If one wants to look for a model for Clinton to follow in pursuing economic development, one need only look 50 miles north to Dubuque. Dubuque, which in 1990 had 46,000 people employed in the city by the end of 2009 had grown that to 54,500. Moody’s ranked Dubuque the 22nd city in the...
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I suppose everyone of a certain age is aware of Napster and the music industry’s crusade to crush it. Every few months over the last decade or so the entertainment industry will explode in a flurry of press releases and talking head appearances regarding the evils of copyright infringement, illegal copying and piracy. But...
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Yesterday I posted a rant on Aww Martha on the Clinton Herald’s lack of decent news coverage of local major businesses. There really is no excuse because setting up Google News alerts is so simple. So, I did just that for some of the local major businesses. I set it for weekly digests. Instant...
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On Wednesday the 20th, I attended the Chamber of Commerce, Biz After 5, at Ashford University’s call center out on the bypass. The food and drink spread was very nice. Before anything else, let me just say that the facility is great, Ashford made a great decision (albeit with some considerable arm-twisting) to locate...
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