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Urban renewal: US cities showing strong growth
WASHINGTON — Urban renewal? New census estimates show that most of the nation’s largest cities further enhanced their allure last year, posting strong population growth for a second straight year. ...
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Associated Press People line up for entry to a job fair on April 4 in Montpelier, Vt. The Labor Department reports on the number of Americans who applied for unemployment benefits last week on Thursday.
Applications for national unemployment aid drop
WASHINGTON — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell 23,000 last week to a seasonally adjusted 340,000, a level consistent with solid job growth. The less volatile four-w...
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New home sales rise 2.3 percent for April
WASHINGTON — Sales of new homes rose in April to the second highest level since the summer of 2008 while the median price for a new home hit a record high, further signs that housing is recovering....
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Average credit card debt, late payments fall in 1st quarter
LOS ANGELES — Americans got better about paying their c redit card debt on time in the first three months of the year, a period when many borrowers use income tax returns to tackle their holiday se...
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Associated Press Apple CEO Tim Cook arrives Tuesday on Capitol Hill in Washington to testify before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs permanent subcommittee on investigations. The hearing examined the methods employed by multinational corporations to shift profits offshore and how such activities are affected by the Internal Revenue Code.
Apple’s CEO Tim Cook faces Senate questions
WASHINGTON — The Senate dragged Apple Inc., the world’s most valuable company, into the debate over the U.S. tax code Tuesday, grilling CEO Tim Cook over allegations that its Irish subsidiaries hel...
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People and Business
Stacy Thomas was named youth service center coordinator at McCracken County High School. Thomas has worked as director of education and workforce development for the Paducah Area Chamber of Comm...
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Associated Press Bottles of Heinz organic tomato ketchup are on display in February 2009 inside Costco in Mountain View, Calif. The organic industry is gaining clout on Capitol Hill, prompted by rising consumer demand and its entry into traditional farm states.
Demands sway food industry
WASHINGTON — The organic food industry is gaining influence on Capitol Hill, prompted by its entry into traditional farm states and by increasing consumer demand. That’s not going over well with ev...
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ALLIE DOUGLASS | The Sun DJ Stokes with A&K Construction loads decking onto a machine to be loaded onto the roof of the new Murray State campus construction site Friday afternoon off of Interstate 24 West. A wet April is mostly responsible for the decrease in construction jobs this spring.
Constuction jobs hold for surge
Contractors in western Kentucky insist construction employment in the Jackson Purchase region isn’t as down as statewide numbers indicate. And the statewide numbers are down. The construction...
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Groups divided on Bangladesh changes
NEW YORK — The nation’s largest retail industry organization fired back Friday, outlining reasons why a legally binding global pact to make Bangladesh clothing factories safer would expose merchant...
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Tableau Software soars in trading debut
NEW YORK — Tableau Software shares soared in their trading debut Friday after the company and some of its investors raised about $254.2 million in its initial public offering. Seattle-based Tabl...
May 19, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
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