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Police, fire briefs - June 7
Dryer fire reported at Hagerstown hotel A fire started inside a dryer Monday afternoon in a laundry room at Hagerstown Hotel and Convention Center on Dual Highway, according to the chief of the Funkstown Volunteer Fire Co. Firefighters put out the...Tags: Manufacturing and Engineering, Crime, Law and Justice, Electrical Appliance, Crimes, Coca-Cola Co.
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W.Va. farmers discuss process of getting their food to local tables
richardb@herald-mail.comBeef cattle graze in abundance in fields around Betsy Heath’s restaurant but they don’t end up on her customers’ plates. Heath and her husband, Damian, own Lot 12 Public House, an upscale eatery at 117 Warren St. in Berkeley Springs, W....Tags: Agriculture, Lifestyle and Leisure, Science and Technology, Berkeley (Alameda, California), Richard Nixon
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Gov. Brown targets enterprise-zone tax credits
SACRAMENTO — A battle is raging over a California program that grants businesses tax breaks for creating jobs but prevents the public from knowing who got them and why. At issue are enterprise zones, which were established to boost employment in...Tags: Taxation, Tribune Company, Business, Jerry Brown, Career and Workplace
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Calderon fundraisers double up on limits
With four family members running as many as 10 overlapping campaign accounts open at any one time, California's Calderon family shows that bypassing state political contribution limits is as easy as opening up multiple accounts. Sen. Ron Calderon (D-...
Tags: Politics, Elections, FBI, Charles M. Calderon, Ron Calderon
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Amazon to roll out home delivery service for groceries in L.A.
Online retail powerhouse Amazon.com formally announced it was rolling out home grocery and food delivery to Los Angeles. The AmazonFresh service, which has been available in Amazon's hometown of Seattle since 2007, will pick local businesses to sell...
Tags: Amazon.com Inc., Consumer Goods Industries, Groceries, E-Commerce Industry, Target Brands, Inc.
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In apparel industry, advantages of Made in U.S.A. label wear thin
Patriotism isn't easy. Just ask L.A.'s garment makers. Three years after combining their names to create Venley, a company that produces T-shirts and other basics in a downtown Los Angeles factory, onetime fraternity brothers Nick Ventura and Kevin...
Tags: North American Free Trade Agreement, Consumer Goods Industries, Clothing and Textiles Industry, China, Angelina Jolie
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Wal-Mart's fresh produce promise: Fewer middlemen, faster groceries
Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world’s largest produce seller, is trying to keep pace with rival grocery stores by freshening up its selection of fruits and vegetables. On Monday, the Bentonville, Ark., mega-retailer unveiled a new initiative to...
Tags: Groceries, Tesco plc, Services and Shopping
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California bill would fine big firms whose workers get Medi-Cal
For years, politicians and labor unions have pilloried Wal-Mart and other large employers for paying workers so little that many qualify for government health insurance at taxpayers' expense. Now critics fear the public will get stuck with an even...
Tags: Fines, National Government, Employment, McDonald's, Labor Legislation
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Wal-Mart's wages drive employees onto public benefits, report says
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. wages are so low they force many of its employees onto the public doles, creating a drag on taxpayers and the economy, according to a new report from the staff of congressional Democrats. The report analyzes data from Wisconsin's...Tags: Section 8 (housing), Career and Workplace, Collective Contract, Employees, Labor Legislation
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Retail sales warm up in May amid good weather
Retail sales in May had their best month since January, as warmer weather and a stock market rally drew out shoppers who had spent March and April cooped up indoors. Same-store sales across the board rose an estimated 3.9%, slightly beating expectations...
Tags: Stock Market, Automatic Data Processing, Inc., Macy's, Gap Inc., Consumer Confidence
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Retail sales heat up in May amid warmer weather
Consumers emerged in May to give retailers their best month since January, lured by warmer weather and the confidence lift from the surging stock market and rising housing prices. Same-store sales increased 4.8% from a year earlier, beating expectations...
Tags: Quarterly or Semiannual Financial Statements, Stock Market, Ann Taylor, Automatic Data Processing, Inc., Gap Inc.
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Wal-Mart adds money-back guarantee on produce
Tribune reporterWal-Mart Stores Inc., already the largest grocer and produce provider it the U.S., is trying to increase its hold on the market by offering a money-back satisfaction guarantee for fruits and vegetables. The guarantee follows a reorganization of its...Tags: Advertising, Walmart
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