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Rebuilding Together Celebrates 1000 Gulf Coast Homes Rebuilt During National Conference
Rebuilding Together, the nation’s leading nonprofit working to preserve affordable homeownership, is holding its 2011 Annual Conference in New Orleans, November 10 -12. This year, Rebuilding Together also celebrates the completion of Rebuild 1000. After Hurricanes Katrina and Rita devastated … Continue reading
PwC Launches Thought Leadership Series on How Emerging Markets are Changing the Global Economy
PwC US recently launched Marketmap, a new thought leadership series that explores how emerging markets are changing today’s global economy. Marketmap will detail what corporations seeking footholds in such nations must understand in order to succeed. he firm announced the … Continue reading
Little PINK Book Recognizes Career-Long Commitment to Women’s Advancement
Four women business leaders are being recognized for their career-long commitment to women’s advancement at this month’s Little PINK Book events in Atlanta and New York. The awards will be handed out at Little PINK Book’s 7th Annual Fall Empowerment … Continue reading
comScore Reports $36.3 Billion in Q3 2011 U.S. Retail E-Commerce Spending, Up 13 Percent vs. Year Ago
comScore, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, today released its Q3 2011 U.S. retail e-commerce sales estimates, which showed that online retail spending reached $36.3 billion for the quarter, up 13 percent versus year ago. This … Continue reading
Frustrated US Investors Reject Republican Candidates, Survey Finds
In advance of the next Republican Presidential debate, a survey by the financial publication Traders Reserve found Republican candidates failing to inspire US investors, with 25% of investors choosing “None of the Above” over the entire Republican field. 68% of … Continue reading
Support for Sales Tax Fairness Gets Huge Senate Boost
Advocates for a level playing field between traditional brick-and-mortar retailers and their online-only competitors got a huge boost today as a broad bipartisan group of Senators announced their support for federal e-fairness legislation. The Marketplace Fairness Act was introduced on … Continue reading