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Consumer confidence, home sales rise

AT&T offers concessions to FCC in BellSouth deal

Venture Capital: Angels like capturing mail at the post office

Industry discovers low cost of Washington State heartland

Inside Entrepreneurship: Use your head, not your heart, when kids need business loan

Startup uses 3-D technology to improve Net photo search

Web provides places to re-gift gift cards

Blogosphere is buzzing: What's up with Jobster?

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Sandwiches stay at top of food chain

Online Shoppers Overwhelm iTunes Store

Holiday retail sales fall short

Petsmart unleashes profit by adding lodging to stores

Hollywood, Orlando parks cut trans fats

Spokane economy diversifying

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Gift cards are sirens' lure for teen girls

Verizon opens `Experience' stores to push fiber service

Stores lure post-holiday buyers

Rage-worn retail staff seek crisis counseling

Company that specializes in taking a lot off the top

Firm resolutions from local pros

Small Businesses Fight Fickle Rules

Cedar restaurant a legacy of dedication

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Working at home cuts costs for local businesses

Ma Bell is calling again, with a big voice

Personalized Bobbleheads Getting a Nod

Pro skateboarders ramp up apparel firm's appeal

An Economy of Extremes

Rush at End, but Holiday Sales Fall Short

Coffeehouses as Fashion Boutiques; Selling Cachet by the Cup

I’m Elite and You’re Not

Verizon to Allow Ads on Its Mobile Phones

Media giants struggle for digital growth

New Internet Explorer will give the green light to some commerce sites

Background checks for Web sites create barrier for new businesses

Small Business: Resolution? They'll pay more attention

Retail Notebook: Shop helps pedestrians stride in style

West of Washington state's mainland finds new niche in people

Seattle shouldn't disregard the Other Washington

Old lumber builds niche

Not-So-Happy Returns

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Consumers boost buying during holidays

Microsoft Extends Xbox Warranty

Retail technology exposition to be added to Chicago show

Toys target the faithful

Stores add hours, deepen discounts

Inside Entrepreneurship: It's good business to do good deeds

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No stop to the shopping

Need a place to hide gifts? Some rent a 'Santa Closet'

Retailers try to keep shoppers calm

TV 'bundles' now easier for phone companies

A Taste of Cuba in California

This Season, Retailers Play Up the 'Gift' in Gift Card

Retailers get personal with blogs from inside

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Investment firm to pick up American Apparel chain

Will late shoppers save day?

Selling karma, hoping for a positive return

Firms may get some relief from audit rules

Google Steps More Boldly Into PayPal’s Territory

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Time is running out

Wholesale prices surge in November by largest amount in 32 years

Mountain Home's Idaho Wrecker Sales builds custom tow trucks, markets unique equipment

Offline Involuntarily

Moving the Mail

Retailers uncertain how merry Christmas will be

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2 Forsyth businesses put up big displays for holidays

Companies offer holiday decor help

Retailers sold on exclusives

Window shopping on the web

Coach loves 2nd career as clubmaker

Owner of exercise equipment company brings 20 years of fitness experience to his customers

It's the busiest time of the year for shipping companies

Retail Notebook: A stockbroker and a techie get artsy

Inside Entrepreneurship: Target your efforts to the appropriate VCs

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Retail worries? Not so fast

Sony sticking to PlayStation 3 shipment target, president says

Few airlines = high fares?

Tiny helicopter hot new gift item

Three Nampans open store that offers affordable home decor

Surf and talk for free at the mall

Kosher foods catching on with non-Jews too

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Retail sales surge in November

Macy's reaching out to lure former Field's shoppers

Asian electronics giants hit by LCD price-fixing investigation

Price cuts hurt Best Buy

Holiday season has been a wild ride for Nintendo

Local knitting shop’s heartwarming yarn

Crafting a close-knit community

Two ways to get phone tax refund

Seattle-area retailers giving back year-round

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Online retailers sweeten offers

Alisa Driscoll's Pitotubes are featured in People magazine and will be on a cable show

