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  		<title><![CDATA[ Flu season, ailing economy aiding Mich. drug maker ]]></title> 
   		<link>http://www.wzzm13.com/money/story.aspx?storyid=115947</link> 
  		<description><![CDATA[ A Michigan drugmaker is doing well even though it's located in the state with the country's highest unemployment rate. 
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  		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:03:15 GMT</pubDate> 
		
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  		<title><![CDATA[ Workers' hair tests nail 10 times more drug users ]]></title> 
   		<link>http://www.wzzm13.com/money/story.aspx?storyid=115930</link> 
  		<description><![CDATA[ Newer workplace drug tests using hair samples reveal 10 times as many job applicants and employees taking cocaine and methamphetamine than had been found in urine tests. 
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  		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:34:37 GMT</pubDate> 
		
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  		<title><![CDATA[ Fieger's firm settles campaign allegations ]]></title> 
   		<link>http://www.wzzm13.com/money/story.aspx?storyid=115928</link> 
  		<description><![CDATA[ Fieger's firm to pay elections panel in 2004 contributions case 
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  		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:25:31 GMT</pubDate> 
		
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  		<title><![CDATA[ UPDATE: Economists say Michigan's job losses will decline in next 2 years]]></title> 
   		<link>http://www.wzzm13.com/money/story.aspx?storyid=115924</link> 
  		<description><![CDATA[ Economists say Michigan faces two more years of job losses before seeing a modest recovery in its labor markets in late 2011.
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  		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:41:11 GMT</pubDate> 
		
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  		<title><![CDATA[ TV ad seeks to recruit Arab-Americans to CIA ]]></title> 
   		<link>http://www.wzzm13.com/money/story.aspx?storyid=115890</link> 
  		<description><![CDATA[ The CIA has a new commercial aimed at recruiting Arab-Americans for careers with the agency. 
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  		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:59:36 GMT</pubDate> 
		
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  		<title><![CDATA[ 3 airlines extend, raise surcharges for busy days]]></title> 
   		<link>http://www.wzzm13.com/money/story.aspx?storyid=115880</link> 
  		<description><![CDATA[ The $10 and $20 surcharges that air travelers are paying this Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's are generating so much extra money that three airlines are extending them - and increasing them up to $50 - all the way to Memorial Day. 
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  		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:13:33 GMT</pubDate> 
		
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  		<title><![CDATA[ Update: Leggo my Eggo! Kellogg fights waffle shortage ]]></title> 
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  		<description><![CDATA[ Dear Kellogg: Leggo my Eggo! 
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  		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:19:32 GMT</pubDate> 
		
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  		<title><![CDATA[ New jobless benefit claims unchanged at 505K ]]></title> 
   		<link>http://www.wzzm13.com/money/story.aspx?storyid=115873</link> 
  		<description><![CDATA[ The number of newly laid-off workers seeking unemployment insurance was unchanged last week, while those continuing to claim benefits dipped. 
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  		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:42:40 GMT</pubDate> 
		
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  		<title><![CDATA[ Granholm: Mich. jobless rate dips to 15.1 percent ]]></title> 
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  		<description><![CDATA[ Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm says that the state's unemployment rate dipped slightly in October to 15.1 percent. 
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  		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:45:11 GMT</pubDate> 
		
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  		<title><![CDATA[ Michigan to benefit from $4 million in jobs funding ]]></title> 
   		<link>http://www.wzzm13.com/money/story.aspx?storyid=115844</link> 
  		<description><![CDATA[ The auto manufacturing states of Indiana, Michigan and Ohio are getting $4 million from the federal government to help displaced auto workers get jobs in the renewable-energy and other high-demand industries, the U.S. Labor Department announced Wednesday. 
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  		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:23:28 GMT</pubDate> 
		
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  		<title><![CDATA[ Social media like Twitter change customer service]]></title> 
   		<link>http://www.wzzm13.com/money/story.aspx?storyid=115841</link> 
  		<description><![CDATA[ When Wes Harper's high-definition cable service went on the fritz a few months ago, he hopped on Twitter and tried to reach Comcast's customer service reps. 
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  		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:05:55 GMT</pubDate> 
		
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  		<title><![CDATA[ Consumer prices up 0.3 percent in October ]]></title> 
   		<link>http://www.wzzm13.com/money/story.aspx?storyid=115838</link> 
  		<description><![CDATA[ Consumer prices edged up slightly faster than expected in October, driven higher by another increase in energy prices and the biggest jump in new car prices in 28 years. 
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  		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:30:38 GMT</pubDate> 
		
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  		<title><![CDATA[ Ford, Subaru, VW win insurance industry picks ]]></title> 
   		<link>http://www.wzzm13.com/money/story.aspx?storyid=115837</link> 
  		<description><![CDATA[ Ford, Subaru and Volkswagen lead the insurance industry's annual list of the safest new vehicles. 
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  		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:26:58 GMT</pubDate> 
		
