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Plenty of pain to go around
Earnings stung investors last week, showing that in a global economy U.S. investors will get hurt when a good chunk of the world is in pain. And there definitely is pain. As much of Europe sinks deeper into a recession, Spain reported a 25.02 percent...
Tags: Companies and Corporations, Globalization, Earnings, Earnings Forecasts, UPS Inc.
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Prop. 39 would end tax giveaway, raise $1 billion for California
SACRAMENTO — During the middle of a winter night in 2009, sleep-deprived legislators and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger devised the deal from hell. It included a tax incentive for out-of-state corporations not to build facilities or hire employees in...
Tags: Republican Party, Polls, Executive Branch, General Motors Corp., Democratic Party
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Procter & Gamble stands aside as corporate tax battle heats up
PolitiCalIt looks like the campaign to change corporate taxes in California will have one less high-profile opponent. The Cincinnati, Ohio-based company Procter & Gamble said in a letter dated Wednesday that it won't oppose the proposal, which will be listed as... -
Retail Roundup: L.L. Bean's duck boots, McDonald's mobile, Lowe's
Money & CompanyMaine retailer L. L. Bean says the duck boot is back in style, at least among fashion-conscious, trend-hungry college students around the country. This year, the nearly century-old outdoor apparel company sold about 400,000 pairs of the hunting boot --... -
Kimberly-Clark to launch 'designer' toilet paper roll covers
Money & CompanyThat's the rather whimsical tack taken by consumer products giant Kimberly-Clark Corp., which is launching a "spring line" of colorful covers to hold extra rolls and add pizzaz to the bathroom.... -
Everett paper mill shuts down after 81 years
Q13 FOX News reporterTheKimberly-Clarkpulp mill in Everett first opened in 1931 as the Puget Sound Pulp and Timber Company. On Sunday, it shut its doors for the final time After a failed attempt to sell the mill,Kimberly-Clarkannounced in December that it would close the...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Boeing Co.
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Kimberly-Clark says it is closing Everett paper mill; 750 to lose jobs
Q13 Fox News reporterKimberly-Clark Corp. announced Thursday it has failed to sell its paper mill in Everett and will be shutting it down, throwing about 750 employees out of work soon. Nearly 90 percent of the workers will lose their jobs by New Year’s Day, and only...Tags: Unemployment, Christine Gregoire, Unemployment Benefits, Paper and Product Packaging Industry, Soundview
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Germiest place in America? The gas pump
Los Angeles TimesWarning: This story might make your skin crawl. A new study has found that the gas pump is the germiest, filthiest thing we touch in everyday life. That's according to Dr. Charles Gerba of the University of Arizona -- and he should know. A...Tags: USA Today, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers
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Gas Pumps, ATM Buttons Among Most Dirty Surfaces
PIX11.comJust in time for flu season, a new study carried out in six major U.S. cities found that the filthiest surface is at the gas pump. Hygiene company Kimberly-Clark trained researchers to swab frequently touched surfaces in Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Los...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Flu, WPIX, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers
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Quintessential Chicago ad man has evolved with the industry, rising to the occasion
During four decades as a quintessential Chicago ad man, Ron Bess has steered campaigns for clients from McDonald's to Gatorade while climbing the ranks at some of the city's most prominent agencies.
Bess, a natural pitchman, well-schooled leader and...Tags: Celebrities, Advertising, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Inland Steel Company, Citigroup Incorporated
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Shocker: Gas Pump Handles Are Filthy
KickingTiresGas pump handles are the filthiest surfaces that the average working American encounters on the way to and from the office, according to Kimberly-Clark, a health care company. Hygienists at Kimberly-Clark scoured around Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Los...Tags: Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers
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Tuesday Chicago deals: Get free shoes, get organized, get away from the kids
The FrugalistaIt's hard to find coupons for childcare -- believe me, I've tried. So I was excited today to see that daily deal site Mamapedia is offering half price at Kidz Drop-In childcare centerin Elmhurst. For $30, you get "roughly" six hours of sitting for one...Tags: Groupon, Inc.
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