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submitted by AB 187 weeks 2 days 15 hours 42 minutes ago
One coffee drinker's bad news is another coffee drinker's good news, it seems.
Financial woes at Starbucks Corp., which is planning to close 600 underperforming U.S. stores, is evoking glee and little sympathy from aficionados who say they resent the coffee shop giant and favor small independent...(more)
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submitted by Lisa 227 weeks 5 days 4 hours 46 minutes ago
Good Vibrations, the pioneering San Francisco sex toy retailer that had stumbled recently due to Internet competition, is being sold to a nationwide distributor of adult products, a move that will save the store and help it expand in other cities.
Officials with GVA-TWN - a Cleveland...(more)
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submitted by Julia Leigh for team Batboy's revenge! 141 weeks 1 day 7 hours 17 minutes ago
Walking through their lowing herd of several hundred cattle, Ali and Kenny Petersen were like two Gullivers on a Lilliputian roundup.
The half-sized cows barely reached Kenny's waist. The ranch's border collie stared eye-to-eye with wandering calves.
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submitted by Lisa 120 weeks 2 days 12 hours 38 minutes ago
Small companies are the heart of Oakland's business community. But for years, cutting through the red tape at City Hall proved a deterrent for entrepreneurs looking to start up or expand operations.
A new Oakland Business Assistance Center, a one-stop shop opened July 1, aims to make...(more)
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submitted by Julia Leigh 172 weeks 4 days 3 hours 26 minutes ago
A delay in the release of the "Guide to the Good Life in Berkeley," a free book with coupons and information on local establishments that is circulated throughout the city, has strained businesses, some local merchants say.
The guide, first produced in 2001, promotes the business of...(more)
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submitted by Robert Cauthorn 108 weeks 4 days 13 hours 21 minutes ago
San Francisco's Union Street has long been known as a high-end shopping and dining destination. But in the past year, scores of merchants have gone belly up and many businesses that did survive saw sales plummet.
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submitted by Jenna 249 weeks 2 days 5 hours 23 minutes ago
Meredith Nunn is ready to fence up her 19-acre fruit orchard and quit farming in East Contra Costa County.
Because her property is within the county's protected agricultural core, Nunn is not allowed to operate a bed-and-breakfast on her farm. She can't build a small restaurant or...(more)
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submitted by Lisa 181 weeks 5 hours 16 minutes ago
The value that venture capitalists placed on Bay Area startups rose by an average of 53 percent for companies that received fresh cash infusions in the second quarter, a reassuring signal about the health of the region's entrepreneurial economy.
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submitted by Robby for team staff news 4 weeks 2 days 23 hours 18 minutes ago
The 66-year-old Greek immigrant was able to buy a slice of the American pie with his dough - he put three kids through college and bought a house - working seven days a week.
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submitted by Robby for team staff news 5 weeks 8 hours 18 minutes ago
A new analysis says small businesses in Las Vegas are more likely to hire new employees now than a year ago, but wages in the sector are forecast to decline. Glenview, Ill.-based SurePayroll said hiring and wage data signal the end of nationwide downward trends heading...(more)
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submitted by Robby for team staff news 17 weeks 4 hours 18 minutes ago
Two sisters turn pie baking into a booming business in industrial Brooklyn.
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submitted by Gretchen Wright 228 weeks 2 days 7 hours 23 minutes ago
Dale Coke ponders the perils of farming from his small organic farm in San Benito County near San Juan Bautista. An organic pioneer operating for 25 years, Coke invented the spring mix lettuce now a staple in every grocery chain - an invention born of necessity...(more)
