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Board seeks park development
Purchase Regional Industrial Park officials hope defining the costs of utilities and infrastructure needed in the park’s 2,200 acres will help spur development. Those officials hope to have an e...
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Skilling may see reduced sentence
HOUSTON — Convicted ex-Enron Corp. CEO Jeffrey Skilling’s more than 24-year prison sentence for his role in the once mighty energy giant’s collapse could be reduced by as many as 10 years if a fede...
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Associated Press Chef Jim Hollywood works in the kitchen at Sweetie Pie's in St. Louis in June 2007. Turning small business owners into stars has become a winning formula for television producers, but some businesses featured in them are cashing in, too. Sales explode after just a few episodes air, transforming these nearly unknown small businesses into household names.
Reality TV stars: Small business
NEW YORK — There’s no business like small business. Mix the high stakes of running a small business with a dash of family drama and throw in a camera crew and you get hit reality television show...
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Delta Air Lines will pay quarterly dividend, buy back shares
MINNEAPOLIS — Delta Air Lines will start paying a quarterly dividend and buy back some of its shares — investor-friendly moves common in other industries but rare for airlines. For years, the in...
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Associated Press Thomas Cicciari works on the floor Tuesday at the New York Stock Exchange. The Dow Jones industrial average punched through another milestone, its first close above 15,000.
New stock market milestone: Dow 15,000
NEW YORK — Just two months after recovering the last of its losses from the financial crisis, the Dow Jones industrial average punched through another milestone Tuesday, closing above 15,000 for th...
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Associated Press Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer gives his presentation at the launch of Microsoft Windows 8 in October in New York. Microsoft is retooling the latest version of its Windows operating system to address complaints and confusion that have been blamed for deepening a slump in personal computer sales.
Microsoft retools Windows 8 to address consumer gripes
SAN FRANCISCO — Microsoft is retooling the latest version of its Windows operating system to address complaints and confusion that have been blamed for deepening a slump in personal computer sales....
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US job postings fell in March
WASHINGTON — U.S. employers posted fewer job openings in March compared with February and slowed overall hiring, underscoring a weak month of job growth. The Labor Department said Tuesday that j...
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Consumers cut back on credit card usage
WASHINGTON — Americans cut back on using their credit cards in March, suggesting many were reluctant to take on high-interest debt to make purchases. Consumer borrowing rose just $8 billion in M...
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ALLIE DOUGLASS | The Sun Summer Akers piles up a refreshing mix of raspberry sorbet and mixed berries into a cup Thursday at Cold Stone Creamery, 451 Jordan Drive. Different businesses have different staffing needs during the summer months, and Cold Stone plans to hire younger workers around August because of school scheduling.
Hiring for summer jobs consistent
The number of summer positions, or summer seasonal jobs, available in the region tends to remain stable year to year. For example, 31 part-time job descriptions identified as seasonal or summer ...
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Associated Press Berkshire Hathaway Chairman and CEO Warren Buffett follows model Kathy Ireland's golf putting prior to Berkshire shareholders' meeting Saturday in Omaha, Neb. Tens of thousands attend the meetings to hear Buffett and Charlie Munger answer questions. No other annual meeting can rival Berkshire's, which is known for its size, the straight talk Buffett and Munger offer, and the sales records shareholders set while buying Berkshire products.
Warren Buffett leads annual meeting
OMAHA, Neb. — Before facing questions from a crowd of more than 30,000, billionaire Warren Buffett started Saturday being mobbed by fans at Berkshire Hathaway’s annual meeting. Admirers held th...
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