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  • Seattle City Council Gives Sports Arena Big Assist
  • The Seattle City Council approved an agreement to build a new sports and entertainment center with up to $200 million in public bonds.

  • America's Hidden Unemployed Would Raise Jobless Rate to 10.5%
  • Economists, analyzing government data, estimate about 4 million fewer people are in the labor force than in December 2007, primarily due to a lack of jobs rather than the normal aging of America's population.


  • Indianapolis Mayor Heads to Australia for New Business Opps
  • It's the second overseas trip for Greg Ballard in a month. He led a group that traveled to China and Taiwan in August. He traveled to United Kingdom and Germany in June.


  • Chicago Alderman Reverses Opposition to Chick-Fil-A
  • The restaurant has agreed to include a statement of respect for all sexual orientations in an internal document and promised that its not-for-profit arm would not contribute money to groups that oppose gay marriage.

  • Jobless Feel Pain as Michigan Cuts Unemployment Workers
  • The Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency answered less than 10 percent of more than a million calls to its customer service lines in August, even as the agency gets ready to lay off more of its staff.



  • Georgia Gov. Deal Resists Drought Declaration
  • Gov. Nathan Deal and much of the business community contend that there is no drought. The state's resistance to more drastic measures stems from its desire to protect its business-friendly image, critics say.





  • Georgia Refuses U.S. Orders to Pay Seasonal Workers Unemployment
  • Georgia Labor Commissioner Mark Butler is defying Washington by refusing to restart jobless benefits to seasonally unemployed teachers and bus drivers, setting up a showdown between state and federal officials.

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