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Group Collected More than 4,000 Signatures in an Effort to Reverse Springfield Smoking Ban
Reporter, PhotographerA new list of signatures could mean an end to Springfield's smoking ban. On Thursday, members of the group against the ban will submit a new petition to the city clerk. It asks for the ban to be essentially repealed. “We didn't do any active...Tags: Elections, Laws, Crime, Law and Justice, Laws, Civil Laws
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Springfield City Councilman: Scrap Metal Ordinance is Driving Business Outside City Limits
Reporter, PhotographerOne Springfield city council member says it may be time to suspend or modify the city’s scrap metal ordinance. The ordinance requires scrap metal yards in the city to enter anyone selling more than $50 worth of metal into an online database. City...Tags: Criminals, Prosecution, Online Media Industry, Theft, Prosecution
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October Storm Hits Connecticut
Nov 8 Some 18,000 Connecticut Light and Power customers were still without power midday Tuesday, most in the Simsbury area. About one-third of Simsbury was without electricity, as was a quarter of Avon and Farmington, and many in Granby, Canton,...Tags: Safety of Citizens, Barack Obama, Regional Authority, Disasters and Accidents, Restaurant and Catering Industry
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Exelon lays out plans for new Baltimore headquarters
Exelon Corp.'s new headquarters in Baltimore is designed to be a glassy, 22-story skyscraper, similar in style to the Legg Mason tower, which would be a neighbor on the Harbor East waterfront, according to preliminary designs revealed Wednesday.
The...Tags: Renewable Energy, Harbor East, Renewable Energy, Marketing, Economy, Business and Finance
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Corn Products' CEO double stocks price with acquisition, strategy and sunny disposition
Ilene Gordon certainly wasn't the first young girl in the 1960s to balk when told she had to take home economics instead of shop class. It's what she did about it that foreshadowed her path to the latest list of Fortune magazine's 50 most powerful women...Tags: Movies, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Movies, Prices, Economy, Business and Finance
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Klenda Austerman LLC Bankruptcy
When funds are short or businesses see that they will not be able to fulfill their financial obligations, it may be necessary to look at the different avenues of bankruptcy. Bankruptcy is a process in which consumers and businesses can eliminate or repay...Tags: Financially Distressed Companies, Consumers, Bankruptcy
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Baltimore's Millennial Media files for IPO
Baltimore's Millennial Media Inc., one of the dominant companies in the rapidly growing field of mobile advertising, plans to raise $75 million in a public stock offering — money it will use to expand its operations overseas and go head-to-head...Tags: BlackBerry, Technology, Economy, Business and Finance, Aether Systems Inc., Timonium
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Ravens, NFL pursue online sellers of bogus merchandise
As the Ravens drove toward the playoffs, Barbra Skarzynski wanted to buy her son a team jersey as a Christmas gift. She searched Google for Lardarius Webb gear, quickly found a site that billed itself as an official store of the Ravens, and bought a...Tags: Polo Ralph Lauren Corporation, National Football League, Stop Online Piracy Act, Laws, Economy, Business and Finance
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A level playing field for jobs
President Barack Obama is initiating an "Insourcing American Jobs" dialogue with top business leaders. The latter are always looking for tax breaks and special benefits, and this could quickly degenerate into pleas for special treatment — whereas...Tags: Natural Gas, Natural Resources, Microsoft Corporation, Barack Obama, Economy, Business and Finance
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Morici: 8.5 percent unemployment may be as good as it gets
The economy added 200,000 jobs in December, and unemployment rate fell to 8.5 percent. Going forward, unemployment is not likely to fall much further and may rise again.
Fourth quarter growth was exceptionally strong as the global economy recovered...Tags: Layoffs and Downsizing, Barack Obama, Trade Balance, Imports, Health and Safety at Work
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Tips for joining a gym
If getting in shape is one of your New Year's resolutions, doing some heavy lifting before you join a gym can help maximize your membership and keep you from feeling like a dumbbell.
Remember, gyms are businesses. And businesses can close with little...Tags: Allentown, Economy, Business and Finance, Laws, Litigation, Trials
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Public hearing set for new Wichita sports complex development
KWCH 12 Eyewitness NewsThe Wichita City Council set a public hearing for Feb. 14 on a development planned for K-96 and Greenwich. The Developer GoodSports Enterprises, LLC, wants to build a $50 million multi-sport athletic complex and retail development. The developer wants to...Tags: Taxation, Business, Politics
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