(ARA) - Janet Long and her family wanted to open their own business. They had an excellent product -- their late mom Elaine's secret toffee recipe. Elaine's Toffee Co. started out as a family affair, bringing Jim Ahlgren and his three daughters together three years ago.
Entrepreneurship is thriving despite recession (Washington University in St. Louis)
Nov. 26, 2008 -- The number of teams competing for the 2008 Olin Cup awards was whittled down to five finalists on Nov. 19 in the "elevator pitch" stage of the race for $70,000 in seed money to start a new company.
Hoge Fenton Lawyer Named to Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
SAN JOSE, Calif.----Hoge Fenton Jones & Appel is pleased to announce that member James E. Towery has been selected as a Lawyer Representative to the Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference.
Arkansas at a Glance (Arkansas Business)
A snapshot of the qualities that makes central Arkansas a natural manufacturing hub.
More Economy Pages (Heritage Foundation)
With the nation officially in a recession, the November jobs report shows the painful state of the current economy. The Bureau of Labor Statistics announced that in November, 533,000 jobs were lost and the unemployment rate increased from 6.5 percent to 6.7 percent.
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