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Pierce Manufacturing lays off 129 after qualifying for $2.5 million in incentives
Bradenton HeraldAn ambulance manufacturing plant in Bradenton that laid off 129 employees qualified for more than $2 million in incentives since 2007. Pierce Manufacturing, 1512 38th Ave., is ending its Medtec ambulance line two years after it moved the line to... -
Economic development: all hands on deck
By Jay Joseph An economic development director recently told me that his job is the one city job everyone thinks they can do. Folks don't think they can be the City Attorney or the Police Chief, but they think they can be the Economic Development...Tags: Hampton Roads, AirTran, Business, Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), Local Government
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Leaders, business owners celebrate opening of Shoppes on Peoria
Tulsa WorldA dream came true Saturday in north Tulsa. The grand opening of the Shoppes on Peoria, 1717 N. Peoria Ave., marked the realization of a concept for economic development that spanned two mayoral administrations and involved a lot of people and...Tags: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
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Davie, Surry and Yadkin counties may exit Triad economic structure
Winston-Salem Journal, N.C.The Triad is facing yet another splintering of its economic structure, with a Senate bill spinning Davie, Surry and Yadkin counties out of the Piedmont Triad Partnership. Senate Bill 127, sponsored by Sen. Majority Leader Harry Brown, R-Jones, would...Tags: Surry County, Politics, Surry (Surry, Virginia)
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Major challenge ahead for Piedmont Triad Partnership with shift in state focus
Winston-Salem Journal, N.C.The Piedmont Triad Partnership is facing the biggest challenge of its 19-year existence -- trying to stay relevant and funded as the state shifts primary economic-development responsibility to the private sector. Gov. Pat McCrory announced in April...Tags: Charlotte, Finance, Economy, Business and Finance, Marketing
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S.C. Gov. Haley not going to Paris Air Show
The Post and Courier, Charleston, S.C.After leading the state's delegation to Europe's biggest aerospace events the past two years, Gov. Nikki Haley will not attend next month's Paris Air Show. South Carolina will send an economic development contingent to the biennial expo, which runs June...Tags: Immigration, Travel, Politics, Michelin Group, Government
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County executive wants new Anne Arundel economic head to help small businesses
The Capital, Annapolis, Md.Ginni and Rick Morani survived their first year in business with the help of a local bank and reaching out to area chambers of commerce. But the owners of the local franchise of Doctors Express haven't had any interaction with the Anne Arundel...Tags: National Security Agency, Small Businesses, Business, Howard County, Baltimore County
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JGB yield spikes raise alarm bells
The Japan TimesIs it a sign of a full-fledged economic recovery or a looming catastrophe in the monetary making? Recent spikes in Japan's long-term interest rate, represented by the 10-year government bond, have created a stir and roused a deep sense of alarm among...Tags: Stock Market, Nikkei, Shinzo Abe, Business Institutions, Politics
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Rising baht could trigger crisis: Thaksin
The Nation, Bangkok, Thailand / Asia News NetworkBANGKOK (The Nation/ANN) -- Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra warned yesterday that a lack of cooperation between the central bank and the Finance Ministry in reining in the strengthening baht could lead to a new financial crisis for Thailand....Tags: Germany, Economy, Japan, Media Industry, Computing and Information Technology Industry
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China president takes charge of sweeping economic reform plans: sources
ReutersBEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese President Xi Jinping has taken charge of drawing up ambitious reform plans to revitalize the economy, sources close to the government said, shunning policy stimulus for fear it could worsen local government debt and inflate...Tags: Xi Jinping, Politics, Local Government, Economy, Banking
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EDITORIAL: Schreiber -- by a hair -- for the 95th
The York Dispatch, Pa.York County's Democratic and Republican committees picked their respective candidates for Tuesday's special election to fill the 95th District House seat vacated by now-state Auditor General Eugene DePasquale. While we prefer voters elect their...Tags: Politics, Eugene DePasquale, York (York, Pennsylvania), Elections, Michael L Waugh
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Dollar tops 103 yen, a 4-1/2-year high, on robust U.S. data
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - The dollar rallied across the board on Friday, topping the 103-yen level as it hit a 4-1/2-year high against the Japanese currency, after data showing a robust rebound in U.S. consumer sentiment prompted investors to add to bullish...Tags: Stock Market, Italy, Germany, Singapore, European Central Bank
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