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New regulations will enroll employees in companies' retirement programs.
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Daily Oklahoman (Oklahoma City, OK)
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October 10, 2007
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Copyright informationCOPYRIGHT 2007 The Daily Oklahoman. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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Byline: Paula Burkes Erickson
Oct. 10--If you work for a company offering a retirement saving plan, be ready starting next year to be enrolled automatically. If you already participate, expect an automatic bump to your contributions on your annual service date or when you get a raise.
New federal regulations allow employers, effective Jan. 1, to be absolved of annual compliance testing by the IRS if they include automatic contribution percentages from 3 to 10 percent -- to which workers can opt out.
The new provisions likely will result in a significant increase in 401(k) accumulations, especially for low-income workers, according to a recently released study by ...
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The lumber and building materials category grew at an average annual rate...
Do-It-Yourself Retailing;
October 1, 2005 ;
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...The lumber and building materials category grew at an average annual rate of 7.8 percent from 1997 to 2001, according to the Home Improvement Research Institute. Growth then slowed to 5.5 percent in 2002, with annual growth estimated at 6.9 percent from 2003 to 2007.
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Agricultural Policy Research Institute Projects Rebounding U.S. Meat...
AScribe Business & Economics News Service;
March 16, 2005 ;
787 words
......Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI) presented to...increased by nearly 5 percent in volume and nearly...from 82 percent to 85 percent of world production...by 2014-2015, an 18 percent increase from 2004-2005...world, holding a 35 percent share of world production ...
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Myanmar to establish research institute to guide industrial projects
Xinhua News Agency;
September 13, 2006 ;
375 words
...Myanmar to establish research institute to guide industrial projects YANGON, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar will establish a research institute with technicians and experts to help guide government...its latest issue. The Industrial Development and Research Institute, to be set up with ...
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RESEARCHERS AT MEDICAL COLLEGE AND CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE FIND...
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;
February 8, 2006 ;
492 words
......Milwaukee and Children's Research Institute concludes that the risk...non-pediatric centers. Children's Research Institute is part of the Children...they found that nearly 90 percent of injured children were...also found that the 10.7 percent who were treated at children...Mortality ...
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EPRI Releases Consumer Interest Study on HEVs.(Electric Power Research...
Electric Vehicle Online Today;
September 7, 2001 ;
228 words
...The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) recently released a...also found that thirty to 50 percent of surveyed consumers would...mid-size sedan, even if priced 25 percent higher than a $19,000 conventionally-power...said the study showed that 63 percent of respondents preferred plugging...
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Spherion Corporation's Franchise Division Recognized As a World-Class...
PR Newswire;
September 15, 2008 ;
671 words
......franchisor by the Franchise Research Institute(R), an organization...Spherion franchisees: -- 95 percent of respondents gave...as a franchisor -- 96 percent of respondents gave...for the business -- 95 percent of respondents gave...recommend Spherion -- 100 percent of respondents ...
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China's First Clinical Nutrition Research Institute Set up
Xinhua News Agency;
March 19, 2001 ;
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...China's first research institute on clinical nutrition was set up recently in Zhongshan Hospital...the above two diseases has dropped considerably from over 50 percent to lower than 5 percent, and from 30 percent to lower than 10 percent.
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Researchers at Medical College of Wisconsin and Children's Research...
AScribe Medicine News Service;
February 8, 2006 ;
710 words
......Milwaukee and Children's Research Institute concludes that the...centers. Children's Research Institute is part of the Children...found that nearly 90 percent of injured children...children's units (17.2 percent). - Hospital charges...children's unit (32.4 percent) than in an ...
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Industrial Research Institute's 5th Annual R&D Leaderboard: R&D spending...
Research-Technology Management;
November 1, 2003 ;
Armbrecht, Ross F.M., Jr. Whiteley, Roger L.;
787 words
...When the Industrial Research Institute predicted early last year...United States dropped 1.1 percent in 2002 to $111 billion (Table...the Top 100 registered a six-percent increase over the prior year...This group reported a 1.9-percent decrease in R&D expenditure...
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GAS RESEARCH INSTITUTE FILES ANNUAL PROGRAM APPLICATION
PR Newswire;
July 6, 1995 ;
787 words
...WASHINGTON, July 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Gas Research Institute has filed its annual program funding...requested by November. Nearly 90 percent of the proposed budget is earmarked...202-662-8980, both of the Gas Research Institute/ CO: Gas Re
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Plumbing supplies sales estimated to reach $25 billion in 2005.(Home...
Reeves Journal;
August 1, 2005 ;
335 words
...The Home Improvement Research Institute of Tampa said Jun. 20 total...improvement products increased 12.6 percent from 2003 levels, while total...23.5 billion--up about 16 percent--over the same period. HIRI...estimated to have added a full percentage point to 2004's growth rate...
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-LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES: Lucent scientist receives Industrial Research...
M2 Presswire;
October 29, 1998 ;
673 words
......West receives Industrial Research Institute's 1998 Achievement Award...received the 1998 Industrial Research Institute (IRI) Achievement Award...communication. Almost 90 percent of all microphones built...H. Vallarta, Industrial Research Institute Tel: +1 202 776 0762 e...
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Real estate foray is institute's weapon against defense cuts....
Crain's Detroit Business;
September 1, 1997 ;
Gargaro, Paul;
551 words
...The Environmental Research Institute is kicking off its own brand...city's north end. About 20 percent of Ann Arbor's hotel demand...extended stay, but only about 10 percent of (its total room supply...the national average of 3.9 percent. Detroit experienced a 6.7...
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Japan's Health Food Market and Dietary Supplement Market is Growing...
PR Newswire;
March 1, 2006 ;
610 words
......March 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Yano Research Institute Ltd. (YANO), a leading marketing...approximately 684.9 billion yen, up 5.5 percent from the previous year (based...com/ About YANO YANO (Yano Research Institute Ltd.) is a leading marketing...
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RFE/RL announces cutbacks, layoffs: Munich Research Institute to
Ukrainian Weekly, The;
October 24, 1993 ;
Roman Woronowycz;
787 words
......cutbacks, layoffs: Munich Research Institute to close,. at least...October 18 that the Research Institute, which is part of RFE...shrink by more than 50 percent by 1995, from the current...termination of the Research Institute in its current form...is the future of the ...
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