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On Thursday, June 28, after weeks of intense negotiating, debating and lobbying, the Senate rejected S. 1639, the Comprehensive Immigration Reform Bill.

Congress extended the Andean Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication Act (ATPDEA) last week, allowing duty-free flowers to continue to come into the United States from Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia for the next eight months.

Scott Kremp of Kremp Florist, in Willow Grove, Pa., admits he was surprised to learn that the family business' Web site was selected as one of the Web's best by Inc.com, but he says the praise is worthy because the site is easy to navigate and it's effective.

Brides and grooms are jumping on board the eco-friendly wedding bus -- a hybrid one, that is -- according to a number of stories in high-profile newspapers and magazines, including the Washington Post and Brides magazine.

You could have the widest variety of flowers to choose from in the region, award-winning designers and beautiful displays, but if you're not offering good service for your customers, they may never come back.

Kathy Dudley, owner of The Bloomery in Butler, Pa., didn't know she had a bully in her shop until the victim came forward with the problem.

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One florist wants to put new incentive programs in place for her employees and wanted to see if other florists have any programs they really like.
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Eighty-five percent of readers responding the previous week's e-poll said their businesses do not have a policy about workplace romance. Fifteen percent say they do.

Cut flower import values to the U.S. from the four South American countries that make up the ATPDEA -- Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia -- ranged in 2006 from almost $450 million in cut flowers from Colombia to around $3,000 from Bolivia.