Retail Shutdown Hurts Holiday Shopping Outlook
Washington gridlock and a partial government shutdown cloud consumer confidence and threaten holiday sales. The National Retail Federation projects spend per shopper at 737.95 dollars, down from last year, as 80 percent of 6000 surveyed plan to spend less.
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Cedar Rapids earns No 29 on Best Places to Live list
Cedar Rapids ranks 29th among U S cities in Livability com Top 100 Best Places to Live, the highest Iowa entry. Ames Iowa City Des Moines and West Des Moines also appear in the top 100. The ranking uses 2010 Census figures and factors such as amenities economics education health care housing and transportation.
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Latino market growth drives small business outreach in NC
Iris Ramirez Reese, a Durham entrepreneur, helped Food Lion source authentic Puerto Rican products to attract Hispanic customers. Her 1999 collaboration with La Conexion Latina and insights from Nielsen underline Latinos as the fast growing segment with significant purchasing power. Havana Grill founder Roberto Cardoso discusses bilingual menus and inclusive service.
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Deere Pioneer Buffett aid Ghana soil restoration farming plan
Deere & Co and DuPont Pioneer join with the Howard G. Buffett Foundation to pilot a conservation based farming initiative in Ghana aimed at helping smallholders restore degraded soil while boosting production. The partners will test maize seed, cover crops, and no till equipment with Ghanaian government test plots to build a regional market for conservation based cropping.
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