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Restraint is the new red in China
BEIJING — Exports of elegant Swiss watches to China have plunged. Sales of Mercedes-Benz and other premium sedans are slowing. And high-end restaurants, coming off their worst Chinese New Year festival in years, are starting to change their menus to...
Tags: Restaurants, Media Industry, Personal Service, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Travel
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State dairymen seek bigger share of whey windfall
SACRAMENTO — California dairy farmers and cheese processors are fighting again over milk prices. It's not Grade A, homogenized, pasteurized milk that's at issue in the state Capitol. Rather, agriculture lobbyists are focused on the price of whey,...
Tags: Lobbying, Jerry Brown, Al Capone, Politics, Government
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Inside Penny Pritzker's portfolio: How a billionaire invests
How 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: PlayStation Portable, Mortgages, Mutual Funds, Elgin, Economy, Business and Finance
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In bid to combat prostitution, human trafficking, lawmakers vote to limit massage hours
Legitimate massage therapists are tired of them and law enforcement officials see them as potential venues for human trafficking. Now, the Florida Legislature is also flexing its muscle in the fight against the growth of adult-oriented massage...
Tags: Health Treatments, Personal Service, Hallandale Beach, Justice System, Broward County Sheriff's Office
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IRS scandal a reminder of how I learned about The Chicago Way
The Internal Revenue Service scandal now devouring the Obama administration — the outrageous use of the federal taxing authority to target tea party and other conservatives — certainly makes for meaty partisan politics. But this scandal is...Tags: Bridgeport (Chicago, Illinois), Internal Revenue Service, Chicago Mayor, Taxation, Chicago City Hall
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Silicon Valley-area city becomes factory town again, with help of high-tech manufacturing
AP National WriterFREMONT, Calif. (AP) — In a busy factory, machinists move sheets of aluminum roll in the back door to be molded, stamped, twisted and notched into high-tech electric cars that sell for more than $60,000 each. Down the road in another plant, crews...Tags: Fuel-efficient Vehicles, Google Inc., Hybrid Vehicles, Media Industry, Career and Workplace
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Some recession victims feel lucky to be working harder
arnoldp@herald-mail.comOne thing Ed Grimes hates about his current work schedule is trying to explain it to others. “It’s confusing,” he said. Since being laid off in 2009 after nearly four decades at Hagerstown’s Noland Company, the 61-year-old...Tags: Career and Workplace, Employment, Economy, Business and Finance, Business, Labor Legislation
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Boca Raton businesses make 'top 50' ranking of women-owned firms
Two women who are business owners in Boca Raton have never met, but would likely have a lot to talk about over lunch. Terry Lehmann and Barbara Levine both founded successful businesses that were named in May to a "Top 50" list of flourishing women-owned...Tags: Insurance, Car Guides and Reviews, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Justice System, NASA
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Marketplace act a fair shake for local business
A vote against the Marketplace Fairness Act says doing what's popular is more important than doing what's right. None of us likes to pay taxes, but most of us know they are necessary for our city, county and state to provide the schools, roads and...Tags: Joe Donnelly, Dan Coats, Politics, Republican Party, Business
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Ocean City cigarette smuggling ring had ties to terror groups, police say
The Palestinian immigrant and his brother lived next door to each other in homes in West Ocean City, over the years opening a number of businesses throughout the area — three pizza shops, a Mexican restaurant, a liquor store, gas stations, and...
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Ocean City, Tobacco Products, Holidays, Economy, Business and Finance
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Razor-sharp ad ideas
This story starts at a point in time that most observers predicted it would end. The year was 2002. The Internet party was long over. Pets.com and other high-flying digital darlings were defunct. It was the dark days for the few survivors of the dot-com...
Tags: Google Inc., Authors, McDonald's, Marketing, Tesco plc
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"Wicked" has positive impact on the Morris, local businesses
WSBT-TVSOUTH BEND-- "Wicked" is the most successful show to hit the stage at the Morris Performing Arts Center in South Bend. The musical's 2-week run is the longest show to ever play at the theater but it won't be the last. "Wicked" is good for the Morris...Tags: Restaurant and Catering Industry, Wicked (musical), New York City, Business, Arts and Culture
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