Pinellas Park/Gateway Chamber of Commerce fills program position

, Times Staff Writer
In Print: Wednesday, February 18, 2009
PINELLAS PARK — The business assistance program is facing the chopping block, but the Pinellas Park/Gateway Chamber of Commerce has gone ahead and hired a new person to run it anyway.
The new business assistance program specialist, or BAPS, is Jeanne W. Creech, who will move from the Clearwater Regional Chamber of Commerce, where she held the same position.
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February 15, 2009 | , , , , , , ,
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Pamlico Chamber of Commerce Pres. Arrested for Embezzlement

Published: February 18, 2009
Deputies in Pamlico County say the president of the county Chamber of Commerce was engaging in some risky business.
They arrested 36-year-old David Kitchen Tuesday on embezzlement charges.
Investigators say Kitchen used more than $6,000 of the chamber’s cash and checks to pay his own bills.
They say it all came to light after the chamber’s treasurer got suspicious and conducted an internal audit.
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February 14, 2009 | , , , , ,
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Obama must find commerce secretary _ again

WASHINGTON (AP) — Add this to Barack Obama's to-do list: Find a commerce secretary — for a third time.
Republican Sen. Judd Gregg of New Hampshire backed out on Thursday, citing "irresolvable conflicts" with the new Democratic president's policies.
That was just one week after Obama tapped him for the post the president originally gave to New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson. He withdrew after the disclosure that a grand jury is investigating Read the rest of this entry »

February 10, 2009 | , , , , ,
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Sulekha to monetize on local commerce

CHENNAI:
Sulekha, the free online search engine for local commerce, will soon be making
its clients pay for its services, as opposed to being supported by corporate
advertisements. By doing so, it is likely to become the first horizontal C2C
website, a site that offers classifieds across segments, to switch to a paid
model.
"We believe we might just have become indispensable enough to
our users to operate as a paid service," said Sulekha president Read the rest of this entry »

February 4, 2009 | , , ,
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Gregg Withdraws As Commerce Pick

Gregg said that he had simply lacked foresight and that he shouldered the burden of the decision entirely. "I should have focused sooner and more effectively on the implications of being in the Cabinet versus myself as an individual doing my job," he said at a news conference on Capitol Hill.
He cited concerns about Obama's economic recovery plan and the administration's intent to have the next census director report to senior White House officials Read the rest of this entry »

January 22, 2009 | , , ,
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Still No Commerce Chief — Does It Matter?

Still No Commerce Chief -- Does It Matter?
President Obama marks his first week in office with much of his cabinet in place, but he still needs to name a commerce secretary to replace
, who withdrew his name from consideration earlier this month.
"is the government agency tasked with improving living standards for all Americans by promoting economic development and technological innovation,"
. It's an umbrella organization with no real unity Read the rest of this entry »

January 12, 2009 | , , , ,
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Taking a “flyer” on Harold Ford Jr. for Commerce Secretary?

about Harold Ford Jr., beyond
a lavish Merrill Lynch bonus. The paper says he may be in consideration as a nominee for Commerce Secretary after Republican Judd Gregg pulled out last week.  It’s not just Memphis picking up on this, NBC Political Director
Harold Ford Jr. for Commerce Secretary? It’s something a few Democrats around town are pushing and, according to sources, the idea of appointing the former Tennessee Congressman is Read the rest of this entry »

January 12, 2009 | , , , , ,
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ICG Commerce Selected by Teva Pharmaceuticals to Provide …

Expanding its presence in the
pharmaceutical sector, ICG Commerce has just signed an agreement with Teva
Pharmaceuticals, the US-based division of Teva Pharmaceutical Industries
Ltd., to manage part of their indirect spend. The multi-million dollar,
five-year contract engages ICG Commerce to drive aggressive and ongoing
cost reductions in areas including Logistics, Travel, Lab Supplies and
Equipment, Packaging, IT/Telecom, MRO and Marketing. To support Read the rest of this entry »

January 3, 2009 | , , , ,
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Former eBay exec tackles perils of e-commerce at Omidyar Network

In his time as eBay's vice president of global trust and safety, Matt Halprin used to hear from plenty of eBay members wondering why he or other company executives had apparently sent them e-mail flagging a problem with their account and asking them to re-register.
Halprin, now a rookie venture capitalist, said the actual problem was that cybercrime operations based in Romania or China were "spoofing" eBay's identity, trying to trick some its 84.5 Read the rest of this entry »

January 2, 2009 | , , , , , , ,
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Gregg Open to Commerce Post — if a Republican Replaces Him

Updated 4:38 p.m.
By Anne E. Kornblut and Shailagh Murray
Sen. Judd Gregg (R-N.H.) appears willing to serve as commerce secretary, on one condition: His replacement in the Senate has to be a Republican.
And despite some other recent kerfuffles over Senate vacancies, Gregg is openly demanding a trade-off for his seat.
"I have made it clear to the Senate Leadership on both sides of the aisle and to the Governor that I would not leave the Senate Read the rest of this entry »

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