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Stimulus Projects Could Slow Traffic
KickingTiresWith a spate of new construction projects set to begin as the $787 billion Recovery and Reinvestment Act kicks into gear, drivers shouldn???t be too shocked if they have to sit in a bit of traffic. Approximately $27 billion is......Tags: House Building, Road Transportation, Investments, Construction, Transportation
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Labor Sec'y: No 'quick fix,' peaks, valleys
The Swampby Mark Silva Labor Secretary Hilda Solis, who still has $250 million to "roll out'' for job creation, maintains that the Obama administration is "not looking at just a quick fix'' for the economy and allows that this is "the......Tags: Barack Obama, U.S. Department of the Treasury, Ronald Reagan, Golf, Minority Groups
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Joe Biden: Economic stimulus 'jolt' or no?
The Swampby Mark Silva One hundred fifty nine days after President Barack Obama signed his $787-billion economic stimulus act into law, the White House maintains today that the plan is having its "intended'' effect of supporting a steady and measured improvement.....Tags: Barack Obama, Politics, New York City, Construction, The New York Times
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NYC crane crash another prod for OSHA
The SwampA large crane lies in this intersection on Manhattan's Upper East Side after it collapsed Friday, May 30, 2008 in New York City just before first responders arrived. (AP Photo/Seth Holladay) by Frank James It's still too early to......Tags: Lancaster (Lancaster, Virginia), Upper East Side, Disasters and Accidents, Health and Safety at School, Health and Safety at Work
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Agents and brokers are holding the foreclosure door wide open for buyers looking for a bargain
Special to the TribuneTwo years ago, Jason Pietrucha read the foreclosure writing on the wall. The mortgage broker saw California's growing default rate and prepared for the home-loan tsunami to hit Illinois. Switching to real estate sales, Pietrucha deals almost exclusively...Tags: Chicago Mortgages, Homes, Real Estate, Inventories, Housing Industry
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Property flipping regains traction in Chicago area
Property flipping is gaining speed again in the Chicago area. During the first six months of the year, 1,067 homes were flipped in the seven-county Chicago area, a 30 percent increase from 2011's first half, according to RealtyTrac, a real estate data...
Tags: Chicago Mortgages, Homes, Real Estate, Services and Shopping, Netherlands
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Change in Madiganistan starts at home
Wind-swept Madiganistan, that arid economic wasteland once known as Illinois, is in absolute ruins. Young people flee the state in search of a future, and their future isn't here. Businesses leave, taking jobs with them. Taxes keep going up to feed...
Tags: Illinois Elections, Christine Radogno, Politics, Lawyers, Recipes
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JPMorgan board members targeted by shareholder advisers
JPMorgan Chase, one of the nation's largest banks, survived the financial crisis better than most — only to have the $6 billion "London Whale" trading loss last year expose embarrassing flaws in its accounting and risk controls. Influential...
Tags: Jamie Dimon, Chicago Transit Authority, Barack Obama, Parties and Movements, Politics
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Inside Penny Pritzker's portfolio: How a billionaire invests
By Melissa Harris and Gail MarksJarvisHow do the wealthy stay wealthy? The mandatory financial disclosure released last week by commerce secretary nominee Penny Pritzker provides a rare look at an American billionaire's entire investment portfolio. Pritzker inherited much of her wealth,...Tags: Austin (Chicago, Illinois), PlayStation Portable, Chicago Mortgages, Personal Finance, Real Estate
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Luxury home sellers feeling rich again
After a long, dry spell, it's almost — but not quite — a seller's market for the nation's pricier houses, according to an organization that trains agents who specialize in selling luxury properties. Although upscale housing is selling better...
Tags: Real Estate Sellers, Homes, Finance, Real Estate, Services and Shopping
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Chicago Confidential: Lehman Brothers bankruptcy examiner believes lessons not heeded
The lessons of Lehman Brothers, Chicagoan Anton Valukas says, haven't been learned. He would know. As the man charged by the bankruptcy court with getting to the bottom of what caused the largest bankruptcy in history, the Jenner & Block chairman and...
Tags: WorldCom Incorporated, Politics, Real Estate, United Kingdom, Prosecution
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Feds seek to stop misleading letters to businesses
Last month, I warned about misleading letters being sent to businesses from an outfit called Pennsylvania Corporate Compliance. The letters instructed businesses to fill out an "annual meeting disclosure statement" listing their corporate officers, and...Tags: Punishment, Harrisburg (Dauphin, Pennsylvania), Crime, Law and Justice, Agriculture, Media Industry
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