Monday, February 12, 2007

Based business home small - Soldier returns to family and a new home

GRAND FORKS (AP) - A soldier who returned from Afghanistan came home not only to his family but also to a new home. Shortly after Sgt. Wayne Houska was deployed with the North Dakota National Guard's 188th Air Defense Artillery unit, his family's house was destroyed in a Jan. 23, 2006, fire.
During the 2005 baseball season, long before construction began on a stadium for the Washington Nationals, architect Marshall Purnell and others involved in the project toured SBC Park, now AT&T Park, home of the San Francisco Giants.

Sunday, February 18, 2007

Based business home small - Business grad turned to lifetime in politics

AUSTIN -- Rick Sookiasian left El Paso in 1975 with every intention to return -- international business degree in hand -- and become "the maquila king."
"He told us basically to close up or get out and that was it." A Downtown business claims it's being pushed out because of Rio Nuevo.
Find out how to maximize your deductions, avoid common, costly mistakes and navigate the complexities of the alternative minimum tax. That's all in The Plain Dealer's annual tax guide, a Business Extra this Monday.
In response to: "Bush Budget tied to solid economy" (Feb. 6):When did the Observer start running opinion pieces on the front page of the Business section? The current economy stems from good economic policy focused on tax cuts, not luck.
A handful of states are taking a new look at an old, often-criticized business tax to thwart what they say are too many companies avoiding their fair share of taxes.
MUSCATINE, Iowa Mid-February air barely warming above single digits didnt deter Dan Sawler on Thursday. Nope, he fired up his outdoor grill on the parking lot at Tonys Tropicals, 1500 Park Ave. Business was not as brisk as the weather.
The House of Representatives on Friday overwhelmingly approved business tax breaks worth $1.8 billion over 10 years, a key step toward forging a congressional compromise on increasing the minimum wage. The vote was 360-45.