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CENTRAL NY BUSINESS NEWS (The Post-Standard)
• Nursing home fined in 'code blue' case The federal government has fined a Minoa nursing home $13,300 for failing to provide prompt emergency care to a choking resident who went into cardiac arrest and died. Reasons to beware gift cards this year (Chicago Tribune)
As more big-name retailers flirt with bankruptcy, shoppers have good reason to shy away from gift cards that could become worthless. You'd better watch out: Gift cards can be lumps of coal (WZZM 13 Grand Rapids)
You'd better watch out: Gift cards can be lumps of coal Manitoba/National News (Portage Daily Graphic)
TORONTO - Canada's credit card industry is overwhelmingly dominated by giants Visa and MasterCard, and a new federal policy that would allow banks to offer both brands will do nothing to change that, two national business associations said Tuesday. Gift cards can be lumps of coal (WTSP - Tampa Bay's 10 News)
TELL US: As retailers struggle to survive, are you worried about buying gift cards this year? The Canadian Press Business News Budget, Monday, March 24, 2008@ (INO News)
BUSINESS EDITORS:@ Here are Canadian Press Business budget lines as of 1 p.m. ET. Plans may change as circumstances warrant. Queries should be addressed to business editor John Valorzi at 416-507-2146 or Gary Norris or Dave Paddon on the business desk at 416-507-2138. Digest: Broad drilling ban not in cards (Houston Chronicle)
House Democrats have no interest in restoring the broad ban on oil and gas development off the Atlantic and Pacific coasts. Discount cards, solar power discussed at Chamber (Curry County Reporter)
The November 11 lunch forum featured some great new ideas for the community. Chuck Schaumburg and Christine Stallard of Coos Curry Electric Cooperative, Inc. gave a sneak preview of their new Touchstone Energy program launching December 2008. Business And Careers (Lake City Reporter)
(ARA) - Gone are the days when women were expected to stay at home to dote on their children and husbands. Today's women have broken through the glass ceiling and are finding their way to corner offices around the country. You'd better watch out: Gift cards can be lumps of coal (USA Today)
Peer into any family's closets and you'll find the Gifts of Christmas Past. Scented candles. Reindeer sweaters. A stuffed bass that sings Don't Worry, Be Happy.
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