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02/17/12--05:55: Drive, don't surf Internet (chan 2556880)

WASHINGTON — Auto dashboards are becoming an arcade of text messages, GPS images, phone calls and web surfing, the government says, and it's asking carmakers to curb those distractions when vehicles are moving.




02/17/12--20:10: Signs of improvement (chan 2556880)

By Shobhana Chandra




02/17/12--20:10: Tax deal lowers limit on unemployment benefits (chan 2556880)

By SAM HANANEL




02/17/12--20:10: IRS issues warning on tax scams (chan 2556880)

By Michael Muskal




02/17/12--20:10: New Bedford seafood auction (chan 2556880)

NEW BEDFORD — The Whaling City Seafood Display Auction handled 60,020 pounds of seafood Thursday.




02/17/12--21:07: BCC seeks nominations for entrepreneurship awards (chan 2556880)

Bristol Community College wants to celebrate the top entrepreneurs in the region who are helping fuel the local economy.




02/18/12--19:35: Business newsmakers (chan 2556880)

CUMBERLAND, R.I, — At its Leadership Meeting at the Crowne Plaza in Warwick, one of Panera Bread's franchises, the Howley Bread Group, LTD, based in Cumberland, RI, recognized a number of its employees for excellence and leadership during the...




02/18/12--19:35: SouthCoast business in brief (chan 2556880)

FAIRHAVEN — The next meeting of Chapter 1 Professional Supply Chain group will be Feb. 22 at Nye Lubricants, Bldg. #3. The speaker will be Glenn Parsons from SKYE Business Solutions, who will talk about "Influential Communication and Its Affect...




02/18/12--19:35: Italy confiscates $6 trillion in fake US bonds (chan 2556880)

NewsCore By Dow Jones




02/18/12--19:35: HEALTH NEWSMAKERS (chan 2556880)

FALL RIVER — Pain management specialist Dr. Eric Dominguez has been named medical director of the Steward Center for Pain Management of Saint Anne's Hospital.




02/18/12--19:36: Job fair Wednesday in New Bedford (chan 2556880)

NEW BEDFORD — LifeStream, Inc., a provider of human services for southeastern Massachusetts, will hold a job fair on Feb. 22 from 4-7 p.m. at 13 Welby Road, one of LifeStream's New Bedford locations.




02/18/12--19:36: Home economics: Saving power costs in the house (chan 2556880)

Winter has been relatively mild and virtually snow-free so far in many regions. That's helped take the chill off utility costs. In fact, the people who monitor such things say electric bills are down, especially in areas like the mid-Atlantic.




02/18/12--19:36: New Vegas museum highlights mob bosses, tommy guns (chan 2556880)

LAS VEGAS — In one room, a ghastly photo wall of bloody, uncensored images showcases the mob's greatest hits.




02/18/12--19:36: Toy shop offers quaint alternative (chan 2556880)

FAIRHAVEN — The Village Toy Shop offers a quaint, convenient alternative to the usual big box toy retailers.




02/18/12--19:36: Credit companies expand online resources (chan 2556880)

Often, consumers are bombarded with television ads promising free credit reports or offers from banks and credit card companies for identity theft protection.




02/18/12--19:36: How-tos of offshore accounts: first, get a million (chan 2556880)

WASHINGTON — Movie super spies James Bond and Jason Bourne use them. So do real-life presidential candidate Mitt Romney, who says he pays his taxes, and untold numbers of Americans who don't. Swiss banks and their secretive counterparts around the...




02/18/12--19:54: If you reshaped your career, your resume will need it, too (chan 2556880)

Q: Dear Mildred, I left a 16-year career in publishing, where I'd advanced from the lowest ranks to management. My salary fell sharply when I went to beginner work in PR, and while I now have almost four years' experience, I'm hearing that jobs are...




02/18/12--19:56: Have old debts? The collector might be too late (chan 2556880)

What would you do if you received a court summons indicating that you were being sued for thousands of dollars in debt on a credit card you had no recollection ever applying for or using?




02/19/12--03:55: Big changes could be in store for Bliss Corner section of Dartmouth (chan 2556880)

DARTMOUTH — Bliss Corner, a busy section of South Dartmouth where the zoning hasn't changed in about half a century, could be in line for an overhaul.




02/20/12--18:25: New Bedford seafood auction (chan 2556880)

NEW BEDFORD — The Whaling City Seafood Display Auction handled 73,704 pounds of seafood Friday.




