Law tightens contract preference for NM businesses – AP – msnbc.com
Martinez announced the bill signing at a news conference at the headquarters of an Albuquerque construction company. “By closing this loophole and creating a more favorable environment for in-state businesses, we will support companies that set up shop in …

Special Deal for Amazon Still Leaves Main Street Businesses at Competitive Disadvantage – StreetInsider.com
“How many Tennessee jobs are lost, how many Tennessee businesses will close because the state grants Amazon a huge price advantage by not having to charge sales taxes?” An Economic Impact Study commissioned by AMSF and based on the definitive national …

GE Capital Debuts New Digital Platform, GE Edge, to Help Middle Market Companies Grow their Businesses – Yahoo Finance
www.nationalmiddlemarketsummit.com GE Capital offers consumers and businesses around the globe an array of financial products and services. For more information, visit www.gecapital.com or follow company news via Twitter (@GECapital).

Steve Forbes on GOP field, how to boost small businesses – The Business Journal
In an interview with the Baltimore Business Journal, Forbes said many small businesses will lag behind, burdened down by the new health care reforms and burdensome government regulations. With the election heating up, we sat down with the flat …

Businesses ordered more long-lasting goods – Yahoo Finance
WASHINGTON (AP) — Businesses ordered more computers, communications equipment and other big-ticket items in August, a hopeful sign for the slumping economy. Orders for capital goods, which are considered a good measure of business investment plans …

Businesses gear up for Steamtown Marathon – WNEP-TV 16
They fill up local hotels, pack local shops, and give the local economy a nice boom. So some businesses want to make sure the runners’ stay is just as nice. “We have a pasta buffet for all the runners, carb loading, on the Saturday night before …

Durham expects to spend $30M to attract new businesses – Sioux City Journal
DES MOINES – The pipeline of businesses looking to locate or expand operations in Iowa is full, the state’s top economic development recruiter said Thursday. Debi Durham, director of the reconfigured Iowa Economic Development Authority, said she expects to …

Go Up In Down Time – EzPaycheck Payroll Software Helps Streamline Small Businesses – PRWeb
We intentionally engineered ezPaycheck payroll tax software for those end-users who are not professional accountants and payroll tax expert, so small businesses can set up ezPaycheck quickly and easily. Atlanta, GA (PRWEB) October 06, 2011 Gloom and doom …

Mo. House approves tax cut for businesses – St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Missouri’s Republican-led House has approved an across-the-board tax cut for businesses. The House voted 95-51 Thursday along largely partisan lines to lower the state’s corporate income tax to 5.5 percent in January, instead of the current 6.25 percent.