| CALIFORNIA: EXPENSIVE TO DO BUSINESS ? YES...AND NO LOS ANGELES - Is the cost of doing business in california too high? That depends, says a new study about the cost of running a business in the US, compiled by the Kosmont Cos. of Los Angeles and the Rose Institute of State and Local Government of Claremont McKenna College in Claremont. The study, published recently in the Sacramento Business Journal, includes fees, taxes, costs and incentives that affect ... (More)
US ECONOMY HIT BY GLOBAL COPYRIGHT PIRACY, GROUP SAYS WASHINGTON, DC - The US economy lost $9.2 billion through copyright breaches in foreign countries in 2002, according to a report released earlier this month by the International Intellectual Property Alliance. The report was released the day before IIPA presented its anti-piracy recommendations for 2003, known as... (More)
MANIFEST RULES FOR AIR CARGO MAY BE IMPLEMENTED
WASHINGTON, DC The air cargo industry, freight forwarders, and other logistics service providers are a worried lot as the US Customs is likely to implement the advance manifest rule for the air cargo industry too, reports the Business News Wire. According to the US Customs website , "all carriers, freight forwarders and some express consignment couriers will be required to... (More) | 
