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United States loses prized AAA credit rating from S&P
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - The United States lost its top-tier AAA credit rating from Standard & Poor's on Friday in an unprecedented blow to the world's largest economy in the wake of a political battle that took the country to the brink of default. S&P cut...Tags: Democratic Party, Beijing (China), Fannie Mae, Economy, Business and Finance, Federal Reserve
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Baja California economy recovering
Staff WriterIn the third quarter of 2011, Baja California recorded a 5.58 percent unemployment rate, the lowest along the U.S.-Mexico border. And yet there is an issue with unemployment, said Enrique Rovirosa, former president of the School of Economics of...Tags: Employment, Budgets and Budgeting, Economy, Business and Finance, Unemployment, Aerospace Manufacturing
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Mayoral candidates seek to reverse long slide in city jobs
Charleta Jones isn't looking for just one job. She's looking for two: something full time and something on the side, to help repair the financial damage she suffered after losing her job last year as a paratransit driver.
"I've been out of work for...Tags: Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Employment, Contracts, Companies and Corporations, Massachusetts
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Mayor Ballard releases plan to make Indianapolis best city in Midwest for job creation
Press ReleaseIndianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard today unveiled his plan to encourage small business growth and make Indianapolis the best city in the Midwest for job creation. Indianapolis is well positioned for further growth in part because Mayor Ballard created a...Tags: Local Government, Companies and Corporations, Globalization, Economy, Business and Finance, Employers
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Emanuel wants new standards for special taxing districts
Clout StreetMayor Rahm Emanuel made it clear Monday that the city will continue to rely on special taxing districts as an economic development tool, even as he tries to wash away the stain of public criticism that marred them in recent years. The mayor plans to...Tags: Local Government, Robin Hood, Economic Policy, Regional Authority, Chicago Mayor
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Update: Beef plant decision could involve roadwork
A resolution that will allow Northern Beef Packers access to tax increment financing was approved Tuesday by Brown County commissioners. A future agreement is almost certain to require the beef processing plant to help pay for improvements to about 1.3...Tags: Westport, Lawyers, Crime, Law and Justice, Economic Policy, Justice System
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Letter to the Editor - Sept. 1
World War II was itself a government stimulus program To the editor: George Michael’s Aug. 26 article points out how two people can look at the same data and come to different conclusions. Michael takes on the issue of whether Keynesian economics...Tags: National Government, Mitch McConnell, Economic Policy, Economy, Business and Finance, Government
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Baltimore's Grand Prix comes with risks and rewards
The city invested nearly $7 million in the Grand Prix at a time of cutbacks in neighborhood services. It tied up downtown traffic before, during and after a long holiday weekend, less than two weeks before voters go to the polls for a mayoral election....Tags: Barbie (fictional character), Layoffs and Downsizing, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, 2016 Olympic Games, Economy, Business and Finance
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Melina Kennedy releases economic development plan
Indy's Democratic mayoral candidate Melina Kennedy announced her plan to spur job growth Tuesday.
Her economic development plan calls for creating an environment that fosters entrepreneurship, especially for women and minorities.
Kennedy said she...Tags: Economic Policy, Economy, Business and Finance
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District 9: Christopher Taylor
1. Please describe your educational and professional background and how it has prepared you to serve on the City Council.
I bring a wealth of experience to my campaign for the 9th District City Council seat. As an educator, small business owner, and...Tags: Teachers, Health and Safety at Work, Employment, University of Maryland, College Park, Prisons
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Beef plant near Aberdeen hive of activity
jnatalie-lees@aberdeennews.comWorkers at the $100 million Northern Beef Packers plant are pushing hard to complete construction with two months remaining before the planned opening. "Now there is a big push every day," said David Palmer, CEO. "Contractors are working 10 hours a...Tags: Employment, Economic Policy, Career and Workplace, Plant Openings, Employment Opportunities
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Republicans Are About To Break an Old Pledge and Raise Taxes on the Poor
"Read my lips: No new taxes," George H. W. Bush famously said on the occasion of receiving the Republican nomination for president in 1988. It was a six-word pledge that rallied the party and excited the electorate, and the party has been trying to...Tags: Michele Bachmann, Republican Party, Poverty, Jeb Hensarling, Rick Perry
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