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Social issues still a factor for local voters in presidential race
With the economy on a slow mend, some voters on Tuesday said they allowed social issues to weigh more heavily in deciding who should be president for the next four years. For Kika Martin, a 43-year-old entrepreneur and producer, positions taken by...
Tags: Mitt Romney, Politics, Unemployment Benefits, Barack Obama, Elections
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Glendale, Burbank home market still stalled
A lack of consumer confidence and high number of homeowners who owe more on their homes than they're worth continue to keep the housing market from making a recovery. But burgeoning buyer demand is leading to bidding wars that are pushing up median sale...Tags: Homes, Services and Shopping, Real Estate Sellers, Real Estate, Condos
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Retailers hope for 'frugal fatigue'
Shoppers could come down with “frugal fatigue” this holiday season, potentially sparking higher retail sales as consumers rebound from their economic gloom, experts said Tuesday.
They were part of a panel at the Glendale Galleria — a...Tags: Target Brands, Inc., Services and Shopping, GameStop Corp., Holidays, Toys
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Food costs eat into DineEquity's profits
Glendale-based DineEquity Inc., the parent of the IHOP and Applebee’s restaurants, on Thursday reported a continued drop in the number of customers at both chains and warned that the rising price of food staples may make for a challenging 2011....Tags: IHOP Corporation, Real Estate, Companies and Corporations, Restaurants, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Holiday travel on the rebound
DOWNTOWN — Thousands of area residents renewed travel regimens this Memorial Day weekend, pouring onto highways and into airports as the nation officially ushered in the summer travel season. Be it falling gas prices, enticing hotel and car rental...Tags: Air Transportation, Hotels and Accommodations, Passenger Cars, Los Angeles Lakers, San Francisco
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Supervisor calls for 'structural overhaul'
Los Angeles County Supervisor Mike Antonovich slammed state lawmakers on Wednesday at an economic summit at Woodbury College in Burbank, blaming them for much of the financial stress that has forced local governments to shed jobs and cut services. The...Tags: Earthquakes, Labor Legislation, Commerce, Economic Policy, Sacramento
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'A new pattern' in downtown condo market
Donald Trump generated plenty of headlines while in Chicago this month testifying at a trial involving Trump International Hotel & Tower, but beyond the media frenzy, it's a story of "slow and steady wins the race" at his Chicago high-rise. About 92...
Tags: Banking, Donald Trump, Condos, Streeterville, Rentals
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Dist 203 inks 3-year deal with teachers
Naperville Unit District 203 teachers will receive pay bumps averaging 3.4 percent a year for each of the next three years, under a new contract inked Wednesday. However, officials say the deal will only cost the district an average of 1.89 percent more...
Tags: Teaching and Learning, Teachers, Career and Workplace
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Retirees do not get much to live on
Through the "chained consumer price index," the loss of dollars to Social Security retirees who receive $20,000 per year after taxes would amount to $48,990 over 30 years. Most of us will be living this long if we take care of ourselves and eat well. Are...Tags: Deerfield Beach
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Bipartisan Senate bill would give EPA power to ban dangerous chemicals
In a rare display of bipartisanship on Capitol Hill, a group of key senators unveiled legislation Wednesday that would require chemical companies to provide more health and safety information about their products and give regulators more power to force...Tags: Environmental Defense Fund, Environmental Issues, Politics, Chemical Industry, Frank Lautenberg
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Early Easter leaves Orlando hotels with April hangover
After four months of year-over-year growth, business dipped in April at Orlando-area hotels, likely because of an early Easter this year and the absence of a couple of big conventions in town. Hotels in the Orlando market filled 72.6 percent of their...
Tags: Economic Indicator, Hotels and Accommodations, Travel, International Drive, Hotel and Accommodation Industry
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Report: Car sales in Europe up for first time in 19 months
Autoblog.comFiled under: Car Buying, Europe, UK Automotive News reports the European automotive market has posted first gain in 19 months. Germany and Spain helped push the swell thanks to higher-than-average consumer confidence, though the EU saw registrations...
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