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Burbank officials suspend solar rebate program
The popularity of the city’s solar rebate program, combined with tax incentives, forced its closure even before the fiscal year began, officials said, meaning property owners will have to wait until next year to apply.
John Joyce, who manages the...Tags: Energy Saving
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Governor wants to scrap redevelopment agencies
A major source of funds for city services would be diverted to state coffers under a proposal Gov. Jerry Brown unveiled this week as part of his effort to slash a $28-billion state deficit. Brown's budget calls for the Burbank Redevelopment Agency and...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Government, Economy, Business and Finance, Regional Authority, Elections
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State remains in a reel battle
Efforts to stop the years-long flight of film crews from California to faraway locations are gaining steam.
Los Angeles City Councilman Paul Krekorian has proposed new tax incentives to keep production crews filming in his city. The effort follows...Tags: New York City, Jennifer Aniston, State Budgets, Los Angeles, Politics
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Curt Schilling's gaming company lays off entire staff
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Former Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling's faltering video game company, which received a $75 million loan guarantee to move to Rhode Island in 2010, laid off its entire staff on Thursday. An email sent by the 38 Studios...
Tags: Career and Workplace, Taxation, Economy, Business and Finance, Layoffs and Downsizing, Credit and Debt
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Baltimore City, P.G. County sent largest numbers to 'who's who' Vegas convention
The Baltimore SunSince the weekend, Las Vegas has served as a sort of glitzy Maryland West -- with government and business leaders from the state attending the Global Retail Real Estate Convention in droves. With galas and events at casinos, the annual four-day...Tags: Government, Josh Cohen, Malcolm Gladwell, Carroll County (Maryland), Politics
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Assembly special hearing on government reorganization is today
An Assembly committee will discuss today how to reorganize government to save the state money. Assemblyman V. Manuel Pérez is set to bring his economic development perspective to the table at the first hearing of the Assembly Special Committee to...Tags: Executive Branch, Media Industry, Government, Regional Authority, Politics
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Cunningham nominated to lead regional economic development agency
Lehigh County Executive Don Cunningham has been nominated to lead the region's primary economic development agency. According to sources with knowledge of the decision, a selection committee tasked with finding Lehigh Valley Economic Development Corp.'...Tags: Media Industry, Local Elections, Economy, Business and Finance, Elections, Politics
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Letters: More austerity isn't the answer
Re "True austerity," Opinion, May 18 Fiscal conservatives will always claim that the real problem is that the austerity measures undertaken in Europe didn't go far enough. Similarly, there's the claim that the reasonGeorge W. Bush, through his tax...Tags: World War II (1939-1945), Money and Monetary Policy, Class Conflict
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Recovery is reaching South Bend
There's mounting evidence that the soft waves of economic recovery are beginning to lap along the shores of Michiana. The Elkhart area might have had a head start when it comes to investment and new jobs because its RV-driven economy is typically the...
Tags: Labor Markets, Business
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Amazon poised to get a cut of California sales taxes
PATTERSON, Calif. —Amazon.com Inc.for years has fought government efforts to tax e-commerce. Now it's poised to pocket millions of dollars in sales taxes paid by California customers. As part of a pact reached last year with state lawmakers, some...
Tags: Taxation, North Barrington, Barrington, Economy, Business and Finance, Consumer Goods Industries
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Cascade Management Group principles pull back on incubator plans
cj.lovelace@herald-mail.comLess than two weeks after a company that announced plans to start a business incubator in Hagerstown met with city and financial representatives, one of its principles says the makeup of the group has changed and the project has been put on hold. Cascade...Tags: Career and Workplace, Government, Economy, Business and Finance, Startups, Business Incubators
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Perez appointed to state Assembly special committee
Assemblyman V. Manuel Pérez, D-Coachella, announced late last week that he has been appointed to serve on a special committee tasked with assessing the Governor’s Reorganization Plan No. 2, which proposes to reorganize several parts of the...Tags: Executive Branch, Government, Regional Authority, Politics, Facebook
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