Retailers begin sales push for last-minute shoppers

XMission adopts new strategy

Denny's to eliminate trans fats from menu

Out of frying pan, into fryer

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Chicago heart of word-of-mouth ads

Zillow lets users put up virtual `for sale' signs

Microsoft touts its rearranged Office

Hosiery sales sag with drift to casual

A holiday whiteout for stores

Office gifts from bland to bizarre

Kosher food brand is branching out

Online Swindlers Shift Focus to Smaller Retailers

Buyers have their say

Big retailers bite into impulse buys

Retail Notebook: Positive messages blanket nation

Small Business: It's time to make 2006 tax projections

Vista: There's more to like than dislike

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Wards name gets new lease on life

Chinese company sweeps up Hoover

Consumers cut borrowing

Jewelers stress they do not sell blood diamonds

Inside Entrepreneurship: Tackle that mountain of 'due diligence' work

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Sears' flagship store to house Web center

Must-have gifts: Finding them may be this holiday's mission impossible

Partnership's goal: help moms worldwide build business, home

The Tricky Etiquette of Business Gifts

Mall eases parking crunch by offering shuttle service

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Satellite radio stations face reality, merger

On Internet2, innovating at higher speed

An all-service help desk

Consumers hold out for bargains

Firm puts profit to good work

A Logan-based company's equipment integrates exercise with entertainment

Malls urged to add amenities and diversify

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NYC Bans Trans Fats From Eateries

Consumers `procrastinate' on holiday shopping

Designer line fails to ignite Gap sales

Yahoo says online ad sales rising from all industries

Tesco looking at 300 sites for grocery stores

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Salon operator eager to build clientele

Food brokers promote new products

Starbucks cashes in on card's success

Michigan firms may get tax cut

Novena candles good business for California

Old-fashioned catalogs still draw customers in Internet age

Wal-Mart Says Thank You to Workers

Retail Notebook: Now, one-stop shopping for Fantagraphics fans

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Stores struggle to fill holiday jobs

An iPod- and hype-free guide to Internet shopping

New Rules Compel Firms to Track E-Mails

Retail sales merrier at higher-end stores

McDonald's new oil might be late

Inside Entrepreneurship: Practical humility can make a venture capital pitch pay off

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Wal-Mart finding little holiday cheer

Computer at work is being used to shop

How many people are shopping at work?

Dollar General to close 400 stores, open 300

Google to abandon its answer service

Penney, Kohl's battle it out

Baskin-Robbins vies to stay on toppings

Grocers' private labels gain market share

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Minimum wage hike nears in Illinois

RETAIL: Holiday spending up 3% from '05

Sony will give couple camcorder

Will your idea wash overseas?

Strategies for holiday business gifts

Jones Soda will switch to pure cane sugar

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Big boxes take a big bite of Cyber Monday

Generous incentives woo online shoppers

Sales soar for Overstock.com

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Retirees love freedom operating seasonal stores

Gourmet parties cook up good times for hosts

Retailers hope pace of sales continues

Wal-Mart to open retail stores in India

Web retailers selling idea of `Cyber Monday'

Oregon woodworker proud of his handcrafted apple presses

Discount e-tailer still hopes for buzz

Software Notebook: Microsoft hopes to spread Office's new look

Retail Notebook: Shades of New Orleans

Inside Entrepreneurship: 'Reverse merger' works, but it's costly

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Parents ponying up for pricey toys

2 lunch clubs to close doors in Chicago

Federated stumbles on Macy's switch as holiday looms

Macy's woos new customers

Utah one of top areas for women

Top 10 best locales for women entrepreneurs

Hurry! Stores roll back opening times

Colombia trade pact is decried

Academy inspires commerce in youth

Filling Pantries Without a Middleman

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Problems steal joy from company's holiday party

Delivering bad news never easy

Chili grower's crops find wide use

UPS raises rates for 2007 on ground, air, international shipments

Chamber chairman sees growthin area entering new phase (Boise)

Entrepreneurs show creativity at annual holiday craft fairs

176 Newspapers to Form a Partnership With Yahoo

No Substitute for Getting Personal, if You Want the Perfect Fit

'Legacy' carriers on the way back up

Retail Notebook: Husky, Cougar join up to outfit sports fans everywhere

For Web sites, a reason to give thanks

Black Friday to start earlier

Leaders consider Pacific free-trade zone

Franchise growth continues to soar

Holiday retailers can't wait

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Taco Bell to switch to trans fat-free oil

Scaling the heights

Showing a New Style, Department Stores Surge

Inside Entrepreneurship: Ease up on gas pedal in race to market

Online Retailers Can't Wait to Snare Shoppers

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Watch Cable TV on Your Cell Phone? Soon.

