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• Retail holiday jobs race begins - 10/6/2012
  

  LOS ANGELES — Cautiously optimistic about the approaching holiday season, the nation's retailers have begun their annual hunt for part-time...

• Erickson Air-Crane buys back Sun Bird - 10/6/2012
  

  One of Erickson Air-Crane's more colorful heavy-lift helicopters is coming home, or at least returning to its maker's fleet.

• Unemployment manipulation impossible, expert says - 10/6/2012
  

  WASHINGTON — Manipulating the government's monthly unemployment report is impossible because of the large number of people — mostly civil...

• Social network reaches historic milestone: 1 billion users - 10/6/2012
  

  SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook has hit the biggest milestone in the company's eight-year history: 1 billion users.

• County home sales, median prices continue to climb - 10/5/2012
  

  Most real estate markets in Jackson County showed gains in the median price of existing homes sold in the past three months, according to figures...

• New group hopes to solve e-business mystery - 10/5/2012
  

  Major players in the Rogue Valley's e-commerce fraternity have known for years there are plenty of cottage industry efforts in their field —...

• Dignity has deeper pockets than other bidders - 10/5/2012
  

  ASHLAND — The four hospital systems in the running for a possible merger with Ashland Community Hospital proposed to keep its current level of...

• Job market steadying under Obama but remains weak - 10/5/2012
  

  WASHINGTON — The September jobs report that arrives today, a month before the presidential election, likely will sketch a dual picture: The job...

• Investment success with less risk - 10/4/2012
  

  Risk is inherent when it comes to investing. Risky behavior, however, is another matter.

• Service companies grow at quickest pace in 6 months - 10/4/2012
  

  WASHINGTON — U.S. service companies grew in September at the fastest pace in six months, helped by a sharp increase in customer demand.

• 'New money coming into the market' - 10/4/2012
  

  Contingency offers — in which an offer to buy a house is contingent on the buyer selling their existing house — were once a...

• JPMorgan faces civil suit over Bear Stearns - 10/3/2012
  

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• Foreclosure settlement deadline approaching - 10/3/2012
  

  During the peak of foreclosures, from the beginning of 2008 through 2011, more than 2,200 Jackson County homeowners whose mortgages were with the Big...

• Home, auto sales buoy weak economy - 10/3/2012
  

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• Umpqua bank leads county in deposits - 10/3/2012
  

  Umpqua Bank has retained its market share lead for deposits in Jackson County, and Wells Fargo pushed ahead of U.S. Bank for No. 2.

• T-Mobile USA is in talks to buy MetroPCS - 10/3/2012
  

  NEW YORK — The parent of cellphone company T-Mobile USA on Tuesday said it's in talks to buy smaller MetroPCS Communications Inc.

• Yes, you can still bring home the bacon; experts see no shortage - 10/2/2012
  

  ST. LOUIS — Bacon lovers can relax.

• New owners hope to restore Deli Down magic - 10/2/2012
  

  Deli Down has cycled through new ownership much in the same fashion as a sports franchise looks for a winning coach after a long-term legend retires.

• Oregon Pacific Bank purchases South Valley's trust division and office - 10/2/2012
  

  Florence-based Oregon Pacific Bank has acquired South Valley Bank & Trust's trust division and office on Ohare Parkway near the Medford airport.