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GM to drop some brands and add small cars

The Associated Press
General Motors Corp. may get rid of some brands, speed the introduction of small cars from other markets and make further white-collar job cuts as it tries to deal with a shrinking U.S. auto market.
A person familiar with the company’s discussions said on Monday that all the options are being considered […]

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SBA offers free finance courses

The U.S. Small Business Administration has introduced two free online finance courses to help small businesses with the principles of finance and borrowing.
The courses – Finance Primer: Guide to SBA’s Loan Guaranty Programs and How to Prepare a Loan Package – walk business owners through steps that answer questions about […]

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Hensel Phelps secures $30 million contract

Hensel Phelps Construction Co. has won a $30 million contract to design and build an engineering operations facility, a military policy operations facility and to provide site work at Fort Carson.
The projects are scheduled to be completed by March 2010. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers of Omaha, Neb awarded the contract.

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Obama to accept nomination at INVESCO Field

Sen. Barack Obama will accept the Democratic nomination for president of the United States at Denver’s INVESCO Field at Mile High.
INVESCO Field can accommodate more than 75,000 people and will be the site of the 2008 Democratic Convention’s final day of programming on Thursday, Aug. 28.
Democratic National Convention Committee officials announced […]

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