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'); document.write(''); document.write('LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Phone company Windstream Corp. is on the prowl again for more acquisitions, this time buying Iowa Telecommunications Services Inc. for $1.1 billion in cash, stock and repayment of debt.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('NEW YORK (AP) — British health care staffing company Allied Healthcare International Inc. said its profit edged up 2 percent in its fiscal fourth quarter, as foreign currency exchange rates hurt revenue but also reduced expenses.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('RELAX WITHOUT GETTING THE AX: Layoffs and budget cuts may make you anxious, but that\'s no reason to triple your workload. In fact, there are many ways to look as though you\'re working hard when you\'re hardly working, says business humorist Stanley Bing.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Business owners in New Jersey are not bullish about the economy in the coming year.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('MILWAUKEE (AP) — Hormel Foods Inc. plans to boost its advertising next year to persuade cash-strapped shoppers to pay extra for its pricier items, like microwave meals, as they keep looking for ways to cut costs in the downturn.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — One hundred new jobs are coming to two South Carolina counties with high unemployment rates.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('DETROIT (AP) — A Swedish specialty automaker has backed out of a deal to buy Saab from General Motors Co., casting serious doubt on the future of the troubled brand.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine real estate agents say sales of single-family homes in the state are up for the fifth consecutive month.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('H.J. Heinz Co., like many food makers, has struggled during the recession with increased competition from lower-priced store brands.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('BOSTON (AP) — The Massachusetts Alliance for Economic Development has created a Web site listing more than 70 market-ready sites around the state to promote expansion opportunities for businesses.
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