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Suitors Vie For British Candy Maker Cadbury
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Business
Children's Furniture Store Struggles To Survive()
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.
Business
Small Business Stays 'Attached' To Laid-Off Workers()
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.
Business
Price Fight: Coke Isn't It At Costco()
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.
Business
Federal Subsidies Keep Small-Town Airports Flying()
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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Wall Street Now Home To American Indian Firm()
November 17, 2009 SDPRA Sioux tribe based in Lower Brule, S.D., just bought the Westrock Group, making the company the first fully Native American-owned investment firm. As a tribal business Westrock will gain access to a new pool of money and it won't have to pay federal income tax.
Economy
Calif. Companies Help Ex-Cons Get Back On Track()
November 13, 2009 KQEDThough California has the worst recidivism rate in the nation — more than two-thirds of ex-cons in the state return to prison — companies like Goodwill Industries and Tri-CED Community Recycling make a point of hiring people looking for a second chance.
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