BPS Upgrades Risk-Management Server 
Business Propulsions Systems Inc. has upgraded its platform for operational risk, audit and regulatory compliance management for financial institutions.
Source: www.bizintelligencepipeline.com

TAMC considers sales tax bid 
Backers of a defeated local sales tax to improve roads and transit in Monterey County said Thursday they will seek another, similar measure.
Source: www.californianonline.com

The killer among us Campaign hopes to encourage local businesses to go smoke-free 
The Allied Health Director for the Rowan County Health Department said he’s pleased with the strong stand taken by U.S. Surgeon General Richard Carmona on the dangers of secondhand smoke.
Source: www.salisburypost.com
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Reaction by some local school district officials to the states new property tax legislation has run the gamut from  
Reaction by some local school district officials to the states new property tax legislation has run the gamut from wariness to criticism.
Source: www.thedailyreview.com

Business Briefs 
Paul V. Orecchia, an attorney at the Toms River law firm of Carluccio, Leone, Dimon, Doyle & Sachs, and Nate Brown, a computer consultant and owner of Comconico Inc., Jackson, have formed Contributech Inc., a nonprofit organization designed to help low-income or disadvantaged children and their fami
Source: newstranscript.gmnews.com

Parkland Diagnosis: a Surplus: One-Time Windfalls Could Boost Income Past Expenses By $133M 
By Sherry Jacobson, The Dallas Morning News Jun. 28–For the second year in a row, officials at Parkland Memorial Hospital are predicting a record surplus for the Dallas County public hospital. Depending on how it is calculated, Parkland’s surplus could reach $133 million.
Source: www.redorbit.com

Lopez Obrador, Calderon End Mexico Campaigns (Update2) 
June 28 (Bloomberg) — Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador ended his campaign for Mexico’s presidency, pledging to protect farmers, support energy prices and help close the gap between rich and poor.
Source: www.bloomberg.com
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Biloxi Sun Herald,  USA - Jun 29, 2006… Biloxi. Free cholesterol check and T-shirt. … more. Fund-raiser to help Gathering Grove regroup after Katrina. Donations tax-deductible. …
Source: www.sunherald.com

Sick - or simply eating too much?
Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - 9 hours agoA new pill promises to help by controlling appetite but … the rather Swiftian notion of a fat tax, related to … behaviour, but it’s not such a free choice as it …
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
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