Report: Ill. prepaid tuition program underfunded
CHICAGO (AP) — The prepaid tuition program in Illinois is more seriously underfunded than any other state’s and its new investment strategy is seen by some experts as risky.
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Report: Ill. prepaid tuition program underfunded
Associated Press – March 7, 2011 1:24 PM ET CHICAGO (AP) – The prepaid tuition program in Illinois is more seriously underfunded than any other state’s and its new investment strategy is seen…
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Barrick pre-pays 1 million in Net Proceeds mine tax
ELKO – Barrick Gold of North America prepaid $ 101 million in Net Proceeds of Minerals taxes to the State of Nevada March 1, based on estimated 2011 operating results from its mining properties in the state. The company previously paid a total of $ 153 million in Nevada taxes in 2010, including $ 88 million in Net Proceeds of Minerals taxes (NPMT). Nevada’s NPMT is a special property tax on …
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Consumer group joins fight to get back .2M in prepaid ferry passes
The Consumers’ Association of Canada is consulting a class action lawyer and calling on the B.C. government to curb BC Ferries’ confiscation of $ 1.2 million in prepaid ferry trips.
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PayPal Aims for Brick and Mortar Stores, Hires New VP to Help
PayPal has hired a new Vice President for Retail and Prepaid Products to help bring PayPal offline and into traditional retail stores.
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2% of Indonesians have Web connections at home
Number of the day 2% That’s the portion of Indonesians who have Web connections at home. Most people go online through Internet cafes and other alternatives, so phone companies there and in other emerging markets are…
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Internet by the Minute, Free Facebook Lure Emerging-Market Mobile Clients
Rusdi, an Indonesian office worker, has never had a home Internet connection. Since getting a Samsung Electronics Co. smartphone, he now gets online every day and pays 2 cents a minute to carrier PT Indosat .
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Events & Networking
Melissa Jones of Executive Event and George Singleton of Singleton Studios, both of Silver Spring, chat at the Greater Silver Spring Chamber of Commerce’s breakfast Wednesday at Fire Station 1 in Silver Spring.
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As broadband subs grow, PLDT’s ICT biz falters
PLDT’s SmartBro wireless broadband service continued to expand its wireless broadband subscriber base to over 1.35 million at the end of 2010. Fixed line service revenues, however, decreased by 5 percent to P48.6 billion.
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Nokia X2 – slate (T-Mobile) – Prepaid
The Nokia X2 offers basic communication options, plus a couple of extras, in an agreeable design. What’s more, it delivers a full keyboard at an affordable price.
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ROTC , Scouts help the Guard
Pennsylvania National Guardsmen serving overseas will soon receive pre-paid phone cards from AT&T along with a batch of letters from local Boy Scouts and Junior ROTC members.
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Shentel invests in growth in 4Q
EDINBURG — Shentel reported another increase in sales in the fourth quarter as the company continued to invest in expanding its operations.
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