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Small businesses seek more action to curb health care costs The Wall Street Journal Share     Some small-business advocates criticized President Barack Obama's proposed health-care overhaul as imposing stiffer requirements on employers to provide insurance for workers while not doing enough to lower costs. Under the White House proposal recently released, businesses with more than 50 employees must offer health insurance or pay $2,000 per person. That is up from a fine of $750 per employee in the health bill passed by the Senate. More
NAMA Government Affairs Newsletter! NAMA Share
NAMA offers a valuable newsletter which focuses on federal and state legislative news that impacts your company. Learn about government issues that will impact your growth and profitability. Required Reading! Click here for our most recent Legislative Alert! More
Colombia coffee growers say output to jump up to 27 percent BusinessWeek Share
Colombian coffee growers say production will jump as much as 27 percent in the first six months of the year, rebounding from a 33-year low last year. More
Soft drink tax battle shifts to states Los Angeles Times Share
After successfully quashing discussion of a federal tax on soft drinks last year, Coca-Cola Co., PepsiCo Inc. and the fast-food industry are facing a new battle on the state level, where legislators are beginning to consider their own taxes on sweetened beverages. The next showdown could be in California, where legislators recently pledged to pass such a tax in light of new studies linking soft drink consumption to obesity in children and adults. One study suggests that obesity and related problems cost California alone $41 billion a year in medical expenses and reduced productivity. More My dream come true: A vending machine museum USA TODAY Share
Whether it's mustaches or live bait or lower-back tattoos, it seems you can get just about anything you want from a vending machine. Pop reader Andrea W. recently detailed her discovey of an entire vending machine museum. More
The three keys to a successful sustainability program GreenBiz Share
As Time Magazine recently reported, organizations of all kinds have begun making a gradual and powerful move toward sustainability as they recognize increasing convergences between economic and environmental interests. One increasingly-popular accelerator used by high-profile companies like Walmart is to engage employees in helping to achieve sustainability goals. More
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