The man behind 2009’s biggest bank bust

Just after 9 a.m. on a humid Friday in late September, the trustees of Auburn University gather in a campus hotel conference room for their first meeting of the new school year. Even this early in the day there’s a bit of electricity in the air.

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Americans tame their wanderlust

Americans have tamed their wanderlust during this recession, according to the latest data released by the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Rhode Island dodges government shutdown

Rhode Island will be open for business Friday.

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When jobless benefits run out

Tomorrow we’ll get the latest unemployment figures. And if you’ve gotten a pink slip, or you’ve been unemployed for a while, here is what you need to know.

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Credit lines dry up for auto dealers

Most small businesses are having trouble finding loans and credit lines these days, but auto dealers are in their own special financing hell. Their inventory is expensive, their industry is in shambles, and their largest lenders are in tatters.

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Pennsylvania budget impasse takes toll on residents

In Pennsylvania, day care centers are closing. Food banks and libraries are cutting back.

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Fly kid grounded

Shawn Theiss was an aerial prodigy.

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Message to entrepreneurs: Get tough

Years ago i joined my first business advisory group.

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The entrepreneur whiz kid myth

Bill Gates. Steve Jobs. FedEx’s Fred Smith.

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Elko, Nevada: Where the recession never hit

At a time when local officials coast to coast are frantically slashing municipal budgets, furloughing employees, and trying to soothe recession-wounded constituents, Curtis Calder, the city manager in Elko, Nev., has a hard time coming up with much to worry about.

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