Midyear checks for small firms focus on finance and networking
Small business owners should schedule midyear financial checkups and boost networking to offset a sluggish economy. Experts suggest reviewing tax payments, adjusting strategies, and exploring new sales channels, with chambers, associations, trade shows, and SBDCs offering low-cost learning and networking opportunities nationwide.
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Maloney Reed Scarpitti & Co. LLP
Erie
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CPA
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Chamber of Commerce
Dutkiewicz
Small Business Administration
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SBA
Sba.gov
Derailment fuels hazardous cargo safety clash near Chicago
Barrington Mayor Karen Darch voices fears after a derailment near Chicago killed a motorist and highlighted push to reroute toxic cargo from cities. The piece notes federal reform attempts, past chlorine disasters, and rail industry hesitation amid economic woes and low accident rates.
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Chicago
Barrington
Karen Darch
Darch
U.S
Massachusetts Democrat
Building Permits Report June 15 19 2009
Building permits issued across residential, alteration and addition projects totaling 36 permits valued at 732 588. Betenbough Homes leads with four residential permits worth 480 431. Individual entries include Christy Nicholson Irma Castillo and many others with various projects and amounts. Year to date totals show 940 permits valued at 71 919 208 for 2009, vs 1 933 permits valued at 231 574 164 for 2008.
Judge orders Lufkin Industries to pay 3.1 million in back pay
U S District Judge Ron Clark ordered Lufkin Industries Inc to pay 3.1 million in back pay plus 5 percent interest to black workers in a class action alleging racial discrimination dating to 1994. A 2005 bench trial found unlawful initial assignment and promotion practices, with Judge Cobb having ruled before his death. The company, which markets oilfield pumping units foundry castings and power transmission products, did not comment.
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Dallas
East Texas
Ron Clark
Lufkin Industries Inc
Clark
Cobb
Texas
Lufkin
United States
Lufkin Industries
Paul Perez
Associated Press
June Texas RRC approves W-1 drilling permits June 1–17
The Texas Railroad Commission approved numerous W-1 drilling permit applications across districts 7C 8 and 8A from June 1 to June 17. Names include Anadarko Petroleum Corp Forest Oil Corp Juno Operating CO and many others with multiple new drill and recompletion actions across Texas counties such as Ward Loving Midland Upton Reeves Pecos Andrews and Elliott.
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Holt
Lubbock
New Drill
Anadarko Petroleum Corp
University 1840
Ward
Atlantic Operating Inc
Wallis “A
Bright & Co
Glass II
Mitchell
Brown, H.L. Operating LLC
L.K. Turnbough
Stanton-McLeod
Crownquest Operating LLC
Free
Howard
Anderson
Endeavor Energy Resources LP
Hammitt
Martin
Black
John Haley, Jr
Loving
Koonce
Midland
Energy From Texas LP
Livingston
Tom Green
Bog Resources Inc
Upton
EXL Petroleum LP
Van
Ector
Amanda
Fiml Natural Resources LLC
Sudderth
Crockett
Forest Oil Corp
TXLN
Geomark Resources LLC
Birge
Gaines
Highmount Exploration & Production Texas LLC
Hill Ray May E
Sutton
Juno Operating Co. LLC
Wheeler
Crosby
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Kojo Energy Inc
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Pecos
Longfellow
West Ranch
Sharp Image Energy Inc
Polar
Spa
Kent
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Madison
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Maprock
Court OKs sale of Obama suit maker
A U.S. Bankruptcy Court approved the sale of Hartmarx Corp., the Chicago clothier that made Obama’s inaugural and election night suits, to Emerisque Brands and SKNL North America BV for 119 million dollars.
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Chicago
Barack Obama
U.S
Hartmarx Corp
Emerisque Brands
Sknl North America BV
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