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Winter Sports School prepares students for college and snowfallTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 10:08PMIan Griffith, a freshman at the Winter Sports School in Park City, said his expectations of the school have been met so far this year.

Local teens learn how to spend within their means, investTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 7:34PMPhotos by Keri Wood - Teenagers at the Elk Grove Teen Center are learning this summer about personal finance and identity theft with the help of local banker Mark Lepp.

LOCAL BUSINESSMAN JOINS NATIONAL FIRM TO HELP SMALL AND MID-MARKET BUSINESSES AS CFO FOR HIRETuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 6:13PMNEW ORLEANS, LA. Jan. 17, 2011 -- Local business owners can now leverage New Orleans resident Barry Tassins 29-year successful track record in financial management by hiring him as their CFO on a part-time, as-needed basis. Tassin is currently serving as a part-time Chief Financial Officer for companies in diverse industries in the New Orleans metropolitan area. The part-time, as-needed CFO...

Service helps college kids find jobs, internshipsTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 5:23PMWith the struggling economy and high unemployment rates, fewer and fewer college students are finding jobs once they walk across the stage at graduation. Kathy Sherman and Brenda Sussna, the co-owners of CareerLaunch, are here to help. The Winnetka-based company, celebrating its first anniversary this summer, works one-on-one with college students and recent graduates to give young people the ...

How the NBA Lockout Is Like the Debt-Ceiling DebateTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 5:01PMWith the nation’s capital gripped by a tedious-yet-terrifying standoff over the federal debt ceiling, I’d like to take solace in the world of professional basketball. But not only is it the off-season, the NBA is locked in an intractable dispute of its own. Congressional Republicans say they won’t raise the debt ceiling without massive concessions on spending cuts from President Obama; the NBA ...