An all too familiar story has a happy ending
WINTER HAVEN – Steve Robinson easily remembers the date of Jan. 9, 2009. He went to work that morning just as he had for the past 33 years, only to find that he no longer had a job. The company where he had worked all of his adult life had made changes and his position was no longer needed.

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FOREX-Euro falls vs dollar, led by sterling selloff
* Euro slips versus dollar as sterling tumbles

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FOREX-Euro falls vs dollar, led by sterling selloff
* Euro slips versus dollar as sterling tumbles

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U.S. Bank Commits More Than $1 Million to The Ohio State University; U.S. Bank Conference Theater to Be Located in New …
COLUMBUS, Ohio—-U.S. Bank has donated $1,050,000 to The Ohio State University . In honor of their generosity, U.S. Bank will receive name recognition on the new Ohio Union’s conference theater when it opens on Monday, March 29, 2010.

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A look at global economic developments
A look at economic developments and activity in major stock markets around the world Wednesday: —— TOKYO — Japan’s exports surged for a second straight month in January as demand in Asia for cars and high-tech goods underpinned a recovery in the world’s No. 2 economy.

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Bank Watch: Citizens First: Squeezing and Being Squeezed
In an attempt to hang on to every penny Citizens First Bancorp Inc., the Port Huron, MI-based holding company for CF Bancorp, has voluntarily delisted its common stock from the NASDAQ stock exchange. The decision to delist is part of the company’s…

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RBS cautiously optimistic despite £3.6bn loss
Royal Bank of Scotland’s losses shrunk to £3.6bn in 2009 as the part-nationalised bank continues to suffer from bad debts.

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Banner Corporation to Present at Sandler O’Neill Conference
WALLA WALLA, Wash. — Banner Corporation , the parent company of Banner Bank and Islanders Bank, today announced that D. Michael Jones, President and CEO, is scheduled to participate in a Pacific Northwest Banking Panel at the Sandler O’Neill & Partners West Coast Financial Services Conference on Tuesday, March 2, at 2:30 p.m.

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Eleven-Year-Old Shot Put Ace Aiming for the Olympics
Mary Lou Retton and Randy Barnes are two famous gold medal Olympians from West Virginia, but down the road there might be another super athlete.

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Golf Club Prepared to Help Heart Attack Victims
A medical emergency can arise quickly at any sporting event, and a Putnam County Golf Club is prepared to help someone suffering a heart attack.

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Prominent lobbying firm drops Toyota as client
A prominent lobbying firm has dropped Toyota as a client after realizing that representing the besieged automaker posed a conflict with another customer, the State Farm insurance company.

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Huntington Bancshares to Present at the Citigroup Financial Services Conference
Huntington Bancshares Incorporated will be participating in the Citigroup Financial Services Conference on Thursday, March 11, 2010, at the Waldorf Astoria, New York City. Â Mr. Stephen D.

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