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Retailers hope to reap benefits from tax rebates
THOMASVILLE Thomasville retailers are hoping that consumers who began receiving cash this week in economic stimulus payments will spend some of the money in local businesses.

How Tesco gets it fresh, and keeps prices down
KUALA LUMPUR: Supermarket chain Tesco Stores (M) Sdn Bhd's RM60 million investment in a fresh food distribution centre in Perak enables it to supply more fresh produce to its stores nationwide and slow down food price rises.

INNOVATION
What pushed Priscilla Maddox was the relentless smell of vanilla. Ms. Maddox was toying with launching a cookie line after retiring from her 36-year hospital job but was overwhelmed by the vanilla smell in her apartment.

Rich still ante up for newest digs
LAS VEGAS -- They blow up aging casinos in this town. Now, some are wondering what to do about yesterday's desert dream homes. Take the foreclosed million-dollar house realty agent Michael Antos recently showed. Please. ... - By PETER Y. HONG Los Angeles Times

Co-op market opens its doors
NORTHAMPTON - The parking was so full at 9 a.m. that people started parking out on King Street. River Valley Market opened yesterday after years of planning and months of construction. The $7 million, member-owned cooperative store focuses on locally-grown, organic and natural foods.

Noodles & Company Announces New Franchise Development Deal
Noodles & Company, the quick-casual, globally inspired noodle restaurant that serves a balanced menu of freshly saut�ed Asian, Mediterranean and American cuisine, today announced a new development agreement with franchise group Noodle Gang to bring Noodles & Company restaurants to the Orlando and Gainesville, Fla. areas.

Volunteers clean debris from the Tombigbee Rivers By JEREMY D. SMITH/jeremy.smith@demopolistimes.com
DEMOPOLIS More than 40 community members volunteered Thursday for the first day of the local cleanup effort that operates under the umbrella of the Renew Our Rivers campaign.

Underground Pub announces its closing
When the journeyman entrepreneur locked the door Sunday at the bottom of the attic stairwell at the corner of Main and Church streets, he feared his dream bar would never open again.

Retailers dangle deals to lure shoppers with tax rebates
Direct deposits of Uncle Sam's tax rebates started landing in bank accounts of consumers who signed up for direct deposit this week, and checks will be on their way starting May 9.

Retailers hope to reap benefits from tax rebates
THOMASVILLE Thomasville retailers are hoping that consumers who began receiving cash this week in economic stimulus payments will spend some of the money in local businesses.

How Tesco gets it fresh, and keeps prices down
KUALA LUMPUR: Supermarket chain Tesco Stores (M) Sdn Bhd's RM60 million investment in a fresh food distribution centre in Perak enables it to supply more fresh produce to its stores nationwide and slow down food price rises.

INNOVATION
What pushed Priscilla Maddox was the relentless smell of vanilla. Ms. Maddox was toying with launching a cookie line after retiring from her 36-year hospital job but was overwhelmed by the vanilla smell in her apartment.

Rich still ante up for newest digs
LAS VEGAS -- They blow up aging casinos in this town. Now, some are wondering what to do about yesterday's desert dream homes. Take the foreclosed million-dollar house realty agent Michael Antos recently showed. Please. ... - By PETER Y. HONG Los Angeles Times

Co-op market opens its doors
NORTHAMPTON - The parking was so full at 9 a.m. that people started parking out on King Street. River Valley Market opened yesterday after years of planning and months of construction. The $7 million, member-owned cooperative store focuses on locally-grown, organic and natural foods.

Noodles & Company Announces New Franchise Development Deal
Noodles & Company, the quick-casual, globally inspired noodle restaurant that serves a balanced menu of freshly saut�ed Asian, Mediterranean and American cuisine, today announced a new development agreement with franchise group Noodle Gang to bring Noodles & Company restaurants to the Orlando and Gainesville, Fla. areas.

Volunteers clean debris from the Tombigbee Rivers By JEREMY D. SMITH/jeremy.smith@demopolistimes.com
DEMOPOLIS More than 40 community members volunteered Thursday for the first day of the local cleanup effort that operates under the umbrella of the Renew Our Rivers campaign.

Underground Pub announces its closing
When the journeyman entrepreneur locked the door Sunday at the bottom of the attic stairwell at the corner of Main and Church streets, he feared his dream bar would never open again.

Retailers dangle deals to lure shoppers with tax rebates
Direct deposits of Uncle Sam's tax rebates started landing in bank accounts of consumers who signed up for direct deposit this week, and checks will be on their way starting May 9.