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Business archive
Sunday, October 29, 2006
American Canyon's scariest couple
JENNIFER HUFFMAN, Register Business Writer
Local merchants stock Halloween fun
As the year's spookiest night approaches, Napa businesses are reaping the rewards of the second most popular decorating holiday.
Man awarded $18 million in sexual harassment case against Vons
LOS ANGELES -- A jury has ordered the Vons Companies Inc. to pay more than $18 million in damages to a former employee who claimed the supermarket chain fired him after he filed a report accusing a female supervisor of sexual harassment.
NIH scientists seeking other jobs to escape ethics crackdown
Nearly 40 percent of the scientists conducting hands-on research at the National Institutes of Health say they are looking for other jobs or are considering doing so to escape new ethics rules that have curtailed their opportunity to earn outside income.
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