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February 10, 2012
Joint Center points to housing opportunities

Orlando, Fla. -- The bar charts and graphs told a complicated construction story that was interpreted with a certain degree of optimism by a Harvard economist.

Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University economist Kermit Baker gave his presentation during the Presidents Council advisory board meeting held Wednesday here at the Orange County Convention Center.

August 31, 2011
A new dimension to marketing


Across the country, and across a broad spectrum of industries, advertisements sporting mobile bar codes are becoming an increasingly familiar sight. QR codes — quick response codes — are the most common of a few types of bar codes that consumers can scan using a pre-downloaded smartphone app. The bar codes may appear on anything from posters to packaging to catalogs and, when scanned, lead consumers to a specific set of information, often through a mobile website.

October 28, 2010
Five charged in bar code scam at Lowe’s

A conspiracy involving 381 fraudulent returns at Lowe’s stores in 11 states over a five-year...

August 10, 2008
Big state, smaller footprint

After more than a year of meetings, negotiations and revisions, California became the first state...

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