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San Francisco Bay Guardian  |  Cara Cutter  |  04-11-2007  |  Business & Labor

Internet Kills the Video Store: The Sequelnew

Netflix's streaming movies may spell the end for local video stores.
New Haven Advocate  |  Freda Moon  |  04-10-2007  |  Business & Labor

Dining With a Few Reservationsnew

French Quarter restaurants are battling rising costs for food, supplies and insurance as well as staff shortages and a tourism market that hasn't recovered since Katrina.
Gambit  |  Troy Gilbert and Stacey Meyer  |  04-10-2007  |  Business & Labor

Swift's Beef Plant: An Equal-opportunity Exploiternew

Lawsuits say the meatpacking company wrongly terminated injured workers to save on worker's compensation costs and systematically replaced workers with illegal Guatemalan immigrants to depress wages.
Dallas Observer  |  Megan Feldman  |  04-09-2007  |  Business & Labor

Montreal Factory Relocates to South Americanew

Gildan closes its textile manufacturing and moves to cheaper pastures.
Montreal Mirror  |  Patrick Lejtenyi  |  04-05-2007  |  Business & Labor

Wal-Mart Gives Up on NYCnew

New York City has become such a hassle for the company that they will probably never bother to open here.
New York Press  |  John DeSio  |  04-05-2007  |  Business & Labor

The Big Pig: Smithfield Packingnew

The world's largest hog processor wants to grow even larger -- will the problems it creates for farmers, workers and the environment grow with it?
INDY Week  |  Lisa Sorg and Bob Geary  |  04-05-2007  |  Business & Labor

Hot Gas Blues: Oregon's Joins Big Oil Revoltnew

When gas gets warm, you get less of it per gallon -- and 17 states are suing.
Willamette Week  |  James Pitkin  |  04-04-2007  |  Business & Labor

Death and a Salesman: Pre-need Funeral Insurancenew

A Portland insurance agent and his well-connected pals want your money now and your body later -- no strings attached.
Willamette Week  |  Nigel Jaquiss  |  04-04-2007  |  Business & Labor

Many Orlando Airport Screeners Don't Like Their Jobsnew

That should probably concern you, as these are the people charged with making sure someone doesn't sneak knives, guns or other contraband aboard planes.
Orlando Weekly  |  Deanna Sheffield  |  04-02-2007  |  Business & Labor

Taken for a Ride by Horizon Travelnew

The travel club turns dreams into nightmares for would-be vacationers.
Fort Worth Weekly  |  I'sha Gaines  |  03-29-2007  |  Business & Labor

Tempers & Dangers Ramping Up in the Gas Fieldsnew

Fort Worth's gas boom brings dangers in the form of pipelines, untrained workers and more.
Fort Worth Weekly  |  Peter Gorman  |  03-29-2007  |  Business & Labor

Dust Still Settling on Lennar Corp.new

A lawsuit accusing the company of racism and retaliation against whistle-blowers also reveals effort to deceive the community.
San Francisco Bay Guardian  |  Sarah Phelan  |  03-28-2007  |  Business & Labor

Your Ad Herenew

We peek inside the newest VW campaign, in the name of, um, journalism.
Miami New Times  |  Isaiah Thompson  |  03-26-2007  |  Business & Labor

Chalk's Crashnew

After questions about the famed airline's safety records arose, its seaplanes have been grounded pending a ruling by the FAA, and its fate is as fickle as the tradewinds.
Miami New Times  |  Tamara Lush  |  03-26-2007  |  Business & Labor

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