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SubscribeOverall wages and salaries increased an annualized 3.4 percent and benefits grew 2.3 percent in first quarter 2008.
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Consumer spending felt on multiple levels
Jul 19, 2008 @ 02:39 PM
ROCKFORD —
When consumers feel poorer, they don’t buy new cars, lawn mowers and housewares.
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Consumer spending felt on multiple levels
When consumers feel poorer, they don’t buy new cars, lawn mowers and housewares.
Outside the Office: Events in July
Members of the Rock River Valley business community gathered before and after hours in July.
Essential expendables
We have to spend more money on food and gasoline, and we dig a little deeper to have fun. Here’s how service businesses are vying for our shrinking dollars.
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A tour of River East Lofts
Jul 08, 2008 @ 02:08 PM
What is CNC machining?
Jul 03, 2008 @ 10:26 PM
Stateline FastPitch competition highlights
Jun 26, 2008 @ 06:39 PM
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Early glance at stimulus checks’ effects: Consumers shopping smarter
Jul 18, 2008 @ 05:38 PM
ROCKFORD —
Millions of people are still waiting for their federal tax rebates. So we likely won’t know the true effects of the billion-dollar program until next year.
Creators of original Money Smart Week commend Rockford's efforts
Jul 18, 2008 @ 03:36 PM
ROCKFORD —
Federal Reserve officials praised Rockford this week for the city’s first-year successes in introducing the Money Smart Week program to the local community earlier this year.
Rockford-area Starbucks to remain open
Jul 18, 2008 @ 03:18 PM
ROCKFORD —
Have no fear, Starbucks stores in the Rock River Valley are here to stay.
Farrell & Associates becomes part of global CPA network
Jul 18, 2008 @ 03:00 PM
Independent accounting and consulting firm Farrell & Associates CPAs LLC joined CPAmerica International, one of the world’s largest networks of CPA firms.
Rockford stations dropping gas prices to less than $4 a gallon
Jul 18, 2008 @ 01:09 PM
ROCKFORD —
Falling oil prices have sent gas prices below $4 in Rockford.
Developer sues Dickerson & Nieman partner for $7.3 million
Jul 18, 2008 @ 12:48 PM
ROCKFORD — A co-owner of the largest real estate firm in the Rock River Valley is accusing his partner of fraud and seeking to dissolve the company, according to court documents.
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2 Rockford legal nonprofits receive grants from state
Jul 18, 2008 @ 12:00 PM
Prairie State Legal Services and the Winnebago County Bar Association, both in Rockford, are among 36 law-related nonprofits statewide receiving grants from the Illinois Bar Foundation.
Belvidere chamber members can take part in promotion
Jul 18, 2008 @ 09:00 AM
Belvidere Area Chamber of Commerce members will greet fairgoers at the gate on the Boone County Fair’s opening day, Aug. 5.
Food-safety worries change buying habits
Jul 18, 2008 @ 06:56 AM
WASHINGTON —
Troubled by the tainted-tomato scare, nearly half of Americans are concerned they might get sick from eating contaminated food and are avoiding items they normally would buy, an Associated Press-Ipsos poll has found.
