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Sounding Off: More focus needs to be on treasurer's office
Editor's note: This corrects how the city treasurer is selected, which will still be by election. Let's imagine you just won the lottery and you have $150 million in the bank. Would you (a) hire a full-time professional to manage your money, or (b) hire...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Personal Investing, Economy, Business and Finance, Mutual Funds, Elections
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City responds to downtown plan lawsuit
The Huntington Beach's city attorney's office has responded to a lawsuit challenging the city's plans to attract more business and tourism to its downtown. The legal team said the residents group Huntington Beach Neighbors has no evidence that the...Tags: Downtown (Los Angeles, California), Elections, Litigation, California, Huntington Beach
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First-time candidate favors economic development
Matthew Harper, a first-time Huntington Beach City Council candidate, has been involved in politics in some way — and often several ways at once — since he graduated from USC.
In addition to 12 years as a trustee with the Huntington Beach...Tags: Fountain Valley (Orange, California), Dana Rohrabacher, Elections, Local Elections, Huntington Beach
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Curt Schilling's gaming company lays off entire staff
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Former Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling's faltering video game company, which received a $75 million loan guarantee to move to Rhode Island in 2010, laid off its entire staff on Thursday. An email sent by the 38 Studios...
Tags: Gaming Industry, Economy, Business and Finance, Unemployment, Layoffs and Downsizing, Taxation
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Baltimore City, P.G. County sent largest numbers to 'who's who' Vegas convention
The Baltimore SunSince the weekend, Las Vegas has served as a sort of glitzy Maryland West -- with government and business leaders from the state attending the Global Retail Real Estate Convention in droves. With galas and events at casinos, the annual four-day...Tags: Trent Lott, Tom Daschle, Carroll County (Maryland), Government, General Growth Properties Inc.
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Assembly special hearing on government reorganization is today
An Assembly committee will discuss today how to reorganize government to save the state money. Assemblyman V. Manuel Pérez is set to bring his economic development perspective to the table at the first hearing of the Assembly Special Committee to...Tags: Government, Regional Authority, Facebook, Media Industry, Politics
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Cunningham nominated to lead regional economic development agency
Lehigh County Executive Don Cunningham has been nominated to lead the region's primary economic development agency. According to sources with knowledge of the decision, a selection committee tasked with finding Lehigh Valley Economic Development Corp.'...Tags: Easton (Easton, Pennsylvania), Corporate Officers, Don Cunningham, Northampton County (Pennsylvania), Economy, Business and Finance
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Letters: More austerity isn't the answer
Re "True austerity," Opinion, May 18 Fiscal conservatives will always claim that the real problem is that the austerity measures undertaken in Europe didn't go far enough. Similarly, there's the claim that the reasonGeorge W. Bush, through his tax...Tags: World War II (1939-1945), Class Conflict, Money and Monetary Policy
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Recovery is reaching South Bend
There's mounting evidence that the soft waves of economic recovery are beginning to lap along the shores of Michiana. The Elkhart area might have had a head start when it comes to investment and new jobs because its RV-driven economy is typically the...
Tags: Labor Markets, Business
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Amazon poised to get a cut of California sales taxes
PATTERSON, Calif. —Amazon.com Inc.for years has fought government efforts to tax e-commerce. Now it's poised to pocket millions of dollars in sales taxes paid by California customers. As part of a pact reached last year with state lawmakers, some...
Tags: Barrington, North Barrington, Consumer Goods Industries, E-Commerce Industry, Local Government
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Cascade Management Group principles pull back on incubator plans
cj.lovelace@herald-mail.comLess than two weeks after a company that announced plans to start a business incubator in Hagerstown met with city and financial representatives, one of its principles says the makeup of the group has changed and the project has been put on hold. Cascade...Tags: Corporate Officers, Wage Contract Issues, Rentals, Government, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland)
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Perez appointed to state Assembly special committee
Assemblyman V. Manuel Pérez, D-Coachella, announced late last week that he has been appointed to serve on a special committee tasked with assessing the Governor’s Reorganization Plan No. 2, which proposes to reorganize several parts of the...Tags: Government, Regional Authority, Facebook, Politics, Executive Branch
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