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Community Commentary: Balancing the books for students
Higher education is undergoing tremendous financial pressure due to the dismal state of California's budget. Colleges are being forced to increase tuition, and at the same time, they are offering decreased services. While tuition increases and fee hikes...Tags: Financial Aid, Colleges and Universities, Students, Accounting and Auditing, Teaching and Learning
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Greer's OC: Mix surf, art with hotel stay
The Shorebreak Hotel in Huntington Beach and world-renowned ocean photographer Aaron Chang (who has a pop-up gallery in the Shorebreak lobby) have teamed up to create an experience for surf and art lovers. Booking an "On a Mission for Art" package...Tags: Cheese Corn, Photography Supplies and Services, Ocean Surfing, Soups, Alcoholic Beverages
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Rodale launches online store
Emmaus publisher Rodale is entering the online retail business, hoping that readers interested in the ultimate bikini body and how to build beach muscle will also be inclined to drop $48 on a microfiber yoga towel made with recycled coconut shells or $199...
Tags: Men's Health, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Online Advertising, Consumer Goods Industries, Advertising
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Online sales tax raises questions
Regarding the Internet sales tax ("Online sales tax bill should be improved, and passed," May 16), I suppose that if I go to Delaware and purchase something and since I am from Maryland, shouldn't that retailer charge and forward the sales tax? What...Tags: Pies and Tarts, McDonald's
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What we think: Florida pays price for Scott's anti-tax zealotry
In recent years, state and local governments in Florida have lost billions of dollars in unpaid sales taxes — dollars that might have been invested in priorities like schools, health care and public safety, or allowed other taxes to be reduced....Tags: Executive Branch, Regional Authority, Labor Markets, Rick Scott, Politics
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Accenture buying Acquity for $316 million
Tribune reporterGlobal consulting firm Accenture has agreed to buy digital marketing company Acquity Group for $316 million, the companies announced Friday. Founded in Chicago in 2001, Acquity Group works with such brands as Adobe, American Express, General Motors,...Tags: American Express Company, Arthur Andersen, Marketing, Consumer Goods Industries, General Motors Corp.
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Young retail entrepreneurs at Hall & Madden go straight to the source for apparel
As Richard Hall and McGregor Madden traveled the country fitting clients with their high-end, custom-made suits, they noticed something strange — professional men yearning to look stylish nevertheless sported dress shirts with stains. Their young,...
Tags: Media Industry, Fishing, China, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Consumer Goods Industries
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Groupon offers Breadcrumb to all retailers
Groupon Inc. said Tuesday it has started offering its point-of-sale system to all bricks-and-mortar businesses, building on an important part of its strategy to tackle every aspect of local commerce. The Chicago-based company has been getting deeper...
Tags: Startups, Square, Inc., Business, New Products, Credit and Debt
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Online sales tax bill should be improved, and passed
The U.S. Senate recently passed a bill that would allow states to require Internet retailers to collect sales taxes on behalf of local governments. This bill has flaws, but they could be fixed in the House. It should be passed. I don't like the idea...Tags: Computer Networking and Internet, Unemployment Benefits, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Amazon.com Inc., Employees
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Deal dies to build Amazon warehouse in Florida
TALLAHASSEE — A plan by Internet retailing giant Amazon.com to build at least one warehouse in Florida has been scrapped, with the company unable to reach an agreement on when it would have to start collecting state sales taxes, an official in Gov....
Tags: Executive Branch, Regional Authority, Politics, Rick Scott, Government
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Online sales tax a fair policy
The online sales tax debate has fall from the top of news reports. As both a customer and a former small business owner, I have a valid perspective. Buying and selling online was always a lucrative deal because it saved both parties money. That made...Tags: Business, Small Businesses, Sales
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