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27 Million and Counting: Kathy Braddock, Rutenberg Realty

6/21/11 at 4:00 PM

Meet Kathy Braddock, the co-founder of Rutenberg Realty, a New York-based residential real-estate brokerage. Continue Reading

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My First Million: Barbara Corcoran, The Corcoran Group

6/02/11 at 5:00 PM

How a self-made salesperson took $1,000 and took on the titans of New York's legendary real-estate industry. Continue Reading

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Iconic Restaurant Elaine's Closes After 50 Years in Business

5/18/11 at 9:00 AM

The end of an era: Elaine's announces its last call after almost five decades in business and six months after its famous founder died. Continue Reading

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Getty Images for Target

Why Pop-Up Stores Are Popping Up Everywhere

12/13/10 at 5:30 PM

Thanks to pop-up stores, more retailers are capitalizing on busy shopping seasons without the hassle and expenses that come with operating a brick-and-mortar location year round. Continue Reading

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Shack Up Inn

Shack Up Inn: The Coolest Hotel in America?

7/30/10 at 3:15 PM

Bill Talbot and Guy Malvezzi took a bunch of old sharecropper's shacks and transformed them into a unique destination hotel in the middle of the Mississippi Delta. Continue Reading

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MCT

Businesses Wage War Against Bedbugs

7/29/10 at 6:30 PM

The growing bedbug epidemic can have a disastrous effect on businesses. How to prevent, detect, and eliminate the bloodsucking threat. Continue Reading

Oil Spill Pay Czar Criticizes BP, Pushes for Bigger Payouts to Victims

7/05/10 at 2:30 PM

Kenneth Feinberg, who is overseeing the $20 billion compensation fund, wants to pay businesses affected by the oil spill six months at a time, instead of month-by-month. Continue Reading

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The Associated Press

Trump Pitching Reality Show About Family Businesses

6/18/10 at 3:00 PM

The Donald's latest reality concept would center around entrepreneurs trying to convince their children to take over the family business. Continue Reading

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