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WASHINGTON — The U.S. trade deficit narrowed in October to its lowest point of the year after Americans bought fewer foreign cars and imported less oil. The shrinking trade gap boosted growth over the summer and may do so again in the final

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Eastside Organizations Expect Combined Savings of $482,000 Through Puget Sound Energy Program
Several eastside organizations are lowering their energy bills and improving their ENERGY STAR rating as a result of Puget Sound Energy s building commissioning program. The program s first participants are expected to save a combined $482,000 in

Regional Organizations Better Placed to Detect Potential Crises Early
Regional organizations are often better placed to detect potential crises early and to mobilize a coordinated international response, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today, noting that the United Nations has strengthened or established

While Burma’s Chinese Businesses Thrive, Competition Worries Locals – Investors Business Daily
Dec 09, 2011 (Voice of America News/ContentWorks via COMTEX … The measures could mean more opportunities for locals businesses and foreign ones, particularly Burma’s longtime trading partner, China. The Chinese competition worries some businessmen …

Five businesses, 14 people swept up in Millington drug sting – Memphis Commercial Appeal
Stunned family, employees and friends stood in five Millington convenience stores and other businesses Thursday after police and sheriff’s deputies worked to round up 14 people, including five business operators, indicted on charges of selling …

Nashville businesses prep for a slower Postal Service – The Business Journal
Slower delivery times are bad news for businesses still delivering their products the old-fashioned way. Terri Hedges, president of Nashville-based direct mail company Mailer’s Choice, said the slowdown will have a significant impact on the comp …

Newport News considers more seafood businesses in Southeast Community – Daily Press
NEWPORT NEWS Fish, scallops and crabs might unlock the potential of 35 acres of former housing authority property on lower Jefferson Avenue. Only one city block separates the city-owned Seafood Industrial Park the nation’s sixth largest …

Waltham Business Briefs: Waltham businesses sponsor Babson fundraiser – Abington Mariner
The agency runs a 12-week cours called Entrepreneurship 101, aimed at teaching incarcerated men and women who are nearing their release the skills needed to re-enter society and run small businesses. Because our firm focuses on counseling entrepreneurs …

Newport News considers more seafood businesses in Southeast Community – Daily Press
NEWPORT NEWS Fish, scallops and crabs might unlock the potential of 35 acres of former housing authority property on lower Jefferson Avenue. Only one city block separates the city-owned Seafood Industrial Park the nation’s sixth largest …

Armed men rob two Newport News businesses, injuring employees – WVEC
NEWPORT NEWS Police are looking for two men they believe robbed two separate businesses within an hour. On Saturday night, two masked men snuck in through the back door of Lazy Dayz Lounge on J. Clyde Morris Boulevard. The robbers held two …

BBB warns of another email scam targeting businesses – The Business Journal
The Better Business Bureau of Central N.C. is again warning local businesses about malicious emails being sent nationwide, including the Greensboro area. A new wave of emails most of which have Complaint from your Customer in the …

LA’s small businesses drop almost 2% – The Business Journal
There were 1.8 percent less small businesses in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana area in 2009 then there were before the recession began in 2008, according to an On Numbers report. There were 6.96 million small businesses in the nation’s 938 …

Local businesses get grants after Irene, money still available – WXXA
After Irene and Lee, homeowners and businesses are still applying for grants and loans to help them get back on their feet. Some of those groups are now getting help to rebuild from a company that has already helped to restore their power. Months later …

Local businesses worry about Postal Service cutbacks – Enterprise
The prospect of a leaner but slower U.S. Postal Service troubles not just everyday patrons on the South Shore but also businesses that still rely on mail to lure customers into their stores. We re spending more (to mail), and it s taking longer.

Indian businesses not prepared for disasters: Regus – Economic Times
A survey conducted among 400 firms by Regus found that nearly 50 per cent of India businesses are not prepared for disasters and even more, the IT systems of 60 per cent of respondent companies are not ready to return operational within 24 hours …

Baltimore County expands loan program for small businesses – Baltimore Sun
A program that helps small businesses in Baltimore County to get loans will expand, with five new banks pledging to the fund, county officials announced Wednesday. With the new pledges, the Baltimore County Small Business Loan Partnership’s fund …

How to Run Business Software Between Macs and PCs
The age-old debate has been Mac versus PC but, increasingly, small business owners must think Mac and PC. With Apple machines gaining ground on market-dominating PC business computers, more workplaces are powered by a combination of both platforms. That

The Best Business Schools of 2011
Lamar Horne was on the standard career path for someone with corner-office ambitions: an undergraduate degree in business, two years in investment banking, another two in private equity. Since most of his colleagues at PNC Mezzanine Capital in Pittsburgh

7 Blogs and Newsletters That Can Help You Sell a Business
In a recent Transaction post, I suggested four questions to ask a business broker. Here is a fifth. Before you hire a business broker, ask something like this: I ll bet you ve seen it all, haven t you? I ve met advisers who have