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Read More »Economy drives up number of locals using food stamps (The Wilmington Star-News)
By Vicky Eckenrode Vicky.Eckenrode@StarNewsOnline.com More people in the region are turning to food stamps assistance because of the anemic economy. Figures released this week from the U.S. Census Bureau showed that 5.8 percent of households in New Hanover County reported using food stamps in 2008. More: continued here
Read More »FedEx Appoints Waste Management CEO to Board (The Memphis Daily News)
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) – FedEx Corp. shareholders on Monday elected Waste Management Inc. CEO David Steiner of Waste Management Inc. to its board of dire…. More: continued here
Read More »Royal Mail set to hike stamp prices (Liverpool Echo)
The price of a first-class stamp could rise by 3p next year under a plan to help rescue the Royal Mail’s finances. Bosses are also planning to increase the cost of a second-class stamp by up to 2p, under the measures to raise around £100 million of extra revenue. More: …
Read More »U2 Rocks FedEx Field (FOX 5 Washington D.C.)
More than 80,000 fans packed FedEx Field on Tuesday night to see rockers U2 live in concert. While many worried traffic would be an issue for fans, but many of them turned to Metro instead. More: continued here
Read More »GM ends online sales pact with eBay (The Sacramento Bee)
General Motors and eBay Motors today will end their trial program that enabled consumers to bid for new GM cars from some 225 California dealerships. More: continued here
Read More »Royal Mail set to hike stamp prices (Chichester Observer)
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Read More »GM to stop auctioning new cars on EBay (Los Angeles Times)
The 6-week-old program, which put tens of thousands of vehicles from over 200 dealers up for bid, ends Wednesday. The automaker says it will now focus on its current nationwide marketing campaign. The hammer has fallen on General Motors Co.’s experiment with EBay Inc. More: continued here
Read More »Rural areas outpace metros on food stamps (Fremont News-Messenger)
MARION — Marion County ranks among the neediest in the state when it comes to households receiving food stamps in 2008, according to data made public Tuesday. More: continued here
Read More »GM’s Trial Program Selling Cars on eBay Set to End (ABC News)
General Motors’ partnership with eBay to sell new cars through Calif. dealers set to end More: continued here
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