Deals of the Hour

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Deals of the Hour / June 14, 2010, 9:12 pm

Dallas officials craft compromise plan for regulating neighborhood farmers markets

After months of struggling to come up with a system to regulate neighborhood markets, Dallas officials presented a compromise Monday that may finally make both the City Council and market participants happy. "I think ... (Source: Dallas Morning News 2010-06-15T03:51:13Z)

Canadian auto parts supplier to add 327 jobs at three plants

Canadian auto parts supplier Magna International plans to add 327 jobs and invest $10 million as part of an expansion at three plants in Lenoir, Newton and Salisbury. The plants, part of the company's Magna Composites ... (Source: CharlotteObserver.com 2010-06-15T03:51:13Z)

Fireworks businesses praise new Oklahoma law allowing sales year-round

It is now legal to buy fireworks year-round in Oklahoma, and some local business owners say the city of Tulsa can use the law to bring in new revenue. Senate Bill 2253, signed into law June 8, allows Oklahomans to ... (Source: Tulsa World 2010-06-15T04:05:32Z)

'Twilight' screenwriter Melissa Rosenberg talks Kristen Stewart, Bill Condon and 'Breaking Dawn'

Last week, official word came from Summit Entertainment that "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn" will come to the big screen as two films. Now what? Major cast deals are signed, Bill Condon has set his directorial ... (Source: Los Angeles Times 2010-06-15T03:29:45Z)

How the New Wealth Taxes Will Hit You

Each tax signals a radical change in policy. For workers, the extra 0.9% levy puts a progressive element in what used to be a totally flat tax. The 3.8% tax on investment income also knocks down a longstanding wall by ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-06-15T03:58:23Z)

Buddy Nix, Chan Gailey have old-school plan to fix the Bills

Nix's explanation: "We want to go young." Bills owner Ralph C. Wilson Jr . did not go that way when he hired Nix, 70, as his rookie GM, or even Chan Gailey , 58, as his new coach. The joke around town is that Wilson, 91 ... (Source: USA Today 2010-06-15T03:44:04Z)

Plano murder suspect was freed from earlier charge

A Plano man charged in his mother's death was caught with methamphetamine weeks earlier but was arrested instead on an outstanding warrant for not wearing a seatbelt. Plano police say that Thomas Grady Layton, on ... (Source: Dallas Morning News 2010-06-15T03:51:13Z)

Microsoft game lets kids tickle tigers

(CNN) -- Microsoft on Monday unveiled the first games for its remote-control-free video game system, Kinect for Xbox 360. Several of the titles were pretty generic: a dancing game, a race car game, an adventure game and ... (Source: CNN 2010-06-15T03:08:16Z)

Standoff continues over Muni labor concessions

City officials and the leadership of the union representing Muni drivers remained unconvinced Monday that San Francisco's rank-and-file bus, streetcar and cable car operators would reconsider their decision to reject a ... (Source: San Francisco Gate 2010-06-15T03:15:26Z)

Gaming Firm Zynga Racks Up Huge $147 Million Round From Softbank Asia

According to separate reports from Nikkei, Bloomberg and * Reuters *, gaming-company-on-a-tear Zynga has raised a huge $147 million round from Softbank, for expansion into Asia. This deal has been in the works for a few ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-06-15T03:44:04Z)

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