| Small business center helped to create 453 jobs
Delaware's Small Business Development Center is credited with having a positive impact on the state economy, according to the recently released Association of Small Business Development Centers Impact Study.Statistics from the study show the Delaware SBDC helped create 453 full-time jobs and assisted in retaining 194 jobs.The local SBDC helps generate $1.96 in tax revenue for every $1 spent on the program. For each dollar spent on the SBDC program, it was leveraged into $5.94 of public and private financing.The study also concluded that, in percentage terms, SBDC clients' increase in sales was higher than the increase in sales experienced by other comparable Delaware businesses, a remarkable 33 percent compared to 6.1 percent.In terms of satisfaction, 95 percent of Delaware Small Business Development Center clients said they would recommend the SBDC services to other business owners.
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Stocks close mixed as financials weigh late in session, oil surges
TORONTO - The Toronto stock market advanced for a second consecutive session on Wednesday, led by strong advances in mining and energy stocks as investors did some bargain hunting following a string of declines last week. But New York indexes fell back as investors took in tame wholesale inflation data and the financial sector weakened late in the session after HSBC Holdings and Bear Stearns announced big writedowns. "The problem with sentiment is that it can sometimes only last 10 minutes," observed Gareth Watson at Scotia McLeod. He said there are such divergent views about what next year holds that "it is creating this market where you have more-than-willing buyers and more-than-willing sellers and it's just a matter ...
Auto insurance overhaul could spell savings for drivers
BOSTON Most drivers can look forward to a drop in their car insurance rates under the state's new competitive system, but insurance officials couldn't say how big the average decrease would be statewide. Under the old system where the state set one rate for all insurers, rates fell by 11.7 percent last year. Consumer advocates have suggested that with the old system car owners could have looked at another cut of at least 10 percent. Under the new competitive system, most insurers are offering average rate cuts of less than 10 percent. Insurance Commissioner Nonnie Burnes said based on filings submitted by the state's 19 insurers on Monday, at least 1.2 million motorists will see a 10 percent cut or more. There are about 4 million drivers in Massachusetts. "The very good news is that every company filed for an average rate decrease," Burnes said.
Vote 2007: Guide to the Berks County general election
10 years. Salary: $153,441. Candidates were asked: All counties in the state, other than Berks, rotate judges among criminal, civil and family court. Berks judges are assigned to one of the three courts, making them specialists in one area. Explain why you think the system should remain the way it is or should change to a rotating schedule. Tim Rowley, 51, Cumru Township, cross-filed Republican who won Democratic nomination. Occupation: Attorney and managing partner, Rowley & Goodman. Education: Graduate, Muhlenberg High School, 1973; Air Force, 1974-'80; bachelor's degree, Penn State University, 1981; law degree, Golden Gate University, San Francisco, 1985. Experience: Admitted to practice law in Pennsylvania and California; 22 years courtroom experience handling all matters; 18 years as arbitrator and mediator; counsel to Berks County Chiefs of Police Association; executive committee member, Crime Alert Berks County; member, Mayor's Anti-Crime Task Force; solicitor, Washington Township and Wernersville; president, Cumru Township commissioners; board member, Western Berks Ambulance Association; and board member, Berks Municipal Partnership.
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Pleased as it is with strong half-time sales growth, management at paper maker James Cropper has warned the second half is likely to be hit by rising prices of paper pulp and energy. These creeping costs are projected to mostly affect the speciality papers division, which enjoyed 6% sales growth during the first half. Price increase have been scheduled to absorb some of the impact, but the next six months are expected to be roughly flat. Another external influence on the company has been weakness of the dollar, which quashed most of the benefits of the internal investment at the converting division. Thus profits were only in line with last year despite sales rising 6%. With half its sales made across the pond, performance at technical fibre products was similarly dampened by the weak greenback: profits were flat despite 30% turnover growth within the division.
(AFX UK Focus) 2007-11-12 19:13 GMT: Stocks up, but investors remain anxious
NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks rebounded Monday as investors moved back into banking stocks after last week's sell-off but Wall Street remained cautious, expecting more fallout from the ongoing credit crisis. The market was waiting to see if there would be more announcements from financial companies of write-downs of mortgage-backed securities and other debt instruments that have plunged in value since the summer. Late Friday, E-Trade Financial Corp. said deterioration in the value of its mortgage-backed securities has fallen significantly. The online brokerage said the weakness will lead to bigger-than-expected write-downs in the fourth quarter. Meanwhile, troubled home lender Countrywide Financial Corp. said in a U.S. regulatory filing it could be "severely" limited if its credit rating drops into junk status.
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