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The Motley Fool September 30, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	GE Brings Good Things to IDX General Electric gave shareholders of medical software company IDX Systems a nice parting gift yesterday -- a $1.2 billion all-cash buyout. Shareholders will receive $44 per share in cash -- a 25% premium to the company's pre-deal closing price.
The Motley Fool September 30, 2005 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	There Goes Another One Another discount broker gets bought out as E*Trade slides a ring onto BrownCo's finger. When will the consolidation end?
The Motley Fool September 30, 2005 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Detroit's Dangerous Joyride Employee-pricing deals are ending, and automakers' trouble is just beginning. The employee discount pitch is seen by many as a rousing success. History will reveal the move as a colossal failure.
BusinessWeek October 10, 2005 Adrienne Carter	Wooing The Starbucks Crowd To reverse sliding sales, big coffee brands aim to bring the cafe to the kitchen.
BusinessWeek October 10, 2005	Dell: Home Schooled By The Brass Dell is hoping that its manager training program helps to retain employees and turn them into the next generation of leaders.
BusinessWeek October 10, 2005	IBM: Pinpointing Inside Up-And-Comers If IBM's leadership training center is a window on IBM's human-resources history, its future is a technology-powered staff-deployment tool the company is calling its Workforce Management Initiative.
BusinessWeek October 10, 2005	J&J: How A Dealmaker Nurtures Newcomers Johnson & Johnson has a good track record for retaining employees after a takeover. The company's broadly decentralized structure, which gives managers great leeway - no small thing for execs used to running their own shows.
BusinessWeek October 10, 2005	Jefferson Wells: Treating Part-Timers Like Royalty Jefferson Wells International is a firm that has gone out of its way to give valuable employees flexibility.
BusinessWeek October 10, 2005	How HR Can Be "Actively Harmful" Author Marcus Buckingham says talent-development systems in place at nearly every big company are focusing on the entirely wrong things.
BusinessWeek October 10, 2005 Breman Leak	UPS Delivers an Eye-Opener The unique training program at UPS helps executives strengthen their skills through full-time community service.
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