Calendar notes on local business and education events
Thursday broadcast series Edward Jones estate planning and IRS small business workshop at Central Piedmont CC. Meetings cover workers compensation payroll and benefits at Gaston Chamber office. Planning ahead lists tourism advisory board Chamber sessions Wake Forest MBAs and business expos with speakers Ziglar Lowe Gibbs and Dole. Details include dates Oct 9 through Jan 11 and contact numbers.
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Edward Jones
Doug Rogers
Internal Revenue Service
Central Piedmont Community College
Southwest
Hebron St
Staff America
Small Business Round Table
Gaston Chamber of Commerce
W. Franklin Blvd
Gastonia
Gaston County Tourism Advisory Board
Tourism
W. Main Ave
Gaston County Schools Business Education Partnership
Chamber
Winner's Circle Seminar
Wake Forest University
Babcock Graduate School of Management
Morrocroft
Morrison Blvd
Charlotte
Wake Forest
Case Management Society of America
North Carolina
Charlotte Hilton
University Place
Mills House
Charleston
S.C
Gaston County
Rena Potts
American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists
Technical Center
Research Triangle Park
Patty Simon
Peter Lowe
Charlotte Coliseum
Zig Ziglar
Robert Bluhm
Steve Beurlein
Charlotte Convention Center
Marsha Richardson
Senate votes to expand H-1B visas amid tech industry push
The Senate backed a bill to raise H-1B visas to 195,000 annually for three years, exempting graduates from U.S. programs and allowing more skilled foreign workers. Industry groups praised the move while unions warned it could suppress American wages. A House reaction and related immigration measures loom before year end.
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Smith
House Rules Committee
David Dreier
R-Calif
Senate
House
Microsoft
Sun Microsystems
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
National Association of Manufacturers
United States
Paula Collins
Texas Instruments
Independent Center For Responsive Politics
Ernest F. Hollings
Ds.c
Dianne Feinstein
D-Calif
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Joseph Lieberman
D-Conn
Immigration and Naturalization Service
U.S
Congress
Central America
Haiti
Associated Press
Linus Torvalds
San Jose
Calif
Yamaha of Gastonia Moves to Larger Center Location
Yamaha of Gastonia will relocate to the old Unclaimed Furniture building at 122 KE Franklin Blvd by month’s end, occupying all four floors and 17,500 square feet. General manager Jason Fingalevitch says the move boosts convenience as staff work at the hospital, while nearby tenants express mixed feelings about the shift.
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Akers Center
Yamaha of
Gastonia
KE. Franklin Blvd
Jason Fingalevitch
Yamaha
Duke Wellman
Wellman Motor Sports
Web sites push for freer coverage of Sydney Games
Major global media outlets press for Web broadcast freedom at a December IOC meeting in Switzerland. The Sydney Games ban audio and video highlights online, while TV and radio feeds are allowed. NBC holds U.S. rights worth 4 billion through 2008, including 705 million for Sydney. CBS faces online restrictions despite late TV-friendly access.
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New York
Switzerland
International Olympic Committee
NBC
U.S
CBS
CBS Sportsline
Sportsline
Joe Ferreira
New home sales dip 3 percent in August
New single family home sales fell 3 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 893,000 in August, Commerce Department data show. Despite the drop, analysts note the level remains healthy with July revised up 11.8 percent, aided by a dip in 30-year mortgage rates from July.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Federal Reserve
Fed
David Seiders
The
National Association of Home Builders
Energy standards fall short says efficiency advocates
Energy experts challenge DOE estimates as inadequate with a 2006 goal of 12 SEER for central air units, arguing 13 SEER is achievable. Advocates warn low-end fixes won t curb peak demand or climate impacts, while industry worries about higher costs for homeowners. Regulators push broader appliance standards to 2007 and beyond, with 1.5 quadrillion BTU savings by 2020 and notes on power reliability.
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DOE
Andrew deLaski
Howard Geller
The
American Council For
Congress
California
David Nemtzow
Alliance To Save Energy
Nemtzow
Energy Department
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Citizens For Business & Industry
City Club
James Woodward
UNC Charlotte
Gaston College
Eastridge Mall
Gaston
Board of Directors
Thomas.loc.gov
Wellman
Sears
Main Avenue
Wet Pets
Skully’s Dive Shop
New Beginnings
Light of Christ Family Worship Center
Rentway
Ist Quality Mortgage, Inc. “Mortgage Bankers
Lease & Land Home Purchase
Diane Barnett
Sharon B. Foust
Kelly Rush
Pembroke Road
S. New Hope Rd
Chris Pridnia
E. Garrison
Cherryville
Robert M. Sisson
W. Main St
Edwardjones.com
SIPC
Dwight Mathis
Catawba St
San Franciaco
Hanw
Las @ Vega
Phoenix
Dallas
Ff-Tower Air
Norld Air
Reno Air
Trave
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