Business Stories from June 25, 2011 (Change date)
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Kentucky distilleries rapidly expand amid bourbon boomJun 25, 2011 10:02 pm - Kentucky distilleries rapidly expanding to meet growing thirst for their product
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Review: No-sweat Fitbit tracks health habits for $100Jun 24, 2011 3:43 pm - When it comes to exercise and fitness, the saying goes, you only get out what you put in. Speaking for couch potatoes everywhere, I want to get out more than I put in. C...
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Review: 3-D silly, but EVO 3D smart overallJun 24, 2011 3:43 pm - SAN FRANCISCO — There has been a big push for 3-D at movie theaters and on TV sets, so it was only a matter of time before digitally enhanced fisticuffs started popping ...
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Ghost airports in Spain symbols of boom turned bustJun 25, 2011 10:02 pm - CIUDAD REAL, Spain — The glittering buildings rise up from Spain’s arid central plain. Draw closer and there’s something eerie about Ciudad Real’s Central Airport. There...
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White House solar panels are no-showsJun 26, 2011 8:25 am - WASHINGTON — Last October, the Obama administration announced plans to install solar panels on the roof of the White House by the spring of this year, returning the powe...
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A technological leap forward to old-time farmingJun 24, 2011 3:42 pm - ROMULUS, N.Y. — Peter McDonald assigns his 9-year-old twin boys the tricky task of erecting a mesh fence in one part of the family farm, then tramps across lushly carpet...
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Yahoo, Alibaba in “constructive” talksJun 24, 2011 3:41 pm - SUNNYVALE, Calif. — Yahoo Inc., Japan’s Softbank Corp. and Chinese Internet company Alibaba Group say they remain in “constructive” talks and have made “encouraging prog...
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IRS increases gas mileage deductionJun 25, 2011 2:33 pm - WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service is increasing the tax deduction motorists can take for using private vehicles for business, a rare midyear move sparked by high...
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A robot handles the luggage at NYC hotelJun 26, 2011 8:25 am - NEW YORK — Forget the bellhop. Meet the luggage robot. It’s the first of several high-tech, sleek amenities guests encounter at the Yotel, a new hotel that aims to provi...
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China’s ‘solar city’ rushes to catch power boomJun 26, 2011 8:25 am - BAODING, China — Solar panels jut out of streetlights in China’s self-proclaimed Clean Energy City. Tiny wind turbines twirl atop public buildings. Schools are due to te...
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