In effort to double exports, US initiative targets big cities – Lake Wylie Pilot

August 10, 2013

It’s also led to the Metropolitan Export Initiative, which helps big cities – 13 of them so far – take stock of the trade-related assets they have and marshal resources to boost exports. “The export initiative made a lot of sense. It’s another way of saying a competitiveness initiative,” said Mark Vitner, senior economist for […]

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Haughey sought ‘preferential treatment’ for Ireland from US on tax – Irish Times

August 10, 2013

Charles Haughey sought “preferential treatment” for Ireland from the United States on taxation after an Act was introduced by the Reagan regime in the 1980s to close a loophole allowing companies to shift profits to tax shelters. US diplomatic cables from 1989 suggest that the then taoiseach was keen for Ireland to be seen as […]

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Gregory Lauder-Frost exposed: The Tory fringe group leader with Nazi sympathies – The Independent

August 9, 2013

Gregory Lauder-Frost, the vice-president of the Traditional Britain Group, claimed the decision to award a peerage to the mother of the murdered teenager was an example of a modern fashion for “filling the House of Lords up with spivs”. Mr Lauder-Frost and his organisation were a little-noticed Tory fringe group until the website Liberal Conspiracy […]

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In effort to double exports, US initiative targets big cities – Fort Worth Star Telegram

August 9, 2013

By Kevin G. Hall McClatchy Washington Bureau ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Nestled in the westernmost part of North Carolina, which is best known for its wood furniture, Plasticard-Locktech International is at first blush an unlikely exporter. Its calling card is plastic cards, the kind that’s used to get into a hotel room or stuck inside a […]

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Neenah Paper Reports Second Quarter 2013 Results – WorldPressOnline (press release)

August 9, 2013
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Neenah Paper, Inc. (NP): Neenah Paper Management Discusses Q2 2013 … – Seeking Alpha

August 8, 2013

Neenah Paper (NP) Q2 2013 Earnings Call August 8, 2013 11:00 AM ET Operator Good morning. My name is LaShanta, and I will be your conference operator today. At this time, I would like to welcome everyone to the Neenah Paper Second Quarter 2013 Earnings Conference Call. [Operator Instructions] As a reminder, ladies and gentlemen, […]

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Push Congress to act for economic growth – Butler Eagle (subscription)

August 8, 2013

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In effort to double exports, US initiative targets big cities – MiamiHerald.com

August 8, 2013

ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Nestled in the westernmost part of North Carolina, which is best known for its wood furniture, Plasticard-Locktech International is at first blush an unlikely exporter. Its calling card is plastic cards, the kind that’s used to get into a hotel room or stuck inside a birthday card as a gift. But the […]

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Has the rally in US equities got further to run? – FE Trustnet

August 8, 2013

In a single week in mid-July, according to data reported from EPFR Global, some $17.5bn flowed into US equity funds. That is a mother of an inflow. America is making a comeback. It is not hard to see why. The US economy is on a roll. House prices are rising and employment is stabilising, […]

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Ford Figo sales cross 3 lakh mark – Zigwheels.com

August 8, 2013

To build on the brand’s success, Ford announces plan to expand its dealer network to 500 by 2015       Ford touched a significant milestone recently with its Figo hatchback crossing the 3 lakh sales mark. Currently, the car is exported to over 37 markets […]

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