Pawn-shop owners and dealers through the Chicagoland area were notified.

WSJ: The Sounds of Silence | By Jim Fusilli

The Township's initial letter last year notified eight businesses in the proposed redevelopment area of the Township's intention to appraise certain properties for potential future acquisition.

ECONOMIST: Cheap talk?

Now it's lenders like GMAC, which eliminated 269 jobs in the Los Angeles area during the quarter, and Bank of America, which notified the state of plans to lay off 133 workers in Fremont by July.

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