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  • Slava Rubin: IndieGoGo Founder: Crowdfunding Tips For Entrepreneurs On The Hunt For Cash Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 1:38PMStartup funding is actually more accessible now thanks to social networking and crowdfunding platforms that match amazing new ideas with people who want to be part of the next big thing.
  • School volunteers help to enrich classroom experience, but critics say they're the wrong solution to funding problems Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 12:20AMMichelle Bailey's children have long since graduated from Stillwater Area High School, but she's still willing to go the extra mile for her local schools. Or 2.2 miles to be exact.
  • Phil McPherson: Go West for Oil Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 3:29PMPhil McPherson: Go West for Oil Source: George Mack of The Energy Report   (7/14/11) http://www.theenergyreport.com/pub/na/10237 The new California
  • Opinion: Life after Netflix Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 7:48AMNetflix has raised its prices as much as 60 percent. If you're miffed by the increased cost (that came without any new features), what are your other options? Lex Friedman takes a look at the DVD and streaming landscape.
  • Byron King: Will Platinum Prices Persist? Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 1:33AMByron King: Will Platinum Prices Persist? Source: Brian Sylvester of The Gold Report   (7/13/11) http://www.theaureport.com/pub/na/10219
  • Carlstadt set to make Washington School site a park Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 12:33AMAfter years of debating what to do with the old Washington School site off of Broad Street, the borough is ready to take bids on a plan to transform the now vacant property into a passive park with parking incorporated along its edge to help ease a lack of parking on the Hackensack Street business corridor and a basketball court for a recreational facet. Bid specifications are now being offered ...
  • Congress' decisions on debt and deficit could create havoc locally Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 11:48PMCandidates for governor pay attention: The debt-limit fight could send us scrambling for new answers to how to finance and conduct state business. Here's a primer on how dependent we are on federal expenditures.
  • How Congress' decisions on budget and deficit could create havoc locally Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 11:33PMCandidates for governor should pay attention: The debt-limit fight could send us scrambling for new answers to how to finance and conduct state business.
  • Dispatches Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 11:17PMTown officials have negotiated a new, 10-year contract with Time Warner Cable that will provide $87,000 for new broadcast equipment for community-access television Channel 2.
  • Counselling for berths from July 18 Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 7:00PMFor diploma courses, the amount is Rs 2,400 (general and backward categories) and Rs 500 (Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe).20110714T000000+000014237267NewsState board eyes shelved power plansRUDRA BISWASRanchi, July 13:Jharkhand State Electricity Board (JSEB) has begun a hunt for reports of hydel projects that were proposed during the days of undivided Bihar but suspended after the state's ...
  • Where do they go when the races are over? Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 2:06PMAnd where do they go — not after the gates spring open — but after the race is run, after all their races are run?
  • Professional development earns praise Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 5:57AMThe North Platte Telegraph Among a group of teachers at North Platte High School, there is no question the value that professional development has for themselves or their students.
  • Elma Historical Society Dedicates Rebuilt Mill Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 3:48AMAfter years of work on a community-minded project, the community gathered last weekend to recognize that effort and witness just how much can be done by three men.
  • Gov't issues draft rules for affordable health insurance exchanges Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 3:16PMComputerworld - The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Monday issued draft rules for how states should establish affordable health insurance exchanges (HIEs), which will create marketplaces where individuals and businesses can compare private insurance plans.
  • Community Events and Public Meetings Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 2:42PMBlood Pressure Checks for Seniors. The city of Jackson and St. Dominic Health Services provides blood pressure checks, and heat and skin care awareness information to qualifying individuals ages 55 or older living within the Jackson city limits. Free; call 601-960-0335.
  • Saving the World on a Shoestring: Spark MicroGrants Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 2:39PMThe volunteer founders of a tiny, two-year-old non-profit with an annual budget of just $35,000 beli
  • "Let's Do It," Obama Urges Congressional Leaders on Debt Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 2:04PMPresident Obama is putting pressure on congressional leaders to reach a major deal on debt and deficits. In a White House news conference, Obama said he will not accept a temporary stopgap measure on raising the federal debt ceiling.
