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ECONOMY Mon Aug 11, 2008 @ 9:01am neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- GILBERT, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Despite recessionary pressures hitting consumers and businesses alike, Infusionsoft, the leader in marketing automation software for small businesses, continues its momentum with a 20 percent increase in employees and expa.. Read More

ECONOMY Tue Jul 29, 2008 @ 9:01am neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- MCLEAN, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--FedSources, a Washington Management Group Company, today released figures listing the top 25 small businesses working with the Federal Government in the areas of information technology and professional services. The figures p.. Read More

ECONOMY Fri Jun 20, 2008 @ 3:00pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- WASHINGTON (AP) -- The federal government will tell 7,000 businesses next week that they are considered high risk-terrorist targets because they house large amounts of chemicals. The sites -- which range from major chemical plants to universities, food p.. Read More

ECONOMY Wed Jun 11, 2008 @ 12:01pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- FALLS CHURCH, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Planned Systems International, Inc. (PSI), a respected provider of information technology (IT) solutions and services to the federal government, has been ranked among the 50 Fastest-Growing Asian American Businesses in.. Read More

ECONOMY Wed May 28, 2008 @ 6:01pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) -- A committee of the Alabama House has approved bills that would give a tax break to small businesses and make sure Alabama citizens don't have to pay state income tax on their federal economic stimulus checks. The House Education.. Read More

ECONOMY Thu May 15, 2008 @ 3:02pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- ANAHEIM, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Our nation’s smallest businesses are a major source of U.S. employment, and one possible solution to our nation’s struggling economy, according to the Association for Enterprise Opportunity (AEO). AEO, the national le.. Read More

ECONOMY Mon May 12, 2008 @ 6:00pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nearly 78 percent of owners and managers of small businesses say their companies are either growing as planned or at a faster pace than forecast at the beginning of the year, according to results of a Business Confidence Survey r.. Read More

ECONOMY Wed May 7, 2008 @ 12:01pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Contacts to buy previously owned U.S. homes hit an all-time low in March and businesses braced for tough times by squeezing more out of their workers in the first quarter, data released on Wednesday showed. The National Associatio.. Read More

ECONOMY Fri May 2, 2008 @ 6:00pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A sales tax on services, including those provided by accountants, would be unnecessarily burdensome on small businesses, tax consumers for filing taxes, and prompt businesses to move to states that do not tax service.. Read More

ECONOMY Thu Apr 24, 2008 @ 6:01pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) -- Fidelity National Financial Inc. is considering whether to sell some of its specialty insurance businesses to raise enough money to continue paying its dividend and buy back its own stock, the insurer said Thursday. Fidelity Na.. Read More

ECONOMY Fri Apr 18, 2008 @ 12:01pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, President Bush met with small business leaders at the 2008 Small Business Summit, and discussed actions the Administration is taking to help small businesses remain competitive. The Federal Government has taken action t.. Read More

ECONOMY Mon Apr 7, 2008 @ 3:00pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, President Bush met with small and mid-sized business owners to discuss temporary tax incentives in the economic growth package. In February 2008, President Bush signed into law an economic growth package that will boost.. Read More

ECONOMY Wed Mar 26, 2008 @ 12:01pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- PHOENIX (AP) -- Two key proposals changing Arizona's employer sanctions law won't contain a new punishment that had drawn criticism from business groups and stalled progress of the measures. The punishment was intended to encourage businesses to follow t.. Read More

ECONOMY Mon Mar 10, 2008 @ 3:01pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- AUSTIN (AP) -- Gov. Rick Perry said Monday he was ordering tax cuts to about 370,000 Texas businesses because of the state's strong economy and low unemployment. The cuts, totaling $90 million, will come from a one-year suspension of the tax that repleni.. Read More

ECONOMY Fri Mar 7, 2008 @ 3:00pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Colonnade 1:55 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Earlier today I spoke with members of my economic team. They updated me on the state of our economy. This morning we learned that our economy lost 63,000 payroll jobs in February, althou.. Read More

ECONOMY Fri Feb 8, 2008 @ 12:01pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--“We commend the Senate for working across the aisle to pass this economic growth package. Their quick, decisive action and bipartisan cooperation will provide meaningful relief to American workers and businesses. In particul.. Read More

ECONOMY Fri Dec 14, 2007 @ 6:08pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) -- Business interests slammed a proposal on Friday that would expand Florida's sales tax to many services and goods, even though the proposal also would cut their property taxes by about 40 percent. The proposal pending before the.. Read More

ECONOMY Wed Nov 7, 2007 @ 12:00pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- WASHINGTON (AP) -- Small businesses "are critical to the health of the U.S. economy" and ensuring their access to credit and financing during the ongoing turmoil in credit markets "is clearly a high priority," Federal Reserve Governor Frederic S. Mishkin.. Read More

ECONOMY Wed Sep 5, 2007 @ 9:00am neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Businesses looking to expand in Missouri gained access to tens of millions of dollars of tax credits Tuesday as Gov. Matt Blunt signed into law an economic development bill passed in a special legislative session. Two parts of.. Read More