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  • Las Vegas Company Leading Nationwide Offensive on Potholes Wednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 6:03AMPhoenix Industries is pleased to announce the successful completion of their 15 state, 14,000 mile demonstration tour to introduce the PelletPATCH™ pothole patching system.Las Vegas, NV (PRWEB) July 20, 2011 Phoenix Industries is pleased to announce the successful completion of their 15 state, 14,000 mile demonstration tour to introduce the PelletPATCH™ pothole patching system. ...
  • City Streets and Sanitation Commissioner Tom Byrne leaving Wednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 5:44AMIt looks like one of former Mayor Richard M. Daley’s favorite trouble-shooters will be the first to leave Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s cabinet. Sources said Streets and Sanitation Commissioner Tom Byrne — an ally of Ald. Pat O’Connor (40th), the mayor’s City Council floor leader — is preparing to retire from city government around Labor Day even as the city’s third-largest department faces a host of ...
  • When it’s time for professional help Wednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 3:25AMHalf the year is gone — and half the summer, too.No, I am not trying to put a damper on your day; it’s more like making you realize how quickly time goes by.How about those New Year’s fitness goals for 2011? Did you reach them yet? You know — smaller swimsuit, tighter triceps, bigger biceps or a faster running time? Or, going up stairs without getting winded, keeping up with the grandkids or ...
  • Prium’s fall exposed a rotten corporate core Wednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 3:24AMA few years ago, Tom Price and Hyun Um – founders of Prium – looked like heroes of urban renewal in Tacoma.
  • Denison ISD Board hires construction manager at risk Wednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 2:15AMThe Denison School Board voted Tuesday to hire Charter Builders Ltd. as the construction manager at risk for Denison Independent School District’s bond program.
  • City Streets & San boss leaving Wednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 1:08AMIt looks like one of former Mayor Richard M. Daley’s favorite trouble-shooters will be the first to leave Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s cabinet. Sources said Streets and Sanitation Commissioner Tom Byrne — an ally of Ald. Pat O’Connor (40th), the mayor’s City Council floor leader — is preparing to retire from city government around Labor Day even as the city’s third-largest department faces a host of ...
  • Rivet maker’s pollution prompts criminal investigation Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 6:53PMAffidavit says two environmental laws apparently violated
  • Business Spotlight: Massey Hill Hardware Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 6:24PMWho are your customers? "We cater to the community," sales manager Timothy Gallant said. "Just about anybody comes in. A few contractors come in. Churches come in and buy stuff. The Lions Club does a lot of business with us, especially during the oyster roast season."
  • Iran Is Reshaping Persian Gulf Politics Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 4:59PMSomething extraordinary, albeit not unexpected, is happening in the Persian Gulf region. The United States, lacking a coherent strategy to deal with Iran and too distracted to develop one, is struggling to navigate Iraq’s fractious political landscape in search of a deal that would allow Washington to keep a meaningful military presence in the country beyond the end-of-2011 deadline stipulated ...
  • Similar Articles Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 4:28PMAT&T is facing a legal challenge from call-center employees who work at home. Their class action claims that the wireless phone giant violated their rights under the California Labor Code.
  • Rex Energy Finalizes Settlement Agreement in Westmoreland County Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 4:11PMSTATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- Rex Energy Corporation today announced that the company received final court approval of a settlement agreement that resolves pending litigation with landowners in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.
  • New Online Service Allows Everyday Folks to Create their Own Attorney-level Legal Documents Instantaneously Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 1:22PMSuperstar Entrepreneur’s New Internet Startup Aims to Even the Field by Letting Normal Users Customize Complex Legal Documents Using its Patent-Pending Software and Plain EnglishSanta Monica, CA (PRWEB) July 19, 2011 Finally, the legal field has been democratized for small businesses and entrepreneurs. One of the hottest new internet startups to hit “silicon beach,” DocRun is on the threshold of ...
  • Allstate agents association votes on guild Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 12:14PMMembers of the National Association of Professional Allstate Agents Inc. are voting in a secret mail ballot about whether to affiliate as a guild. The agent group, which has about 1,200 members and represents about 12 percent of all Allstate insurance agents, will decide whether to be represented by the Office and Professional Employees International Union, an affiliate of the AFL-CIO.
  • Guilty Plea and $425,000 Fine for Bid-rigging in Montreal Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 11:29AMOTTAWA, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - July 19, 2011) - The Competition Bureau announced today that Les Entreprises Promécanic Ltée has pleaded guilty to three charges of bid-rigging and has been fined $425,000 for its role in an agreement to rig bids for private sector ventilation contracts for residential highrise buildings in the Montreal area.
