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Illinois considers extending tax break to small businesses
Legislators are considering a bill that would expand the scope of the state's main economic development program to small businesses. House Bill 1336 calls for eliminating a requirement that companies make a capital investment in the state of at least $1...
Tags: Taxation, Business Enterprises, Barbara Flynn Currie, Executive Branch, Motorola Mobility, Inc.
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MEETINGS
SOUTH BEND The Fortune Chapter of BNI (Business Network International) in Michiana holds its weekly meetings at 7 a.m. Wednesdays at the Comfort Suites at 52939 Indiana 933. The speaker for this week's meeting is Michele Apostolou of the East West...Tags: Media Industry, Naturopathic Medicine, Morris Park
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Insurance stalls revival
There were 11,256 bottles of wine in the cellar of Antoine's Restaurant on the morning of Aug. 29 when Hurricane Katrina struck, some of them rare, most of them expensive and all of them ruined when the power failed, the air conditioning died and the...Tags: Hurricanes, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Rentals, Rivers, Corporate Officers
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OfficeMax's sluggish sales disappoint
OfficeMax Inc. reported Tuesday that first-quarter sales declined more than 5 percent and earnings fell short of analyst expectations, sending shares down nearly 2 percent. The Naperville-based office supply retailer's shares closed down 22 cents, at...
Tags: Business, Staples Inc., Sales, Office Supplies, OfficeMax Inc.
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Two Prop. 13 defenders decry abuse of loophole by corporations
Two prominent defenders of Proposition 13 spoke out on Tuesday against "gimmicks" used by some companies to avoid paying additional property taxes when buying real estate in California. Responding to a Los Angeles Times story that ran Sunday, the...
Tags: Taxation, Laws, Judges, Homes, Property
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Kerry O'Tool: Business owners can learn from a Disney adventure
Last month, on a flight back from Florida, I overheard a woman talking about buying the Disney Pin Starter Set, apparently this is some type of lanyard that is worn around the neck and comes with pins. In explaining the purchase to her friend, she said...
Tags: Business, Sales
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Court tosses NLRB rule on union rights posters
A federal appeals court has ruled that employers shouldn't be forced to display posters informing employees of their right to form a union, a victory for a group of business plaintiffs that includes Lehigh Valley fitness club chain owner John Brinson....Tags: Human Rights, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Laws, Judges, Career and Workplace
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'Surf into Summer' event gives Delray community a chance to have fun in the sun
Burt Rapoport, founder of Rapoport's Restaurant Group, is celebrating his 2013 DREAM Big Small Business of the Year recognition and Community of Excellence award from the United States Chamber of Commerce by giving back to the community. He's...Tags: Restaurant and Catering Industry, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Restaurants, Lifestyle and Leisure, Delray Beach
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SCORE roundtable, coffee break focus on small-business issues
Q: Small Business Month is this month. Does SCORE Hagerstown have any public events scheduled that you can tell us about? A: Yes! Thursday is SCORE’s business roundtable, featuring Hagerstown’s Downtown Manager Andrew Sargent, from noon...
Tags: The Herald-Mail, Business, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland)
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OfficeMax shares slip amid earnings, dividend
Tribune staff reporterShares of OfficeMax Inc. are down more than 2.5 percent on Monday after the company reported first-quarter sales declined 5 percent and earnings fell short of analyst expectations. The Naperville-based office supply retailer said net income rose to $56.3...Tags: Business, Sales, OfficeMax Inc., Office Depot Inc., Companies and Corporations
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The hollowing out of government
The chemical and fertilizer plant in the town of West, Texas, where at least 15 were killed and more than 200 injured a few weeks ago hadn't been fully inspected by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration since 1985. (A partial inspection by a...
Tags: Taxation, Laws, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Prosecution, Budgets and Budgeting
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EBRD considers lifelines for small business in emerging Europe
Reuters* EBRD governors consider direct lending to small business * Libya seeking advice from EBRD By Carolyn Cohn ISTANBUL, May 11 (Reuters) - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is considering ways to help small businesses in...Tags: Libya, Arab Spring, Business, Finance, European Central Bank
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