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Garner-Hayfield district, support staff headed to mediation (The Globe Gazette)

GARNER — The Garner-Hayfield School District and Garner-Hayfield Education Association have agreed to a 1.19 percent total package increase in salaries and benefits.
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Hoteliers open new tourist center (The Virginia Gazette)

YORK — Always quick to complan about tourism, the Williamsburg Hotel-Motel Association put its money where its mouth is Tuesday.
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I've Been to Yosemite, Now What? Increase Travel to Yosemite to Bring Increased Visitors to Gateway Communities (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)

The warming weather promises to bring more travelers to Yosemite National Park. Travelers through California's Gateway to Yosemite often find themselves surprised about what the region has to offer. Madera County, home to the iconic park's most popular entrance, is an attraction in its own right.
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County reaches deal with state to run Silver Lake visitor center (The Daily News)

A year after jumping back into the Mount St. Helens tourismbusiness, Cowlitz County is expanding its reach by also running thevisitor center at Silver Lake. Its commitment includes pledging$154,000 in cash and services to the state in return for thefive-year contract.
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Fines, fees, court costs could increase July 1 (The Globe Gazette)

DES MOINES — Fines, fees and court costs for various criminal offenses could be increasing by $8.8 million beginning July 1.
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Council candidates promote visitor-serving amenities (The Malibu Times)

In the first public election forum, several city council candidates advocated providing more tourist facilities to improve help local businesses.
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Island booked up, traffic backs up (The Anna Maria Islander)

If you don’t believe Island tourism is rocking and rolling this season, just take a look at the Gulf Drive-Marina Drive intersection in Holmes Beach most weekday afternoons around 3 p.m.
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Clark urges city to take a stance on alcohol truth (Grayson County News-Gazette)

√A leader in the movement that could allow Leitchfield restaurants to sell alcohol by the drink approached city council members Monday night asking them to get involved with distributing “the facts...
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Festivals get grants from province (Belleville Intelligencer)

The provincial government, through MPP Leona Dombrowsky, announced today it is providing funds to support seven festivals and events in Prince Edward-Hastings through the "Celebrate Ontario 2010" program.[...]
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9 Killer Tips for Location-Based Marketing (Mashable)

Social networking has finally become something valuable for brick-and-mortar businesses. Smartphones and location-based social networks allow users to interact, share, meet up, and recommend places based on their physical coordinates. This real-world connection to social media can mean more foot traffic and profits for business owners. So-called “lo-so” networks like Foursquare , Loopt , and ...
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