  • New Concept of Operations Service Helps Improve Vendor Accountability Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 10:17AMAthens Group Launches Service to Help Reduce Risk – Right from the Start (PRWeb July 19, 2011) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2011/7/prweb8653409.htm
  • Get Taxi Launching in London. This Is Way Beyond Uber. Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 10:17AMYou wanna bitch about valuations and call this a bubble? Go ahead. I, for one, love that a flood of we-can-do-anything enthusiasm fueled by seemingly infinite cheap venture capital is disrupting all kinds of annoying, antiquated corners of the real world. Groupon is changing local business in a fundamental way, Airbnb is disrupting hotels and of course in San Francisco and New York, Uber has ...
  • Nigeria: Ekulu River Diversion - Industrialist Demands Compensation From FAAN Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 10:11AMAn elderly woman that defied security to embrace Anambra State Governor, Mr. Peter Obi, during his visit to new Era Secondary School, Onitsha...recently.
  • Virtustream Achieves FISMA and SSAE Certifications that Highlight Security, Processes and Controls within the Company ... Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 9:17AMBETHESDA, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Virtustream, Inc., a leading provider of cloud services and next-generation infrastructure solutions, today announced that its data centers, business processes and operations achieved compliance with two significant industry standards. Virtustream is certified for Federal Information Security Management Act of 2002 (FISMA) standards and conforms to Statement on ...
  • US Truckers Given Three-Month Tax Return Extension, Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 8:30AMThe United States Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has advised truckers and other owners of heavy highway vehicles that their next federal heavy highway use tax (HHUT) return, usually due on August 31, will instead be due on November 30, 2011.
  • New Online Service Allows Everyday Folks to Create Their Own Attorney-level Legal Documents Instantaneously Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 8:03AMSuperstar Entrepreneur’s New Internet Startup Aims to Even the Field by Letting Normal Users Customize Complex Legal Documents Using its Patent-Pending Software and Plain English. (PRWeb July 19, 2011) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2011/7/prweb8643769.htm
  • Yellow Cab Seeking PUC Approval for North Hills Service Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 8:00AMWe have had a series of requests from residents and hotel operators for service in the Greater North Hills including Cranberry, Seven Fields, Mars, Adams, Marshall, Bradford Woods, Pine and Franklin Park," said Jamie Campolongo, president and chief executive officer of the Pittsburgh Transportation Group . Â PTG is the parent of Yellow Cab of Pittsburgh.
  • UPDATE 1-Headlam says profit to top hopes Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 2:57AM* 6 months to June 30 revenue up 5.5 pct * UK lfl revenue up 7.4 pct, continent down 4.5 pct LONDON, July 19 (Reuters) - European floorcoveringsdistributor Headlam forecast first-half earnings aheadof ...
  • Petra Diamonds Ld - Trading Update - Year ended 30 June 2011 Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 2:23AMPetra Diamonds Ld - Trading Update - Year ended 30 June 2011
  • Outrage over $1000 a day pay for panel members Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 2:15AMThe Government is being accused of "throwing away the rule book" over pay rates for a quake panel.
  • Greene King PLC - Recommended cash offer Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 2:06AMGreene King PLC - Recommended cash offer
  • AT&T Faces At-Home Call Center Employee Wage & Hour Class Action Lawsuit Filed by the California Employment Attorneys ... Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 3:53PMOn March 28, 2011, the California employment law attorneys at Blumenthal, Nordrehaug & Bhowmik filed a class action lawsuit against AT&T alleging that the wireless provider violated California wage & hour laws by mislabeling at-home virtual call center employees as independent contractors in order to avoid paying these employees for all of the hours they work, including overtime hours and ...
  • Heavy-lift limbo Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 3:01PMCongress has mandated that NASA develop a heavy-lift launch vehicle, but in the eyes of some the agency has made little progress on the Space Launch System (SLS). Jeff Foust reports on when a design for the SLS might finally be ready, and possible funding and schedule issues for the program.
  • 25+ Small Biz Events: TeamingUSA, Getting Investors, Tech Bootcamps & More – July 18 Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 12:44PMWhether you are looking for a local event, a webinar you can watch from your desk, or a national conference, there are some great opportunities to learn, network, and grow your business over the next several months.
  • Emanuel: Curbside recycling to be expanded to more households Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 12:15PMDetermined to deliver suburban-style curbside recycling to 359,000 Chicago households without it, Mayor Rahm Emanuel said Monday he would privatize four of six service areas and allow city employees to compete in the other two.Within four months of the so-called “managed competition,” blue-cart recycling will come to 20,000 additional households who live in Wicker Park, Bucktown and Logan Square ...
  • Is The Pentagon Trying To Hijack Companies’ Private R&D? Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 11:42AMOne of the most powerful tools in the government’s arsenal for shaping and even controlling individuals, organizations and corporations is the power to write the regulations that implement laws....
