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Recession slows Eddy Street project
SOUTH BEND - The recession could leave taxpayers on the hook for construction costs related to the new Eddy Street Commons project, but the city’s economic development director said he’s “not overly worried” that will happen.
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Deja vu: Wal-Mart, Amazon, Target in DVD price war
NEW YORK (AP) — Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is upping the ante heading into the holiday season, trimming the online preorder prices of some upcoming DVDs following last month's price cut on books.
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Google providing better view of personal data
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (AP) — Google is offering a new privacy control that will make it easier for people to see some of the information being collected about them.
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Jayco to increase production
ELKHART COUNTY ― In the community of Middlebury, just about everyone knows someone who is been laid off from work in the RV industry.
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Can bigger screens save a shrinking market?
News of a new, extra-large, extra-priced portable from Nintendo was met more with confusion than enthusiasm when it was unveiled last week.
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S. Ind. city must decide on adult bookstore fight
NEW ALBANY, Ind. (AP) — Officials in a southern Indiana city must decide whether to continue a legal fight against an adult book and movie store after a federal appeals court declined to reconsider an opinion allowing the shop to remain open.
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Amazon.com extends Internet price war on books
NEW YORK (AP) — The book price wars are no longer just for pre-orders.
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FDA questions role of payments in Zimmer study
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal health officials say an implant from Zimmer Holdings Inc. appears to be effective in treating spinal problems, but questions remain about whether company payments to doctors influenced the device's trial data.
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Time to fall back ... daylight-saving time ends Sunday
Officially, daylight-saving time ends at 2 a.m. Sunday.
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70s chair reinvented as Sound Egg
ELKHART ― It’s something straight out of the 70s, but a local company is putting a new twist on it. Remember the Mork and Mindy egg chair? Well, it’s back.
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Goshen RV firm hiring for production expansion
Orders are increasing for Cozy Traveler’s small, lightweight towables, prompting the Goshen firm to hire more workers.
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Amazon hopes to simplify Web shopping — with words
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — You're probably used to typing your name, address and credit card number when you buy things online. Amazon.com is guessing you don't enjoy it, though, and wants to simplify the process by letting you purchase items with a short phrase such as "Shopping Fanatic" and an identification number.
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Southwest Michigan farms cited for violating migrant worker laws
Some local farms are in trouble ― facing federal fines ― for violating migrant housing and child labor laws. One U.S. Labor Department spokesman is calling the violations "intolerable and disappointing."
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Wet crops a big problem for local farmers
GOSHEN ― Problems with this year's growing season may hurt some farmers. The cool summer and rainy fall have put them two to three weeks behind schedule.
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Startup IT company plans hiring hundreds in Ind.
KOKOMO, Ind. (AP) — A startup information technology company plans to open its headquarters in central Indiana and potentially hire hundreds of workers in the coming years.
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Whirlpool to get $19.3 million in stimulus funds for "smart" appliance development
During a Florida speech Tuesday, President Barack Obama announced $3.4 billion in government support for 100 projects aimed at modernizing the nation's power grid.
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Low milk prices have dairy farmers killing cows
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — After burning through $1 million in savings and seeing no end to their losses, dairy farmers Jake and Lori Slegers figured they didn't have much choice — they had to kill the cows.
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New Buffalo residents hope train station will help put them back on track
NEW BUFFALO ― Community leaders cut the ribbon Monday on a new downtown train station in New Buffalo. But that's not the only thing they are celebrating.
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Max & Erma's files for Chapter 11 in Pittsburgh
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Max & Erma's Inc. has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in Pittsburgh listing between $1 million and $10 million in debts.
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Norton Shores woman develops stylish dog-poop bag
NORTON SHORES, Mich. (AP) — Blame it on the dog.
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