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...they tend to think. Aside from providing the community with an aesthetic face-lift and introducing tremendous new public resources, Harvard’s expanded campus will bring an estimated 14,000 to 15,000 jobs to the area by the time it is completed and bolster the local economy. It is in the local community’s interest for Harvard to succeed in creating a vibrant campus and community in Allston...
...highest point in more than five years, propelled by rising wages and more jobs. The Conference Board's index increased to 112.5 from 110.2 last month, and the percentage of those saying jobs are hard to get fell to its lowest level since August 2001. That news seems to bolster Bernanke's upbeat view, and his argument that consumers are the ``mainstay'' of an economy heavily dependent on their spending...
...company expects, however, that a recent marketing campaign, which kicked off with a 30-second Super Bowl ad last weekend, will promote the Total Access program and bolster Blockbuster’s market share...
...foreign investment. Norway's Statoil ASA, Russia's OAO Lukoil Austria's OMV AG, and Spain's Repsol SA were involved in the two-day conference in Vienna, where the tenders are being presented. According to Nozari, Iran needs about $94 billion of foreign investment by 2014 to bolster oil and gas production, especially because its current output is dropping by some 7% every year due to depletion and lack of upkeep at major fields...
...again be useful for stat-padding, as several of the Crimson’s stars can solidify their places among the nation’s numerical leaders. Most notably, co-captain Julie Chu, a frontrunner for the Patty Kazmaier Award given to the top player in Division I, can bolster her already impressive resume with big numbers against some porous defenses. “I would hope that they are outstanding,” Stone said of Chu’s chances of capturing the award. “People that understand the game understand what her impact has been...