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In its report “Income, Poverty and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2010,” the U.S. Census Bureau says that in 2010, median household income declined, the poverty rate increased and the percentage without health insurance coverage was not statistically different from the previous year

Spending More, Bidding Less
A survey of 740 active small-business contractors, conducted by American Express OPEN, shows that these contractors invested  $103,827 in time and money to seek contracting opportunities over the past year, a 21 percent increase from the $86,000 they spent the previous year.