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Better Business Bureau launches rating system with letter grades (BizJournals) The Better Business Bureau will now assign letter grades to local businesses to build trust in the marketplace. us.rd.yahoo.com
BBB grades businesses (The News Herald) The Better Business Bureau of Northwest Florida has turned an age-old classroom standard into its latest consumer advocacy initiative. us.rd.yahoo.com
Check to see whether a local business is reliable (WTSP-TV Tampa) The Better Business Bureau will now assign letter grades to companies ranging from A+ to F. In the past, the BBB only used the ratings ''satisafactory'' or ''unsatisfactory.'' us.rd.yahoo.com
People on the move (Pensacola News Journal) Karen Szulczewski, communications director with Better Business Bureau of Northwest Florida, and Terry Welch, public affairs specialist with the Naval Education and Training Command, have successfully completed the Examination for Accreditation in Public Relations, entitling them to use the APR professional designation. us.rd.yahoo.com
No more free OJ: Florida considers shutting down welcome centers (Bradenton Herald) Florida may shut down its welcome centers that serve free orange juice and could also sharply curtail television ads aimed at propping up the Sunshine State’s summer vacation season. us.rd.yahoo.com
Better Business Bureau Busier Than Ever (First Coast News) FORT LAUDERDALE, FL (AP) -- When South Florida contractor complaints skyrocketed after Hurricane Wilma, the Better Business Bureau was the first line of defense for many consumers. us.rd.yahoo.com
Jim Walter Homes shutting its doors (Eastex Advocate) After 62 years Tampa, Fla.-based home builder Jim Walter Homes will be closing up shop. Walter Industries, Inc. announced January 6 that it would be shutting its “legacy” home construction business in order to shift focus to the more lucrative Pure Play Natural Resources and Energy industry. us.rd.yahoo.com
Police receive more inquiries about Troyer (Goshen News) Three more complaints against a Goshen real estate business have been filed with police. us.rd.yahoo.com
Costly Post Card Arriving in Metro Mailboxes (KSHB-TV Kansas City) This postcard comes in the mail and makes it look like you have a package waiting. But, someone is waiting to take your money. us.rd.yahoo.com
CHEAP SHOTS (Orlando Weekly) It’s a new year, and we need a fresh start. We need to divest ourselves of the bile and acrimony that accrued at an alarming rate in 2008. The economy, the wars, Casey Anthony, another freakin’ year of George W. Bush; it’s enough start a monk on a murder spree. us.rd.yahoo.com
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