It hasn’t hosted a single football game yet, but the new stadium being built for the San Francisco 49ers has already turned out to be a pretty good investment. The [...]
D&B’s Small Business Health Index for May 2013
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May 22, 2013, 4:37 PM
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BIZMOLOGY – How is 2013 shaping up for the small business sector? D&B released its latest Small Business Health Index report this week containing key statistics such as payment patterns, failure rates, and credit utilization.
The good news is that the small business sector maintained its pre-recession strength, even though the overall index dropped slightly in March 2013. Real estate was one of the standout segments and a rising housing market could be a significant growth driver for small businesses in 2013.
Cheniere Energy pioneers exporting liquefied natural gas from the US
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May 22, 2013, 10:09 AM
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Responding to the natural gas supply glut, Cheniere Energy pioneers exporting liquefied natural gas from the US.
Bottled water demand overflowing
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May 20, 2013, 10:25 AM
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BIZMOLOGY — While carbonated soft drink sales in developed economies continue to decline, bottled water sales continue to pick up and could become the biggest nonalcoholic beverage category by 2015, [...]
Restaurant chains continue to look overseas for growth
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May 17, 2013, 11:38 AM
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BIZMOLOGY — Large US-based restaurant chains like KFC, IHOP, Domino’s Pizza, and Outback Steakhouse continue to look to international markets for growth opportunities. Restaurant operators are hoping to offset stagnant or slumping [...]
Summer travel could mean billions for hotels
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May 16, 2013, 3:43 PM
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BIZMOLOGY — Summer vacation season is almost upon us, and, according to a survey by Room Key, a lot of Americans are already planning some getaways this year. People planning [...]
Wal-Mart to inspect supplier factories in Bangladesh
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May 15, 2013, 3:41 PM
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BIZMOLOGY — Wal-Mart Stores yesterday announced it will inspect 100% of the factories in Bangladesh that supply it with goods in the next six months. The news follows the collapse of [...]
Chinese auto firms find foothold in Detroit
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May 13, 2013, 4:00 PM
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BIZMOLOGY — How ‘bout this for three words you didn’t expect to see today: “Detroit attracts investment”? But that’s exactly what’s been going on behind the automotive scenes in the [...]
PV systems power solar growth
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May 7, 2013, 1:01 PM
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BIZMOLOGY — Driven primarily by installations of photovoltaic (PV) systems, the US solar power generation industry experienced record growth last year. PV installations increased 76 percent in 2012, according to [...]
The state of gas taxes
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May 3, 2013, 12:24 PM
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BIZMOLOGY — A report issued this week by the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) shows state gas taxes averaged 23.5 cents per gallon (cpg) as of January 1, 2013, down [...]
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