School district works on strategic plan (Westby Times)
The Westby Area School District Board of Education moved another step closer to finalizing a districtwide strategic plan, which Administrator Mike Murphy feels is an important step in bringing continuity to the district while providing staff, students, parents and taxpayers with a joint vision for the future as the district deals with on-going budget concerns and changing educational ...
Obama begins campaign to boost $1 trillion recovery plan (Chicago Tribune)
President-elect Barack Obama, pledging to "set a new course'' for an ailing American economy, delivered a pointed public appeal for his nearly $1 trillion recovery plan Thursday, the start of a campaign asking Americans to accept massive new spending as a "reinvestment'' in the nation.
Company Now Providing $500 Comprehensive Business Plan Assessment at No Cost (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
A California company is helping small to medium size new and existing businesses with a free comprehensive business plan or project assessments. After the assessment the entrepreneur can then determine his or her best avenue of business plan development and receive assistance with financing.
Poll: Is Windows 7's ship date immaterial to you? (ZDNet)
When I saw a Microsoft Windows exec quoted this week as saying that Microsoft still is unwilling to go on record saying Win 7 will be ready in time for holiday 2009, I was more than a little incredulous. Hasn't the "we're protecting you for your own good" campaign gone on long enough?
The case for doing nothing (CNN Money)
Congress will soon debate what kind of economic stimulus package should be passed, but some economists are increasingly wondering whether it's a good idea to approve any stimulus at all.
Business leaders briefed on terror threat (BizJournals)
Security officials briefed more than 300 business leaders Thursday morning on how to operate during inauguration weekend and what they can do to prevent and react to terrorism threats.