Business Stories from June 3, 2012 (Change date)
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Small businesses say no to health care tax creditJun 03, 2012 7:45 am - NEW YORK — When Josh King heard that small businesses could get a tax credit for offering health insurance to employees, his reaction was, “cool, that’ll save us some mo...
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Craft beers proving a hit in ballparksJun 03, 2012 7:45 am - KANSAS CITY, Mo. — It used to be that baseball fans would head for the concourse to grab a beer between innings, a cold one as much a part of America's pastime as hot do...
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The quest for the perfect office chairJun 03, 2012 7:45 am - Office chairs are like shoes, but not as much fun. We spend much of our time in them. They emphasize differences in status and taste. They affect the way our bodies feel...
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Controversy embroils fair trade coffee movementJun 03, 2012 7:45 am - MONTPELIER, Vt. — A recent open letter to Vermont’s Green Mountain Coffee Roasters asking it to sever relations with the group Fair Trade USA is just one sign of a broad...
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A look at government findings on 401(k) feesJun 03, 2012 7:35 am - A government report concludes that many employers don’t know enough about the fees they and their employees pay for 401(k) retirement savings plans. Congress’ nonpartisa...
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401(k) fees have employers, employees in the darkJun 03, 2012 7:35 am - BOSTON — What’s not to like about 401(k) accounts? Most companies offering these retirement savings plans match a portion of the employee’s paycheck deductions. Contribu...
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Dealing with bullies in the workplaceJun 03, 2012 7:30 am - An estimated 14 million Americans are being bullied at work, according to Gary and Ruth Namie’s 2011 book on workplace bullying, with women targeted more often. In firms...
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Was manager wrong to tell boss about problem employee's past?Jun 03, 2012 7:30 am - Q: Shortly after taking a new job as a manager, I ran into problems with one of my charges, a 30-something professional. In addition to being belligerent, he had bad wor...
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Cary Grove merger talk makes officials nervousJun 03, 2012 7:00 am - Cary and Fox River Grove, two villages perched on opposite banks of the Fox River in McHenry County, share many things. There's Cary-Grove High School, the Cary Grove Ar...
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Faulty water pump sometimes hard to diagnoseJun 03, 2012 6:01 am - Q. I have a Audi with a strange overheating problem that no one can seem to find. For the most part the car will run great with no problems at all and then randomly the ...