Lewistown Commerce Center road contract awarded
By DAN SHERRIER The Hanover County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Sept. 26 to award a contract for the Lewistown Commerce Center Roadway & Bridge Project to Key Construction Company Inc., in the amount of $6,000,300.
Read More at Hanover Herald-Progress…
Farm Bill Update: Senate Finance Committee Approves Ag Tax Package
Washington, DC — Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) Oct. 4 led the panel in a 17-4 vote approving the “Heartland, Habitat, Harvest, and Horticulture Act of 2007.”
Time Warner, chambers announce ‘Accelerator Award’
The chambers of commerce in Greensboro, High Point and Winston-Salem and Time Warner Cable Business Class will present their third-annual Business Accelerator Award in December.
Read More at bizjournals.com via Yahoo! Finance…
Gutierrez urges Congress set date for Colombia vote
U.S. Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez urged Congress on Friday to set a date for action on a controversial free-trade agreement with Colombia and a second pact with Panama that also has run into problems.
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Senate Farm Panel Backs Weather Emergency Fund
WASHINGTON ? Tapping savings resulting from tighter tax rules on business, the Senate Finance Committee Thursday approved creation of a new $5 billion fund that would compensate farmers hit by weather-related losses over the next five years.
One of the surest signs of financial illiteracy is spending more than your means. According to the Commerce Department, Americans spend $1.22 for every dollar they earn.
Read More at St. Louis Post-Dispatch…
Antigua Defends Gambling Sanctions
Antigua and Barbuda’s finance minister on Friday defended his nation’s bid to impose $3.4 billion in trade sanctions against the United States, which it accuses of ignoring a World Trade Organization ruling against a U.S. online betting ban.
Read More at AP via Yahoo! Finance…
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