They propose to include Mesa Verde and Ripley, two separate unincorporated communities amid alfalfa fields outside Blythe, and a string of isolated housing and mobile home parks, known as "resorts," along the Colorado River. While the western end of the county has grown rapidly, unincorporated communities near Blythe have languished without jobs or supermarkets and struggled for drinkable water, a few paved roads and places for children to play. Local leaders want to create a community...

Thunder Bay is getting in on an an innovative trend that is slowly sweeping across North America and at the same time providing meaningful work for some citizens. A preliminary market research study conducted by Lakehead University students found a ready market for pet bakery items in the city. The bakery will be more of a 'social enterprise' motivated by social and public good rather than profit and revenue allowing workers to reach their full potential with transferable work skills. The...

Recent acquisitions are definitely helping the top line, but tomorrow's fourth-quarter earnings will provide insight on how higher sales are flowing through to the bottom line. What management does:Sales growth has picked up recently, now that Del Monte is actively acquiring pet-food businesses as the categoryproves more appealing than its consumer-products division, a. However, overall profitability is suffering, becausethe company is having difficulty passing higher food costs to...

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