Needed: fair competition in construction For Labor Day, I want to highlight the efforts of a particular group that sometimes goes unappreciated: construction industry merit-shop craft professionals. In 1970, 30 percent of the nation's construction was performed merit shop (non-union), …Read more
Government Motors Not Responsible for General Motors Products General Motors Co (GM.N) is seeking to dismiss a lawsuit over a suspension problem on more than 400000 Chevrolet Impalas from the 2007 and 2008 model years, saying it should not be responsible for repairs because the flaw predated its bankruptcy. …Read more
HAAD orders 10 weight-loss products off shelves Ten weight-loss herbal products were recommended off the shelves by the HAAD for containing harmful ingredients that could cause heart failure and death. ABU DHABI — Ten weight-loss herbal products were recommended off the shelves by the Health …Read more
Labor Day Weekend Sales: 25 Places to Score the Best Deals Shopping Countless stores slashed their prices this year for all items, ranging from electronics to cars to things for the home. Most stores offer the same discounts both in stores and online, so depending on your stamina, you can go out and shop or [...]Read more
Back to School Consumers Browse but Don't Buy Online – Mobile Posse Surveys … This week's survey focused on back to school shopping and was received by more than 2.3 million people. The survey revealed that only 3.7 percent of consumers plan to do back to school shopping online. Although 71.2 percent of consumers shop [...]Read more
'Buy American' gets new emphasis By Wayne T. Price, FLORIDA TODAY Roger Simmermaker walks the walk when it comes to buying US-made products, and that walk often is made in New Balance shoes. By Malcolm Denemark, Gannett News Service Roger Simmermaker is part of a renewed movement to …Read more
NY law bans smoking on MTA platforms Andrew Cuomo has signed a law to ban smoking on the upstate and Long Island platforms of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's commuter trains to protect other passengers from secondhand smoke. The new law prohibits smoking in outdoor spaces for …Read more
Amazon.com Says It Is Testing Website Redesign A Wall Street Journal reporter viewed the new online store, which was earlier reported by TechCrunch, on Saturday evening. The new Amazon home page, which currently appears to be available to a fraction of Web users, is less cluttered than the old one. …Read more
Google Kills Host of Products, Focuses on Money Google said on Friday that it was pulling the plug across a host of products as it regroups its efforts to focus on products that bring the company money. "Over the next few months we'll be shutting down a number of products and merging others into …Read more
Lily Collins loves second hand garb Lily Collins hunts down second hand shops as soon as she arrives in a new city. The British actress loves browsing through vintage clothing stores. She finds it exciting to discover something old which will still look great on her. …Read more
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