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7-Eleven rallies its customers, saying merchants are bank-fee victims, too
The associated pressNEW YORK — Riding a wave of public outrage over credit-card practices, 7-Eleven Inc. wants to show merchants are victims of the industry, too. The convenience-store chain announced a petition this week to give small businesses more power to...Tags: Barack Obama, Government, Keith Jones, National Government, Skokie
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Cathy Hobbs, ASID
Emmy award winning television personality Cathy Hobbs (ASID) is the founder of the interior design firm aphereä, based in Williamsburg, Brooklyn and the Co-Host and Executive Producer of Metro Residential. Founded in 2003, aphereä is a boutique style...Tags: Periodicals, Newspaper and Magazine, New York, Interior Design, Colleges and Universities
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7-Eleven rallies customers against credit, debit card fees banks charge small businesses
AP Personal Finance WriterNEW YORK (AP) — Riding a wave of public outrage over credit card practices, 7-Eleven Inc. wants to show merchants are victims of the industry too. The convenience store chain announced a petition this week to give small businesses more power to...Tags: Personal Data Collection, Credit and Debt, Barack Obama, Consumers, Government
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Kate Gosselin to attend California women's forum
The Associated PressMaria Shriver's annual women's conference has always been an A-list affair, and this year's event is no different. Cindy McCain, Elizabeth Edwards, Katie Couric, former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright and actress Kelly Preston are among the...Tags: Martha Stewart, Jon and Kate Plus 8 (tv program), Maria Shriver, Arnold Schwarzenegger, California
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THE INFLUENCE GAME: Health providers' deals with lawmakers widening split with business
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) — Health care providers have been crowing in recent days about deals they've cut with lawmakers to help pay for President Barack Obama's health care overhaul. Those agreements have been announced in flashy White House ceremonies &#...Tags: Bill Clinton, Economy, Employers, Medicare, Barack Obama
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The Two Plans
Connecticut Healthcare Partnership •This proposal would allow municipalities, small businesses and nonprofit agencies to join the state's health insurance pool rather than having to negotiate health insurance on their own. The state's insurance...Tags: Medical Services, Employees, Private Health Care, Government Health Care, Health Insurance
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Rell Vetoes Health Reform Bills, Citing Expense In Face Of State Deficit
The Hartford CourantTwo bills to reform health care in Connecticut drew vetoes Wednesday from Republican Gov. M. Jodi Rell, who called the measures too expensive for the state right now. The bills would have provided universal health care and allowed municipalities, small...Tags: Meriden, New York, Barack Obama, Jodi Rell, Democratic Party
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Local Survey: Small Businesses Can't Afford Heath Insurance
Staff WriterAccording to an local Salt Lake based advocacy group, rising health insurance costs are the single largest problem facing small businesses."It used to be that it was affordable for us, and it no longer is," says Betsy Burton, co-owner of King's English...Tags: Medical Services, Private Health Care, Health Insurance
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Chassis master Puryear hopes to transfer knowledge to big race at Langley
247-4963Stacy Puryear strikes you as the kind of guy who would almost never tell a lie. A small-business owner in South Boston, Puryear looks you in the eye when talking and thanks Christ often for any success he's enjoyed. But he lied 24 years ago to break into...Tags: Motor Racing, Mark Martin, Vehicles, ESPN, Speedway
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Conn. governor vetoes health bills
Associated Press WriterConnecticut Gov. M. Jodi Rell on Wednesday vetoed two high-profile bills aimed at extending affordable health insurance to more residents. Rell said the legislation, while well-intentioned, was too expensive and premature given the current push in...Tags: Meriden, Regional Authority, Jodi Rell, National Government, Democratic Party
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Bad news again: Some small businesses forgoing staff raises for second straight year
AP Business WriterNEW YORK (AP) — It's something many small business owners across the country are dreading: Telling staffers they won't be getting a raise for a second straight year. "I got a lot of blank stares," Matt Spaulding recalled. "I think they were...Tags: Employees, Employers, Symptoms, Public Relations, Administaff Incorporated
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Survey: Rising Health Care Costs Biggest Hardship for Utah Small Businesses
FOX 13 NewsRising health care costs are the single biggest hardship facing small businesses today, according to a research group that teamed up with a group of Utah business owners. In the research, 86 percent of small business owners that do not offer health...Tags: Medical Services, Utah, Private Health Care, Health Insurance
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