Baker school system reveals food service deficit

BAKER - The city’s school system ran a $288,600 deficit in its food service program during the 2012-13 school year. District Business Manager Sidney Stewart also said the school system had a $70,000 food service deficit during the 2011-2012 school ye...

theadvocate.com (3 minutes ago)

Corporate Asia perks up, but for how long?

The latest Thomson Reuters/INSEAD Asia Business Sentiment Survey shows firms growing more optimistic. But with China looking shaky and costs set to rise, the celebrations may be short-lived.

reuters.com (5 minutes ago)

Watsonville police search for rooftop burglar

WATSONVILLE -- Police are investigating a spate of rooftop burglaries at business around Freedom Boulevard in recent weeks.

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Small Businesses, With Group, Seek Greater Say in New York City’s Policies

The coalition, to be called GoBizNYC, will push for the formation of a small-business caucus in the City Council.    

nytimes.com (5 minutes ago)

Weiner blames economic woes on fine quota gainst small business

Mayoral hopeful Anthony Weiner on Tuesday laid out his vision for helping the city’s small businesses - and he turned to the Daily News for help.    

nydailynews.com (6 minutes ago)

Top business accessories for your phone, tablet

There's no shortage of business-related tablet and smartphone accessories that can help.

usatoday.com (6 minutes ago)

Asia business sentiment rises in second quarter, global growth risk still dominates

By Miyoung Kim SEOUL (Reuters) - Asia's top companies have become more optimistic about their business outlook with the retail and shipping industries rebounding sharply in the second quarter of 2013, the latest Thomson Reuters/INSEAD Asia Business Sentiment Survey shows. The Thomson Reuters/INSEAD Asia Business...

yahoo.com (8 minutes ago)

Asia business sentiment rises in second quarter, global growth risk still dominates

SEOUL (Reuters) - Asia's top companies have become more optimistic about their business outlook with the retail and shipping industries rebounding sharply in the second quarter of 2013, the latest Thomson Reuters/INSEAD Asia Business Sentiment Survey shows.

reuters.com (9 minutes ago)

Portland's new slogan inspires mix of bravos, boos

City and business leaders laud its versatility and simplicity, but online communities and a local expert aren't impressed.

pressherald.com (10 minutes ago)

Buffett due here to help celebrate GEICO success

GEICO Corp., one of the nation’s largest auto insurers, has reached its goal of hiring 2,500 employees in Western New York, two years ahead of schedule.The Washington, D.C.-based insurance giant today will mark the achievement with Warren Buffett – the “Oracle of Omaha” – coming to GEICO’s Amherst service center at...

buffalonews.com (12 minutes ago)

Incentives taken off table for new business at old Archer Creek foundary

State and local financial incentives earmarked for the silica manufacturing facility planned for the old Archer Creek Foundry site have been “taken off the table,” according to Campbell County Economi

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Brainerd City Council: Brainerd cleanup event costs estimated to be $500

Brainerd’s most recent spring cleanup had a price tag a mere fraction of the curbside event two years ago. The city hosted a curbside cleanup in 2011, but with such an overwhelming turnout of items left to be picked up, costs of recycling, dumping at the Crow Wing County landfill and city crew labor hours totaled...

brainerddispatch.com (40 minutes ago)

Sounds as tough amplified music divides New Hope

New Hope Borough Council heard a spirited discussion on Tuesday from residents and business owners on the pros and cons of allowing amplified music in town.

phillyburbs.com (41 minutes ago)

Chicago Considering Plastic Bag Ban

The Chicago City Council on Tuesday morning heard testimony on a proposed citywide ban on plastic bags in stores, an ordinance not expected to gain traction anytime in the immediate future. Among those testifying in favor of the ban Tuesday was 13-year-old Abby Goldberg of Grayslake, Ill., who last year successfully...

huffingtonpost.com (41 minutes ago)

Make yourself at home: Extended stay hotel opens for business

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China's Dalian Wanda Group Plans to Build Luxury Hotels Overseas

Chinese property conglomerate Dalian Wanda Group plans to expand its luxury real-estate and hotel business overseas, as it builds the world's first Chinese luxury hotel outside of China's mainland to cater to the country's booming outbound travel market.

wsj.com (43 minutes ago)

