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| Jacksonville per capita income slides into 'down cycle'
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| The area is still showing a higher per capita income than other peer cities in the Southeast. Jacksonville has been ahead of Orlando and Tampa areas for years, and it moved past Atlanta, Charlotte, N.C., and Raleigh N.C., metropolitan areas during the recession.
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| @ The Florida Times Union | Posted: 09/07/10 at 0215 EDST
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| Almost a quarter of all foreign buyers in U.S. choose Florida property
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| International buyers have helped buttress Florida's real estate market with 22 percent of all foreign clients nationally choosing property in the Sunshine State.
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| @ Palm Beach Post | Posted: 09/07/10 at 0215 EDST
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| Orlando's flex-space, service-center concessions still common
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| Vacancy rates declining slightly, to 16.7 percent from 17.09 percent in the first quarter. About 1.5 million square feet of service center and flex space remains available in the market.
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| @ Orlando Sentinel | Posted: 09/07/10 at 0223 EDST
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| Sarasota region hit harder in building slump
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| In Sarasota and Lee counties, the decline has been more than 90 percent. The new figures, based on a Herald-Tribune analysis of reports from the state's 67 county property appraisers, come as no surprise to Bill Dooley, chief executive of DooleyMack Constructors Inc., a Lakewood Ranch-based contractor with five offices around the state.
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| @ Sarasota Herald Tribune | Posted: 09/07/10 at 0245 EDST
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| Midwest |
| Illinois area farmers to get help because of rain losses
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| Logan, Mason, Menard and Sangamon are among counties designated a natural disaster area because of losses caused by “excessive rain, flooding and flash flooding that occurred from April 1 … and continuing.”In all, 55 Illinois counties were listed in the disaster declaration.
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| @ Springfield Journal Register | Posted: 09/07/10 at 0255 EDST
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| Security worries holding up big order for Saginaw company
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| The president of a Saginaw business says his company could miss out on a contract worth more than $2.5 million if it remains tangled in federal red tape. But a federal agency says the company’s equipment presents a national security risk.
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| @ Grand Rapids Press | Posted: 09/07/10 at 0301 EDST
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| What I Do: Getting the most from crop yields
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I help farmers increase their crop yield by providing agronomic consulting and scouting, which includes pest management, variety placement and cultural practices.
Editor's Comment:/strong> This is real intesting
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| @ Wisconsin State Journal | Posted: 09/07/10 at 0315 EDST
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| No chips, no jobs as Minnesota plant sits idle
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| A factory built with government aid two years ago in Mahnomen, a city of 1,200 on the White Earth Indian Reservation, set its sights on producing the world's first baked stackable potato chip -- a low-fat challenger to oil-fried Pringles and Stax. Today, the $8.5 million plant sits idle. Mahnomen County remains the poorest place in the state.
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| @ Minneapolis Star Tribune | Posted: 09/07/10 at 0322 EDST
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| National |
| The employment situation - August 2010
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| Nonfarm payroll employment changed little (-54,000) in August, and the unem-ployment rate was about unchanged at 9.6 percent, the U.S. Bureau of LaborStatistics reported today. Government employment fell, as 114,000 temporaryworkers hired for the decennial census completed their work. Private-sector payroll employment continued to trend up modestly (+67,000).
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| @ Bureau of Labor Statistics | Posted: 09/07/10 at 00326 EDST
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| The coming tsunami of business tax increases
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If Congress does not act, on Jan. 1, Americans will face the biggest tax hike in history. Marginal income tax rates will increase for every taxpayer. The capital gains tax rate will climb 33 percent. Dividend rates for stockholders will jump by as much as 164 percent. The child tax credit will be cut in half and the marriage penalty will return.
Editor's Comment: For those who voted for change, here it is.
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| @ Washington Post | Posted: 09/07/10 at 0330 EDST
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| International |
| Reserve Bank of Australia holds fire
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| The central bank kept rates at 4.5 per cent for the fourth consecutive month today, although changes to its monthly statement led some analysts to predict the RBA may resume raising interest rates before long.
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| @ Sydney Morning Herald | Posted: 09/07/10 at 0339 EDST
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| The Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex on Tuesday gained 62 points.
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| The 30-share index rose by 62.16 points, or 0.33 per cent, to to 18,622.21 points. The index had gained 338.62 points, or 1.86 per cent, in the previous session attributed to continued capital inflows by foreign funds.
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| @ The Times of India | Posted: 09/07/10 at 0335 EDST
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| Germany to extend lifespan of nuclear reactors
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| The decision came after 12 hours of talks between senior politicians and means that some of the 17 plants will now be operational until the 2030s. The lives of older plants will be extended by eight years and those of newer ones by 14 years.
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| @ France 24.Com | Posted: 09/07/10 at 0326 EDST
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