PRAIRIE BUSINESS
February 16, 2009
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OUR VOICES Do incentives help economic development?
Aggressive use of economic development inducements ranging from temporary property tax exemptions or reductions to tax increment financing and loan pool programs is becoming more common, escalating the national economic development arms race. But does the use of financial incentives hel
Posted by: Prairie Business on Oct 5, 2009 at 9:34 AM | Prairie PulseOUR VOICES Companies try to keep up with social media
The use of social media networking sites has increased by 73 percent in the last year in the U.S., with some of those activities happening while at work either with or without their employers' knowledge or approval. A new survey from the Minneapolis-based Russell Herder law firm an
Posted by: Prairie Business on Aug 25, 2009 at 7:29 AM | Prairie PulseOUR VOICES What do you think of our new website?
What do you think of the new Prairie Business website? The new website went live this morning. It's definitely an improvement from the old website. This is just the soft launch and there will surely be some minor bugs to work out. We plan to promote the new site more heavily in the comi
Posted by: Prairie Business on Aug 18, 2009 at 9:15 AM | Prairie PulseOUR VOICES Bobcat sheds nearly 200 jobs in North Dakota
West Fargo-based Bobcat Company announced yesterday the elimination of 195 combined positions at its Gwinner, ND, and Bismarck ma
OUR VOICES Associated Press takes hard line on article use
The Associated Press, which feeds newspapers with a continuous stream of news stories from bureaus across the country, is starting to crack down on what it deems improper use of its content on the web, according to a New York Times article. The AP is planning to launch new software that
Posted by: Prairie Business on Jul 30, 2009 at 6:50 AM | Prairie PulseOUR VOICES New York Times story on North Dakota
The New York Times, which in better economic times doesn't pay much attention to North Dakota, has once again featured the state with another in a series of national stories by the Times and other publications chronicling how North Dakota has largely escaped the national economic malais
Posted by: Prairie Business on Jul 29, 2009 at 7:41 AM | Prairie PulseOUR VOICES Social networking at work?
Many employers ban or try to ban the use of non-work related web searches at the office and some have gone so far as to block certain websites like Facebook entirely. Some businesses worry about workers wasting time and lost productivity. But the younger generations who grew up with tec
Posted by: Prairie Business on Jul 13, 2009 at 9:57 PM | Prairie PulseOUR VOICES Follow Prairie Business on Twitter
Prairie Business magazine is now on Twitter. Check the Prairie Business Twitter page and you can even sign up for the RSS feed or become a follower of Prairie
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