Building Construction Starts Slip in December
December construction starts retreated 3 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 490.5 billion dollars, per McGraw-Hill Construction Dodge. Residential and nonresidential building were steady while nonbuilding construction fell sharply from November. For 2002 total construction rose 1 percent to 498.7 billion, after gains of 5 percent in 2001 and 6 percent in 2000.
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McGraw-Hill
Shuttle disaster eyed by charity vultures warns buyers
After the Columbia shuttle tragedy, charity auctions and Web sites allegedly aiding shuttle families surface, while Texas officials warn of donation scams tied to the disaster. BBB Wise Giving Alliance chief Art Taylor cautions against headline driven solicitations.
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Better Business Bureau
Texas
Columbia
Art Taylor
BBB Wise Giving Alliance
Unemployment fits singles rise in downturn says firm
Challenger, Gray & Christmas analyzes BLS data showing about 62 percent of 1.85 million long term unemployed are single. The Chicago firm attributes the shift to more single mothers and widowed seniors entering the job market since the last recession. BillSavercom tips cut debt spending and save cash.
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Challenger, Gray & Christmas Inc
Bureau of Labor Statistics
BillSavercom
Crayola marks a century with crayons still leading sales
Crayola, a Binney and Smith unit of Hallmark Cards, generated about 500 million dollars in revenue last year from crayons markers colored pencils and other products. The firm produces 3 billion crayons annually at its Easton Pennsylvania plant and celebrates 100 years of color innovation.
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Hallmark Cards Inc
US Commerce Departments
National Bureau of Standards
Michael Rubinkam
Associated Press
Aston
Crayola
Easton
Edwin Binney
C. Harold Smith
Crayola history recalled on 1903 eight-crayon set
The Crayola origin story notes Binney & Smith produced the first box of eight in 1903. Alice Binney coined the Crayola name from chalk and oleaginous oils, while the company marked anniversaries on October 11. The site highlights kids, parents, and teachers.
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Alice Binney
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Cable vs. on demand stalls as piracy risk rises
New York AP reports viewers like Beverly Boyarsky grow wary of digital cable VOD after high monthly fees and stale movie selections. Industry analysts say content licensing lags as cable firms push VOD to fend off satellite rivals while Hollywood worries about piracy and ad revenue loss.
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Huntington Station
N.Y
Boyarsky
New York
Beverly Boyarsky
Yankee Group
Aditya Kishore
United States
Kishmore
Hollywood
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