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Illinois considers extending tax break to small businesses
Legislators are considering a bill that would expand the scope of the state's main economic development program to small businesses. House Bill 1336 calls for eliminating a requirement that companies make a capital investment in the state of at least $1...
Tags: Business, Jack D Franks, Investments, Credit and Debt, Pat Quinn
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Indiana E-ZPass users may face extra fee on Illinois Tollway
Indiana drivers who use E-ZPass transponders to pay tolls electronically on the Illinois Tollway might soon be charged an extra fee to balance out what Illinois officials see as a long-unresolved fairness issue. Since 2010, Illinois Tollway I-Pass...
Tags: Science and Technology, Travel, Chicago Tribune, Illinois State Toll Highway Authority, Electronics
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Herbalife says KPMG's resignation hindered stock buybacks
Herbalife Ltd. said it had to scale back plans to repurchase its shares after KPMG resigned in early April as its auditor and withdrew its review of the company's annual financial statements for the last three years. The Los Angeles nutritional products...
Tags: Insider Trading, Skechers USA Incorporated, KPMG, Finance, Corporate Crime
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Complaining CEOs need to take a hike
I took a walk early Wednesday morning. Azaleas and dogwoods were in bloom. Green-again trees and shrubs were damp, dripping from Tuesday's rain. A zillion birds were singing, and even the starlings sounded sweet. The Orioles had won another game. A...
Tags: Moody's Corporation, Labor Markets, Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC, Connecticut Labor Markets, National Government
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As E-Verify becomes an immigration issue, restaurants weigh in
As Congress continues to discuss comprehensive immigration reform, one of the biggest issues businesses are watching is E-Verify, an online system that checks workers' immigration status. The House version of the bill would make E-Verify mandatory for...
Tags: American Civil Liberties Union, Lifestyle and Leisure, U.S. Congress, Politics, Migration
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Maryland to raise minority business goal to 29 percent
Maryland plans to steer to minority and women-owned businesses 29 percent of the nearly $8 billion a year it spends on contracts, increasing a target that was already among the most aggressive in the nation, Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown said Monday. The new...
Tags: Elections, Politics, Executive Branch, Business, Martin O'Malley
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Herbalife posts record results
Herbalife Ltd. has now notched 17 consecutive quarters in which its profits sailed past Wall Street projections. The Los Angeles nutritional products company told investors Monday that earnings during the first three months of the year climbed nearly...
Tags: Nutrition, Insider Trading, KPMG, Earnings, Corporate Crime
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Lieutenant governor visits ND, meets business and agriculture leaders
South Bend TribuneSOUTH BEND -- In the shadow of the Golden Dome, Lt. Gov. Sue Ellspermann said she found local business owners enthusiastic to have a dialogue with state officials. "Local business leaders said they saw an ability to work toward economic development...Tags: Technology, Politics, Business, Science and Technology, Executive Branch
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Broward County approves homeless database
Broward County's contingent of homeless will soon be tracked as they wander through the system of support services, from hospital to jail to shelter, after the county authorized money to fund a computer database. The County Commission on Tuesday...
Tags: Homelessness, Broward County, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
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Emmaus students place at Future Business Leaders competition
Emmaus High School students recently placed among the top ten in the state in Future Business Leaders of America events in Hershey. Junior Mackenzie Brezak placed 9th in Ms. Future Business Leader. The competition involves submitting a job application,...Tags: Education, Emmaus, Teaching and Learning, Students
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Ordinance for proposed sewer rate increase being read Thursday
matthewu@herald-mail.comA proposed rate increase in Martinsburg’s sewer rates due to a major wastewater treatment plant upgrade would push the average monthly bill more than $24 higher in July 2015. An ordinance providing for the sewer rate increase is scheduled to be...Tags: Herb Snyder, Politics, Water Supply, Civil and Public Service, Energy Saving
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Leelanau County board says no thanks to growth
SUTTONS BAY, Mich. (AP) — Business leaders are criticizing a decision by the Leelanau County commission to abolish its economic development corporation and reject a partnership with nearby Grand Traverse County that is designed to promote growth....
Tags: Business, Economic Policy, Environmental Issues, Conservation
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