Small businesses can get online help
The U.S. Small Business Administration’s national and Oregon/Southwest Washington offices, as well as the Small Business Development Center, are offering a variety of free online educational programs and services this month to help small businesses develop tools for success.
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Calif. cement plant has one of nation’s highest mercury emission levels
TEHACHAPI – At the end of an empty road just north of Highway 58 and past the outfield wall of an abandoned high school looms the towering Lehigh Southwest Cement plant – a behemoth kiln that belches mercury and other toxics into the air, as it has for decades. After a round of publicity and public outcry in 2006 over mercury contamination from the plant, Lehigh’s emission rates for the deadly ...
Capital Access Network Reports Continued Improvement for Restaurant Sector - Small Business Retailers and Service ...
Capital Access Network, Inc.'s (CAN) Data Services Division’s Small Business Credit Sales (SBCS) Report reveals a continuing lift in year-over-year (YoY) card sales in the restaurant sector as Main Street eateries reported an impressive 1.8 percent increase over recorded Q4 2010 card sales. These sales are reflective of an increase in outstanding revolving consumer credit, as reported by the ...
Latino business owners in Beaverton face challenges as their enterprises grow
Besides the usual travails of a small business owner, Latinos face challenges unique to their culture, business counselors say.
Empire Southwest Names Contest Winner
“Get In The Game” introduced new contractor resource portal.Mesa, AZ (PRWEB) January 13, 2012 Jim Latto with DBA Construction Inc., Phoenix, was named Grand Prize Winner in “Get In The Game,” an online promotion sponsored by Arizona Caterpillar dealer Empire Southwest. Latto accrued the most points during the promotion, which was staged to introduce contractors to Empire’s new Contractor Portal ...