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12:56 pm
Wed August 29, 2012

What Americans actually do all day long, in 2 graphics

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What are we doing all day long? The Planet Money team at NPR shows us. Does the average American day portrayed here look like yours?
Here's how the average American with a full-time job spends a typical workday: Here's a more detailed breakdown of two of the categories listed above: Notes: The figures come from the American Time Use Survey, which is conducted by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The numbers are, of course, averages.
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Chesterfield Valley
2:45 pm
Wed August 22, 2012

Chesterfield of Dreams? Exploring a city's capacity for retail

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A look at some of the retail in the Chesterfield Valley outside of St. Louis.
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A rendering of plans for Taubman Prestige Outlets, which are under construction in Chesterfield, Mo.
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Another view of a rendering of plans for Taubman Prestige Outlets, which are under construction in Chesterfield, Mo.
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Two outlet malls are racing to build in what some say is one of the most valuable retail areas in America -- the Chesterfield Valley. If both are built, the companies would compete with each other, the Chesterfield Commons strip mall and the nearby Chesterfield Mall, risking financial failure.

Sydney Miller examines what it is about the Chesterfield region that makes it so attractive.

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China/Business
1:22 pm
Wed August 22, 2012

Bond to lead St. Louis business delegation to China

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Former Republican U.S. Senator for Missouri Kit Bond at the podium during the launch of his newest venture, Kit Bond Strategies, on Nov. 8, 2011. Bond will lead a delegation of St. Louis business leaders to China later in 2012.
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Former Republican Missouri Senator Kit Bond will lead a delegation of St. Louis-area business leaders to China later this year.

Bond's consulting firm that works on international trade will accompany regional and statewide businesses and academic institutions to China in December.

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