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Resignations idle Minority Business Alliance: Nonprofit group aids minority, women-owned businessesFriday, March 12, 2010 @ 6:32AMThe future of a 9-year-old organization that advocated for and worked to assist minority and women-owned businesses is up in the air as its leadership appears to have dissolved and its top executive has relocated.

Rockland offers small-business workshop to entrepreneur hopefulsFriday, March 12, 2010 @ 1:49AMIn hopes of assisting residents trying to start businesses, the Rockland County Clerk's Office and Rockland Community College's Small Business Development Center are teaming up for a special program.

Fitch Affirms Various Ratings on Volusia County, FL's Bonds; Outlook StableThursday, March 11, 2010 @ 9:34AMNEW YORK----Fitch Ratings takes the following rating actions on Volusia County, Florida's bonds as part of its continuous surveillance effort:

Oak Park & River Forest Community CalendarThursday, March 11, 2010 @ 6:08AMOak Leaves and Forest Leaves welcome items for the Community Calendar, as well as items for Business Briefs, Campus News, Community Briefs, School Digest and Newsmakers. Items must be received minimum of 10 days prior to publication; earlier is better. E-mail oakpark@pioneerlocal.com; fax (708) 383-3678; or mail to Pioneer Press, 1010 W. Lake St., Oak Park, IL 60301.

Mayor turns State of the City address into pep talkThursday, March 11, 2010 @ 12:40AMInstead of focusing on the lack of revenue and financial speed bumps during the State of the City, Hermosa Beach Mayor Michael DiVirgilio chose to highlight what makes this beachside town so special.

Molalla fee-waiver experiment pays off with new downtown developmentWednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 8:00PMFar from generating unanimous local applause, the proposed project has become a focal point in the contentious debate over who should foot the bill for development.

Entrepreneurship courses are helping create jobs despite the economic downturnWednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 6:24PMGeorgia Rakusen, 24, and Beckie Darlington, 27, used to be competitors. Two freelancers managing cultural events in Newcastle, they met pitching for the same clients. It was only after winning scholarships on an entrepreneurship course at Teesside University that they were able to join forces and form their new company, Haus Projects. One year on, they are working with some of the biggest arts ...

Yemassee buys train depot, the cornerstone of town's renovationWednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 6:19PMOwnership of the Amtrak train station in Yemassee is expected to transfer to the town in June, after the Town Council unanimously approved a purchase agreement for the historic depot Tuesday.

Goldman Sachs Offers Small Business Owners Inane Advice In The New York TimesWednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 5:27PMWhat's Your Reaction? One thing that we all learned from the financial crisis is that Goldman Sachs is a "great vampire squid wrapped around the face of humanity" -- its name to be spat aloud with an expletive to ward off evil spirits and succubi.