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Small Business Deals Continued Upward Swing in 2011

Posted by on Jan 25, 2012 in Blog | Comments Off on Small Business Deals Continued Upward Swing in 2011 SAN FRANCISCO — Continuing a two-year trend, small business sales inched up again in 2011, according to BizBuySell.com, an online business-for-sale marketplace. This upward spike dates back to the beginning of 2009. Overall, the number of small businesses across the United States that reportedly changed hands in 2011 was up 3.3 percent to reach 6,703 vs. 2010’s total of 6,486. This...
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7-Eleven Purchases 51 North Texas ExxonMobil Sites

Posted by on Jan 24, 2012 in Blog | Comments Off on 7-Eleven Purchases 51 North Texas ExxonMobil Sites DALLAS — 7-Eleven Inc. has acquired retail interests in 51 Texas ExxonMobil sites. The convenience store retailer did not disclose terms of the deal, which closed today. All of the purchased sites are located in the greater Dallas/Fort Worth area. Two include unused parcels of land, and the majority will be rebranded as 7-Eleven stores, according to the company. They will retain the Exxon...
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ConocoPhillips, NACS Oppose Keystone Pipeline Termination

Posted by on Jan 23, 2012 in Blog | Comments Off on ConocoPhillips, NACS Oppose Keystone Pipeline Termination ALEXANDRIA, Va. and HOUSTON – Industry trade association NACS and ConocoPhillips Inc. both expressed dismay with the Obama Administration’s rejection yesterday of TransCanada Corp.’s Keystone XL oil pipeline. TransCanada proposed building a 1,700-mile oil pipeline that would connect the Canadian Oil Sands with U.S. Gulf Coast refineries. According to those in favor of the project,...
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CA gas prices rose 0.9 cents/gal in past week to $3.69/gal

Posted by on Jan 19, 2012 in Blog | Comments Off on CA gas prices rose 0.9 cents/gal in past week to $3.69/gal Average retail gasoline prices in California have risen 0.9 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.69/g yesterday. This compares with the national average that has increased 1.1 cents per gallon in the last week to $3.34/g, according to gasoline price website CaliforniaGasPrices.com. Including the change in gas prices in California during the past week, prices yesterday were 35.5 cents...
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Obama Administration to Kill Keystone Pipeline

Posted by on Jan 19, 2012 in Blog | Comments Off on Obama Administration to Kill Keystone Pipeline The Obama administration is  to reject the Keystone crude oil pipeline. This  decision will please environmental groups at the expense of thousands of American construction jobs. Reuters reported this afternoon. Keystone Pipeline The administration could announce its rejection of TransCanada’s 1,700-mile Keystone XL pipeline later today. State Department...
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