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On Theater: 'Oliver!' taken on with ambition at playhouse
Editor's note: This corrects the play's showtimes.
There are elements of the Huntington Beach Playhouse's revival of the musical "Oliver!" that could stand toe to toe with the best professional productions, which makes it easier to overlook the show's...Tags: Music Theater, Assault, Charles Dickens, Marty Feldman, Theater
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Poll: Government should do more to ensure access to fresh, local foods
A vast majority of Americans say they eat more whole grains and fresh produce than they did five years ago, but many believe the federal government needs to do more to ensure greater access to locally produced fresh food, according to a new survey. ...
Tags: Congressional Budget Office, Agriculture, John McCain, U.S. Senate, U.S. Department of Agriculture
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City-owned Hilton Baltimore lost $11.5 million last year
The city-owned Hilton Baltimore lost nearly $11.5 million in 2011 — about $400,000 more than it lost the previous year, according to a recently released audit.
In addition to losing money last year, the hotel dipped into its reserves in February to...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Pratt Street, Companies and Corporations, Baltimore Hotels, Hotel and Accommodation Industry
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Official: Blue Oval no longer in hock as Ford credit rating upgraded
Autoblog.comFiled under: Ford, Earnings/Financials Moody's upgraded Ford's credit rating to investment grade today, the final step for the company to be able to reclaim its Blue Oval. Ford had offered its globally recognized trademark as part of a 2006 loan package.... -
Ford credit rating upgrade wins it control of famous oval logo
Moody's Investors Service raised the credit rating of Ford Motor Co. to an investment grade, giving its seal of approval to a corporate turnaround of the business that started with heavy borrowing at the end of 2006.
The move Tuesday returns control of...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Credit and Debt, Ford Motor Credit Company, Companies and Corporations, Services and Shopping
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Eaton Corp. buying Cooper
CLEVELAND (AP) -- Eaton Corp.has agreed to purchase Cooper Industries PLC in a cash-and-stock deal valued at about $11.46 billion that is designed to expand its reach in the global electrical power and distribution industry. The deal announced Monday...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Credit and Debt, Shareholders, Politics, Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Company
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Houghton Mifflin files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishers Inc., which has offices in south Orlando, filed for bankruptcy protection Monday after the textbook publisher reached an agreement with a majority of its creditors to cut about $3.1 billion of debt.
But company...Tags: Manhattan (New York City), Economy, Business and Finance, Layoffs and Downsizing, Companies and Corporations, Financially Distressed Companies
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American capitalism on trial
WASHINGTON -- This election is being fought along the traditional skirmish line of capital versus labor. President Obama projects himself as the protector of workers and families who are preyed upon by greedy and wealthy capitalists. Mitt Romney...
Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Small Businesses, Productivity, Companies and Corporations, Elections
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Florida unemployment falls, but so does labor force
Unemployment is still falling in Florida and South Florida, partly because baby boomers are retiring. The jobless rate in April was 8.7 percent, the lowest since January 2009, the state said Friday. The rate was 9 percent in March and has been below...Tags: Palm Beach County, Easter, Unemployment, Employment Opportunities, Labor Markets
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Unemployment rate falls again, so does labor force
The unemployment rate is still falling in Florida and in South Florida, partly because baby boomers are retiring. The jobless rate in April was 8.7 percent, the lowest since January 2009, the state said Friday. The rate was 9 percent in March and has...Tags: Palm Beach County, Easter, Employment Opportunities, Unemployment, Labor Markets
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Economy is No. 1 election issue for Florida voters
— Forget gay marriage. Put aside the war in Afghanistan. Ignore illegal immigration. All are dwarfed by the big gorilla of 2012 — the economy. Election 2012 is all about the economy — especially jobs — the one issue with the power...
Tags: Elections, Surveys, General Motors Corp., Boca Raton, Politics
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Claims for jobless benefits fall
WASHINGTON — After three straight weeks of elevated readings, first-time jobless claims fell by a much bigger-than-expected 27,000 last week to 365,000, the Labor Department said. The drop was the largest in nearly a year and brought the weekly...
Tags: Employment Opportunities, Labor Markets, Career and Workplace, Employment
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