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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.
Judge rules in favor of online travel sites
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) - A south-central Kentucky judge has dismissed a lawsuit against online travel companies that don't collect lodging taxes on the fees they collect for securing hotel rooms. Warren District J…
Hey Star Trek fans: Picard's chair for sale
LAS VEGAS (AP) - "Star Trek" lovers looking for Enterprise chairs, Starfleet uniforms or a model Klingon Bird of Prey can seek out new life for the dismantled pieces of a closed Las Vegas attraction based on the fa…
'Undercover Boss' helps make business personal
So there's this new guy/gal, older than most entry-level employees, who shows up at your workplace one day and wants to learn the ropes. A little unusual, you think, but you train the person to do your job and expl…
Ex-Fannie Mae execs try to defend track record
WASHINGTON - Two former Fannie Mae executives said Friday that competitive pressures, combined with the political goal of increasing homeownership, were to bla…
A complicated place
BAYVIEW - This is a small town with multiple personalities, and often they do not get along. While part of Bayview seems trapped in time, with the look of an a…
Stocks rise on more signs of growth; Dow tops 11K
NEW YORK - The stock market closed at a new 18-month high Friday, with the Dow Jones industrial average briefly touching 11,000 before retreating slightly. The…
Owning bonds in today's environment
If you own bonds, keep this in mind: Bond prices typically drop when interest rates rise. If rates were to escalate, then, and you own a sizable amount of bonds, particularly long-term bonds, the value of your port…
Tribal economy gets law school boost
While there are 562 federally recognized tribes and at least 35 states with sovereign, tribal nations within their boundaries, there are only a few law schools…
Movers & Shakers April 10, 2010
Education and the economy the Upbeat Breakfast topic; Idaho bars mortgage modifier
Fewer on-time flights in February
NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. airlines operated fewer on-time flights in February, the Department of Transportation said Thursday, as massive snowstorms shut down some of the largest East Coast airports.
Cooperating for mutual success
COEUR d'ALENE - Tonight is the night nearly four dozen artists have been waiting for since last summer.
Movers and Shakers April 9, 2010
Post Falls Hollywood Video closing
BMW facility planned in Moses Lake
SEATTLE - Grant County received an economic shot in the arm Tuesday with the official announcement of a BMW parts plant being built in Moses Lake.
NIC receives $625K grant
North Idaho College has been awarded a $625,000 grant to train health information technology professionals across the state of Idaho. The grant is part of a $6…
Movers & Shakers April 8, 2010
Timberline reports progress; Coldwater Creek executive Bell gets promotion to CFO;