Weekend of Surprises Out of GainesvilleWall Street Journal
Urban Meyer Changes Mind, Might Return as Florida Coach in 2010Bloomberg

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Cowboys Take Care of Business, Defeat Redskins - DallasCowboys.com


CBC.ca

Cowboys Take Care of Business, Defeat Redskins
DallasCowboys.com
With a big win over the Saints last weekend, and an upcoming battle with the Eagles next Sunday, this outing against Washington had all the makings of a ...
Cowboys Beat Redskins 17-0 to Clinch Playoff Spot, Oust GiantsBloomberg

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Sunday, December 27, 2009

Business Briefing (San Francisco Chronicle)

M - No economic or earnings reports planned. T - Standard & Poor's/Case-Shiller releases its October index of home prices. - The Conference Board releases the Consumer Confidence Index for December. W - No economic or earnings reports... Conference Board - Consumer Confidence Index - Business - Standard & Poor - Economic

Crafty way to turn passion into business (thewest.com.au)

Although Ainslie Beattie has been making cards for her friends and family for a couple of years, it was not until her handiwork received its umpteenth compliment that she decided to start her own business, Button Tree Press.

The New Hampshire Business Review's Outstanding Women in Business Awards (New Hampshire Business Review)

-- which celebrate the success and achievements of women in our state’s business community -- are open to women from all walks of life and professions.

Business briefs for August 07, 2009 (Galveston County Daily News)

Business Briefs published in The Daily News:

3PAR could be attractive takeover target -Barron's - Reuters


3PAR could be attractive takeover target -Barron's
Reuters
Data storage is a $14 billion-a-year business, and as demand grows, bigger data storage companies might eye 3PAR, the report said. ...

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Roof collapses on 2nd Omaha business - Lincoln Journal Star


Roof collapses on 2nd Omaha business
Lincoln Journal Star
Utility crews were on hand to turn off gas and power to the business. On Friday, part of Cargo Zone Limited's roof collapsed, breaking a water line. ...
Roof Of Omaha Business CollapsesWOWT

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Holiday sales force one Corning business to close (News 10 Now Syracuse)

Holiday sales numbers are extremely important for many stores around the country. In fact, some rely on the Christmas shopping season to keep them in business. Our Vince Slomsky visited local businesses in Corning to find out how they made out this season, and what they plan to do next.

Hackettstown Business Improvement District celebrates grand openings (The Warren Reporter)

Hackettstown Mayor Michael Lavery gets ready to cut the ribbon during the grand re-opening celebration for Community Collision Services. (Photo courtesy Hackettstown BID) HACKETTSTOWN â€" The Hackettstown Business Improvement District celebrated the recent grand ppening of two businesses in town...

Two Dead in Dispute Over California Ice Cream Business (Fox News)

Two men are dead and two wounded after a Christmas knife attack in Bakersfield that grew out of an apparent family argument over an ice cream distribution business.

Business issues took centre stage in 2009 (Arthur Enterprise News)

As far as newsmakers go, business and the economy stole the spotlight in 2009. Many industries were left bruised and bloodied in the aftermath of a sudden collapse in global stock markets in late 2008.

Business Air starts operations in Thailand - Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog)


Business Air starts operations in Thailand
Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog)
Business Air (Thailand) (Bangkok) as a new airline has started charter operations in Thailand with this ex-United Airlines/Skystar Airways Boeing 767-222 ...

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Two Dead in Dispute Over California Ice Cream Business - FOXNews


Bakersfield Now

Two Dead in Dispute Over California Ice Cream Business
FOXNews
Police say the men have both family and business ties to the company, which distributes ice cream products in Bakersfield using small ice cream trucks.
Two killed i n knife attackBakersfield Californian

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Hillsdale students help orphans learn business - Chicago Tribune


Hillsdale students help orphans learn business
Chicago Tribune
AP HILLSDALE, Mich. - A free-enterprise advocacy group at Hillsdale College is working to apply the principles of market economics to helping children at an ...

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Is Wal-Mart Killing Your Business? (Inc.com via Yahoo! Finance)

When small retailers see the blue big-box giant Wal-Mart moving into town it can be a scary thing. Wal-Mart has a powerful presence, especially now, as customers are drawn there for their legendary low-prices and wide array of offerings. According to a recent study from Dartmouth's Tuck School of Business, the entry of a Wal-Mart does significantly impact sales at other local establishments ...

Business NZ boss expects civil service strife (Marlborough Express)

Business boss Phil O'Reilly is predicting 2010 will be a year of industrial strife and an "ugly" budget that will bump up the GST rate.

US-BUSINESS Summary - Washington Post


US-BUSINESS Summary
Washington Post
NEW YORK (Reuters) - US stocks rallied in a brief pre-holiday session on Thursday, closing at 2009 highs, after data showing a drop in initial jobless ...

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Local business gets contract for Mill Pond work (Middletown Times Herald-Record)

MIDDLETOWN â€" The City of Middletown has awarded the bid on the Mill Pond Dam rehabilitation project to a local business, McCarey Landscaping.

People In Business (The Clarion-Ledger)

Promotions and new hires for business and industry in Mississippi

Saturday, December 26, 2009

AL BENN'S ALABAMA: Car dealer loves family business - Montgomery Advertiser


AL BENN'S ALABAMA: Car dealer loves family business
Montgomery Advertiser
A few weeks ago, he was one of nine Alabama business leaders to receive “Retailer of the Year” honors. Awarded by the Alabama Retail Association, ...

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In a year of big business stories, economy tops the list - Arizona Republic


In a year of big business stories, economy tops the list
Arizona Republic
AP In 2009, the economy was near collapse before pulling back from the brink of depression. ...

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Apple keeps Steve Jobs's compensation at $1 for 2009 - Telegraph-Journal


KVAL

Apple keeps Steve Jobs's compensation at $1 for 2009
Telegraph-Journal
The Harvard Business Review this week named Jobs the best-performing CEO, praising him for delivering a “whopping” 3188 per cent return to investors during ...
Increases at Apple but Jobs gets $1Sydney Morning Herald
Apple CEO Steve Jobs receives salary of $1 in 2009Apple Insider
Steve Jobs ends 2009 with a bangGeekSmack
StreetInsider.com (subscription)
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Third company graduates from business incubator - Hattiesburg American


Third company graduates from business incubator
Hattiesburg American
But starting their own business was easier to think about than execute. Enter Business Launchpoint, a consulting firm for business startups. ...

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