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LLRX.com Business Filings Database Guide Updated

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Kathy Biehl’s comprehensive, reliable and completely updated guide to Business Filings Databases was posted on August 25, 2007.

  • “All 50 states make some level of corporate and business filings available online. In a few instances only limited information (such as name availability) is retrievable. The majority of the states, however, use their Web presence to disseminate a range of public business records — and most of them offer access at no charge.”

    • GAO Releases Financial Audit Manual: Volume Three

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    Financial Audit Manual: Volume Three, August 2007, GAO-07-1173G, August 28, 2007, Full Report (PDF, 286 pages) “The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) and the President’s Council on Integrity and Efficiency (PCIE) maintain the GAO/PCIE Financial Audit Manual (FAM). The FAM provides guidance for performing financial statement audits of federal entities. The FAM is a key… Continue Reading

    $114 Billion Funds Gulf Coast Recovery

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    DHS: “24 billion went to rebuild the Gulf Coast states and provide survivors with a place to live, repair damaged infrastructure, and build houses and schools in 2007. Of the $114 billion allocated for Gulf Coast recovery, 84 percent has either been disbursed or is awaiting claims. FEMA awarded $8.3 billion in public assistance funding… Continue Reading

    Census Bureau Reports Household Income Rises, Poverty Rate Declines

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    Press release: “Real median household income in the United States climbed between 2005 and 2006, reaching $48,200, according to a report released today by the U.S. Census Bureau. This is the second consecutive year that income has risen. Meanwhile, the nation’s official poverty rate declined for the first time this decade, from 12.6 percent in… Continue Reading

    Elevated Carbon Dioxide Spurs Shrub Growth

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    USDA: “Shrubs far outgrew native grasses in Colorado rangeland when exposed to elevated levels of carbon dioxide (CO2), according to a study published by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists and cooperators at Colorado State University. The results suggest that rising CO2 levels in the Earth’s atmosphere may be contributing to shifts in plant community dynamics,… Continue Reading