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Struggling Texas racetracks want slot machines
Texans will spend an estimated $85 million over the Labor Day weekend in neighboring states' casinos, hotels and restaurants.

Reigning in the Corporate Brand
Dallas - Fort Worth marketers should grab their lassos and join the Dallas/Fort Worth American Marketing Association (D/FW AMA) as sales and marketing professional, Jack Hattendorf of Fast Track Services, Inc. presents ways to manage a corporate brand at the September 23rd luncheon at 11:15 a.m. at the Fort Worth Club in Fort Worth, Texas.

Stimulus Jobs for 26,000 in Illinois
Kevin Plattner realized that he might have a tough time finding work in his college major -- music composition -- so he was glad to get a training job involving his love of the visual arts. Plattner's job, along with 26,000 others, were created through the Put Illinois to Work program and paid for with $200 million in federal funds from the stimulus package.

26,000 Illinoisans put to work
Kevin Plattner is earning $10 an hour restoring and designing stained glass at Solstice Art Source Inc., an architectural stained glass company housed in a warehouse building at 2010 W. Fulton.His job, along with 26,000 others throughout Illinois, were created through the Put Illinois to Work program.

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Lizardman leapt at the chance to become a part of the Ripley’s Believe It or Not! attraction in Orlando, Fla. “Who wouldn’t want their own statue?” said Erik Sprague, whose body is covered in green tattoos that resemble lizard skin. Artists at the Ripley Entertainment headquarters in Orlando have been making molds of Lizardman for an upcoming exhibit. For more than 15 years, Sprague — who lives ...

Muskegon County road work schedule for the week of Sept. 6, 2010
Road work project schedules may be altered by weather.

Hopscotch is music to the ears of Raleigh boosters
If you've walked around downtown Raleigh in recent weeks, you've seen the hopscotch courts chalked onto sidewalks and buildings. But this isn't child's play.

Review of 'Restoring the Power of Unions,' a look at the potential revival of organized labor by UT law professor ...
Review of 'Restoring the Power of Unions,' a look at the potential revival of organized labor by UT law professor Julius Getman

Make vacation plans at these environmentally friendly hotels
At the Arizona Biltmore, an employee "green committee" has spent the last two years dreaming up ways for the Phoenix luxury hotel to be more environmentally conscious.

Achievers
Sunday, September 5, 2010