02/21/12--05:08: Car dealers see light at the end of the tunnel (chan 2556880)

Her 10-year-old Buick had seen better days, so Diane Bernier of Westport figured what better day than Presidents Day to go out and buy a new car?




02/21/12--11:25: Dow breaks 13,000 for first time since ’08 crisis (chan 2556880)

NEW YORK — The Dow Jones industrial average crossed 13,000 today for the first time since May 2008, when the Lehman Brothers investment bank was solvent, unemployment a healthy 5.4 percent and the worst of the Great Recession months ahead.




02/21/12--13:26: Community banks may get smaller TARP bills (chan 2556880)

WASHINGTON — Community banks that still owe billions of dollars to the Treasury Department’s bailout program may get a break, as Treasury may sell the stakes it got in the banks via its Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) to third parties or...




02/21/12--13:39: For boomers, new era of 'work until you drop' (chan 2556880)

LOS ANGELES — When Paula Symons joined the U.S. workforce in 1972, typewriters in her office clacked nonstop, people answered the telephones and the hot new technology revolutionizing communication was the fax machine.




02/21/12--16:14: Small business group opposes guaranteed sick days (chan 2556880)

Legally mandated paid sick days for workers would stamp out billions of dollars worth of productivity and potentially 16,000 jobs over five years, according to a new report issued by a small-business advocacy group that has long opposed legislation that...




02/21/12--20:41: New Bedford seafood auction (chan 2556880)

NEW BEDFORD — The Whaling City Seafood Display Auction handled 184,666 pounds of seafood Monday.




02/21/12--20:41: Dow climbs back to 13,000 (chan 2556880)

By CHRISTINA REXRODE




02/22/12--05:41: Case may void foreclosures (chan 2556880)

The highest court in Massachusetts is poised to rule as soon as this month on a foreclosure case that could lead to a surge in claims from home owners seeking to overturn seizures.




02/22/12--11:12: Google poised to overtake Facebook in display ads (chan 2556880)

Google Inc.'s display-advertising business is growing faster than anticipated and is on track to surpass that of Facebook Inc. next year, according to research published today.




02/22/12--11:24: Bank of America to close New Bedford branch (chan 2556880)

Bank of America plans to close its Rockdale Avenue branch as of June 1, one of two planned branch closures in Massachusetts, according to a bank spokesman.




02/22/12--15:43: Honda to recall 46,000 Odyssey minivans on door flaw (chan 2556880)

Honda is recalling almost 46,000 Odyssey minivans on concerns that the vehicles' rear doors may be defective and pose a risk to passengers, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said today.




02/22/12--16:25: Apple, Google, others agree to app privacy rules (chan 2556880)

California’s Attorney General Kamala D. Harris reached an agreement today with six of the largest companies in the mobile device market that could change how app makers handle personal data and the way millions of people download apps.




02/22/12--18:47: NEW BEDFORD SEAFOOD AUCTION (chan 2556880)

The Whaling City Seafood Display Auction handled 178,065 pounds of seafood Tuesday.




02/22/12--18:50: Summer job applicants must pre-register (chan 2556880)

New Directions Southcoast Inc. will be accepting pre-registrations for its summer jobs program starting March 1.




02/22/12--18:52: Small businesses in spending mood (chan 2556880)

Gas prices are rising. The economy is still shaky. But since the recession began, there hasn't been a higher percentage of the nation's nearly 6 million small businesses expecting to boost their spending.




02/22/12--18:59: Home sales jump nationwide (chan 2556880)

Sales of existing homes rose 4.3 percent in January and inventories fell to nearly seven-year lows, as lower prices, unusually warm weather and an improving economy all lifted demand.




02/22/12--21:02: Southcoast Hospitals names new CFO (chan 2556880)

Southcoast Hospitals Group has announced a new chief financial officer, while the group's parent Southcoast Health System conducts a national search for the system-wide CFO she'll report to, according to Southcoast spokeswoman Stephanie Poyant.




02/22/12--21:03: Bank of America to close New Bedford branch (chan 2556880)

Bank of America plans to close its Rockdale Avenue branch as of June 1, one of two planned branch closures in Massachusetts, according to a bank spokesman.




02/23/12--08:58: Internet giants agree to adopt 'no track' browser button (chan 2556880)

A coalition of internet giants including Google has agreed to support a do-not-track button to be embedded in most web browsers, a move that the industry had been resisting for more than a year.




02/23/12--14:54: Business owners fear bridge closing's toll (chan 2556880)

With the New Bedford-Fairhaven Bridge to close three weeks for repairs starting March 4, owners of businesses on Popes Island and Fish Island are concerned.