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  		<title><![CDATA[ Proposal raises park fees in Kent County]]></title> 
   		<link>http://www.wzzm13.com/money/story.aspx?storyid=115820</link> 
  		<description><![CDATA[ The Kent County Finance Committee has approved a proposal to raise park fees to help generate revenue for the cash-strapped county. 
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  		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:26:54 GMT</pubDate> 
		
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  		<title><![CDATA[ New Biggby opens in Rockford]]></title> 
   		<link>http://www.wzzm13.com/money/story.aspx?storyid=115818</link> 
  		<description><![CDATA[ A Michigan based coffee shop is celebrating the opening of their newest location by handing out free coffee. 
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  		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 02:17:20 GMT</pubDate> 
		
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  		<title><![CDATA[ Granholm plans to merge tech, management offices ]]></title> 
   		<link>http://www.wzzm13.com/money/story.aspx?storyid=115816</link> 
  		<description><![CDATA[ Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm wants to consolidate more state government departments. 
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  		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:56:45 GMT</pubDate> 
		
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  		<title><![CDATA[ State business leaders ask: &quot;How do you fix Michigan?&quot;]]></title> 
   		<link>http://www.wzzm13.com/money/story.aspx?storyid=115814</link> 
  		<description><![CDATA[ What's wrong with the &quot;state&quot; of Michigan? 
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  		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:32:07 GMT</pubDate> 
		
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  		<title><![CDATA[ 82 projects filmed in Michigan since April 2008 ]]></title> 
   		<link>http://www.wzzm13.com/money/story.aspx?storyid=115805</link> 
  		<description><![CDATA[ &#160;The Michigan Film Office says 82 projects have been filmed in the state since April 2008, when it introduced tax incentives that are among the nation's most generous. 
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  		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:51:35 GMT</pubDate> 
		
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  		<title><![CDATA[ Up to 200 new West Michigan jobs through GE-Chinese partnership]]></title> 
   		<link>http://www.wzzm13.com/money/story.aspx?storyid=115798</link> 
  		<description><![CDATA[ GE Aviation says a new joint venture with a Chinese aerospace company will create up to 200 new engineering&#160;jobs in the Grand Rapids area. 
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  		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:31:29 GMT</pubDate> 
		
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  		<title><![CDATA[ Citizens suggest solutions to city budget crisis]]></title> 
   		<link>http://www.wzzm13.com/money/story.aspx?storyid=115783</link> 
  		<description><![CDATA[ If anyone has an idea that can help Grand Rapids through the current economic crisis, city manager Greg Sundstrom says he wants to hear it. 

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  		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:33:47 GMT</pubDate> 
		
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  		<title><![CDATA[ West Mich. Hunters Take Advantage of Meat Packaging]]></title> 
   		<link>http://www.wzzm13.com/money/story.aspx?storyid=115775</link> 
  		<description><![CDATA[ Since the regular firearm deer hunting season officially kicked off on Sunday, Nov. 15 in Michigan, many people across the state are heading out to the woods. 
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  		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 23:48:20 GMT</pubDate> 
		
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  		<title><![CDATA[ Local businesses could be fined for balloons]]></title> 
   		<link>http://www.wzzm13.com/money/story.aspx?storyid=115773</link> 
  		<description><![CDATA[ A common form of advertising is not allowed in Grand Rapids and it has some car dealers hoping for changes. They recently received notice that they had to remove the balloons from the vehicles or face hefty fines. 
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  		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 01:30:24 GMT</pubDate> 
		
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  		<title><![CDATA[ MSU report: College labor market has hit bottom ]]></title> 
   		<link>http://www.wzzm13.com/money/story.aspx?storyid=115764</link> 
  		<description><![CDATA[ Businesses hired far fewer college graduates in the past year than they thought they would, and next year's graduates will have to be &quot;patient and persistent&quot; to land a job. 
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  		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:02:40 GMT</pubDate> 
		
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  		<title><![CDATA[ Grand Rapids airport parking fees go up on Wednesday]]></title> 
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  		<description><![CDATA[ The Gerald R. Ford International Airport opens its new parking ramp on Wednesday. 
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  		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:33:59 GMT</pubDate> 
		
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  		<title><![CDATA[ 13 On Your Side Stimulus Tracker: Road construction jobs]]></title> 
   		<link>http://www.wzzm13.com/money/story.aspx?storyid=115760</link> 
  		<description><![CDATA[ The federal stimulus money is said to have created 1,700 jobs when it comes to road construction in Michigan, so far this year. But, there are some concerns about what will happen after that money runs out. 
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  		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:17:15 GMT</pubDate> 
		
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