Super Steel's Schenectady plant closing, up to 200 jobs lost<a href="http://www.bizjournals.com/albany/related_content.html?topic=Super%20Steel%20Schenectady%20Inc">Super Steel Schenectady Inc.</a> will close early next year, eliminating up to 200 jobs.
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</div>World Class Health acquires KidzhavenWorld Class Health, Fitness, and Sports Performance of Hartland has acquired Kidzhaven, a gym that caters to children.
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</div>Manufacturing activity hits 26-year lowNew research shows the nation’s manufacturing activity fell in November to a 26-year low.
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</div>It?s official: U.S. in recessionThe U.S. economy has been in a recession for all of 2008, the <a href="http://www.bizjournals.com/tampabay/related_content.html?topic=National%20Bureau%20of%20Economic%20Research">National Bureau of Economic Research</a> said Monday.
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</div>IRS pares mileage ratesAfter a bump in automobile-mileage deduction rates for the second half of the year, the Internal Revenue Service is lowering some rates for 2009 to coincide with falling gasoline prices.
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</div>Iverson Language Associates merges with TransPerfectIverson Language Associates of Milwaukee said Monday it has finalized a merger with TransPerfect, the world’s largest privately-held provider of language services.
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</div>Study: Many oppose raising business taxesWisconsin residents overwhelmingly oppose raising taxes on businesses, a new survey of statewide policy issues found.
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</div>Bailouts, rescues, cash injections in U.S. economy total $8.5 trillionFederal bailouts, equity buys into banks and investment houses, liquidity infusions by the U.S. Federal Reserve Bank, loan guarantees and economic stimulus checks now total $8.5 trillion, according to various estimates. (C) (AIG) (BAC) (JPM)
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It seems like there are legions of stem whose full time jobs are to come up with particular words in a specialized language only i can catch on to. Even so we must try to decipher out what these things mean so we can make the quintessential choices.
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