Hilton: I'm proud of what I've created

CNN's Piers Morgan talks with Paris Hilton about her real-life "Bling Ring" and growing business empire.

cnn.com (47 minutes ago)

Larry Magid: Google Technology and Donations Fight Child Porn

Google on Saturday said that it's building a "cross industry database" of encrypted "fingerprints" of child sexual abuse images to "enable companies, law enforcement and charities to better collaborate on detecting and removing these images, and to take action against the criminals." The database will be shared with...

huffingtonpost.com (1 hour ago)

NVIDIA shakes up business model with Kepler licensing

We’ve heard extensively about the gradual decline of the consumer PC market, with industry leaders feeling the pain as consumers gravitate towards more mobile devices: tablets and smartphones. NVIDIA is one such company that has felt the squeeze, and its response is a strong one: an expansion of its business model...

slashgear.com (1 hour ago)

Anthony Romeo: A Love Letter to Chris Christie

Gov. Christie, I guess it's a busy time of year for you. With your proclamation that the Jersey Shore is "open for business," you've been making the rounds all across our beautiful Garden State, helping bring more money into a state that desperately needs it. I imagine your work schedule is the reason that you...

huffingtonpost.com (1 hour ago)

Summer concerts prompt Friday service curtailments in Lockport

LOCKPORT – As the two organizations whose parking situations are most affected by summer concerts announced service curtailments for those Fridays, the women studying downtown Lockport parking said Tuesday they will complete their work next month.The Lockport Public Library and the Lockport Family YMCA will lose...

buffalonews.com (1 hour ago)

Joseph Unanue, 81, patriarch of Goya Foods, dies

When Joseph Unanue began to formally work at Goya Foods in 1952, the family business was a regional enterprise.

miamiherald.com (1 hour ago)

Primary care physician facility going up in Meyersdale area

The core drilling is already underway on a $4 million primary care physician facility at the intersection of the Meyersdale Bypass and Business Route 219, according to a Conemaugh Health System official.

dailyamerican.com (1 hour ago)

Upper Gwynedd zoning hearing board rules in favor of charter school use in township

UPPER GWYNEDD - The proposed North Penn Charter School Collaborative has received permission from the township's zoning hearing board to operate at 201 Church Road - the current location of the Abundant Life Family Christian Center - according to E. Van Rieker, the township's zoning officer. Rieker, appearing at the...

thereporteronline.com (2 hours ago)

‘Boardwalk Empire’ Season 4 spotted filming in New York City

The cast and crew of “Boardwalk Empire” were seen filming the upcoming fourth season in New York City, according to a June 18 report from Business Insider.A letter was sent to residents of the Flatiron District, informing...

examiner.com (2 hours ago)

HP's head of printing and PCs moves into strategic role

Todd Bradley's new role aims to improve HP's China business and extending worldwide channel partnerships.

businessspectator.com.au (2 hours ago)

Peace Bridge battle stirs Canadian threat to fight in court

WASHINGTON – The Canadian ambassador to the United States said Tuesday that New York legislation to disband the Peace Bridge Authority would delay improvements at the span by prompting a court battle that Canada doesn’t want – but that it’s willing to fight and ready to win.Asked if Canada was prepared to go to U.S....

buffalonews.com (2 hours ago)

This Is The Way The HFT Dominance Ends: Not With A Bang But A Merger

When everyone was throwing computing power at the 'momentum igniting', "can't lose", HFT-driven algo-trading world, it is perhaps little wonder that the opportunity to expropriate profits from an ever-decreasing pool of real money traders dwindles like a convertible arbitrage hedge fund in the 90s. Perhaps it was...

zerohedge.com (2 hours ago)

FCC nominee Tom Wheeler touts telecom industry ties

President Obama’s pick to head the Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday told Senate lawmakers that his decades of heading lobbying groups will bring important business sensibilities to the oversight of a communications industry undergoing a massive technological transition.     

washingtonpost.com (2 hours ago)

'Matriarch' of Valley Junction business revitalization dies

Longtime businesswoman and property owner Betty Hill-Swander died Monday at age 86. Hill-Swander owned the popular Des Moines Theatrical Shop, along with several other businesses, and was a driving force behind the historic district's revitalization in the late 1980s and again after the floods of 1993 devastated the...

desmoinesregister.com (2 hours ago)