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ImThera Medical Breathing Easier03/09/10 News >> Business >> Local
Carmel Valley startup breathes life into airway-blocking sleep apnea condition
Sleep apnea, a condition that causes a person to stop breathing while they are sleeping, affects more than 12 million Americans, according go the National Institutes of Health. That … Read more…
San Diego Hosts Latino Film Festival03/08/10 News >> Business >> Local
More than 170 films will screen over the course of 10 days
What started as a small, student film festival almost two decades ago—with films from students at UCSD and community colleges here and in Tijuana—has grown into one of the largest and most well-respected Latino film festivals in the … Read more…
San Diego School Board Approves "Rollback"03/02/10 News >> Business >> Local
Teachers trade unpaid furloughs now for future raises
The San Diego School District Board of Education ratified a three-year contract with teachers today that exchanges short-term union concessions for future pay raises.The deal, which still needs to be approved by the membership of the San … Read more…
San Diego Tax Breaks On Cutting Block03/02/10 News >> Business >> Local
State budget crunch endangers local enterprise zones
Grappling with a $20 billion deficit isn’t easy. The California Legislature has put just about everything on the chopping block, including Medi-Cal, college and university funding, public education and prisons. So it’s … Read more…
What Happens To Abandoned Horses?02/23/10 News >> Business >> Local
A bad economy has led to a rise in homeless horses. Find out how to adopt one.
The recession has taken a toll on San Diegans in a host of ways—people have lost jobs, health insurance and homes. For Amy Pat Rigney, the recession means something else: homeless horses. … Read more…
Surfrider: Preservation On Several Fronts02/12/10 News >> Business >> Local
Conservation group has ambitious agenda, small staff
Last month, the Surfrider Foundation, a nonprofit environmental group dedicated to protecting the world’s oceans, pulled out of a lawsuit that aimed to stop Poseidon Resources from building a desalination plant in Carlsbad although construction has … Read more…
New SunTrust Office Will Woo Pro Athletes02/10/10 News >> Business >> Local
Mega-bank looks to manage sports and entertainment stars
East Coast-based SunTrust Bank will expand its lucrative sports and entertainment practice into the San Diego market. The practice will be part of the bank's private wealth management division, managing money for musicians, actors … Read more…
Scripps, Qualcomm Make Fortune’s Top 100 List 02/08/10 News >> Business >> Local
They're the only San Diego companies to make the prestigious list
Two San Diego-based companies made it into Fortune’s annual “100 Best Companies To Work For” list: Scripps Health and Qualcomm. … Read more…
Independent Bookstores Turn The Page02/05/10 News >> Business >> Local
Down but not out, indies look to online sales
San Diego’s independent and used bookstores may appear to be sliding into the inevitable abyss, but the passion of their owners, along with unwavering optimism and the ability to adapt just might stave off extinction.… Read more…
San Diego A Model For Cybersecurity02/01/10 News >> Business >> Local
ESET leads the way with Securing Our eCity initiative
More than 100 representatives of city, county, community and state organizations met recently to discuss how to make San Diego a national model for cybersecurity in major metropolitan areas. The meeting was organized with the help of Darin Andersen, … Read more…

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    SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — One of the most popular Web sites that let people post opinions about restaurants, shops and local services is being sued by several small businesses. These businesses...
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    CHICAGO (AP) — The state Supreme Court ruled Thursday that an Urbana hospital doesn't provide enough charitable services to qualify for a property tax exemption, a decision hospitals in Illinois worry could lead local governments to try to overturn other exemptions in a hunt for badly needed c...
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    SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The pay package last year for EMC Corp. CEO Joe Tucci was 23 percent lower than in 2008, a reflection of lower equity awards and cuts to the data-storage company's executive salaries.The company's proxy filing late Thursday with the Securities and Exchange Commission shows...
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    BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A federal judge has approved a first-of-its-kind settlement requiring the government to suspend 38,000 acres of oil and gas leases in Montana so it can gauge how oil field activities contribute to climate change.At issue are the greenhouse gases emitted by drilling machi...
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