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Weak jobless claims, future economic activity data
WASHINGTON — A gauge of future economic activity and a report on unemployment benefits signaled Thursday that the recovery likely will remain weak in the coming months.
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Auto supplier bringing 25 jobs to Anniston
Ohio-based Industry Products Co. is coming here because of the proximity to Honda, to Nissan, to Toyota. And it’s bringing jobs, much-needed jobs, to stoke the sputtering economy.
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Pat Wigley, owner of Wig s Wheels bicycle shop, recently bought more property on Noble Street with a business collaborator. Photo: Stephen Gross/The Anniston Star Business as Usual: Downtown Anniston street showing signs of a renaissance
Renaissance: The great revival of art and letters under the influence of classical models, which begin in Italy in the 14th century and continued in the 15th and 16th. So says the Oxford English Dictionary.
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Business as Usual: Beware pitfalls before starting a new business
Looking around at the disaster that has been our economy over the last year you would think the last thing on anyone’s mind would be starting their own business. Odd things happen, though, especially in times of crisis. At first glance, what looks really peculiar actually makes a lot of sense.
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Sgt. Matthew Lashley climbs into a Stryker at the Anniston Army Depot. General Dynamics will hire 80 to 100 new employees to repair Stryker vehicles. Photo: Stephen Gross/The Anniston Star file General Dynamics to add jobs at the depot
As many as 100 people will be hired by a defense contractor at the Anniston Army Depot thanks to a new deal to repair 300 Stryker vehicles, a company spokesman said Wednesday.
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Lincoln’s Harley-Davidson Test Facility to close
Harley-Davidson announced last week to the employees of the Talladega Test Facility in Lincoln that the company would cease operation next year, taking about 100 jobs with it, according to a company spokeswoman.
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Business as Usual: Consensus asserts locally owned businesses better for community's economy
by John Fleming
Editor at large
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Lamar Phillips knows his customers, knows a lot of them by name. When they walk into his restaurant, the Goal Post on Quintard Avenue in Anniston, and plop down at the counter, he'll ask after their family, offer some encouraging words about an upcoming high school football game or just listen as a customer catches him up on a mutual acquaintance.
Alagasco moving to McClellan
by Megan Nichols
Staff Writer
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Alagasco is moving to McClellan. The McClellan Development Authority approved a lease-to-own contract for the utility. Alagasco will pay $125,000 for five acres at the former fort.
Calhoun County Chamber expo helps businesses network
by Megan Nichols
Staff Writer
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Whatever else they have to cut back on, business owners said Tuesday they wouldn't miss the annual expo put on by the Calhoun County Chamber of Commerce.
'An air of excitement': New Stringfellow Hospital CEO settling in to new post
by Dan Whisenhunt
Business Editor
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There's a new face in charge of Stringfellow Memorial Hospital, a man who is serious about building strong relationships between the hospital and the community. John Gallagher, 37, this week replaced Linda Burdette as chief executive officer.
Regions Bank hires Anniston native
by Dan Whisenhunt
Business Editor
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Regions Bank hired Anniston native Michelle B. Walters as senior vice president and consumer banking executive for the bank's Georgia and South Carolina markets, the company reported Tuesday.
Free counsel offered for small businesses
by Star staff
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The Service Corp of Retired Executives (SCORE) will offer one-on-one counseling for prospective and existing small-business owners at no charge.
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