WCMessenger.com Businesshttp://www.wcmessenger.com/news/business.phpThe latest Business headlines from WCMessenger.comen-gb30 Jul 08 10:53 AMCopyright News and Business18 Nov 09 10:17 AM Sales tax rebates take a plungehttp://www.wcmessenger.com/news/business_content/EkVlVylpVptahfMaJp.phpSales tax rebates to Wise County cities fell sharply in September and continued to plummet in October. New car sales diphttp://www.wcmessenger.com/news/business_content/EkVZAykyllHZpMatBz.phpWise County's three new car dealers sold 183 new vehicles and 115 used vehicles during September. Unemployment rate riseshttp://www.wcmessenger.com/news/business_content/EkVZAykyZpeXWEVRtJ.phpThe Texas seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose slightly to 8.2 percent in September, up from 8.0 percent a month ago, and continued to trend well below the complete national rate of 9.8 percent. Buddie Fosters leatherwork exhibitedhttp://www.wcmessenger.com/news/business_content/EkVyZulEyVSCdouKGb.php"A Hint of Artistry," an exhibit of the legendary western leather works of the late Buddie Foster, will be featured at an open house on Saturday, Nov. 7, at The Western Heritage Gallery in Denton. Take your staycation at Garrett Creek Ranchhttp://www.wcmessenger.com/news/business_content/EkVVVukFykYMcqPopq.phpGarrett Creek Ranch Conference Center will host a three-day event Oct. 23-25, billed as an affordable alternative to the "staycation." Chevrolet most popular brand in countyhttp://www.wcmessenger.com/news/business_content/EkVFEEypuFXejoaTxl.phpChevrolet continued to be Wise County's most popular vehicle as 25 Chevy cars and 62 Chevrolet trucks were registered in August in the office of County Tax Assessor-Collector Monte Shaw. Wise sales tax down more than state averagehttp://www.wcmessenger.com/news/business_content/EkVkVEpulFQidAXsjo.phpAugust sales tax allocations to local governments across the state were down 6.8 percent compared to this time last year. In Wise County, allocations were down much more than the state average. GEOs WC center celebrates 20 yearshttp://www.wcmessenger.com/news/business_content/EkVkVEpuykVMtjJHWA.phpIt's now been 20 years since the Bridgeport Correctional Center was built at 4000 N. 10th Street in Bridgeport. Bull riding events raises $55,000 for charityhttp://www.wcmessenger.com/news/business_content/EkVEApyuAEPEabFTof.phpThe books are closed and the donations are dispensed from the 2009 edition of the WC Challenger Charities Professional Bull Riding event in May in Decatur. Devon quarterly earnings exceed $3 millionhttp://www.wcmessenger.com/news/business_content/EkVEkVypVuKZVaJxeq.phpDevon Energy has reported net earnings of $314 million for the quarter ended June 30. Last year at this time, the company reported net earnings of $1.3 billion.