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How to 'elevate' your business
If you were given a 180-second opportunity to change your business forever, would you be prepared to do it on a moment's notice? You would if you learn about the elevator speech as defined by Terri Sjodin in her ne…
Greece recommended for next batch of bailout
ATHENS, Greece - Greece is poised to receive the next installment of its bailout facility, and will likely get further rescue loans to prevent it from defaulti…
Movers and Shakers June 4, 2011
Workplace morale webinar planned
Job growth moving sluggishly
WASHINGTON - A bleak jobs report suggests the recovery from the Great Recession will be longer and bumpier than many economists had envisioned.
Coeur d'Alene Magazine summer issue available
COEUR d'ALENE - Just in time for summer.
Movers and Shakers June 3, 2011
American Angus Association welcomes Good Hope Ranch
Food pyramid out, 'My Plate' in
WASHINGTON - There's a new U.S. symbol for healthful eating: The Agriculture Department unveiled "My Plate" on Thursday, abandoning the food pyramid that had guided many Americans but merely confused others.
Fun ... and educational
COEUR d'ALENE - The baby boomer generation was able to seek out help and guidance in nearly everything at the Young at Heart Expo at The Coeur d'Alene Resort o…
Nokia shares plunge after profit warning
HELSINKI (AP) - Nokia Corp. on Tuesday warned its second-quarter sales and margins will be much lower than expected as rivals challenge the world's largest handset maker in both smartphones and low-end devices.
Severity of Europe E. coli outbreak stuns experts
BERLIN - The foodborne bacterial outbreak that has hit Germany and other European nations is unlike anything Western experts have seen: 16 dead and more than 1…
Movers and Shakers June 1, 2011
O'Brien to manage Best Western Plus Coeur d'Alene Inn & Conference Center
Eight hundred tons of fish die, rot on Philippines fish farm
TALISAY, Philippines (AP) - More than 800 tons of fish have died and rotted on fish farms in a lake near Taal volcano south of Manila, with authorities blaming…
Airline fuel costs push fares sky-high
NEW YORK - To fly someone from New York to Los Angeles and back, airlines spend close to $330 these days - just on fuel.
NIC students earn top honors at BPA competition
Eight North Idaho College student members of Business Professionals of America attended the annual National Leadership Conference, "Stand Out from the Crowd," …
Gas tanks a drain on family budgets
NEW YORK - There's less money this summer for hotel rooms, surfboards and bathing suits. It's all going into the gas tank.