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Company parties grow merrier; 80 percent celebrate, and 32 percent increase budgets this year.

Publication: The Washington Times
Publication Date: 18-DEC-06 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Company parties grow merrier; 80 percent celebrate, and 32 percent increase budgets this year.(BUSINESS)

Article Excerpt
Byline: Jonathan Swigart, THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Companies are digging deeper into their pockets for holiday parties this year, with 80 percent planning festivities, a survey shows.

Of those, 32 percent plan to spend more on their parties, whether in or out of the office, said the survey from Chicago outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas Inc. That number is up from 26 percent last year.

Mind & Media, an Alexandria press-communications firm, has a reason to celebrate. "We had some growth in the company with more employees, and so there was a little bit...

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