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Good reading from ACBJ -- Jan. 31

Baltimore Business Journal: State to divert tobacco money --Governor: Money needed to fund strapped Medicaid

Charlotte Business Journal: Duke eyes rate base to pay for broadband

Puget Sound Business Journal: Got metal? Better check -- it's going fast. "Driven by the rising prices of scrap metal, thieves have stolen high-school aluminum bleachers, highway and overpass guard rails, copper power lines and phone cables, airplane and ship propellers, street signs, aluminum manhole covers and just about any metal it's possible to steal."

South Florida Business Journal: Arts center lacks money for seats, lighting, curtains

Tampa Bay Business Journal: Motor homes marketed to resist threats of bioterror, allergens

Posted by eubie at 9:49 PM permalink

ID Theft declining and offline

WSJ: ID Theft Is Declining And Mostly Offline, New Survey Finds. Almost two-thirds of id theft occurs from information obtained offline. Info obtained online accounted for less than 12 percent. Also interesting was that in cases where the perpetrator's identity was know, half were committed known by the victim.

The original study is here, which includes an online identity theft quiz. The Sacramento Business Journal also did a story on the report -- Report: Identity theft more common offline than online.

Posted by eubie at 8:31 PM permalink