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Chronic Disease: The Financial Crux Of The Healthcare Crisis

A guest post by Val Jones, MD.On the eve of our second presidential debate, I had the chance to interview Dr. Ken Thorpe, Executive Director of the Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease (PFCD), about...

Find your local entrepreneur group

Your business can't survive alone. You can greatly improve your chances by networking with other entrepreneurs. My hometown of Alva, Oklahoma, is working on this, with Fast Forward Fridays. Alva...

School board governance and continuous improvment

BoardBuzz was encouraged by a story we got today. This tidbit from the Daily Citizen in Georgia shows just how important school board governance is. BoardBuzz knows just how important school...

Paulson begs for bailout

A post by PatHere's what Secretary Paulson said six months ago about the housing decline:Housing prices should be allowed to fall – Paulson, March 27, 2008WASHINGTON – Housing prices need to...

Demand low-tax economic answers from MP candidates, Chamber of Commerce urges

The Canadian Press - TORONTO - Voters should put federal politicians on the spot to present an economic strategy that can meet the challenges of a highly competitive and volatile global marketplace,...

Cut taxes and debt, improve workforce, sweeten U.S. relations: Chamber of Commerce

The Canadian Press - TORONTO - The Canadian Chamber of Commerce is urging federal politicians to cut personal and corporate income taxes, reduce debt, improve Canada-U.S. relations, develop the...

FBA Triple Crown BBQ Competition

I received a flyer in the mail today announcing the Southern Pines Blues & BBQ Festival on December 12 - 13. The list of entertainers looks promising and includes Larry McCray, Johnnie Marshall,...

The early scene at Fenway

They invented baseball to be played on days like today. For everyone reading outside the area, it is a Chamber of Commerce day at Fenway. A slight breeze blowing out toward right field has flared up...

Asheville Chamber of Commerce Selects LOCALJOBS.COM to Power New Job Board

LOCALJOBS.COM LLC (parent company of this blog) was selected as the vendor of choice to power their

VW and Oak Ridge National Lab to collaborate on research

Filed under: Diesel, VolkswagenNow that Volkswagen has announced plans to build a plant in Chattanooga TN, the automaker may begin partnering with the nearby Oak Ridge National Lab to conduct...