<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><atom:link href="http://wcbstv.com/localbusiness/resources_rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><title>New York News, Weather, Sports &amp; Traffic - WCBSTV.com</title><link>http://wcbstv.com/localbusiness</link><description><![CDATA[New York News, Weather, Sports & Traffic - WCBSTV.com]]></description><language>en-US</language><copyright><![CDATA[(c)  MMX, CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.]]></copyright><pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:16:53 GMT</pubDate><ttl>5</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[Crash Re-Training Of Toyota Mechanics Begins]]></title><guid>http://wcbstv.com/localbusiness/toyota.accelerator.pedals.2.1471141.html</guid><link>http://wcbstv.com/localbusiness/toyota.accelerator.pedals.2.1471141.html</link><description><![CDATA[There's more trouble at Toyota as the automaker's "Prius" brand has come under scrutiny for possible brake problems. Toyota said it's investigating but hasn't made a decision on a recall. That, as thousands of Toyota mechanics are being re-trained to deal with a previous re-call involving sticky accelerators on a number of other popular models. CBS 2 HD got a first hand look at how Toyota is attacking the problem in our area.
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 11:26:59 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Verizon Noise Issue Angers Long Island Residents]]></title><guid>http://wcbstv.com/localbusiness/verizon.verizon.noise.2.1471296.html</guid><link>http://wcbstv.com/localbusiness/verizon.verizon.noise.2.1471296.html</link><description><![CDATA[There's something growing near the backyards of several Long Island residents and it's not vegetation. It's a building and residents aren't happy about it. It is the quintessential "not in my backyard" scenario -- a building expansion literally too close for comfort. 
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 05:13:55 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Westchester Company Takes Obama Jobs Plan To Heart]]></title><guid>http://wcbstv.com/localbusiness/regeneron.jobs.bill.2.1463374.html</guid><link>http://wcbstv.com/localbusiness/regeneron.jobs.bill.2.1463374.html</link><description><![CDATA[The president's proposal to spend billions to spur job creation is winning support at one of the fastest growing companies in New York. Don't let the skull and bones on the door fool you. Recent hires for the bioreactor room at Regeneron Pharmaceuticals count themselves lucky. 
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 00:47:57 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[NY Dept. Of Labor: Employment Signs Getting Better]]></title><guid>http://wcbstv.com/localbusiness/unemployment.jobs.information.2.1448588.html</guid><link>http://wcbstv.com/localbusiness/unemployment.jobs.information.2.1448588.html</link><description><![CDATA[Unemployment is still at its worst level in 17 years, so is there any bright side to this story? The answer could just be, maybe soon. 
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2010 11:20:28 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Walmart Upsets North Jersey Supermarket Apple Cart]]></title><guid>http://wcbstv.com/localbusiness/crowds.safety.shopping.2.1438781.html</guid><link>http://wcbstv.com/localbusiness/crowds.safety.shopping.2.1438781.html</link><description><![CDATA[The supermarket wars have a new combatant in New Jersey -- a brand new Walmart supercenter with fruits and vegetables, clothing and home goods. And while these stores have popped up in other states, it's all new for North Jersey residents. 
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2010 01:28:58 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jobs Lost Drops, But Long-Term Unemployment Up]]></title><guid>http://wcbstv.com/localbusiness/unemployment.jobless.nys.2.1350700.html</guid><link>http://wcbstv.com/localbusiness/unemployment.jobless.nys.2.1350700.html</link><description><![CDATA[There was good news in the numbers out from the State Department of Labor on Friday morning. Employers cut a net total of 11,000 jobs in November -- that was down from 111,000 the previous month. And the unemployment rate dropped slightly to 10 percent. But within those numbers, a split is emerging: the number of long-term jobless -- those out of work six months or longer -- is growing. 
]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 05 Dec 2009 01:55:54 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[LIPA Gives Needed Gift: Credit In Nov., Dec. Bills]]></title><guid>http://wcbstv.com/localbusiness/lipa.rebates.long.2.1343990.html</guid><link>http://wcbstv.com/localbusiness/lipa.rebates.long.2.1343990.html</link><description><![CDATA[All across Long Island, homeowners are getting a welcome surprise in the mail -- a credit on their bill from the Long Island Power Authority. And homeowners say the extra savings couldn't have come at a better time. Maria Loria plans to look smashing this Christmas in her new sweater. The long time Mineola resident bought it in part with the LIPA credit she got right before Thanksgiving. 
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 19:11:32 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shoppers: Good Deals; Retailers: Great Crowds]]></title><guid>http://wcbstv.com/localbusiness/black.friday.2009.2.1337434.html</guid><link>http://wcbstv.com/localbusiness/black.friday.2009.2.1337434.html</link><description><![CDATA[The stores are closed and Black Friday is quickly coming to an end. We won't know for a few more hours how well it went. But if the lines at stores in the tri-state were anything to go by odds are everyone won big. CBS 2 HD witnessed huge crowds early Friday morning at Wal-Mart in Linden, N.J., and a similar scene at in nearby Iselin, where a seemingly never-ending line of bargain hunters streamed into a Best Buy. Here in New York City at one of the most famous shopping venues in the world thousands turned out hoping for good deals -- and retailers didn't disappoint. 
]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 28 Nov 2009 05:28:28 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Con Ed: Happy Holidays! Now Let's Raise Your Rates]]></title><guid>http://wcbstv.com/localbusiness/con.ed.rate.2.1334676.html</guid><link>http://wcbstv.com/localbusiness/con.ed.rate.2.1334676.html</link><description><![CDATA[Consolidated Edison has "shock" in store for customers this holiday season -- another round of hikes for what is already America's priciest electricity. The utility's 3 million customers in New York City and Westchester County are about to be "juiced" again &#133; and again ... and again. The utility has unveiled a plan to raise your rates three times over the next three years. 
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:31:27 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thanksgiving Day Parade To Go Off-Broadway]]></title><guid>http://wcbstv.com/localbusiness/macys.thanksgiving.day.2.1332283.html</guid><link>http://wcbstv.com/localbusiness/macys.thanksgiving.day.2.1332283.html</link><description><![CDATA[For the first time in its more than 80-year history, the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade will not be on Broadway. It will take a somewhat altered route. It will also take a few extra turns. When the parade's floats and balloons step off this week, the route will be a new one, making some people thrilled, and others disappointed. 
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