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Woman Who Claimed Wal-Mart Fired Her for Asking For Male Equivalent Pay Awarded $2M

Bill Jefferson @ June 20, 2007 # No Comment Yet

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — A pharmacist who claimed she was fired by Wal-Mart after asking to be paid the same as her male colleagues has won a nearly $2 million award against the retail giant.
A Berkshire Superior Court jury concluded Wal-Mart discriminated against Cynthia Haddad and awarded her nearly $1 million in compensatory damages and $1 […]

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Verizon to Allow Customers to Send Money Via Cell Phone

Bill Jefferson @ June 20, 2007 # No Comment Yet

Verizon Wireless, the No. 2 U.S. mobile service, said Wednesday it will let customers use their cell phones to send each other money using a service from privately held Obopay Inc.
The service will be available in the coming weeks, said Verizon Wireless, a venture of Verizon Communications and Vodafone Group Plc.
U.S. wireless providers have been […]

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Small Business Technology Magazine Honors Maximizer With Annual Award

chief @ February 7, 2007 # No Comment Yet

Market Wire - VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (MARKET WIRE) — February 07, 2007 — Maximizer Software Inc. (TSX: MAX ), a leading provider of proven and affordable customer relationship management (CRM) and contact management solutions, today announced that Small
Kodak may pull down the shutters on film businessTimes Online - Kodak is considering […]

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GLOBAL BUSINESS

chief @ February 7, 2007 # No Comment Yet

BusinessWeek - August, 2002. Chuck Melton, a burly 24-year-old factory worker, is living a good life in southern Illinois. He has a growing family: Son Blake is 3 and daughter Bailey is 1. An outdoorsman, Melton fishes, hunts deer, and rides four-wheelers at all
Business briefsChicago Sun-Times - The Chicago Stock Exchange said […]

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Business Spotlight- APEX Heating and Air

chief @ February 7, 2007 # No Comment Yet

Coffeyville Journal - COFFEYVILLE, Kan. APEX Heating and Air, 820 1/2 W. Eighth, has been in business since Aug. 2005 and the three owners have more than 40 years of experience between them. It offers ductwork installation, the sale of new heating and cooling units by
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The Business Of Faith

chief @ February 7, 2007 # No Comment Yet

Blackenterprise.com - Bishop Thomas D. Jakes, impeccably attired in a gray suit and polka-dot tie, holds court in an opulent conference room dominated by floor-to-ceiling windows that overlook 400 acres of church-owned land. These days there is much for which he is
Business in briefArizona Daily Star - ALEXANDRIA, Va. […]

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Business (as of 12:49 PM)

chief @ February 7, 2007 # No Comment Yet

ABS-CBN - Consumer prices should rise by a “benign” four percent to five percent this year and four percent in 2008, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas said Wednesday. Inflation hit a 39-month low of 3.9 percent in January, the government announced on Tuesday
Arieso Earns #4 Spot in Real Business O2 ‘50 to […]

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County hopes new shell building will lure business

chief @ February 7, 2007 # No Comment Yet

Kinston Free Press - Lenoir County leaders hope a $1.6 million building will attract a prospective client and continue the county’s drive toward economic development and revitalization. The 40,000-square-foot shell will be built on a 10-acre tract at 70 West Industrial
Kodak may pull down the shutters on film businessTimes Online - Kodak […]

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National business briefs

chief @ February 6, 2007 # No Comment Yet

Miami Herald - Wall Street was narrowly mixed as lingering concerns about the economy offset better-than-expected sales from Wal-Mart Stores ( WMT ) and a flurry of acquisition activity. The Institute of Supply Management’s nonmanufacturing index, which covers the
Business as usual for Blair BBC News - Well, Tony Blair clearly doesn’t think […]

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LaBarge Selects Information Builders as Its Business Intelligence

chief @ February 6, 2007 # No Comment Yet

Forbes - Information Builders, the enterprise business intelligence (BI) standard of choice for organizations around the world, announced that LaBarge, Inc. has selected WebFOCUS as its enterprise standard for business intelligence, reporting, and information
Bush’s hometown sees business slowdownSeattle Post Intelligencer - CRAWFORD, Texas — Near the lone stoplight on Main Street, a […]

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