NPR: Business Story of the Day Podcast
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Small Business Stays 'Attached' To Laid-Off Workers
Mon, Nov 23, 2009
A Charlotte, N.C., construction firm is among an increasing number of small companies trying a strategy that makes the firing process a bit gentler. It's called "attached unemployment," a kind of temporary layoff aimed at softening the blow of job cuts.
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Price Fight: Coke Isn't It At Costco
Fri, Nov 20, 2009
If you're a member of Costco, the nation's largest wholesale club, you may be surprised to learn that Coca-Cola's products are no longer on the shelves. The two companies are locked in a rare public dispute over the price consumers pay for beverages.
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Suitors Vie For British Candy Maker Cadbury
Thu, Nov 19, 2009
One of Britain's most revered companies is under threat of a takeover. Candy maker Cadbury already rejected a hostile takeover bid by U.S. giant Kraft Foods. Hershey has confirmed it is considering a joint takeover bid for Cadbury, along with Italian chocolate maker Ferrero. But it seems the offers may need to be considerably sweetened to persuade the British.
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Federal Subsidies Keep Small-Town Airports Flying
Wed, Nov 18, 2009
You may not ever take a flight to a place like Hot Springs, Ark. — but you're paying part of the cost for people who do. Under a decades-old government program, federal money is used to subsidize commercial air service for small communities that can't support it on their own.
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Wall Street Now Home To American Indian Firm
Tue, Nov 17, 2009
A Sioux tribe based in Lower Brule, S.D., just bought the Westrock Group, making the company the first fully Native American-owned investment firm. As a tribal business Westrock will gain access to a new pool of money and it won't have to pay federal income tax.
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Ink Companies Clamp Down On Counterfeit Cartridges
Mon, Nov 16, 2009
Drop-for-drop, computer printer ink is among the most expensive products on the market. And it's highly profitable for the makers. That's why the CEO of a printer cartridge recycling business has filed an industrial espionage suit. He says a competitor sent a spy to his company posing as a customer with some very exacting questions.
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Calif. Companies Help Ex-Cons Get Back On Track
Fri, Nov 13, 2009
Though California has the worst recidivism rate in the nation — more than two-thirds of ex-cons in the state return to prison — companies like Goodwill Industries and Tri-CED Community Recycling make a point of hiring people looking for a second chance.
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Vision Groups Want Colleges To Stop Buying Kindle
Thu, Nov 12, 2009
Amazon's Kindle is taking some knocks from the National Federation for the Blind. The electronic reader can read books aloud, but the federation says that function is difficult to turn on when you can't see. Now, two universities say they won't buy more Kindles for their students unless Amazon comes up with a fix.
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Bank Failure Leads To Largest Chinese-American Bank
Wed, Nov 11, 2009
The failure of United Commercial Bank and its FDIC-brokered sale to Pasadena-based East-West Bank creates the largest bank focused on the Chinese-American market. It's also now the largest bank based in Southern California.
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Hotel Building Boom Focuses On Boutique Brands
Mon, Nov 09, 2009
Despite the economy, hotel companies have been on a building spree — especially when it comes to creating new specialty hotels. Hyatt, Marriott and Starwood are all rolling out new brands and locations to cater to guests who don't want to stay in what they think of as a generic chain.
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