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Buying on layaway is back as an alternative to credit
patricia.kitchen@newsday.comThis holiday season, Janet Groschel, 34, of Medford, like many other cash-conscious shoppers, is saying goodbye to credit cards and hello to layaway. When she began setting up her home 10 years ago, she put a deposit on the merchandise, making regular...Tags: Business Trips, Online, Government, Credit and Debt, Middle Village
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Fuel-cell powered devices getting closer, but gassing up the laptop is still a few years away
AP Energy WriterSIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) _ Laptop, cell phone and iPod owners tired of having their devices run out of charge after a few hours have been patiently waiting for the next portable power source to arrive. Tiny fuel cells, powered by combustible liquids or...Tags: Fuel-efficient Vehicles, Electronics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cell Phones, Toshiba Corporation
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More call center work being done at home
The Associated PressAn operator is standing by -- at home. Companies that supply customer service agents to businesses around the world say they are saving money and attracting better employees by letting them work from their own houses. Using Internet telephone technology,...Tags: Miramar, Convergys Corporation, Government, National Government, Vehicles
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With economy tight, even lawyers get outsourced
The Wall Street JournalAs the economic crisis deepens in the U.S., some lawyers are making out well -- in India. At the Mumbai subsidiary of outsourcer Pangea3 LLC, rows of Indian lawyers at new computers pore over contracts, covenants and other financial documents. They're...Tags: Legal Service, Legal Services, Business Enterprises, Employees, Forrester Research Incorporated
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Fuel-cell powered devices getting closer
Of The Associated PressLaptop, cell phone and iPod owners tired of having their devices run out of charge after a few hours have been patiently waiting for the next portable power source to arrive. Tiny fuel cells, powered by combustible liquids or gasses, have long been...Tags: Fuel-efficient Vehicles, Electronics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cell Phones, Toshiba Corporation
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Former anchorman Bill Kurtis hasn't lost his voice
By Steve JohnsonIt is the winter of a long and celebrated career. The TV news anchor ought to be retired, golfing or some such, in DuPage County or Arizona, maybe hosting the occasional weekend public-affairs show on UHF, just to keep the feel of the spotlight....Tags: Rick Bayless, Harry Caray, Steve Johnson, NBC, Cold Case
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Your guide to finding the right Medicare plan
Sentinel Medical WriterSeniors confused about Medicare drug plans now can turn to the same place that helps people pick a toaster or TV: Consumer Reports. It recently analyzed 250 Medicare Part D plans in six U.S. regions -- Central Florida was not included -- and found wide...Tags: Government Health Care, Medicare, Consumers, Insurance, Private Health Care
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Seasoned merchants adapt to survive
Special to the TribuneThird-generation florist Jim Phillip has been known to say, "Even a single flower can cheer you up." This year, some cash-strapped customers are taking him literally, buying smaller bouquets and dampening his average order size. So it goes in the world...Tags: Sales, Government, Westmont, National Government, Prices
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Not quite business as usual in this class
247-4631Walking into Classroom 105 of Denbigh High School means entering the headquarters of three small businesses. Upon arrival, guests or potential customers are greeted by the CEO of the company and handed a business card. Visitors, who might find surreal...Tags: Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), Government Health Care, Denbigh, Government, Health Insurance
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Endorsement field shrinks for athletes
Associated PressAssociated Press Turns out, Tiger Woods wouldn't really rather have a Buick. At least not anymore. When Woods ended his nine-year relationship with General Motors Corp. last week—a mutual decision between a megawatt celebrity who doesn't need...Tags: Automotive Equipment, LeBron James, NASCAR, National Football League, Anheuser-Busch
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Small-business know-how valuable
Special to the TribuneHelping her entrepreneurial father as a youngster paid off later in life for Rochelle Boersma. "He was a plumber and an inventor," said Boersma of her dad, who started a business when she was 8. "He invented the stainless steel grate that snaps into a...Tags: Sales, Maricopa County, Government, Family, National Government
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2007-present: Vice president, Midwest operations, U.S. Cellular, Itasca 2005-07: Vice president, customer service, U.S. Cellular, Chicago 2003-05: Vice president, sales operations, U.S. Cellular 2002-03: Director, indirect distribution, U.S....Tags: Sales, Phoenix (Maricopa, Arizona), Government, National Government, Marketing
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