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Defense contract may boost S.D. tribe
Mar 25 2006 9:56PM (CT)
MISSION, S.D. (AP) - It's the sort of operation one could easily overlook in a big city: 15 to 30 people making and testing circuit boards for a Defense Department contractor. But for the Rosebud Sioux Indian Reservation, home to some of the poorest people in America and a staggering unemployment rate, the planned facility could be the seed that blooms into economic development and new opportunities for the young.
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Tim Hortons shares rise in trading debut
Mar 25 2006 3:30AM (CT)
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Shares of Canadian coffee and doughnut chain Tim Hortons Inc. soared nearly 22 percent Friday in their trading debut on the New York Stock Exchange.
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SEC overturns ban against former banker
Mar 25 2006 3:29AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal regulators overturned a lifetime ban from the securities industry against former star technology banker Frank Quattrone on Friday, four days after his conviction on charges of obstructing justice was thrown out by a federal appeals court.
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Wal-Mart's organics could shake up retail
Mar 25 2006 12:54AM (CT)
BENTONVILLE, Ark. (AP) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is throwing its weight behind organic products, a move that experts say could have the same lasting effect on environmental practices that Wal-Mart has had on prices by forcing suppliers and competitors to keep up.
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