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Roger Martin: Does a Trade-off Need to Stay a Trade-off?
www.huffingtonpost.com | Jan 19, 2012
Will there continue to be trade-offs between shareholder value maximization and social good? Absolutely. We live in an imperfect world. Does there have to be a trade-off between the two in all instances? Only if we collectively decide to make it so. Let's not.

How should George Osborne help small businesses? | Money | guardian.co.uk
www.guardian.co.uk | Feb 9, 2011
Mark King: Banks are still refusing to lend to half the small businesses that apply for loans – so what can be done to boost the sector?

Solar PV Market to Expand
networkmarketingsuccess.com | Jun 10, 2010
Britain’s solar PV market may see massive growth this year due to the introduction of feed-in-tariffs, according to a new investigation. Analysis by PricewaterhouseCoopers discovered that the solar PV market could grow by five times its current size in 2010 and over 30 times by 2015 as a

Gain In Manufacturing Construction May Be Result Of Stimulus Spending And Tax Breaks - Capital -
www.portfolio.com | May 3, 2010
The tax break and stimulus spending are behind gains in construction and manufacturing.

Will Obama's $5 Billion Pledge to NIH Boost Manufacturing and Construction Too? | Science Inc. |
www.fastcompany.com | Oct 1, 2009
vasculaYesterday Obama pledged $5 billion toward biomedical research at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) over the next two years. Ostensibly, this is in addition to the $10.4 billion that was allocated to NIH when the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act was passed back in February.

InvestingAnswers: 10 U.S. States With the Highest Unemployment Rates
www.huffingtonpost.com | Sep 22, 2011
While some states have moved forward and even experienced the beginning of an economic recovery, the residents of these 10 states are still dealing with uncharacteristically high levels of unemployment.

Jerry Chautin: It's Construction, Stupid! It's Home Building, Stupid!
www.huffingtonpost.com | Sep 5, 2011
In Thursday's address to Congress, I want President Barack Obama to emphasize that fixing the home-building and construction industries is necessary to jump-start our lame economy.

Mark H. Ayers: There is No Tomorrow...America Needs Job Growth Now!
www.huffingtonpost.com | Aug 13, 2010
Tax breaks for the wealthy never built a bridge or an airport. They never increased American productivity by reducing traffic congestion, increasing broadband service, or creating a modern energy grid.