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The Business At Hand :: Jersey Shore Business Journal: Monthly Archives for February 2007

Madison Avenue meets your local pizza parlor!

Is a Recession dead ahead?

Pop-up stores aim to create a buzz in fleeting existence!

Good news - Survey says small businesses relatively optimistic!

Jody Alessandrine enjoying new post in Dennis Township

Monihan's Ken Cooper says rentals are cooking!

Matt Bader says big sales happening

Surfers Code - 12 Simple Lessons for Riding Through Life - You have to get this book!

Annarelli's open and ready to serve you!

Wall Street Slammed after China stock woes .... Dow drops 546 points before cutting losses!

Al Gore is an environmental fraud! Global warming hero pays $30,000 utility bill!

Mommy Millionaire - "How I Turned my Kitchen Table into a Million Dollars and You Can Too!"

A lot of taxpayers have forgotten phone tax refund!

Real estate signs continue to be a problem - violations all over town!

Barclay, a black Pug puppy, is missing!

Deauville Inn is open in spite of construction!

Sieze the Day: Coca-Cola embraces viral video craze

Room for growth in cosmetic treatments ...

Rhode Island governor orders state employees to stay home ...

While housing fades, "Green" materials are hot!

The Chatterbox is open with "Half price" specials on Thursdays!

New high-end pet store hopes to become national chain - Will a "High Maintenance Bitch" open in Cape May County?

Top Dog stock Pet Smart gains 50 percent in one year!

The top seven habits of people with great credit scores!

Tropical wood is approved for the Ocean City Boardwalk!

Jody Alessandrine weighs in on the use of tropical hardwood

Sick of the winter? Head to the Sunshine State!

Online shopping is as social as a trip to the mall? NOT!

Wimbledon to pay equal prize money

Ninth Street Bridge closed for the weekend starting Friday night!

Dennis Township couples to appear on Trading Spaces!!

A great commerical for America's Greatest Family Resort!

Taxes on tourism are just plain stupid! As Florida contemplates a tax hike - this from the Miami Herald

Ocean City Chamber of Commerce Website is useful for visitors and local businesses

A great commercial - but why www.ocnj.us?

A study shows that The Weather Channel claims highest ad recall ...

What's Warren Buffet up to these days?

Market Street versus Wall Street - Where should you invest your hard-earned money? Fourth in a five-part series!

Monihan's Ken Cooper says the market is hopping!

We used to eat because we enjoyed food - now we follow fads

Food contamination incidents mushroom!!

Coca-Cola will launch a new Diet Coke product with vitamins and minerals!

Want to be a princess? Disney offers the Fairy-Tale wedding

Business owners confess to checking e-mail while driving and using the bathroom!

Big changes in the condominium versus rental market - or more of the same?

Market Street versus Wall Street - Where should you invest your hard-earned money? Third in a five-part series!

Too young to be old - Dove Pro-Age

New CEO at Kraft a woman after my own heart!

Maytag casting for new 'Ol Lonely - Casting Call Alert!!

Get what's yours - take advantage of rebates!

Ikea to charge 5 cents for a plastic bag

How to predict a bad market is coming

Three truths that rule every real estate market

Study - Ad "Avoider" demo tracked, profiled

U.S. Energy independence in ten years? Is it possible?

Rising candle use fuels safety concerns - Be careful!!

Report from the National Association of Home Builders - Population of 55+ to reach 85 million by 2014

The real estate world is changing even faster than you think!

Market Street versus Wall Street - Where should you invest your hard-earned money? Second in a five-part series!

Some area restaurants closing their doors but the Crab Trap is going strong!

Less is more - or is it?

Market Street versus Wall Street - Where should you invest your hard-earned money?

Try Yesterday's for dinner - They have it all!

Telephones becoming pocket-sized banks

Piccini - Wood-fired brick oven pizza and more

Travelers sees weddings as relationship starter

Nielson - Aflluent shoppers favor warehouse clubs

Top ten favorite cookies for children

Adware purveyor Direct Revenue in trouble in New York

Where do I want to go? Anywhere that it's warm and sunny!

Banks try to return high risk loans to the originator

Mark Cassidy says activity is picking up - buyers looking for mortgages as Bernanke calms fears!

Inventor of television remote control dies at the age of 93

Green is patriotic - is green the new red, white and blue?

Physicians who deliver - Inn House Doctors!

NASCAR Babies - Raising tomorrow's fan today!!

VW bows to protests, kills suicide ad

Are women too busy to read magazines anymore?

Bud the fire dog leads the parade in the popular commercial, can he carry the breed?

Downer housing report might not shed much light ...

Matt Bader weighs in - look for a busy weekend in the real estate market!

The most overlooked tax deductions

Housing sales fall in 40 states - and half the nations' biggest markets - in fourth quarter 2006 - but prospects are good for 2007

Children sway one in three parents to buy them stuff

Tom Deierlein getting better every day

Live Earth! SOS on every continent! The nation's premier climate expert to host concert!

School children mandated to wash thier hands before and after lunch in Chicago!

New George Washington $1 coin debuts today - start your collection!!

Study shows that our office desks harbor more bacteria than our bathrooms!

Call the FBI - Employees admit to abusing office computers and phones!

Mother cat adopts rejected newborn Rottweiler

Nurturing can be good for business

Kleenex - in a battle for survival with generics, old faithful faces tough blows!

Carbonated beverages slip in competitive market

The best real estate sites according to USA Today

EP Henry launches a campaign aimed at women

Newspapers outpace television stations in online video advertising

Vergina's - Too many problems, not enough customers! Downtown business not so hot!

RE/MAX broker/president Bob Pitera on the real estate market

The next "Masters of the Universe" back on the field at Duke

Bank of America's new credit card targets illegal immigrants!

Like Flipper, this amazing Dolphin boat can leap out of the water!

The $16.9 billion holiday isn't for everyone - Fesitve parties with black balloons?

Read at your own risk ladies - This horrendous man wants to boycott Valentine's Day!

If you over-pack, airlines will hit your wallet

Free reverse mortgage seminars scheduled at South Jersey Federal Credit Union branches

Ten foods to get your Valentine in a spicy mood

You're fired! The minimum wage increase in Arizona hurts employees

GM caves to the backlash - robot won't jump off the bridge

It's not the booze talking: Urinals deliver pro-active message

On Global Warming: Follow the Money Indeed!

Century 21 predicts soft landing for the real estate market

Valentine's Day - it's hot online and hot for business!

Udder madness! Starbucks bows to milk hormone fears ...

Romancing the Stones - What to know for Valentine's Day

The War of the Roses - Ten things your florist won't tell you

Home shoppers turn to the information super highway first

MySpace is a potential landmine for young people

Your zodiac sign could determine what kind of driver you are?

Phone ban calls attention to other distractions - Its not safe to drive a car - let's ban everything!

Grate-It-Fresh Parmesan Cheese -