TEMPE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Economic activity in the non-manufacturing sector grew in August for the eighth consecutive month, say the nation’s purchasing and supply executives in the latest Non-Manufacturing ISM Report On Business®. The report was issued today by Anthony Nieves, C.P.M., CFPM, chair of the Institute for Supply Management™ Non-Manufacturing Business Survey Committee; and ...

Picture tens of thousands of books carefully arranged on tables and categorized by subject, books that may be purchased at bargain prices and in the air-conditioned comfort of the Redding Community Center. This picture will come to life this weekend at the Mark Twain Library Book Fair.

The Canandaigua City Council on Thursday set Sept. 16 for the final public hearing on the Steamboat Landing project.

The state has started eminent domain proceedings against an Alstead farmer who, with the help of the state, built his farm back up after it was destroyed in the floods of 2005. For more on this story, pick up a copy of today's print edition of the New Hampshire Union Leader, on newsstands today. Or check out our e-Edition.

The city council passed a resolution authorizing the use of Regional Transportation Council funds to reconfigure a three-block section of Gus Thomasson during its regular session on Aug. 2.

Checking out an ’80s microchess game at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View. More Photos »

Dear Editor, It is important for our community to be aware of the very recent comments coming from many cities and jurisdictions along the proposed 800-mile High Speed Rail system ... City of Belmont (mayor): "The blight of an 80-foot wide elevated concrete structure with electric lines at least 32 feet high above the rail line, and the subsequent negative impact on our city's economic base and ...

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