Business Grants in the News
31-Aug-2008

U.S. Senator Landrieu to Tour and Speak at Louisiana Tech University (Broadcast Newsroom)
RUSTON, LA -- (Marketwire) -- 08/12/08 -- On August 14, 2008, United States Senator Mary Landrieu will be visiting and speaking at the Biomedical Engineering Building located on the campus of Louisiana Tech University.

Need for short-term housing in Cedar Rapids is significant (The Gazette)
CEDAR RAPIDS and#8212; The city is facing a significant housing shortage as it works to find homes for those displaced by June's flood.The short-term housing needs and#8212; which some will need for up to 18 months and#8212; are more numerous than long-term ones because many using short-term housing will be able to repair their flood-damaged homes or will be able to return to flood-damaged ...

Federal grants workshops offered for small businesses (Knoxville News Sentinel)
Entrepreneurs throughout East Tennessee can learn how to obtain federal business grants at upcoming workshops in Oak Ridge and Chattanooga.

NIAGARA FALLS: Bada Bean closes shop (Niagara Gazette)
After two disappointing years on Main Street, Debbie Kreiger has decided she?s had enough.The owner of Bada Bean coffee shop at 921 Main St. closed the doors to her business on Wednesday, announcing through a sign placed on the building?s front door that she?s reached her ?breaking point with the political corruption, vandalism and backstabbing that is Niagara Falls.?

Comments on this story are moderated (Toronto Star)
Low-fee credit unions for the poor and a plan to help low-income households pay for heat and hydro are among a broad series of initiatives needed to fight poverty in Ontario, say the province's food banks in a report to be released today.

Congresswoman Tsongas tours Clock Tower Place (The Beacon-Villager)
Updated with video As part of a slow but steady tour of her district, Fifth District Rep. Niki Tsongas took a tour on Wednesday of Clock Tower Place, the 100-year-old mill in the heart of Maynard.

NIAGARA FALLS: Coffee shop owner blames politics for demise (Tonawanda News)
After two disappointing years on Main Street, Debbie Kreiger has decided she?s had enough.