  • Press Conference by the President Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 1:24PMRelease Time:  For Immediate Release Location:  James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 11:15 A.M. EDT         THE PRESIDENT:  Good morning, everybody.  I want to give a quick update on what's happening with the debt negotiations, provide my perspective, and then I'm going to take a few questions.         As all of you know, I met with congressional leaders yesterday.  We're going to be meeting again ...
  • Biggest-ever Global Dance Festival marks a milestone for immigrant Denver promoter Ha Hau Sunday, July 10, 2011 @ 2:18AMHa Hau is an affable guy, a first-generation Vietnamese-American with an intense stare, a thin build and a receding hairline. Working in his Golden Triangle offices, wearing a fitted T-shirt and jeans, he doesn't look like a club kingpin, a trendy promoter, an electronic-music tastemaker — until the music of British trance legend Carl Cox starts pumping through his satellite radio.
  • Whale Ahoy! Popular California coastal license plate gets makeover following legal squabble over image Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 11:11PMNew version of whale-tail plate will be available starting Aug. 2
  • JT grad John Barrowman brings ‘ Torchwood ’ , Capt. Jack to U. S. Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 3:33PMFor months now, John Barrowman’s face has graced Internet sites and magazines, including TV Guide, Entertainment Weekly and even USA Weekend this past Sunday. It’s big news in the entertainment world that his star vehicle — “ Torchwood : Miracle Day” — premieres Friday night at 9 on the STARZ cable channel. It’s Season No. 4 for this “ Doctor Who ” anagram and spinoff, but the switch is that it ...
  • Verizon Wireless Awards Entrepreneurship Grants to Domestic Violence Survivors Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 1:44PMVerizon Wireless announced it has awarded nine grants totaling $35,000 to domestic violence survivors across New York State to help them start or expand a small or home-based business.
  • Burton D. Morgan Foundation awards grants for youth programs Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 7:34AMHUDSON — Trustees of the Burton D. Morgan Foundation awarded grants of more than $425,000 in June to promote entrepreneurship and entrepreneurship education in Northeast Ohio.
  • Hawaiian Chocolate Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 2:40AMEntrepreneuring couple earns honor BY CAROLYN LUCAS-ZENK | WEST HAWAII TODAY Pam and Bob Cooper decided to follow their hearts and moved from North Carolina to Hawaii Island in 1997.
  • Features : Efficient Business Through Cooperatives Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 12:56AMKUALA LUMPUR, July 7 (Bernama) - The 10th National Cooperatives Day will be celebrated in Putrajaya for three days, starting Friday.
  • Efficient Business Through Cooperatives Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 12:50AMKUALA LUMPUR, July 7 (Bernama) - The 10th National Cooperatives Day will be celebrated in Putrajaya for three days, starting Friday. The Cooperatives Commission of Malaysia's Executive Chairman, Datuk Md Yusof Samsudin, told Bernama that it is expected to be the biggest celebration yet.
  • Remarks by the president in twitter town hall Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 10:51PMMR. DORSEY:  Good afternoon and welcome to the White House .  I am Jack Dorsey, from Twitter.
  • The Selling of Walmart How the world's biggest retailer won over D.C. without a fight Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 9:24PMWalmart, so far, has no stores in the District. But Steven Restivo, the company’s national director of community affairs, knows the area well—he’s visited multiple times to open locations around the Beltway.
  • Recession hits transit budgets despite rising need Tuesday, July 5, 2011 @ 2:28PMCash-strapped and debt-ridden, public transit systems across the nation are trimming service, raising fares and postponing badly needed upgrades just to maintain daily operations, even as rising gas prices increase demand and experts call modernization critical to cities' futures.
  • Comment on BERSIH2.0 Leaders granted an audience by DYMM Yang diPertuan Agong by C.L. Familiaris Tuesday, July 5, 2011 @ 2:07AMSo is Sentinel. Wassup?
  • Lawmakers seek to end solar grants Monday, July 4, 2011 @ 9:29AMThe Investment Tax Credit, or ITC. Created by Congress in 2005, the ITC is a reduction in overall tax liability for individuals or businesses that invest in solar energy generation technology.
  • Brownback eyes Kansas tax cuts, job gains Monday, July 4, 2011 @ 6:36AMTOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback is tempering his enthusiasm for the growth of the state's economy, welcoming recent business announcements but still concerned about what he calls the "lost decade" of the past 10 years.
