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It's More Work To Fill The Gas Tank This Labor Day
Wednesday, August 29, 2018 - 3:20pm | 364For many, Labor Day signifies the end of summer and the final opportunity to travel in the warm weather. Data from GasBuddy suggests that holiday travel may be the most expensive it's been in years. What Happened Average gas prices are their highest since 2014, at $2.84 for regular and $3....
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Your Last Chance To Wear White -- A History Of Labor Day
Friday, September 2, 2016 - 4:49pm | 527With the college football season officially kicked off Thursday, it is starting to look a lot like fall. Labor Day weekend is generally considered the unofficial end of summer as we prepare for the long weekend and, traditionally, your last chance to wear white. Labor Day is always held on the...
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GasBuddy: Motorists To Save $1.4 Billion This Labor Day Weekend
Wednesday, September 2, 2015 - 2:47pm | 306GasBuddy analysts Patrick DeHaan, Gregg Laskoski, Jeff Pelton and Will Speer looked into gas prices in the US and concluded that motorists will save $1.4 billion over the four-day Labor Day weekend, as prices at the pump stand at their lowest in more than a decade. DeHaan noted that the $0.18...
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Resurgent Detroit: 5 Awesome End-of-Summer Festivals To Attend
Tuesday, August 25, 2015 - 8:04am | 1744In anticipation of Benzinga’s headquarters moving to the heart of Detroit, we’ll be putting out a monthly series highlighting new establishments and exciting things going on in what will be our new home. Check out a previous piece about ways Detroit is being green, click here....
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Gas Prices May Continue To Fall For Labor Day Weekend And Beyond
Friday, August 29, 2014 - 11:39am | 784For anyone planning to drive over the Labor Day weekend, the gasoline price news is good. GasBuddy.com chief oil analyst, Tom Kloza spoke with Benzinga last week and said, "Generally, I see gas prices hanging around where they are now for the next two weeks, or through the Labor Day...
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How to Save on a Labor Day Weekend Road Trip
Friday, August 30, 2013 - 2:07pm | 539Labor Day weekend represents one final chance for most people to enjoy a trip before summer officially ends. With an improving economy and lower gas prices (for now, at least), AAA said it expects a record number of people to travel 50 miles or more during the holiday weekend. In fact, the...
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Reflection of Labor Day's Origins and the State of the Economy
Monday, September 5, 2011 - 1:42pm | 107Those of you that know me already know that I am a historian. I look to the past for signs of tomorrow. The wise from our past accurately left us the saying "history is destined to repeat itself" for a reason. Many of those soothsayers or oracles from humanity's past were simply those who...