Judge: Craigslist not liable for ad content

McDonald's sets franchising push

Author offers cities planning tips to avoid big-box blues

Grocery stores add a gourmet touch

Why Roots Matter More

EBay limits sales of PS3 console

Business Articles of Note

IMPORTANT NOTE: Sorry, but there will be no articles of note from tomorrow November 3rd through November 15th. The Articles of Note will return on November 16th.

October retail sales are mixed

Grocers enter produce-safety debate

Selling Literature to Go With Your Lifestyle

A Web Site to Call Your Own

Vista, Office 2007 launch Nov. 30

Chip glut could lead to price cuts

Retailers tighten policies to stem return fraud

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Tortillas gaining ground in battle for bread aisle

Some of chain's restaurants to test trans-fat-free cooking oil

Wal-Mart bank bid is on life support

Lego running out of toys for holidays

New store, 10, caters to the 'fashion-forward'

University of Phoenix starts small business program

Franchises lure military veterans

Kohl's to sell decor by star of 'Cristina'

Are We Shopping? Is This a Store?

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Consumer confidence unexpectedly declines

Placing limits on speed? It's all up to you

KFC no chicken, will cut trans fat

Skull supplier has head for business

Bright month, except at Wal-Mart

Highflying Southwest takes a dive

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Ashment combines chocolate, massage ventures

Small firms turning to non-bank sources for financial services

Making an impression

When Outside the Loop, a Quicker Way to Get In

KFC to Cut All Trans Fats From Cooking Oil in U.S.

Starbucks saturation: Company adding 6 stores a day on average because a block walk is sometimes too far

Microsoft releasing updated accounting software

Retail Notebook: Chocolate -- it's not just for holidays

Inside Entrepreneurship: Hockey sticks belong on rink, not in biz pitch

Startups build for future of online television

Entrepreneur wants to revolutionize employee incentives

In pursuit of active women

Flourishing firms: Signature Group Real Estate honored as the fastest-growing

Business Articles of Note

Wal-Mart adds 12 states to drug plan

A grande move

`Thinking' computers get creative

Now in your inbox: A new twist on old scam

Family-owned moving company helps struggling students

Airfares rise most in 11 years, still below peak

FedEx forecasts a record holiday shipping season

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Verizon Wireless to Use Flash Technology

Remodeling to close 12 Cub Foods stores

Stores rave about Web reviews

Students score high in the art of free enterprise

How to market a new food product

Wal-Mart chief says retailer needs to refocus on basic goods

Slabs Are Joining Scoops in Ice Cream Retailing

Store helps residents to recycle batteries

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You won't lose your files by moving them to a 2nd PC

Venture funding up 77%

Missoula bowling alleys making changes to stay viable

Like Yahoo, Google Adds Customized Search Engine

Five friends combine talents, create salon business

Shippers move beyond packages

Wal-Mart plans slower expansion

Blogs and Web sites help small companies to connect

The Wyoming Technology Business Center will help start-up companies get on their feet.

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New auction on the block

Ford is saying goodbye to Taurus

Jackson Announces Plan to Help Small Businesses

Direct sales reps lobby for market

Inside Entrepreneurship: Venture fund will dictate the terms

Business Articles of Note

Apple Says Some IPods Contained a Virus

Postal Service to eliminate vending machines by 2010

New networking groupformed for consultants in Treasure Valley, Idaho

A Virtual World but Real Money

Making Money by Matching Surfers to Marketers

Microsoft rolls out Internet Explorer 7

Business Articles of Note

Halloween gives retailers another holiday bonanza

What'll they think of next?