  • $100k tech transfer grants prove too big for most NZ firms Sunday, July 3, 2011 @ 8:33PMJuly 4 (BusinessDesk) - A small uptake has forced the Ministry of Science and Innovation to lower the threshold for companies wanting to use its new technology transfer vouchers.
  • Action plan blinds Barry Sunday, July 3, 2011 @ 9:00AMPREMIER Barry O'Farrell has been accused by MPs of concentrating too much on ticking off achievements in his first 100-days more than anything else. 
  • Professional development earns praise Sunday, July 3, 2011 @ 7:15AMThe North Platte Telegraph Among a group of teachers at North Platte High School, there is no question the value that professional development has for themselves or their students.
  • How will the budget affect you? Sunday, July 3, 2011 @ 4:22AMHouse Speaker William G. Batchelder, a Medina Republican who with 35 years in office is the longest-serving member of the legislature, called the new two-year state spending plan "the most reform-oriented budget that I have ever seen."
  • College Hill project hailed as 'tremendous success' Saturday, July 2, 2011 @ 10:37PMWhat some are calling Macon’s most successful project in recent years began as an idea in a Mercer University classroom.
  • Million Dollar Idea Competition Begins Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 10:44AMWASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--NLS Venture Capital is sponsoring the Million Dollar Idea Competition where the winners can receive cash grants totaling over $100,000 and the opportunity for a million dollars in equity funding.
  • Are Boomers to blame for the housing mess? Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 8:50AMThose wild and crazy Boomers. They grew up trying to overthrow capitalism and spent the late 60s and early 70s...
  • Perficient Acquires JCB Partners, LLC Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 8:18AMST. LOUIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Perficient acquires JCB Partners
  • Delaware lawmakers put finishing touches on budget Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 10:44PMRANDALL CHASE Associated Press DOVER, Del. Delaware lawmakers worked late into the night Thursday to put the finishing touches on a spending plan for the new fiscal year starting Friday. The Senate voted 20-to-1 to approve a $664 million capital budget for road and construction projects and other infrastructure needs, sending the measure to the House for its approval early Friday. Democrat ...
  • Transcript of Obama press conference Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 6:54PMHere is a transcript of a press conference today by President Obama. Transcript provided by the White House. THE PRESIDENT:  Good morning, everybody.  Have a seat, please.  I just want to say a few words about the economy before I take your questions.   read more
  • Transcript of Obama News Conference Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 6:47PMThe White House transcript of President Barack Obama's news conference on Wednesday.
  • Corporate Jet Tax Gets Six Obama Mentions, $3 Billion Estimate Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 4:38PMThe president made a big deal of tax breaks for corporate jet owners today, yet they remain a small part of any solution for balancing the U.S. budget.
  • Iris Technology Bringing Paradigm Shift to Cryocooler Systems with Multiple New Research Grants Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 5:36AMIris Technology, a premier Irvine CA-based defense and aerospace contractor, today announced recent contract awards in the area of cryocooler electronics. ...
  • State budget cuts mean big changes Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 4:02AMWhether it's significant funding cuts, new abilities to merge operations or a ban on regulating fast food, local-government leaders face a new world under the state's next budget.
  • Egypt's budding entrepreneurs get boost from US Monday, June 27, 2011 @ 2:36PMSitting in the banquet hall of a luxurious hotel on the banks of the Nile, Mohammed Kamal rattles off his ideas for new mobile phone applications. Among them: an app that will diminish Cairo’s suffocating traffic and reduce government spending on fuel in the post-Mubarak Egypt.
  • Ys: The Oath in Felghana (Premium Edition) - Walkthrough Monday, June 27, 2011 @ 2:13PM_______________________________________________________________________________ Aardwolf_Zy presents......
  • 115 Wabash Valley nonprofits lose tax-exempt status Sunday, June 26, 2011 @ 4:13AMAbout 275,000 organizations nationwide have lost a tax-exempt status under a 2006 federal law requiring annual notices with the Internal Revenue Service.
  • History made as debate on back-to-work bill continues Friday, June 24, 2011 @ 8:29AMMembers of Parliament remain locked in a political standoff as the government continues to press its back-to-work legislation to end the ongoing postal labour dispute. The NDP has committed to stalling the legislation as long as possible.