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Commissioners set salaries, holidays and official bank, newspaper
The official county holidays will be: Jan. 2 New Years, Jan. 16 Martin Luther King Day, April 6 (Good Friday), May 28 (Memorial Day), July 4 (Independence Day) Sept. 3 (Labor Day), Nov. 12 (Veterans Day), Nov. 22 and 23 (Thanksgiving Day and the day
Updated: 02/02/2012 10:26A
CORRECT: UPDATE: US Retailers January Sales Generally Solid
The error also appears in the article US Retailerss January Sales Generally Solid Post-Holiday, at 8:27 am The correct version follows:) By Karen Talley Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--US retailers are delivering generally solid January
Updated: 02/02/2012 10:22A
What the February: Redux
The fun and bustle of the holidays is long past and we have long weeks until we can even start pretending spring is here (groundhog be damned). Well, despite what you may be inclined to think, theres lots to keep an idle mind occupied in February.
Updated: 02/02/2012 10:21A
Banish those winter blues with some theme parties
Just need a new idea for a get-together after the holiday season? Lolita Healy, creator of Designs By Lolita (http://designsbylolita.com/), has you covered. Healy offered five themes to add some flavor to parties before the warm weather of spring and
Updated: 02/02/2012 10:06A
Home Helps and Masters Degrees Included in Income Assessment
ROME – Horse ownership and study holidays abroad are two of the one hundred items in the new tax agency income assessment mechanism. The updated form is currently being drafted and will come into effect by June, said agency director Attilio Befera at a
Updated: 02/02/2012 09:35A
Macys Raises 4Q Profit View, Reports Upbeat Sales
Macys Inc. (M) raised its profit forecast for the fiscal fourth quarter and reported upbeat sales, signaling its recent strength continued through the holidays, even as January same-store sales fell just short of views. The department-store company,
Updated: 02/02/2012 09:31A
US Retailerss January Sales Generally Solid Post-Holiday
January is where we look for all the post-holiday clearance and it can be a mixed bag, said David Bassuk, head of the retail practice at AlixPartners. There can be a continued reluctance to spend heavily after the moderate holiday period.
Updated: 02/02/2012 08:52A
Update: Portuguese to lose four national holidays – Portugal
Portuguese workers will lose two civil and two religious holidays as part of the austerity measures aimed to making the economy more competitive, Economy and Labor Minister lvaro Santos Pereira announced Wednesday. Speaking to reporters, Santos
Updated: 02/02/2012 08:50A
Planned job cuts jump, but low for January
CEO John Challenger says January is historically the heaviest jobs-cut month, explaining many companies put off their layoff decisions until after the holidays. But this Januarys losses were actually the lowest on record. Most of the announced cuts
Updated: 02/02/2012 08:36A
Celebrations around town for year of the dragon
She has helped with the parade since its formation and has seen the parade and the holiday itself become more popular as years pass by. “We try to incorporate lots of different holidays, not just the usual Christmas and Hanukah, all throughout the year
Updated: 02/02/2012 07:35A