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Nuclear Radiation Worries? There's A Pill For That()  

Troy Jones runs NukePills.com

WFAEFear turns out be a very good thing for certain businesses. When North Korea or Iran mentions the word "nuclear," orders pour in to NukePills.com — a Web site that sells potassium iodide. The government also stockpiles this FDA-approved drug.

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Expansion May Be On Tap For Craft Beer Maker()  

Kevin DeLange, the owner of Dry Dock Brewery, a craft beer maker in Aurora, Colo.

November 25, 2009 KUNCA provision in the federal stimulus bill waiving the closing costs of an SBA loan allowed a Colorado brewery owner to buy an additional beer fermenter, which increased the amount of beer he could brew. More beer led to more jobs and more customers, and now Kevin DeLange is looking for more space.

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Children's Furniture Store Struggles To Survive()  

November 24, 2009 KUERSales at That's My Room in Salt Lake City have slowed to less than $5,000 a month. Despite making cutbacks, the owners say, they haven't taken a paycheck since the store opened a year and a half ago — right when the recession hit.

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Small Business Stays 'Attached' To Laid-Off Workers()  

Katie Tyler is, the founder and president of Tyler 2 Construction.

November 23, 2009 A Charlotte, N.C., construction firm is among an increasing number of small companies trying a strategy that makes the firing process a bit gentler. It's called "attached unemployment," a kind of temporary layoff aimed at softening the blow of job cuts.

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Price Fight: Coke Isn't It At Costco()  

Coca-Cola on display at Costco in Mountain View, Calif.

November 20, 2009 If you're a member of Costco, the nation's largest wholesale club, you may be surprised to learn that Coca-Cola's products are no longer on the shelves. The two companies are locked in a rare public dispute over the price consumers pay for beverages.

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Federal Subsidies Keep Small-Town Airports Flying()  

Dignitaries in Hot Springs, Ark., prepare to cut the ribbon to inaugurate Seaport Airlines' new s

November 18, 2009 You may not ever take a flight to a place like Hot Springs, Ark. — but you're paying part of the cost for people who do. Under a decades-old government program, federal money is used to subsidize commercial air service for small communities that can't support it on their own.

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