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by Greg Lamm Staff Writer

No downturn for lawsuits, litigation-support firm finds

Teris, a litigation support provider for law firms, has been expanding into new markets and adding to its work force during the recession.

The Seattle-based company has added offices in Chicago and Dallas and hired about 20 workers this year. That brings the work force to about 300, said David Kaufer, vice president of marketing and communications.

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A new poll of business executives and owners shows that optimism about the economy is growing, but it is more prevalent among big business officials than owners of small- to medium-sized businesses (SMB).

The poll of 202 SMB businesses (five to 499 employees) and 77 big businesses (more than 500 employees) was conducted by City Business Journals Network, a unit of Austin Business Journal parent American City Business Journals.

The poll found that in September, 38 percent of SMB owners agreed that the economy was “definitely” turning around. That was up from 28 percent in August. Meanwhile, 48 percent of executives at large companies thought that a turnaround was under way.

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