IRI Survey: Many 'Green' Consumers Don't Practice What they Preach.
HEALTH AND BEAUTY CLOSE-UP-30 September 2008-IRI Survey: Many 'Green' Consumers Don't Practice What they Preach(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com There are distinct variations in buying behaviors even among those consumers who claim to be concerned with the environment, according to a study from Information Resources, Inc. (IRI),...

First Aldi Stores Open in Florida.
TRAVEL AND LEISURE CLOSE-UP-30 September 2008-First Aldi Stores Open in Florida(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com Discount grocer Aldi announced its first 10 central Florida stores will open. Stating that it is known for offering high quality, fresh produce, meats and grocery items at up to...

Business briefs.
COLUMN: BUSINESS BRIEFS Telegram & Gazette Bloomberg Index Central Massachusetts -0.39 171.43 Volume: 135,583,343 Up: 11 Down: 10 Unchanged: 8 Gainer: EMC Corp. $14.17 +$1.71 (volume of 108 million shares) ...

Unemployment rip-off; Excessive rates hurt employers, workers, economy.
COLUMN: IN OUR OPINION Of the economic development measures left on the table when the Legislature closed its formal session last week, few would do more good - and at no cost to the public - than the proposed rate freeze on unemployment insurance. Failure to act...

Street youth, unemployment, and crime: is it that simple? Using general strain theory to untangle the relationship.
Introduction While earlier research reported an inconsistent or weak relationship between unemployment and crime (see Box 1987; Chiricos 1987), recent work has generally revealed that unemployment, or changes to the unemployment rate, are positively related to some types of criminal behaviour (see Bellair and Roscigno 2000; Britt...

Unemployment rate rises to 8% in April as economy slows down.
The employment rate in April 2008 or the proportion of employed persons to total labor force was estimated at 92.0 percent, almost the same as the percentage recorded in April 2007 at 92.6 percent. The National Statistics Office reported yesterday that 33.5 million of the estimated 36.4...

Belgium's Interim Government Faces Economic Challenges; Many Belgians dissatisfied with efforts to create more quality jobs.
Byline: Cynthia English Synopsis: After lacking a government for six months, Belgium's interim government now must address the nation's ongoing economic challenges, including inflation and unemployment. Forty-three percent of Belgians are dissatisfied with efforts to increase the number and quality of jobs. WASHINGTON, D.C. --...

Economic analysis finds silver lining.
Byline: Joe Mosley The Register-Guard The U.S. economy has weakened, chances of a recession have increased and national unemployment is on the rise. But the monthly Oregon Small Business Index compiled by Eugene-based LibertyBank concludes that it all means slightly improved conditions for business owners - primarily...

Measures: The case of San Fernando (P).
It is no surprise, therefore, that for the different strategy boxes the city has placed in its strategy map, San Fernando has gone further. It has specified measures that would track its progress towards achieving its strategic priorities. The measures it has chosen to indicate progress towards...

Pessimism Clouds Housing Market; Most Americans no longer assume local housing prices will increase.
Byline: Dennis Jacobe Synopsis: New Gallup polling shows a deteriorating housing market psychology characterized by more Americans expecting the value of their homes to decline than to increase over the year ahead. PRINCETON, NJ -- Late last week, the National Association of Realtors reported that...