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Small businesses in austin, texas, are thinking local. mason around runs greenling, which distributes pro deuce from green gate farms and baked goods from that city's little blue stem. they're championing the buy local movement and helping the economy of their communities. what's better than gold ? free gold ! we call that hertz gold plus rewards. you earn free days, free weeks and more fast. that's a plus. upgrade your ride. that's a plus. rewards with no blackout dates so you can redeem anytime. and it's easy to redeem your points online. already a gold member ? just select gold plus rewards...

Which distributes produce from green gate farms and baked goods from that city's little blue stem. they're championing the buy local movement and helping the economy of their communities. i'd race down that hill without a helmet.

Be sleeping on a cot in congress." with so much ahead of you, do you still think you will have to break out that cot, congresswoman? >> well, the super committee is supposed to have something to us by the 23rd. i'm hearing rumblings of how can we pass a law or do something that would allow them to maybe extend another week. then we have to have an up and down vote, both in the house and in the senate if they should bring something to us. that is going to take a bit. so, december 23rd, hey, i have been here december 22nd, i have been here december 23rd, been here december 18th, i'm used to t. >...

A note for the airline industry, just as the holiday season gets under way the transportation department fined american eagle airlines $900,000 for delays. passengers spent more than three hours on 15 flights arriving at chicago's o'hare on may 29th. american eagle has to pay $650,000 of it but the rest can come in from the form of refunds and vouchers to the passengers. so what do you think? do you think this will help keep airlines in line this holiday season? tweet us at jansingco. small businesses in austin, texas, are thinking local. mason arnold runs greenling which distributes produce...

Our website works, we can put it up, and when it gets sold out it just disappears from the site. >> one of those suppliers is start-up baker lisa fowler, owner of little blue stem. >> english muffins. three cinnamon raisin. >> we work with companies like little blue stem, small, artisan producers, and the role we play is a flexible, consistent demand that allows them to ramp up production using commerce, rather than going out and trying to obtain a bunch of debt. >> there are so many businesses that are percolating and ready to explode, they are ready to take off. but what's missing is being t...