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You've got to set your goals!
Where there are no goals, there will be no significant accomplishments. There will only be another traffic jam.
Spill investigators want to find undersea evidence
NEW ORLEANS - Now that BP appears to have vanquished its ruptured well, authorities are turning their attention to gathering evidence from what could amount to…
Try Ubuntu for your winning team
When competition gets in the way of achieving goals, companies need to evaluate their procedures and, perhaps, re-evaluate their priorities. I am not referring to outside competition - what I'm talking about is the…
Manufacturers build on success
While most of the U.S. and local economy staggers through the recession of the past couple of years, one sector is doing surprisingly well.
Fannie Mae asks for $1.5B in aid after 2Q loss
WASHINGTON - Fannie Mae is asking for less money from the government, a sign that the cost to taxpayers for bailing out the mortgage giant could be billions lower than once thought.
What exactly is wealth management?
The two words signify a far-reaching kind of financial care.
Stocks, dollar fall after weak jobs report
NEW YORK - Safety first. That appears to be the new motto for investors trying to figure out how bad the emerging slowdown in U.S. economic growth is going to be.
Spokane baker makes a sweet move
POST FALLS - If there is anything sweeter than fresh-baked pastries, it could be the two dozen-plus new Idaho taxpayers who will be whipping them up beginning …
Visitors vanishing
COEUR d'ALENE - Chambers of commerce and other organizations promoting tourism in North Idaho were awarded grants from the Idaho Travel Council again this week…
Stocks fall after spike in jobless benefits claims
NEW YORK - A surprisingly poor signal on the jobs market sent stocks slightly lower Thursday as investors remained worried about a lack of hiring.
Russia bans grain exports amid severe drought
MOSCOW (AP) - Russia banned grain exports for the rest of the year on Thursday after a severe drought and wildfires destroyed 20 percent of its wheat crop. The price of wheat, which has already jumped 70 percent on…
Movers & Shakers August 5, 2010
Justin Rader joins Fullwiler Dental
Stocks rise on jobs, service growth
NEW YORK - Reassuring signs on employment and growth in the service industry got the stock market back on an upward trajectory Wednesday.
Movers and Shakers Aug. 4, 2010
Idaho Independent Bank losses increase
Fashion on a budget
COEUR d'ALENE - After years of experience wholesaling jewelry, a Hayden couple has decided to move into the retail sector. David and Darlene Tonning, who do bu…
Welco Lumber Co. reopens
Seven months after the closure of Welco Lumber Co., in Naples, the mill announced it has reopened full time.