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U.S. Black Chamber Pressing Auto Dealers for Fair Return on Black Dollars
2015-08-24 23:33:32| Auto Dealers - Topix.net
This year alone, African-Americans are projected to spend as much as $24 billion on new cars and other vehicles from America's auto industry. Yet, research shows that, commensurate with their spending, Black consumers have little to show for their support of car dealerships, except the shiny new purchases in their driveways.
Private Infrastructure Dollars Still Face Hurdles
2015-08-19 16:06:40| ENR.com: Headline News
DOT, other agencies are taking steps to address the problems, but TIFIA hits some bumps.
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Half a billion dollars gets you a gentler climate plan
2015-08-06 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Bloomberg: There could be half a billion reasons for the concessions President Barack Obamas clean-power plan made to a defiant energy industry. Electric utilities, oil companies and their allies spent $502 million on lobbying in the year since the Environmental Protection Agency proposed new regulations on carbon emissions from power plants, according to disclosures reviewed by Bloomberg. Thats 22 times more than renewable energy companies and environmentalists spent. Industry groups swiftly condemned...
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Real estate players hunt for big dollars to help pass housing bond, beat Mission moratorium
2015-08-06 13:32:35| Real Estate - Topix.net
A group of housing advocates and developers from across San Francisco's political spectrum wants to raise at least $1 million to ensure victory for City Hall's top priority on the Nov. 3 ballot. The $310 million housing bond, called Proposition A, has the support of the entire Board of Supervisors and hasn't yet drawn any major opposition.
Big Food companies spend billions of dollars annually on marketing;...
2015-08-05 09:58:33| Beverages - Topix.net
One of the most common excuses major food corporations offer when pressed on the issue of why they refuse to support mandatory labeling of genetically-modified organisms is that doing so would be too expensive, raising food costs for consumers. But an investigation into this claim reveals it to be an absolute farce, as Big Food companies routinely spend $1 billion a year or more just on food advertising alone.
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