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$83.1 Million Awarded To Capital Region for Economic Fund

The Capital Region had been awarded $83.1 milion for the economic development projects. The Capital Region today was awarded $83. 1 million in grants and tax credits for economic development projects, a "top performer" during the latest round of Gov.


Public Sector Workers Get Higher Wage, More Benefits Than Private Counterparts

A comparison in the compensation of government and private sector in Canada revealed a 10.6% wage gap. Public sector workers are found to get paid more and enjoy more benefits. The report also stated that workers in the public sector have better retirement programs and are less likely to experience job loss.

DST Global Sets In $80 Million Nubank Investment

DST Global Leads $80 Million Private Investment in Nubank. Yuri Milner of DST Global, the investment firm started by a Russian venture capitalist, has led an $80 million private investment in a Brazilian start-up called Nubank, the company is expected to announce this week.

Walmart OKs $1.3 Billion Worth Mexican Investment

Walmart to invest $1.3 billion in Mexico. On the news is the Walmart's Mexico unit will invest $1. 3 billion over the next three years, company officials announced Wednesday at an event with Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto.


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Microsoft has now a toll for them to make the new Surface Pro to become the most ultimate mobile computer.
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John Glenn, 95 years old, a former senator and hero astronaut had died Thursday and was surrounded by all the people who loved him.
The public pension fund for policemen and firefighters is suffering a run as mass withdrawals further decrease the plan's funds. The city mayor has already applied for a restraining order so as to prevent the financial crisis from worsening.
The Pittsburgh pension fund investments are projected to fall short in 2016. This is due to the underperforming financial markets.
Harry Reid is now retiring as the Senate minority leader. Reid is with the Senate for decades, four years in the houe and almost 50 years of political combat.
Observing the overall stock markets, a report identified the five stock market sectors best for investment in 2017. Predicted to continue the upward trend and have lots of potential for profits are the automobile industry, building and construction, industrial machinery, toys sector, and water sector.
Labor leaders said after the election they’d give him a chance to deliver on his pro-worker agenda. But the ceasefire appears over.
The absence of strong regulatory governments only strengthens the need for IG investments to enable deals that create wealth. In many respects, the cross-border innovations in how wealth is created, including deals in which digital information is the most substantive asset via data licensing, big data analytics, etc., will succeed or fail based on how well trust is established in the business data.
For Ajit Pai, it is now time to boost and fire up the Regulatory Weed Whacker. Ajit Pai, the Republican FCC commissioner. who could become interim FCC chair, said the Trump Administration could be an inflection point for the FCC, which under new management (perhaps his) should start asking of every regulation: Does it address a market failure, and if so, does it correct it, and if so, do the benefits of the regulatory solution outweigh the costs.