NASHVILLE – The struggle Tennessee cities and counties face to make ends meet amid severe budget cuts has given new ammunition to supporters of a tax revenue increase at the state level. Across the country, local governments are dealing with an unprecedented fiscal squeeze resulting from state governments tightening their own belts because of the [...]
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Tenn. cities, counties considering new taxes
March 20th, 2011 
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Comments OffPortland Farmers Market success continues
March 19th, 2011 davidguide PORTLAND — After a long wet winter, the opening of the Portland Farmers Market is a welcome sign spring is finally arriving. Not many businesses have prospered during the recession, but the Portland Farmers Market is a big exception. Now entering it’s 20th year, the market keeps growing despite the economy. Standing next to fresh [...]
Posted in Borrowers Tags: Community, community gathering place, economy, farmers market, Home, independent farmers, john eveland, money and fame, raspberry honey, Recession, spring, susanne kaiser Comments OffWill ‘temp’ jobs become the permanent norm? | Business Agenda
March 18th, 2011 davidguide When Vanessa Marlin resigned from her job of 11 years as a logistics analyst at Xerox in 2009, she spent five months looking for work, sent out “at least 100 resumes,” then embarked on a string of temp positions, including working as a buyer for a local firm and as a census taker. “I was [...]
Posted in Borrowers Tags: Burns, census taker, commodity specialist, david autor, Employment, logistics analyst, massachusetts institute of technology, new health care, percent, Recession, temp industry, work Comments OffBank of England Governor blames British banks for dip in household living standards
March 2nd, 2011 davidguide Vittorio Hernandez – AHN News London, England, United Kingdom (AHN) – Bank of England Governor Mervyn King blamed Tuesday the British banks for the dip in household living standards. King told the Treasury Select Committee he was surprised that public anger has not picked up on bankers whose risky lending policies caused the collapse of [...]
Posted in Borrowers Tags: austerity measures, Bad Credit Loans, bank of england, british banks, england governor, Household, lending, mervyn king, public anger, Recession, Treasury, treasury select committee Comments OffIndia back on pre-recession growth path: World Bank
February 23rd, 2011 davidguide The Indian economy appears to be back to the growth trend before the global financial crisis with particularly strong GDP growth over the first half of the 2010-11 fiscal, but inflation is worrying, the World Bank has said. View full post on All Stories
Posted in Borrowers Tags: Bank, economy, gdp growth, global financial crisis, growth path, growth trend, half, indian economy, post, Recession, trend, world bank Comments OffStarbucks CEO Schultz’s pay rose 45 percent in 2010
January 29th, 2011 davidguide Starbucks CEO and founder Howard Schultz was paid nearly $22 million in fiscal 2010 as the company roared back from the recession, according to Associated Press calculations. View full post on All Stories
A year into recovery, is the economy really improving?
January 18th, 2011 davidguide The stock market has rebounded, corporate profits are rising, but home values and retirement savings have dropped. What is happening to the middle class after the recession has officially ended? View full post on All Stories
Posted in Borrowers Tags: corporate profits, economy, Home, home values, market, middle class, Recession, retirement, retirement savings, stock, Stock market, View Comments OffGermany’s economy grows 3.6% in 2010
January 12th, 2011 davidguide LONDON (MarketWatch) — Germany’s economy grew 3.6% in 2010 in price-adjusted terms, posting its biggest surge since the nation’s reunification, according to data released on Wednesday by the Federal Statistics Office. The recovery came after Germany was hit in 2009 by the worst recession since World War II, with gross domestic product slumping 4.7%. Market [...]
Posted in Borrowers Tags: economy, Federal, federal statistics office, gross domestic product, market pulse, News, rapid fire, Recession, recovery, reunification, short news, world war ii Comments OffRetailers tighten holiday return policies
December 24th, 2010 davidguide Many retailers who relaxed holiday return policies through the worst of the recession are tightening the rules now that the economy is improving. View full post on All Stories
U.S. Could Learn From Japan’s Fiscal Gap
October 10th, 2010 davidguide October 9, 2010 Economist Richard Koo, who’s advised five Japanese prime ministers, says America could learn something from Japan when it comes to pulling out of a deep recession. He tells host Guy … View full post on All Stories
