| Expo on the money for Latinos
PASSAIC -- Latino small business owners from around the state convened in Newark Saturday for the first Latino Economic Growth Expo, all to provide them with information on how to obtain state grants and government contracts and promote their growth. .
Thompson happy with look of his funeral home
For the past 25 years, the W.C. Thompson Funeral Home stood modestly tucked between a car dealership and an office building and was easy to miss when riding by on North Main Street. But with recently added new siding, windows, lighting, doors and a fancy new sign, the building is hard not to notice these days. The Culpeper County Chamber of Commerce noticed, naming W.C. Thompson Funeral Home the Most Improved Small Business Location at its annual awards ceremony Nov. 1. Owner Wilbur Thompson, who opened the business at 503 N. Main St. in 1982, said he's been getting lots of compliments about the new look. "I'm telling you, plenty of them, calls too," he said. "With the front done, I was not surprised (about the chamber award). I expected it.
Business briefcase
Supply Chain Solutions, LLC, a leading consulting firm on domestic and international logistics, in February 2007 moved into a new office space at 2809 Losey Blvd. S., Suite 200 in La Crosse. The new space gave the company four times the space it had and allows for future growth. John Benson joined the firm in June as Midwest regional sales manager. He is responsible for developing new business opportunities throughout the Midwest.Lee Stoltman, co-owner and COO, has been certified by North American Small Business International Trade Educators as a Certified Global Business Professional. The exam was the culmination of training in a four-part curriculum involving global business management, global marketing, trade finance and supply chain management. Nasbite's focus is to promote global business competency.Riverfront has earned a three-year accreditation from CARF, a nonprofit, independent organization that reviews and grants accreditation nationally and internationally for rehabilitation facilities.
Troutdale to get rollcarts with new waste contract
It may not be the answer to all the city's problems, but the implementation of rollcarts should keep Troutdale's stray waste and recyclables from blowin' in the wind. Or at least that's the idea. Troutdale City Council approved a new eight-year franchise contract with Waste Management of Oregon, along with a rate change, at its Tuesday, Nov. 13, meeting. The city's contract with the company expires at the end of 2007. The franchise contract, which makes Waste Management Troutdale's exclusive waste collector, takes effect Jan. 1. New rates won't be implemented until the rollcarts are distributed, beginning in March, said Rich Faith, Troutdale's community development director. "As soon as those are distributed, they will be used exclusively," he said. Rollcarts are tall, plastic containers with hinged lids and wheels.
Orlando home sales fall 39% in Q3
Central Florida home sales and median prices continued to fall in the third quarter, according to the Florida Association of Realtors. For the Orlando area, the group reported third quarter existing single-family home sales of 4,005, a 39 percent decline from the 6,517 homes sold in the same period last year. Median prices, meanwhile, fell 6 percent, from $264,200 in the third quarter of 2006 to $247,700 in the same period this year. Existing condominium sales totaled 474 for the third quarter, a 58 percent skid from the 1,118 sold in the same period last year. Median condo prices fell by 8 percent, from $166,700 in the third quarter of 2006 to $154,100 this year. Statewide, 31,910 single-family existing homes sold during the third quarter, a 29 percent decrease from the 44,776 homes sold during the same time a year ago.
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