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November 16th, 2009 - 6:03 am § in Writers

Small businesses bridle at health insurance hikes

Bob Carroll, owner of a Billerica distributor of paint spraying equipment, recently got some really bad news from Blue Cross-Blue Shield: His company’s health insurance rates are going up 47 percent in January. Discuss COMMENTS (134) DISCUSS Have your health care costs gone up? SMALL [...]

November 2nd, 2009 - 2:46 am § in Writers

GM Plans to Repay U.S. Loan

By JOHN D. STOLL General Motors Co. plans to begin paying back a $6.7 billion loan it owes the U.S. government starting late this year, putting it on track to potentially repay the entire note by the middle of 2011, said a person familiar with the matter. But in a move that could be controversial an[...]