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Joins Nearly 3,000 Organizations to Make Voice of Nondefense Discretionary Programs Heard WASHINGTON, July 17, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Association of Academic Health Centers (AAHC) and others from the nondefense discretionary (NDD) funding community delivered a letter to Congress, urging leaders to avert sequestration by adopting a "balanced approach to deficit reduction that does not include further cuts to NDD programs." Joining AAHC in this effort are nearly 3,000...

CENTER VALLEY, Pa., July 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- TechPrecision Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: TPCS) ("TechPrecision" or "the Company"), an industry leading manufacturer of precision, large-scale fabricated and machined metal components and systems with customers in the alternative energy, medical, nuclear, defense, aerospace and other commercial industries, today reported financial results for the fourth quarter and full fiscal year of 2012, the periods ended March 31, 2012....

Learn The Secret Techniques To Take A Business Startup From A Potential Earner To A Giant Tax Asset. Learn How To Build A Business Entity And Guide It Through To Success While Saving And Keeping Cash In-House! (PRWEB) July 15, 2012 Karla Dennis gives another amazing free web teleconference. This time it's about taking a business to new heights. The goal of which is to save money and keep assets with tax strategies and tax credits! Click Here Now To Listen. Learn the importance of...

AIX-EN-PROVENCE, France, July 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- 2012 Aix-en-Provence Economic Forum Ends, For a Rebound in the West We are not "declinists" - the fate of advanced countries is not written in stone. What will the next wave of innovations be? And what about the impact of demographic transition? How can worldwide savings be harnessed and long-term investment funded? What will happen with global, commercial and financial imbalances? These are the four types...

NEW YORK, July 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The recent Supreme Court decision on the healthcare law means that it's the law of the land. Buried in over 2,000 pages are a wide range of tax and other financial provisions that affect individuals now and into the future. Now is the time for investors to carefully review the upcoming changes and make adjustments as necessary. Financial planner Zaim Hajdari has reviewed the law, noted some of the most significant changes and explained why...

HARRISBURG, Pa., July 2, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Pennsylvania collected $2.8 billion in General Fund revenue in June, which was $170.1 million, or 6.5 percent, more than anticipated, Secretary of Revenue Dan Meuser reported today. Fiscal year 2011-12 General Fund collections totaled $27.7 billion, which was $162.8 million, or 0.6 percent, below estimate. The fiscal year ended June 30. Sales tax receipts totaled $777.7 million for June, $45.5 million below estimate. Sales...

DALLAS, June 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Ryan, a leading global tax services firm with the largest indirect tax practice in North America, today announced that the Firm's Austin, Texas office was selected as one of the Best Places to Work in Central Texas for the third consecutive year. The Firm was ranked 21st on the Austin Business Journal's 2012 Best Places to Work list. Each year, the Austin Business Journal releases the Best Places to Work list, recognizing Central Texas businesses...

WASHINGTON, June 27, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following tip sheet was released today by the U.S. Census Bureau: (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110428/DC91889LOGO) Summary of State and Local Government Tax Revenue: 1st Quarter -- This summary shows quarterly tax revenue statistics on property, sales, license, income and other taxes. Statistics are shown for individual state governments as well as national estimates of total state and local taxes, including...

Lincoln Institute research urges alternatives for economic development CAMBRIDGE, Mass., June 26, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- There is little evidence that property tax incentives to lure businesses to locate in cities and towns have much of an effect, either in the decision-making process or in terms of promised economic activity or new jobs, according to new research published by the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy. Despite the poor record, doling out tax breaks is costing...

PARIS, June 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The momagri SGPA indicator has come to expose a little known fact: Agricultural subsidies in the U.S. are quite higher than the figures usually given, and very largely exceed those granted by the European Union (EU) and its member-states. To view the Multimedia News Release, please click: http://www.multivu.com/mnr/56561-momagri-agricultural-support In fact, over $172 billion[1] were appropriated in the U.S. in 2010,...