  • EMED Mining Public - Quarterly Operational Update Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 11:16AMEMED Mining Public - Quarterly Operational Update
  • IHS And ISO Group Join Forces To Support Mission Critical Parts Research And Procurement Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 5:22AMTo help ensure materiel readiness and operational sustainability, IHS, the leading global source for information and analysis, and ISO Group, the leader in parts logistics for the aerospace and defense industry, have developed a tool to order parts directly from within the IHS Haystack interface.
  • Many real estate agents are small businesses, facing costs and uncertainties Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 3:35AMEight out of 10 real estate agents are independent contractors, not salaried or commissioned employees. Which means that a real estate agent can be "fairly described" as a small businessperson, said Walt Molony, spokesman for the National Association of Realtors. Or, in the view of the IRS, a 1099 employee.
  • Making Electric Vehicle Charging Safe and Reliable, Gridtest Systems Announces First Independent Test Tool for EVSEs Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 3:08AMThis July Gridtest Systems, LLC., an independent provider of portable test and measurement tools for Electric Vehicle charging, announced the world’s most advanced Electric Vehicle Emulator (EVE) that ensures Electric Vehicle charging stations are properly installed and safe to use.Raleigh, NC (PRWEB) July 18, 2011 EVE is a portable, ruggedized test and measurement tool that verifies, tracks and ...
  • What the Palestinians want, in practical terms Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 11:50PM“In a war of ideas, it is people who get killed”. (Stanislaw Jerzy Lec) History knows many proofs of the famous proverb: “The road to hell is paved with good intentions”. High-minded dreams of some result in sweat, tears and blood for others.
  • 12. Summers: Default unthinkable Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 7:45PMWASHINGTON: A US debt default would cause panic throughout the financial system and long-term uncertainty, former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers told CNN.
  • Improvement Phase Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 1:05AMMajor improvements are either under way or planned for all four of Leelanau County’s municipal marinas. The biggest, most apparent improvement this year occurred at the G. Marsten Dame Marina in Northport where a new, expanded dockhouse and harbormaste read more
  • Defenders office questions grand jury report Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 12:20AMMARIETTA — Cobb’s Circuit Defenders Office administrator said he doesn’t understand why a grand jury report released earlier this week said the office lacks transparency. “I don’t know how much mo...
  • BP aims to enhance drilling safety Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 2:29AMHouston-based BP Exploration & Production announced Friday that it will implement a new set of deepwater oil and gas drilling standards for its operations in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.
  • Rivet maker’s bankruptcy touches nearly every regional bank Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 10:48PMA Greenville lawyer says it will be a couple of weeks before creditors learn how much they might collect of the $24 million owed by a defunct Anderson rivet-making company.
  • BNA Author Explores International Tax Treaties and Their Provisions Relating to U.S. Individuals Living Abroad Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 1:57PMContact: Mark Carrington, +1-703-341-5880, mcarrington@bna.com
  • BP Announces Tougher Gulf Drilling Standards Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 1:38PM    BP announces new standards for drilling in the Gulf of Mexico.
  • Education and Training Manager Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 11:18PMThe Vietnam Green Building Council (VGBC) is a project of the Green Cities Fund, Inc. (GCF), an international non-governmental organisation based in Oakland, California. VGBC is a non-profit organisation and functions solely to build up a green construction environment in Vietnam.
  • Without debt ceiling deal, U.S. would face harsh choices Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 9:40PMWithout debt ceiling deal, U.S. would face harsh choices
  • HISD board hits snag on building management plan Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 4:18PMHenderson Independent School District trustees could never reach agreement Tuesday on the method of management to be used for construction of new facilities associated with a potential bond proposal that could go before voters in November.
  • New jackup rigs are more robust Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 3:14PMSeveral naval architects and marine engineers have introduced new jackup rig designs that trend toward larger units with deeper water depth capabilities, with one design rated for operations in up to 575 ft (175 m) of water.
  • This is a Special Report On Labor Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 2:53PMThe U.S. labor market has barely improved since the recession officially ended two years ago. Nearly one in 10 workers remain unemployed, and job creation has stagnated. Archaic labor laws restrict employee involvement in the workplace while forcing many workers to support unions they oppose. Government-employee unions use their enormous political influence to maintain special privileges ...
  • Pleasant surprise >> Businesses unaware of MDES’ E-Verify service Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 2:21PMThe business community had serious concerns back in 2008 when the Mississippi Employment Protection Act was signed into law. The legislation requires companies to use the E-Verify system to screen employees to ensure they are legal. Noncompliance means stiff, potentially business-killing penalties.
  • Tech Thursday (14 July): New Book, eBay Fetch, LogMeIn, oDesk, Verizon Wireless Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 9:14AMNew Book: How To Use The Web To Find Find Local Business and Market Information Fetch: Connecting...
  • US ETF Assets To Surge Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 8:15AMAssets in Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) in the US are expected to double to USD2 trillion before the end of 2015, according to a new whitepaper from BNY Mellon and Strategic Insight.