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		<title>David Cameron and Sir Mervyn King urge eurozone action</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 20:54:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Claire Flinn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Bank of England governor said the single-currency bloc was &#8220;tearing itself apart without any obvious solution&#8221; while the Prime Minister said the area faced a &#8220;make up or break up&#8221; scenario. The stark warnings came as financial markets suffered further losses as Greek leaders braced themselves for fresh elections after talks to form a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Massage Envy chain is seeking franchise owners for locations in Roanoke</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 18:13:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Pollution charges possible</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 May 2012 02:32:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Will Bland</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[WATERFORD — A 3-year-old federal and state investigation into environmental violations at the Momentive Performance Materials plant continues to grind on in the official shadows. But in paperwork filed last week with the Securities and Exchange Commission, company CEO Craig Morrison provided a glimpse into the investigation, which involves problems with the plant&#8217;s &#8220;hazardous waste [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Las Brisas hearing addresses issues with proposed petroleum coke-fueled electricity plant</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 07:10:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Claire Flinn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The legal battle over the proposed Las Brisas power plant continued Monday in a hearing where both sides argued the merits of a state-issued air permit in a case with growing implications for the future of coal-based energy. Attorneys representing several environmental interests opposed to the $3 billion petroleum coke-fueled electricity plant repeated what they [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Planning &amp; Zoning commission approves change to allow possible south Abilene Sam&#8217;s Club</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 May 2012 03:30:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charles Webber</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Abilene Planning &#038; Zoning Commission approved six plats and recommended two zoning changes to the Abilene City Council for approval at its meeting Monday. One of the zoning changes clears a hurdle for the possible construction for a Sam&#8217;s Club. That change would raise the maximum height of structures on the site at 5550 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Leap of Faith,&#8217; the Broadway musical co-produced by Debi Coleman of Portland, to close Sunday</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 22:02:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Will Bland</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8216;Leap of Faith&#8217; had 24 previews and 20 performances at the St. James Theater.&#8221;Leap of Faith,&#8221; the Broadway musical co-produced by Portland resident Debi Coleman, will close Sunday, reports The New York Times. &#8220;Leap,&#8221; starring Raul Esparza and with a score written by Alan Menken, best known for his Oscar-winning music for Walt Disney films, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Restructuring your business debt and avoiding a possible bankruptcy</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2012 11:29:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[With the sluggish economy affecting almost every industry, an increasingly large number of businesses are incurring huge amount of business debt and are running to professional companies to eliminate their debt burden. When a company has more debt than its income, it is supposed to be facing dire financial consequences and most business organizations run [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The progress of your business depends on a solid business plan</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2012 10:42:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Every business starts with a solid business plan. It is the foundation and cornerstone of every company. A good business plan will help not only build your business it will also provide a good entry into the global market. A business plan is a tool that is necessary for a company to look ahead, move [...]]]></description>
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		<title>North State Marketplace Briefs: Feb. 29, 2012</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Feb 2012 23:54:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Will Bland</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Forklift business has new location Becker&#8217;s Forklift Parts &#038; Equipment has moved to 2339 Wyndam Lane in Redding. The new location is at the corner of Wyndam and South Market Street. Becker&#8217;s Forklift Parts &#038; Equipment had been on Caterpillar Road in north Redding. The business is owned and operated by David Becker, who established [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Safety and Security of Online Faxing</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2012 04:11:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Claire Flinn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The telephone changed the world and birthed a new way of doing business. When transmitting documents via those same phone lines first arrived on the scene, it was almost like witnessing magic. In the late 1980s, the squealing sound of the facsimile machine – or “fax” machine – became part of the modern office’s background [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Greg Jaklewicz named interim editor at Reporter-News</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Feb 2012 17:49:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charles Webber</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Abilene Reporter-News content editor Greg Jaklewicz has been chosen to fill the role of interim editor at the newspaper after the departure of Barton Cromeens earlier in the week, ARN publisher Dave Hedge said Thursday. &#8220;I&#8217;m happy that Greg has accepted the role as interim editor at the Reporter-News,&#8221; Hedge said. &#8220;He has a great [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Technology receives grants from science foundation</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2012 14:12:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Will Bland</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ALBANY — The Energy &#038; Environmental Technology Applications Center, also known as E2TAC, at the University at Albany&#8217;s College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering, has received $1.6 million in two grants from the National Science Foundation. E2TAC got $600,000 through NSF&#8217;s Partnerships for Innovation program and $1 million from its Accelerating Innovation Research program. The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dow crosses 13,000 for first time since before 2008 financial crisis</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Feb 2012 12:44:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charles Webber</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK The Dow Jones industrial average crossed 13,000 on Tuesday for the first time since May 2008, when the Lehman Brothers investment bank was solvent, unemployment a healthy 5.4 percent and the worst of the Great Recession months ahead. The milestone came about two hours into the trading day. The stock market got the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NanoCollege gets $1.6 million from NSF</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 04:24:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Claire Flinn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Energy &#038; Environmental Technology Applications Center (known as E2TAC) at the University at Albanys College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering, has received $1.6 million in two grants from the National Science Foundation. E2TAC got $600,000 through NSFs Partnerships for Innovation program and $1 million from its Accelerating Innovation Research program. The money is going [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stocks slide as Greek talks lumber; Apple falls</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:43:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Will Bland</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange NEW YORK Stocks have slumped in one of their worst showings this year. Greece once again cast a long shadow over the financial markets as that country slogs through negotiations over a bailout.]]></description>
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		<title>Bank TV ads banned for misleading viewers</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 07:15:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Claire Flinn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Advertising Standards Authority rapped Nat West and RBS for misleading customers after evidence emerged that both banks have closed branches despite being the last bank in town. In the banned NatWest television commercial, two bank workers were shown outside a branch on a deserted coastal road claiming that they wouldn’t leave town. But a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Choose the right business insurance and save your money</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 11:14:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some small business owners decide to operate without liability insurance to reduce operating costs, but in today&#8217;s business world in which trivial lawsuits are filed against companies on a daily basis, operating without insurance is a highly volatile practice. Often the cost of a trial without insurance can be a cause of extreme debt or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Virginia Tech gets grant to teach engineering to middle schoolers</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:48:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charles Webber</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Several middle schools in Montgomery County will test an after-school program designed to get students in Appalachia involved in learning engineering concepts and skills. The National Science Foundation has given a $1.3 million grant to the School of Education at Virginia Tech to implement and study Studio STEM: Engaging Middle School Students in Networked Science [...]]]></description>
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