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PNC Economic Outlook Survey: Small Business Owners Expect Growth in Hiring and Sales; Planning To Exercise Pricing Power To Counter Rising Business Costs; -- Healthcare and tax reform top Social Security among national issues --.

PITTSBURGH, March 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Nationwide expectations of rising sales are prompting a growing number of small- and mid-sized business owners to make plans to increase hiring and raise salaries, according to the biannual PNC Economic Outlook, commissioned by The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (NYS: PNC).

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While optimistic about their outlook for sales, profits and hiring during the first half of 2005, business owners said they do plan to exercise pricing power to counter rising costs for supplies, health care and higher interest rates. In another survey highlight regarding federal ...

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