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• Magazine puts Shoals among best in business (The Florence Times-Daily)...
  The Shoals has been recognized for its recent economic development successes by a business magazine that circulates in 17 states.Southern Business amp amp Development magazine ranks the Shoals as one of the quot Top 10 Comeback Kids quot in its Winter 2008 publication.
  
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• RIM's BlackBerry Bold targets business market (Reuters via Yahoo! News)...
  Research In Motion Ltd is launching a new high-end version of the BlackBerry aimed at its core base of business users, but it hopes the sleek device will also catch on in the broad retail market.
  
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• AreaG2 Launches No-frills Yellow Pages Website allowing Fast Lookups of Local Business Info (PRWeb)...
  AreaG2.com (http://www.areag2.com) today announced a fast Yellow Pages online service that lets people throughout the United States find business information -- without waiting. AreaG2 does away with excess imagery and text when it comes to Internet Yellow Pages (IYP). Instead, AreaG2 emphasizes speed. Since many Web users do not spend hours online but instead want to get "on and off" the ...
  
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• Ask an Expert: Moms a unique business force (USA Today)...
  Q: I am a new mom and would like to quit my job and start my own business so that I can be with my son more. I have never started a business before, so this seems doubly challenging. How do other moms do it?
  
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• Profit up in first quarter, HSBC says (International Herald Tribune)...
  HSBC said its growing Asian business had more than offset declining earnings in the United States.
  
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• PR Newswire Appoints Alexandre Bykov to Lead Business in Russian and CIS Market (Broadcast Newsroom)...
  PR Newswire, the global leader in commercial news distribution, today announced the appointment of Alexandre Bykov to lead its CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States) operation, providing in-region clients with direct support to help them maximise the potential of their communications programs through the use of PR Newswire's leading communications products and services.
  
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• Kimball University: Better Business Skills for BI and Data Warehouse Professionals (TechWeb via Yahoo! News)...
  Intelligent Enterprise - To deliver better intelligence, BI and data warehousing teams need business acumen, interpersonal skills and communication competencies. Here are helpful tips and 12 invaluable resources for career development and success.
  
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• Weyerhaeuser to sell Australian timber business (AP via Yahoo! Finance)...
  Weyerhaeuser Co., which owns timberland and manufactures wood products, plans to sell its Australian timber manufacturing and distrubution business to New Zealand-based forest products company Carter Holt Harvey.
  
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• Business losses on a startup (Bankrate.com via Yahoo! Finance)...
  When profits don't materialize on a $90,000 business investment, there are some possible tax deductions, says CPA George Saenz.
  
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• ATG names MinuteBank the $50K winner of business plan contest (BizJournals)...
  A business plan that enables prepaid mobile customers to bank their online minutes took the $50,000 top prize in a business plan competition sponsored by Art Technology Group Inc., which raised eyebrows as a corporation sponsoring an event more often associated with universities.
  
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