Ambulatory Surgical Group, LLC (”ASG”) Wins Beverly Hills

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SBA to Release Latest Small Business Goaling Report to the Media

Since 2003, more than a dozen federal investigations have found that billions of dollars in contracts intended for small businesses are actually awarded to some of the largest corporations in the United States and Europe. Report 5-15 from the SBA Office of Inspector General states, "One of the most important challenges facing the Small Business Administration (SBA) and the entire Federal Government today is that large businesses are receiving small Read the rest of this entry »

Recession is squeezing the life out of money-strapped hospitals

"They'll get swallowed up by somebody else, if they need to exist; and if they don't, they'll just close," said Tuck Crocker, vice president of the healthcare practice at management consulting firm BearingPoint.
Hospitals, which employ 5 million people, are reporting that donations and investment returns are down, patient visits are flat, and profitable diagnostic procedures and elective surgeries are declining as people with inadequate insurance Read the rest of this entry »

Legends Business Group, Inc. Continues Expansion

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Analyst Reports for The Procter & Gamble Company, Health

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78.8% Say Management and 63.8% Say Unions Responsible for Trouble

COLUMBUS, OH -
78.8% say Management is somewhat/very
responsible for the downfall of Detroit automakers, according to the
December American Pulse(TM) Survey of 4,117 respondents. 63.8% say the same
about Unions, while 57.7% feel the uncertainty of the economy is to blame.
Speaking of Unions, close to two in three (59.1%) say the UAW Union should
be prepared to offer give backs/concessions in light of the trouble in
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2 Wounded In Commerce Shooting

COMMERCE, Calif. (CBS) ―
Two people were wounded in a shooting in Commerce Monday, authorities said.
The shooting at 5237 Jillson St., near Wilma Avenue, was reported about 9:15 p.m., according to a lieutenant at the Los Angeles County Sheriff Department's East Los Angeles Station.
Both victims were taken to a hospital, and their conditions were not immediately known, the lieutenant said.
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EARNINGS REPORT: Post cereals sale lifts Kraft; Comcast earnings

> Kraft Foods Inc. said Wednesday that its third-quarter profit more than doubled because of a one-time gain from the $2.6 billion sale of its Post cereals business. On an ongoing basis, Kraft’s profit fell 6 percent. But including the proceeds from the Post sale, the maker of Oscar Mayer luncheon meat and Ritz crackers said it earned $1.4 billion (93 cents per share) in the quarter that ended Sept. 30.
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Business directory launched

The Madison Courier has launched "The MarketPlace," a free online business directory highlighting local businesses.
It can be found at www.MadisonCourier.com/MarketPlace.
"The Madison Courier has always promoted shopping locally. We are excited to add this new feature to MadisonCourier.com and give our local retailers a chance to have an online presence," said Robin Cull, New Media/Marketing Director of The Madison Courier.
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Asian Money-Market Rates Extend Drop as Fed Injects More Cash

Oct. 22 (Bloomberg) -- Asian interbank lending rates
extended declines after the U.S. Federal Reserve agreed to
provide as much as $540 billion in loans to relieve pressure on
money-market funds.
Hong Kong's three-month interbank lending rate, or Hibor,
fell for a fourth day, tumbling 0.21 percentage point to 3.14
percent, the lowest since Sept. 22. Singapore's
interbank for U.S. dollar loans dropped to 3.65 percent, the
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