Philly Deals: Microsoft helping push smarter business centers
JOSEPH N. DiSTEFANO / Staff Microsoft has joined with some of its big technology clients to fill showrooms in Malvern and 26 other business centers around the globe with fancy, elegant gadgets and applications designed to make offices obsolete.
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PPG shares soar on restructuring moves, outlook
The company, which makes coatings and sealants for cars and industrial uses, said in a press release that restructuring actions would "impact about 2000 employees," mostly in its global architectural-coatings business and other operations in Europe.
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APNewsBreak: Most Ala. firms miss immigration goal
(AP) — Tens of thousands of Alabama businesses have missed a deadline set by the state's strict immigration law to register with a federal database used to verify the citizenship status of job applicants, according to registration numbers.
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OneSteel finds its name misleading
The company says its name has been an impediment in recent years and given investors the wrong impression about its business. It's planning a name change later this year, but analysts argue there are far bigger threats still facing the company.
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Spanish Government Calls for Budget Cuts to Reassure Investors
“It's not clear how the situation will evolve in our country, so we shouldn't exclude a further budget adjustment after the summer,” said Antonio Argandoña, economics professor at the IESE business school. The government also set increases of 7 percent …
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Rio tipped to float diamond business
Rio Tinto may move to replicate its aluminium divestment plans by breaking off and floating its diamond business, while retaining some sweet spots, analysts speculate in the wake of the major's intentions to focus on its lucrative iron ore portfolio.
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'SA business to take advantage of BRICS'
By SAPA South African business needs to take advantage of the commercial opportunities offered by Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS), Business Unity SA (Busa) said on Sunday. The inaugural BRICS Business Forum in China had …
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Exclusive: Shell scrambles to pay huge bill for Iran oil
The European Union toughened financial sanctions and placed a ban on Iranian oil imports on January 23, but gave companies until July 1 to wind down their existing business. With daily contract volumes of 100000 barrels, Shell ranked as Iran's second …
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Downtown Business Association Launches No Panhandling Campaign
As part of the No Panhandling Campaign, the Downtown Business Association along with the Rescue Mission are hitting the streets of downtown Bakersfield to give panhandlers resource cards, which list various organizations they can go to for free food, …
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At resort, Yeddyurappa means business
BANGALORE/NEWDELHI: The uncertainty over the survival of the first-ever BJP government in the state continued with BS Yeddyurappa's faction threatening to boycott the Budget session starting Tuesday, if the Lingayat leader was not reinstated as chief …
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At .6 Billion, PG&E Leads State's Utilities in Diverse Supplier Spending
According to the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), PG&E spent more on products and services from businesses owned by minorities, women and service-disabled veterans than any of the more than 30 other utilities and telecommunication …
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Unions, business renew wage claim battle
Business groups are calling for caution, with the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) saying many non-mining industries cannot afford to pay their workers more. ACCI wants a $ 9.40 per week increase in the minimum wage, with exclusions …
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Sector-specific MBA degrees part of growing trend
That's why he opted for a two-year master of business administration, with a concentration in health industry management, from Schulich School of Business at York University. He's part of a growing trend in which business students pursue specialty MBAs …
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