The clause will award a Rockton-based company the project if the bid is within 2 percent of the lowest bid.
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Saturday, July 25, 2009
Rockton to add clause favoring local bids - Rockford, IL - Rockford Register Star
Friday, July 24, 2009
Is 'Cash for Clunkers' for Chumps? - ABC News
when automobile dealers across the country began the certification process this morning, the federal computer system they logged into crashed due to the overwhelming demand, ABC Denver affiliate KMGH reported today.
States Where the Unemployed Are Giving Up - US News and World Report
higher unemployment rates and lousier job markets alone don't explain the high rates of discouragement.
Several things could nudge job seekers toward hopelessness: negative media coverage of the job market; unsuccessful job searches among friends and family; their own long-term unemployment
no openings matching their skill set within their geographical area, Krolik says. If workers own homes they can't sell, their ability to move for a new job is severely limited.
4.4 million job seekers nationwide out of work
for more than 27 weeks or more in June
States Where the Unemployed Are Giving Up - US News and World Report
Thursday, July 23, 2009
Daily Herald | Aurora announces furlough days, wage freeze
cuts will apply to roughly 200 of the city's more than 1,100 employees, but Weisner said similar sacrifices will be required from all the city's unions to minimize layoffs and reduce the impact on city services.
Herald & Review | News: Lottery sales continue to climb during recession
Ticket sales were up a little more than 1 percent over the year before, for the fiscal year
ending in June. That meant Illinoisans bought almost $2.1 billion worth of lottery tickets, setting a sales record.
Still, because of the timing of some payouts and other issues, profits for the state lottery were down nearly 5 percent last year. That means less money brought in for the state.
Herald & Review | News: Lottery sales continue to climb during recession
Metro jobless rate ties 25-year high - - BusinessRockford.com
More than 25,000 people were unemployed in Boone and Winnebago counties,
Metro jobless rate ties 25-year high - - BusinessRockford.com
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