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May Issue 2 2013

SBA marks 25 years prioritizing women business owners

This year marks the 25th anniversary of the enactment of the Women’s Business Ownership Act of 1988.

CIRI’s assets nearing $1 billion with new projects on tap May Issue 2 2013

CIRI’s assets nearing $1 billion with new projects on tap

Cook Inlet Region Inc. will build new office buildings in Anchorage and is proposing a major new shopping mall in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Sophie Minich, CIRI’s new CEO, said May 2.

Women-owned businesses on the rise, backed by SBA loans May Issue 2 2013

Women-owned businesses on the rise, backed by SBA loans

On a sunny April afternoon, Tere Obrochta reviewed the moose plan with a group of young children at Birchwood Montessori in Anchorage’s U-MED district.

May Issue 1 2013

Internet sales tax bill faces tough sell in House

Traditional retailers and cash-strapped states face a tough sell in the House as they lobby Congress to limit tax-free shopping on the Internet.

May Issue 1 2013

Stocks are little changed after record week

The stock market got off to a quiet start on Monday, following a record-setting week.

May Issue 1 2013

Buffett: Stocks still reasonable but bonds awful

Investor Warren Buffett said even though the stock market is soaring, prices appear reasonable, and stocks would be a better investment than bonds for most people.

May Issue 1 2013

US employers add 165K jobs; rate falls to 7.5%

The U.S. economy showed last month why it remains the envy of industrialized nations: In the face of tax increases and federal spending cuts, employers added a solid 165,000 jobs in April — and far more in February and March than anyone thought.

May Issue 1 2013

US manufacturing grows at slower pace on weak hiring

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. factory activity expanded at a slower pace in April, held back by weaker hiring and less company stockpiling. The report is the latest sign that economic growth may be slowing this spring.

May Issue 1 2013

US Treasury says debt auctions could be trimmed soon

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Treasury Department says it could begin decreasing the size of some of its debt auctions in coming months based on an improving deficit situation that will allow it to pay back some of the national debt this quarter.

April Issue 4 2013

Stocks flip between gains and losses

Major stock indexes recovered from a morning slump Tuesday, keeping the Standard & Poor's 500 index on course to wrap up the month with a solid gain.

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