Billionaires to donate half their wealth to charity – Hamilton Spectator

New York Daily News Billionaires to donate half their wealth to charityHamilton SpectatorAP Filmmaker George Lucas, media mogul Ted Turner and former eBay president Jeff Skoll are among 40 billionaires pledging to give half of their fortune to …Whitman: No plans to join billionaires' pledgeSan Jose Mercury NewsBillionaires pledge fortune …

Read More »

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: …

Read More »

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 …

Read More »

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 …

Read More »