Credit education from CCCS offered in Syracuse column
Sharon Patchett outlines how negative information stays on credit reports for seven years, with seven as the general rule and ten years for Chapter 7 bankruptcy. The piece promotes CCCS’s national Credit When Credit is Due program and invites readers to contact Patchett or CCCS for more information.
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New York
Consumer Credit Counseling Service
CCCS
Sharon Patchett
Central New York
Patchett
Syracuse
P.O. Box
N.Y
Kmart’s rough decade ends with new leadership push
Floyd Hall reshaped Kmart after near bankruptcy, closing stores and opening super centers amid fierce competition from Walmart and Target. With Hall's exit in May, Charles C. Conaway took the helm and launched a $100 million ad push to restore brand familiarity and win back discount shoppers.
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America
Martha Stewart
Jaclyn Smith
Kathy Ireland
Kmart
Floyd Hall
Hall
Wal- Mart
Target
Conaway
Kmart to close 72 stores amid strategic overhaul
Kmart outlined a plan July 26 to bolster finances through store closures, inventory cuts, and a revamped information technology strategy. A pretax charge of 740 million dollars accompanies projected below expectations for Q2 2000 and full year earnings. The program includes 460 million to upgrade systems and 210 million for distribution, plus scanner installs and enhanced inventory monitoring. Despite modest revenue gains under CEO Conaway, profits have fallen while stock trades near half of last year. Same store sales rose 2.8 percent last month and total sales 46 percent, with pockets of strength in outdoor living, prescription drugs, consumables, and housewares. Kmart operates 2,165 outlets and aims to boost online presence via blue light. com and free web access. Value Line notes about 1.7 million internet subscribers in May.
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Conaway
A.G. Edwards
Robert Buchanan
Wal-Mart
New York
Bluelight.com
Value Line
Tax-Advantaged College Savings and Aid Guidance
The article explains College Savings Program accounts via TIAA and 529 plans, educational IRAs, and Uniform Gifts to Minors, noting contributions, tax treatment, and aid impact. It cites 90,000 investors totaling $465 million, plus tips from officials on budgeting, work, and planning for financial aid and loans.
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Teachers Insurance Annuity Association of America
TIAA
New York
H. Carl McCall
Internal Revenue Service
New York State Financial Aid Administrators Association
Bush and Gore proposals on college financing
The candidates present different plans. Bush would expand education savings accounts allowing up to $5,000 per student annually to be used for K-12 and college expenses. Gore proposes a college savings tax deduction and a lifelong learning 401(j) account for tax-free college savings.
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FinAid
Hope
Ttion
Hoardline
Books
Texas
George W. Bush
al Gore
Bush
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