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CrowdSprout: Tapping the power of "group buying"
baltimoresun.comEver wish you can organize your friends to all buy the same product and, with your collective buying power, command a healthy discount from the retailer? That's the essential principle that CrowdSprout.com, a Boston startup, is trying to tap into with... -
Tale of Two Rivers: Developers wading in to new efforts to tap rivers for hydro power
Associated Press WritersHAMILTON, Ohio (AP) _ Many decades ago, cost-conscious Henry Ford turned to hydroelectric plants to power his car factories like the one by the Great Miami River, near this Cincinnati suburb. That assembly plant is long gone, but the power plant and the...Tags: Massachusetts, Ohio, Henry Ford, Michigan, Iowa
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From Bust to Broom: Foreclosure cleanups bustling
Associated Press WriterSeveral men wordlessly carry furniture, broken computers and boxes of garbage from a large blue house on a quiet upstate street on a brisk autumn morning. Rusting bikes and an old grill lay discarded in the overgrown backyard, which is spotted with...Tags: Homes, Property, Government, Financial and Business Services, Public Employees
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Revelers urged to 'get home safely'
sumathi.reddy@newsday.comMembers of Long Island's law enforcement community gathered Tuesday to urge the public to not drive while intoxicated during the holiday season, a period when such behavior is traditionally at an all-time high. Nassau County Police Commissioner...Tags: Trips and Vacations, SUNY Farmingdale, Mothers Against Drunk Driving, Vehicles, Police Arrests
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Police make plea against holiday driving when drunk
sumathi.reddy@newsday.comMembers of Long Island's law enforcement community gathered yesterday to urge people not to drive while intoxicated during the holiday season, a period when people often ignore such advice. Nassau County Police Commissioner Lawrence Mulvey and Capt....Tags: Trips and Vacations, SUNY Farmingdale, Mothers Against Drunk Driving, Police Arrests, Thomas Spota
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From Bust to Broom: Mortgage crisis a boon for foreclosure cleanup businesses
Associated Press WriterFORT EDWARD, N.Y. (AP) _ Several men wordlessly carry out furniture, broken computers and boxes of garbage from a large blue house on a quiet upstate street on a brisk autumn morning. Rusting bikes and an old grill lay discarded in the overgrown...Tags: Homes, Property, Government, Financial and Business Services, Public Employees
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MLB Network to open with Larsen's 1956 perfecto
WatchdogMLB Network boss Tony Petitti and high-ranking MLB exec Tim Brosnan appeared Wednesday at the Sports Business Journal's Sports Media & Technology conference, sponsored by the Fantasy Sports Association, to talk about the new network, launching Jan. 1....Tags: Vornado Realty Trust, Al Leiter, Consumer Electronics Industry, Major League Baseball, All Stars
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Your TV options are multiplying
For years if consumers wanted to watch more than a handful of TV channels, they had two options: cable or satellite. But these days, premium TV programming is being offered by everyone from telephone companies to Internet sites and startups. And the...Tags: Harris Corp., Jewelry and Watches, Television, Consumers, Consumer Electronics Industry
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Need for innovative start-ups stronger in economic downturn
Special to the TribuneYou know you have a good idea when competitors come calling, asking to buy your design or hire you as a consultant. When a Japanese manufacturer that hired Chicago harmonica-maker Bradley Harrison as a consultant offered to buy his innovative design...Tags: Corporate Officers, Employees, Government, National Government, Business Enterprises
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Biotech funding down to last drops
Tribune reporterNEW YORK—At the University of Chicago Medical Center, Dr. John Alverdy and colleagues have been working in their lab on a potentially life-saving coating that protects intestines from deadly bacteria, particularly for patients undergoing surgeries....Tags: Western Medicines, Evanston, Massachusetts, Medicine, Diseases
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Small startup airline in Boca ceases operation
South Florida Sun-SentinelA small startup airline intended to shuttle busy business travelers between regional airports has grounded its planes and filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy. Records show that Boca Raton-based DayJet Corp. filed for Chapter 7 liquidation on Nov. 14. The...Tags: Georgia, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Boca Raton
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Karen Mason returns with gutsy abandon
Tribune criticTen years ago, a charismatic former Chicagoan brought a touch of glamour to a start-up Chicago cabaret. On Tuesday night, Karen Mason returned to Davenport's, marking an anniversary that few such rooms live long enough to celebrate. In the last decade,...Tags: Bill Clinton, Doris Day, Water Tower Place, Maria Callas, New York
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