Car Rental Firm Puts Teens in Driver Seat

Tips That Count: 460 Helpful Lists

Not Coming Soon to a Lot Near You: Chinese Cars

Utah basks in job growth

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Young shoppers buying into department store makeovers

Vonage announces phone service available in Idaho

Gap to Step Beyond Clothes, Launch Shoe Site

Used book retailer finds its niche

Fuel Savings Help Drive Down Wholesale Prices

Perrier Plays With Its Venerable Brand to Draw Younger Fans

Chinese market: Utahns want in

Culture key to assembling success at Ikea in Renton

Cell users charmed by ways to make phones their own

Youths to spend big on holidays at department stores

Business Articles of Note

Cell phone users prefer to see directions, not movies

Boutiques aim to let men enjoy shopping

Businesses may find new customers at conference

After a Slow Start, Rand McNally Finds Road to 21st Century

Joining the Party, Eager to Make Friends

I’ll Trade You My ‘Titanic’ for Your ‘Spider-Man’

Defending a Blurred Line: Is It Spam or Just a Company Marketing by E-Mail?

55 Million Blogs, and Now a Service to Track Them

Retail Notebook: Shop gives a glimpse of life at sea

Showcasing the Growth of the Green Economy

Tastes From Home

Entrepreneur proposes a luxury airline for smokers

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Retail sales fall; inventories rise

One brand, but they're not the same

YouTube all-stars

Vista on Track; Changes Per EU Guidance

Chicago banks big on concierges, guards, closets

Miss the pillows? Delta quizzes its fliers about the in-flight amenities they'd like

Desperately seeking grocer

Looking Up Again in San Francisco

Safeway's High-End Concept Lifts Earnings

Five Multiple Listing Services Agree to Equal Treatment for Discount Brokers

Inside Entrepreneurship: Whoever leads the deal dictates the terms

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Wal-Mart loses workers' suit over missed breaks

You Can Date Now, Meet Later

Wal-Mart defends bank plan

Spa owner uses $1 million SBA loan to open business in Eagle

Small firms don’t cover health

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Study: Credit Card Late Fees Much Higher

Bank of America offers free online stock trades

Google Offering Free Software Package

Labor shortages slow Utah economy

Noodle Maker Holds Appeal for Lawyer

A Coach May Improve Your Game

Wal-Mart Fan Disagrees With Its Wage Caps

A Family Business? Keep It Candid

Yahoo’s Growth Being Eroded by New Rivals

Turning anti-chain attitude on its head

U.S. retailers irked by dual pricing of DVDs

Skeptical Qualcomm crashes WiMax lovefest

Dressing Up A New Model

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More entrepreneurs turning to franchising

Cafe Max becomes Capers

Demand for empty inkjet cartridges is booming

Bookstores Seek New Chapter

Letting Consumers Control Marketing: Priceless

Genealogy for the Living, the Dead, the Far Away

Gay-friendly is good for business

Retail Notebook: 30 years of catering to cooks

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Faces, spaces and social paces

Kraft raises coffee prices as beans jump

Cold Weather Works in Retail's Favor

Google Puts Lid on New Products

Retailer Expands $4 Drug Program

Moderating Economic Growth Is Predicted to Bounce Back

El Segundo Honored as 'Business Friendly'

Subsidies Keep Airlines Flying to Small Towns

New Web site targets lifestyle, entertainment of snowboarders

SLC company helps sniff out biothreats

Inside Entrepreneurship: Poor accounting can ruin business

Alaska Air to charge $5 for meals

Business Articles of Note

Hallmark unveils tuneful cards

Retail sales rise sharply in September

Daley backs $1 increase in state minimum wage

Growth in service industries slows

Shopping to lure the masses

Firms with good ethics likened to family unit

Bidders Get in Line to Buy Music Retailer's Assets

Business Is Good, but Kohl’s Still Seeks a Fresh Face

Worldstock continues to grow

RealNetworks tries a new tune

Starbucks wants to open 40,000 new stores

Business Articles of Note

KOA develops system to warn about weather

MCDONALD'S: Monopoly game promotion returns

With Bigger SBA Loans, Bigger Plans

A Clean, Green Machine

Target Accused of Selling Fake

Meet Me in Revitalized Downtown St. Louis

Tourism group warns of U.S. dip

Business Articles of Note

Cub Foods leaving the Chicago area; 14 stores sold to competitors

Hot holiday toys selling fast, early

Auto retailers surviving nicely

Salt Lake Office space getting scarce

Business growing — but slowly

Wal-Mart, Supplier Lose on Appeal

If Preppies Took Over Wal-Mart

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Manufacturing growth slows in September

