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Jpmorgan Exits Municipal Swaps Business - Reuters
new york (reuters) - jpmorgan chase & co (jpm.n: quote , profile , research , stock buzz ) said it is shuttering a unit that structured interest rate swaps for municipal borrowers, as regulators scrutinize the bank's role in the business. the ...
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Ap Business News
washington (ap) — government says jobless rate jumps to 6.1 percent in august; payrolls drop by 84,000. © 2008 associated press. all rights reserved. cny business forums join the discussion about business and the local economy in the forums.
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Local Business Leaders Support Move To Ditch Sick-day Mandate
lima - a sense of relief came over local business leaders when they learned thursday that a proposal for mandatory sick days would be removed from the november state ballot.
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Local Md. Chamber Of Commerce Neutral On Slots - Msn Moneycentral
cumberland, md. (ap) - the allegany county chamber of commerce is refusing to take a position on whether 1,500 slot machines in the maryland county would be good for business. despite urging by the state chamber of commerce and a local legislative ...
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Wheaton Police Block Off Area Near Bank, Witnesses Say - Chicago Tribune
police in wheaton have blocked off much of the west suburb's downtown. a local business and a library official near the scene of the activity said that police are outside the wheaton bank & trust, 211 s. wheaton ave
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Miami U., Earlham, Local Media To Create Regional News Service
miami university in oxford, earlham college in richmond, ind., and local media, including the business courier , will partner to create a regional news service for southwest ohio and east-central indiana.
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Mixpo Announces Online Video Advertising Pacts With Leading Local Media Publishers And Unveils Preliminary Video ...
mixpo, an online video advertising company dedicated to serving the local small and medium-size business (smb) market, today announced that it has signed agreements with five locally focused media publishers, including: pioneering local online news sites crosscut, sun valley online and pegasus news; itz publishing, an online publishing consultant for newspapers across the us, and kgoradio.com, ...
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Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. Announces The Acquisition Of Land ... - Msn Moneycentral
san clemente, calif. , sept. 5 /prnewswire-firstcall/ -- sunstone hotel investors, inc. sho announced today that it has acquired 32.6 acres of land underlying its renaissance orlando resort at seaworld, for a gross purchase price of $30.4 million ...
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No Charges In Spokane River Park Square Case - Seattle Times
the complicated financial package to build the river park square shopping mall in downtown spokane did not involve any criminal conduct and no charges will be filed, the u.s. attorney's office for western washington concluded friday. a yearlong fbi ...
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Mixpo Announces Online Video Advertising Pacts With Leading Local Media Publishers And Unveils Preliminary Video ...
seattle----mixpo, an online video advertising company dedicated to serving the local small and medium-size business market, today announced that it has signed agreements with five locally focused media publishers, including: pioneering local online news sites crosscut, sun valley online and pegasus news; itz publishing, an online publishing consultant for newspapers across the us, and ...
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Business Page For September 4, 2008
a number of developments on the retail scene top this thursday's business news. the details include a local drug store chain that keeps growing.
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Business Showcase Coming Tuesday - Novato Advance
more than 60 exhibitors will share their services, products and creative concepts to an expected crowd of 1,000 or more established clients and new customers at the 20th annual novato business showcase. the event is free to the public and will be ...
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Fcc Plans To Go Through With Dtv Test In Nc - Miami Herald
washington -- the chairman of the federal communications commission said friday that he is unlikely to delay plans for an important test in north carolina that could disrupt television service for some viewers in the path of tropical storm hanna ...
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Communities Will Always Need Local News
i"‰"‰n today's challenging media environment, the news-times is holding its own.these are hard times for newspapers. industry-wide, circulation is down, and so are advertising revenues.still, community newspapers like the news-times continue to have their niche and hold their market, according to professor rich hanley, graduate program director of journalism at quinnipiac university in hamden.
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Ap Business News
new york (ap) — a private research group says the u.s. services sector grew unexpectedly in august. © 2008 associated press. all rights reserved. cny business forums join the discussion about business and the local economy in the forums.
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4 People, Local Firm In Vietnam Bribery Case - Philadelphia Inquirer
four people and a delaware company with local ties have been indicted on charges of getting $150,000 in bribes from vietnamese officials in return for contracts to supply equipment and technology - including bomb-containment equipment and helicopter ...
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Nearly Half Of Americans Won't Flee Without Fido - Forbes
denver, sept. 5 /prnewswire/ -- a 2007 survey by the american humane association found that 47 percent of americans would refuse rescue assistance if it meant leaving without their family pet. with hurricanes hanna, ike and josephine moving towards ...
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Local News & Events
salinas valley business women's network will have a panel of guests from the leadership salinas valley graduating classes discussing program opportunities at a meeting from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. wednesday, sept. 17, at the national steinbeck center, 1 main street, salinas.
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Dell May Sell Factories To Trim Costs, Journal Says (update1) - Bloomberg
sept. 5 (bloomberg) -- dell inc. plans to sell its computer factories to help shave $3 billion in costs and revive profit margins weighted down by competition with hewlett-packard co. dell may sell the plants within 18 months and has approached ...
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