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• Delaware DCT Holds that ANC Subsidiaries Subject to Suit under ADA and FMLA

  
  Turtle Talk — Authority: 140
  The case is Peason v. Chugash Governmental Services, Inc. (D. Del.). The materials: Pearson DCT Order Chugash Motion to Dismiss Pearson Opposition to Motion Chugash Reply Brief
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• Update on Citys 5-Year Economic Development Strategy

  
  PortlandOnline — Authority: 167
  A Five-Year Plan for Promoting Job Creation and Economic Growth
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• The Kelo Case Redux Once More: Pfizer Pulls Out and the "Careful...

  
  Health Fitness & Beauty - health-fitness.marc8.com — Authority: 158
  Four years ago we posted ( here , here and here ) about the controversial US Supreme Court decision in the Kelo case. Most discussion of the case at the time focused on individual property rights vs the power of the government to promote economic development, but the case had an important health care angle. read ...
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• Smarter than smart-grid?

  
  Sun Valley Idaho Blog; SunValleyOnline.com — Authority: 127
  Suddenly, we are under a push to switch over to “smart-grid” power metering. On the surface, this technology holds vast potential: It could inspire many of us to conserve precious energy; and some Idaho communitees are already doing this .  However, we would be to wise to ensure that these smart systems are ...
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• Terror threats won’t affect economic development: Chidambaram

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 715
  New Delhi, Nov 10 (IANS) Home Minister P. Chidambaram Tuesday admitted terror threats, but asserted that it would not affect the industrial development of the country.“We are not more vulnerable than any other country,” Chidambaram said while addressing industry leaders at the World Economic Forum’s India ...
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• Register for IT Martini events

  
  Ohio Tech Bits Blog — Authority: 119
  IT Martini Hour 7: All the Fixin’s . Thursday, Nov. 19 at BlackFinn Restaurant and Saloon in Cincinnati. IT Martini Hour 8: Ghost of Projects Past . Wednesday, Dec. 2 at The Bar of Modern Art in Columbus.
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• Sperrys price drops by nearly 1/3

  
  Fun in Saratoga — Authority: 121
    I posted an entry back in July about Sperrys Restaurant being up for sale , and in recent days the asking price has been reduced by $450,000.  The original asking price for the real estate was $1.4 million, with the business being offered without the real estate at $300,000.  Now the asking price for ...
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• Pfizer to Abandon Land Taken for Them by Big Brother

  
  Count Us Out — Authority: 149
  Pfizer Corporation Plans to Abandon New London Headquarters that Led to the Kelo Takings by Ilya Somin11/9/09The Pfizer Corporation has announced that it will close down its headquarters in New London, Connecticut. [HT: my former student Josh Blackman, and other VC readers]. As our regular readers may recall, Pfizer ...
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• Enough to warm a cynics heart

  
  Outrages & Insights — Authority: 122
  I was initially kind of put off by the prospect of "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" coming to WNY. I have little use for the vast majority of whats on television, aside from "Hockey Night in Canada" and reruns of "That 70s Show," oh, and "Family Guy." But Ive got to admit I think its neat what theyre doing on the West ...
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• Invest in nature now or it will be too late

  
  Cooler Choice — Authority: 161
  The RSPB has warned today that massive cuts in public spending on the natural environment could spell disaster for wildlife in Northern Ireland. Here is the original post: Invest in nature now or it will be too late Please Share or Bookmark this post
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• Manuel fights back to claim some authority

  
  The Wild Frontier — Authority: 120
  YESTERDAY the ANC ignored pressure from the left and announced that Planning Minister, Trevor Manuel, would be the boss of government’s new Planning Commission.Cosatu and others have been calling for Manuel to be confined to barracks while the Economic Development Minister, Ebrahim Patel takes charge of financial ...
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• Changing urban jobs, new urban lifestyles

  
  All About Cities — Authority: 110
  How is the changing nature of urban employment changing our cities? Many cities, particularly in North America, emerged as centers for manufacturing, primary industry and some natural resource processing and trade.  In recent decades, manufacturing finished products has become more automated and global.  Making ...
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• Clean Up Your Own Yard, Before Cleaning Up The Neighborhood

  
  Derek Neighbors — Authority: 116
  I stumbled up on “ Can Phoenix Make a ‘Creative Class’ appeal ” and found it reassuring that others in the area are talking about the current state of the economy in Metro Phoenix in ways other than “doom and gloom”.  I personally happen to think this massive recession is just the wake up call this region ...
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• The Role of R&D and Technology Diffusion in Climate Change Mitigation: New Perspectives Using the Witch Model

  
  Environmental Valuation & Cost-Benefit News — Authority: 484
  http://www.feem.it/Feem/Pub/Publications/WPapers/WP2009-014.htm Summary: This paper uses the WITCH model, a computable general equilibrium model with endogenous technological change, to explore the impact of various climate policies on energy technology choices and the costs of stabilising greenhouse gas ...
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• Diamond Bank to acquire DGN

  
  DGreport.com — Authority: 133
  The Chicago Tribune reports that Chicago-based Diamond Bank will acquire Downers Grove National Bank in a cash transaction.  No word on the purchase price. Founded in 1955, the privately held Downers Grove bank has assets of $266.9 million, according to the Tribune . With branches in Woodridge and Westmont ...
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• “Entrepreneurial Economy” Blueprint Launches – High Profil...

  
  Business Finance & Economy - business.marc8.com — Authority: 163
  Tucson, Arizona (PRESS RELEASE – November 9, 2009) – Today, Tucson Regional Economic Opportunities, Inc. (TREO) launches the next extension of its Blueprint, called the Entrepreneurial Economy Blueprint, to focus on entrepreneurship. TREO’s Economic Blueprint, a long-range plan to diversify the region’s ...
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• Groundbreaking jobs

  
  Springboard — Authority: 110
  Monday’s groundbreaking for the Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering (JSNN) was good news in itself, but one announcement made it even better. A new advanced composites company, spun off from research conducted at North Carolina A&T State University, will be the first corporate tenant at Gateway ...
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• Economic Development News Week of November 2, 2009

  
  Carol's Weblog — Authority: 110
  Jackson, Mississippi ranks eleventh in Business Week’s Forty Strongest U. S. Metro Economies. http://images.businessweek.com/ss/09/10/1022_40_strongest_us_metro_economies/12.htm Officials with CE-Bio, LLC, have unveiled plans to locate a nutritional supplements manufacturing facility in a 57,000-square-foot plant ...
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• IEDC acquires Grand Rapids site

  
  Howie Blog — Authority: 143
  Itasca Economic Development Corporation (IEDC) has finalized an agreement to purchase a former manufacturing site in Grand Rapids. The site features 400,000 sq. ft. of manufacturing and distribution space situated on 233 acres, and will serve as the new home of the proposed Itasca Eco Industrial Park. The sale is ...
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• Drivers Will Be Watched Near Harbor

  
  New Haven Independent — Authority: 632
  Starting next year, you may want to smile when driving across one of the citys river bridges. Youll be on camera.
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