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Top 10 consumer complaints

Submitted by Andy Wise, Chief Consumer Investigator/Andy's Restaurant Scorecard

Wednesday, August 1st, 2012, 2:02pm

(WMC-TV) - Cars, credit and construction top the list of the industries most consumers can't stand, according to a survey by the Consumer Federation of America and the North American Consumer Protection Investigators.

The organizations surveyed 38 state consumer protection agencies about "...the most common, fastest-growing and worst complaints they received in 2011."

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Entrepreneurs offered access to success

Submitted by Jeramia Trotter, WMCTV.com

Monday, July 9th, 2012, 1:15pm

(WMC-TV) – An event later this month will help some lucky people transform their ideas for businesses into reality.

Startup Weekend Memphis will give budding entrepreneurs access to some of the area’s greatest business minds and a lucky few will win $20,000 worth of cash and services.

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Children's consignment sale coming to Agricenter

Submitted by Tim Van Horn, Meteorologist

Monday, July 2nd, 2012, 11:14am

(WMC-TV) - The Kids Town Fall, Winter and Holiday 2012 Sale is coming to Agricenter International July 12 through the 14.

The sale is an event for parents looking to purchase children's items and a place to sell items that your kids have maybe outgrown.

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BBB: Memphis company’s name being used in mystery shopping scam

Submitted by Jeramia Trotter, WMCTV.com

Friday, June 22nd, 2012, 2:43pm

(WMC-TV) – The Better Business Bureau says for the second time in recent months, a Memphis company’s name is being used by scam artists.

The BBB previously said conmen were fraudulently using the name of Axiom Research LLC in their scams. Now the group says crooks have started using another local company’s name, Summerfield Associates, Inc., to target their victims.

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Good tips in a storm to protect your ID

Submitted by Andy Wise, Chief Consumer Investigator/Andy's Restaurant Scorecard

Tuesday, June 12th, 2012, 3:04pm

(WMC-TV) - The last thing you think of as the tornado's barreling down on your house -- is your personal information.

That's why the identity protection experts of ProtectMyID (www.protectmyid.com) suggested taking these precautions in order to secure your identity before the threat of severe weather:

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Master Your Finances "FREE" Workshop

Submitted by Bernadette Davis, Freelance Writer

Monday, May 21st, 2012, 12:03pm

Cathy Faust, Shelby County Extension Director, is the presenter for the “Mastering Your Finances/Building Wealth workshop offered at the Parkway Village Memphis Public Library & Information Center branch on Tuesday, May 22 at 1 pm. Faust will show attendees ways to make their money stretch when it’s “Too Much Month at The End of Your Money.”

The workshop is part of the UT Shelby County Extension services to Tennesseans to help improve the quality of life. UT Extension offers a host of programs to Tennesseans from increasing urbanization to increasing concern for environmental sustainability.

For more information, call 415-2776.

Information provided by the Memphis Public Library & Information Center

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St. Jude Memphis Half Marathon sells out in record time

Submitted by St. Jude on Thursday, May 17th, 2:28 pm

General registration for the St. Jude Memphis Half Marathon has sold out in record time, but there’s another option for runners interested in participating in the event on Saturday, Dec. 1. This year’s sell-out marks a new record date for the St. Jude Memphis Half Marathon compared to last year when the race sold-out July 15.

Limited spots are still available for participants who also sign up as a St. Jude Hero and commit to raise at least $500 to benefit St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, one of the world’s premier centers for the research and treatment of pediatric cancer and other deadly childhood diseases.

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