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iD Movement Book Club
One thing to know about our book club We are the iD Movement Book Club, based in Wood Dale. We like to take quotes from the books we are reading and text or email them to each other during the day as encouraging notes. Our meetings We meet every six...
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St. Louis fashion designer knows odds are against him
St. Louis Post-DispatchEven after fashion designers have shown at multiple fashion weeks, made sales to major outlets, garnered critical praise and developed the designs they'll produce a year from now, it's still hard to quit their day job. Producing a line of clothing is...Tags: Fashion Shows, Entertainment, Entertainment Events, Fashion Trends, New Products
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Tech Cocktail raises $2.5M in first outside funding
Tribune reporterChicago-based Tech Cocktail, a media company that covers news and organizes events for entrepreneurs, has raised $2.5 million in funding from an initiative led by Zappos.com Chief Executive Tony Hsieh. It's the first time Tech Cocktail has taken...Tags: Chicago Tribune, Washington, DC, Realty, Startups, Google Inc.
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Special Report: Cheap money bankrolls Wall Street's bet on housing
ReutersLAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Michael Marchillo, a plumber, has been trying and failing for months to buy a bigger home for his family here in Sin City. He was pre-qualified by a bank for a $130,000 mortgage, which a year ago would have landed a typical three-...Tags: Federal Reserve, Auction Service, Real Estate, Blackstone Group, L.P., Money and Monetary Policy
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CORRECTED-SPECIAL REPORT: Cheap money bankrolls Wall Street's bet on housing
Reuters(Corrects Tony Hsieh's title to CEO of Zappos, not founder, in 40th paragraph) * Institutional investors inflating Las Vegas market * Fed easy money policy boosting some housing markets * Some investors backing away from housing trade * Vegas...Tags: Federal Reserve, Auction Service, Real Estate, Blackstone Group, L.P., Money and Monetary Policy
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Twitter contrata a banquera de Morgan Stanley con experiencia en OPI, fusiones
Reuters(Reuters) - Twitter contrató a Cynthia Gaylor de Morgan Stanley para que administre su equipo de desarrollo corporativo, con lo que el popular microblog incorpora a una veterana banquera de inversiones con experiencia en adquisiciones y ofertas públicas...Tags: Amazon.com Inc., Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Company, Google Inc., Social Media, LinkedIn Corp.
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Twitter hires Morgan Stanley banker with IPO, M&A background
ReutersSAN FRANCISCO, May 2 (Reuters) - Twitter has hired Cynthia Gaylor from Morgan Stanley to run its corporate development team, bringing in a veteran investment banker with experience in acquisitions and initial public offerings. Twitter, which announced...Tags: Initial Public Offerings, Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Company, Media Industry, Social Media, LinkedIn Corp.
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SPECIAL REPORT: Cheap money bankrolls Wall Street's bet on housing
Reuters* Institutional investors inflating Las Vegas market * Fed easy money policy boosting some housing markets * Some investors backing away from housing trade * Vegas residents fear being priced out by Wall St. speculators By Matthew Goldstein LAS...Tags: Federal Reserve, Auction Service, Real Estate, Blackstone Group, L.P., Money and Monetary Policy
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Web's creative retail destruction has room to run
Reuters(The author is a Reuters Breakingviews columnist. The opinions expressed are his own.) By Robert Cyran NEW YORK, April 30 (Reuters Breakingviews) - The Internet is the economy's version of the Hindu deity Shiva - destroying multitudes of companies and...Tags: Arts and Culture, Amazon.com Inc., JC Penney Company Inc., Sears, Computing and Information Technology Industry
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EDITORIAL: Online sales shouldn't be tax-exempted
The Natchez Democrat, Miss.Congress may have found a tax that most local business owners -- even the most ardently conservative ones -- actually like. U.S. representatives and senators are debating whether or not to begin mandating that sales tax be applied to all online sales...Tags: Amazon.com Inc., Target, Business, Relay for Life, E-Commerce Industry
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Internet sales may be up for taxes
Daily News, Bowling Green, Ky.When the U.S. Senate returns in May, it appears that legislation dealing with taxes on Internet purchases is headed for passage without the support of Kentucky's two senators. The Marketplace Fairness Act's fate is less certain in the House. The act...Tags: Amazon.com Inc., Labor Legislation, U.S. Senate, Business, Small Businesses
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Milwaukee Young Professional Week hopes to expand
Milwaukee Journal SentinelThe organizers of the just-concluded Young Professional Week have ambitious plans to capitalize on their success. NEWaukee leaders believe YP Week has the potential to attract the same status and buzz as Austin's South by Southwest. That event grew from...Tags: Media Industry, Tom Barrett, SXSW Music and Media Conference & Festival
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