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It looks like the Republicans and Democrats can reach across the aisle. Some of the time. On Saturday, a White House Official told the Associated Press that it plans to repeal the 1989 cell phone tax. In fact, the promise of this repeal is included in President Barack Obama’s new budget and spending plan for 2011. If you’re [...]
Today I’m going to make a forecast for the three main asset classes for 2010. It will, of course, be wrong. What good is a forecast, you might ask, if it’s destined to be incorrect? The answer lies in the belief that having some kind of a plan, faulty though it may be, is better [...]
Not surprisingly, President Obama’s recently released budget proposal for fiscal year 2011 has elicited polarized views from the business community. He’s beginning to stand up to Wall Street and large corporations, at least rhetorically, while promising much-needed relief for small to mid-size businesses (US News). Beyond the president’s expected populist stance, however, are a few arguably substantive budget proposals for Main Street: $30 [...]
The Fulton County Regional Chamber of Commerce & Industry has organized a breakfast meeting with the mayors of Johnstown and Gloversville. The event, which will feature Johnstown Mayor Sarah Slingerland and Gloversville Mayor Dayton King, will be held Feb. 10 at the Hamilton-Fulton-Montgomery BOCES in Johnstown. It will begin at 8 a.m. Tickets are $20 [...]
A reader asks: I have a business idea. To open a new art and design gallery. I can see how it looks, but the main problem is, I have no idea how to make it happen. Starting an art gallery is not something I’ve ever done, or ever considered doing. There are two good reasons [...]
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