16 June 2011

Dateline: 16 June 2011

AxSA Factoid of the Week

The United States is not alone in its need to confront major infrastructure troubles. In fact, to our north, the Canada Federation of Municipalities estimates that the cost of overhauling their own aging infrastructure is over $123 billion, with 60% of that representing work to everything from water and sewer systems to highways and ports. More significantly, thanks to growth in many of the country's cities, new transit and sewer needs are estimated to cost an additional $115 billion.

News & Commentary

Vancouver

Parts of Downtown Vancouver Destroyed

Globe & Mail

Following the loss of a hockey game, Canadians showed their ugly side and sacked their own city, one often hailed for its livability. View Here

Finance

Firms Squeezed on Tax Bills

WSJ

With the increased use of liens and punitive levies, the IRS is aggressive in its collection of unpaid taxes from small-business owners...Read More

Economics

Travelers Face a Weak Dollar Abroad

Smart Money

Planning a foreign vacation this summer? Expect the whole excursion to cost you more...Read More

Greek PM Reshuffle Plan in Doubt as Deputies Quit

International Business Times

Efforts to institute austerity measures are pitting Papandreou against members of his socialist party, as Greeks take to the streets in opposition...Read More

"Meaningful Probability" of a China Hard Landing

Reuters

Economist Nouriel Roubini says speculative investment and hyper-development could be China's undoing when demand does not materialize...Read More

7 Ways to Help Entrepreneurs Help the Economy

The Altantic Monthly

We can turn our country around. We simply need to bank on, and incentive, our small businesses...Read More

Management

Core Values of the Top Small Company Workplaces

Inc.

While entrepreneurs don't think much about the culture of their organizations, there is evidence that suggests they should...Read More

Five Tough Questions Every Entrepreneur Must Ask About Growth

Harvard Business Review

If you plan to grow your business, you must take a serious look at your company, its people, its finances, and its impact...Read More

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