Teens earn $40,000 salary from podcast hosting site

Put your best side at the top of Google

`Superhacker' helps Web store gain trust

Planning, creativity can help beat an economic slowdown

Report: Small firms fuel U.S. economy

Idaho inventor's automatic clutch becomes business success

Online realty service adds homeowners looking to sell

Wal-Mart to Add Wage Caps and Part-Timers

In This Movie, the Audience Picks the Scene

Retro look in high demand for home buyers

Retail Notebook: A tiny video-game store filled with collectibles

Inside Entrepreneurship: Investors are angels, not saints

Looks like PCs will be back in style

Bluetooth products growing, but many fall short

Target, Wal-Mart locked in organics competition

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Longtime Gillette, Wyoming eatery closes its doors

A local icon bids farewell

Wal-Mart promises limits

San Francisco Mall May Supply Concept for L.A.

Warner Bros. Cuts Its Online Division

Business Articles of Note

Wal-Mart opens first store in Chicago

They know their audience

State Street in Chicago, a great street for retail real estate surge

Navajo, Ute youths find sweet success

Newspapers will survive Internet, editor says

Home-based businesses in 2002

Intel plans to launch 4-core microprocessor

Environment at Home: Builder of green homes honored

Weight Maker Flexes Its Muscle, Brain to Build Brand, Foil Piracy

Program to Train Factory Workers

Rural Areas Left in Slow Lane of High-Speed Data Highway

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Seminar aids businesses to cut waste

Health Insurance Is Twice Inflation Rate

IKEA to hire 10,000 workers a year

Franchising open house planned by 7-Eleven

Dirt biker turns hobby into profitable business

New free newspaper will target S.W. Idaho Hispanics

Wireless Networking May Soon Get Faster. Will Anyone Care?

Plush Toys Out. Weary Adults In

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Advertisers turn to text messaging

Home Depot pushing customer service again

'HP Way' Obsolete in Silicon Valley

Bouquet of Roses May Have Note: ‘Made in China’

3 Seattle startups will strut stuff at DEMOfall conference

Small biz owners: Time to plan for early '07 -- and how to pay your taxes

Retail Notebook: Brewing up a fortune

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Billings, Montana Library plans program on starting a business

Sony cuts price of much-anticipated PlayStation 3 in Japan as video game wars heat up

Boise gives out EnviroGuard Awards

Starbucks to boost coffee drink prices by a nickel

Inside Entrepreneurship: Leave corporate papers to lawyers

Venture Capital: 'Web 2.0' firms get a drop in bucket

Apple to open iPod Bars, Studio

Wyo. can develop innovation niche

Spradley unveils $6M expansion

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Wal-Mart to cut prices for generic drugs

Man vs. machine in battle for clicks

McDonald's may serve McMuffins all day

Would you like a phone with those chips?

WinCo now accepting debit cards

Britain's Tesco Plans Big Footprint in L.A. Market

Walgreens faces price tag action

Macy's will offer 'O Oscar' apparel

Warehousing and Fulfillment Solutions

Studios Merge as L.A. Gets In Vogue

Wal-Mart Plans to Help Workers Register to Vote

Amazon offering fulfillment services to other companies

Yahoo reports slowing ad sales

Business Articles of Note

Making Bluetooth a bit less annoying

Wholesale prices rise modestly in August

Fisher-Price unveils T.M.X. Elmo

How competitors are cooperating in the auto industry

Holiday sales are expected to increase 5%

It may be time to give Linux another try

Saks Alters Its Focus to Entice Old Friends

Makeover for Mrs. Fields: A softer look, with lots of red is helping drive cookie sales

