Free Workshop to Help Small Businesses Understand, Achieve Bond Requirements, Oct. 4

2012-09-27

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Cheating: The Back End of D.C. Minority 'Fronting'

This process is enticing to those White owned firms living outside the District and wishing to get some of those plum D.C. projects. So, they begin breaking the rules

2012-09-27

Harry C. Alford NPA Columnist

He does about $2 million per year and the out of town majority firm averages $500 million. It is just impossible for this to really happen and someone within these District government offices should figure it Read the complete article

Federal Government Slaps ODOT on Highway 217 Job

Fake minority companies identified in rare victory for construction contracting watchdogs

2012-09-27

Lisa Loving of The Skanner News

“I have no hammer – the only hammer I have is my bully pulpit,” she said. “We really think that these three things with the joint legislative audits committee, meeting with agency directors or division heads, and the follow-up audits, that we are seeing greater compliance in terms of recommendations.”
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2012—The Year of Equity?

2012-09-27

The Skanner News Team

Whatever your business is – or your dream business – we wish you the best of luck in entrepreneurship Read the complete article

Bernanke Says Economic Recovery Close to Faltering

Head of Federal Reserve points to poor job growth as biggest factor in struggle

2011-10-04

Martin Crutsinger AP Economics Writer

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke says the economic recovery "is close to faltering" and the central bank is prepared to take further steps to support it. Read the complete article

Salads Are Nice, but Burgers Are What Really Sell

Though many consumers support healthier restaurant choices, few actually make orders

2011-10-03

Christina Rexrode AP Business Writer

NEW YORK (AP) -- Americans talk skinny but eat fat. No matter that First Lady Michelle Obama has been on a crusade for a year and a half to slim down the country. Never mind that some restaurants have started listing calories on their menus. Forget even that we keep saying we want to eat healthy. When Americans eat out, we order burgers and fries anyway. Read the complete article

New-Home Sales Fall, 2011 Could Be Worst Year Yet

Housing still weakest part of economy as sales drop 1 percent

2011-08-23

Derek Kravitz AP Real Estate Writer

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The number of people who bought new homes fell for the third straight month in July, putting sales on track to finish this year as the worst on records dating back half a century. Read the complete article

Wealth Gap Widens Between Whites, Minorities

Recession and uneven recovery leave Whites with 20 times net worth of Blacks

2011-07-26

HOPE YEN Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The wealth gaps between Whites and minorities have grown to their widest levels in a quarter-century. The recession and uneven recovery have erased decades of minority gains, leaving whites on average with 20 times the net worth of Blacks and 18 times that of Hispanics, according to an analysis of new Census data. Read the complete article

The Skanner Business Directory

Increase Your Bottom Line

2011-02-07

The Skanner Business Directory is a resource for customers seeking goods and services. Using this directory they can find out where to spend their money with local businesses, and invest in their own community. If you have a business, join now!
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The Best and Worst Credit Card Practices

Consumer Reports survey finds credit card issues improving in wake of Credit Card Act

2010-10-21

With the protections of the Credit Card Act of 2009 in full effect, a nationally representative survey shows a slightly lower level of dissatisfaction among Americans with their credit cards than last year. However, credit cards remain one of the lowest-rated services Consumer Reports has ever analyzed; only 45 percent of respondents said they were completely or very satisfied with their cards. Read the complete article