FedEx gets $4M tax break

Village trustees granted FedEx Ground Package System Inc., a $4 million tax exemption Tuesday night for locating the company’s new $40 million distribution facility in Central Range Industrial Park. The company has already begun construction on its 40-acre complex near Route 83 and Peterson Road, east of Countryside Landfill. More: …

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Tide goes out on Google Wave – Toronto Sun (blog)

UberGizmo (blog) Tide goes out on Google WaveToronto Sun (blog)And if you didn’t you could probably bid for one on eBay. “But despite these wins, and numerous loyal fans, Wave has not seen the user adoption we …Google will wipe out Wave as early as next yearLos Angeles Times (blog)Its …

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Record number of Illinois families on food stamps – BusinessWeek

Chicago Press Release Services (press release) Record number of Illinois families on food stampsBusinessWeekMore Illinois families are receiving food stamps than ever before as a result of the deepest recession in decades, state officials said. …Food stamp use hit record 40.8m in MayBoston GlobeRecord number of Illinois families getting food …

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NH on eBay

A 63-PAGE BROCHURE dating to 1925 and touting New Hampshire as a vacation destination is for sale on eBay. The fold-out brochure, a publication of the New Hampshire Publicity Bureau, is in “very fine condition,” according to the seller. Bidding starts at $5.99. The auction ends today. More: continued here

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