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Pharmacy closings pile up

Saks shifts gears back into high end

Retail sales advance by 0.2%

Wal-Mart ends layaway service

Nordstrom.com all dressed up for a billion-dollar ball

Inside Entrepreneurship: Try testing business idea at your work

Retail condominiums: Tapping into demand

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Retail sales slow, jobless claims drop

Big-box battle not over yet in Chicago

First Utah Bank caters to Asian customers

Servers pushing for automatic tip

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Have You Heard?: Restaurateurs' new venture gives early eaters a head start

Wall Street's ride, Lincoln Town Car, faces demise

'Utah's Own' showcases state businesses at fair

California's State Minimum Wage Gets a Raise

Taking a Shine to Hair Care Business

Local Universities Have Much to Offer

Distractions and Bargains Bought in Bulk

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Apple will sell Disney movies on iTunes, new iPods

Canon to Inspect 1.87 Million Copiers

Work boot-maker steps into fashion market

Seeking a Fair Shake in Quake Insurance

New Kid on the Rack

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Realty owner expands services to meet demand

Don't forget specialized insurance coverage for disasters

MasterCard agrees to disclose fees after merchants complain

Coming full circle

Looking for a laptop? Consider spending $1,000

Video Meetings Didn't Take Off Despite Fear of Flying

How Will Apple’s Marketing Maestro Marry the Computer and the Home TV?

Like Shopping? Social Networking? Try Social Shopping

Buy-the-book retailer Amazon now sells its computer know-how

Retail Notebook: Where real men shop for big stuff

Ink refillers take on giants

The Price of Convenience

Chain puts Zip in local cleaning

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House brands heavy at Macy's

Shoppers in Windy City Unhappy to See Icon Go

Retailers Ask Governor to Veto Bill on Port Fee

Inside Entrepreneurship: The dark side of pyramid sales

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Wal-Mart to customize stores along key customer lines

Amazon.com Launches TV, Movie Service

Politics squeezes effort on broadband

H&R Block to Develop Banking Service

Macy's launches big ad campaign

American Fork, Utah company teams with CBS for auto repair shop programming

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A new Internet network brewing

The Online Box Office Is Growing

Utah's Small Business Index rises to 115.9

For Rent: Aides, Wingmen, Husbands

Office Depot to offer $100 HP computers

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A new Internet network brewing

The Online Box Office Is Growing

Utah's Small Business Index rises to 115.9

For Rent: Aides, Wingmen, Husbands

Office Depot to offer $100 HP computers

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Retirees, training step into labor gap

OfficeMax wants to make point with in-house pens, supplies

Jewel taking new Avenu in its quest for shoppers

Hard-core fans stay loyal to brand

Old School Station on its way

Convenience stores catering to aging Japanese

Stater Bros. Grooms and Grows

Textbooks Are Free, but They Carry Ads

Stealing Some Time -- on Their Watch

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Retailers report solid back-to-school sales

Financial service group wins national award

Baseball Gone Batty

Retail Sales Climb 3.2% in August

A Younger India Is Flexing Its Industrial Brawn

For New Lawyers, the Going Rate Has Gone Up

Inside Entrepreneurship: Don't sit around waiting for acquisition

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Employers in Sheridan seek help from foreign countries

Stores report solid sales in August

Phone rates set to jump in '07

It isn't just gas that costs more

Old furniture gets new life in historic Eagle building

Cabela's cuts deal on online sales tax

Wi-Fi Phones Are a Cool Way to Go

Businesses told to ready for disaster

Building homes the way Henry Ford might

Can rural businesses, neighbors get along?

Venture capitalists venture to Wyoming

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Costco cuts profit forecast

Hartmarx adds sweater outfit

Idaho firms make Inc. growth list

Flight School Aims to Get New Ideas Off the Ground

It May Be Past Due Time to Call in Bill Collector

Wal-Mart Hires Clinton Aide to Handle Criticism

Grocers Group Sues Wal-Mart