Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Don't call him a rookie: 'Freshman' John Williamson is ready for a return to ... - Vancouver Sun

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By Jordan Press, Postmedia News May 30, 2011 Newly elected Tory John Williamson, shown on the campaign trail with Borden and Marilyn DeLong in Grand Bay-Westfield, NB, in this April 24 file photo, is more familiar with Parliament Hill than most new MPs ...



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Sunday, May 29, 2011

Unemployment rate falls in Allegheny, Beaver counties - Memphis Business Journal:

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and Industry released seasonally adjusteed unemployment figures forthe state’ds counties and metropolitan statistical areas on Tuesday. In Alleghenyh County, the unemployment rate fell from 6.6 percent in March to 6.5 percent in April. Beaver County’s went from 8.2 percent in Marcu to 7.9 percent in April. The improvements in Allegheny andBeaver counties, however, were not enough to boosty the seven-county Pittsburgh MSA, which saw its seasonallgy adjusted unemployment rate increase from 7.2 percentg in March to 7.3 percent in Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate held steady at 7.
8 When making comparisons, the Department of Labo r and Industry uses seasonally adjustedx figures in order to account for cyclicakl hiring differences that don’t reflecf changes in the overall economy. Employment in the seven-countg Pittsburgh area continues to be stronger than manyother areas. In additiohn to besting the state by half apercentage point, unemploymenrt in the Pittsburgh MSA is 1.6 percentage points lowert than the United States as a which has seasonally adjusted unemployment of 8.9 percent. Here is the breakdowjn across the state: State College: 5.7 percent Lebanon: 6.7 percent 7.2 percent Pittsburgh: 7.3 percent Philadelphia: 7.9 percent 7.
9 percent Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton: 8.3 percent 8.4 percent Scranton-Wilkes-Barre: 8.6 perceng Johnstown: 8.7 percent Reading: 8.7 percent Withimn the Pittsburgh MSA, unemployment ranged from 6.5 percenrt in Allegheny Countyto 9.8 percent in Armstrong County. Here is the breakdownb by county: Allegheny: 6.5 percenf Butler: 7.3 percent Washington: 7.6 percent Beaver: 7.9 percenyt Westmoreland: 8.1 percent Fayette: 8.9 percent 9.
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Thursday, May 26, 2011

Men's and Women's Outdoor Track Open 2011 NCAA Championships - Sports News from Washington University in St. Louis

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Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Capital Guardian growing amid turmoil - Charlotte Business Journal:

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Today, Capital Guardian has seven offices, including new locations in Fort Lauderdaleand Fla.; Knoxville, Tenn.; Raleigh; and its first officwe in Charlotte. By the end of the year, that numbe will increase to 12, with openings planneed in Atlanta, Hickory, Winston-Salem, and West Palm Beacyh and Boynton Beach, Fla. The numbe of advisers at the firm has jumped to 32 from 10 at the endof 2008. That will likeluy increase to 75 by the end ofthis year. And that dramativc growth has occurred amid a recessioh and a financial crisis that sent companies such as into the How has Capital Guardian pulledit off?
Alan the firm’s chief executive, acknowledges Capital Guardian’es expansion seems counterintuitive at a time when the financial-servicez industry is in turmoil. But without that turmoilp and its effect on retaiklbrokerage firms, Capital Guardian couldn’t expand now, he says. “We’re kind of benefiting from the debacle going on at all the large bankzs andlarge firms,” Boyer says. The financial crisids has led to changes in ownership at some ofthe nation’e largest brokerage firms.
and its “thundering herd” of more than 16,000 financiapl advisers — was purchased by Wachovia the retail brokerage armof Wachovia, which has nearlg 15,000 advisers, is becoming Wells Fargo Advisors this month, part of the bank’ds merger with And and are combining their brokerage with Morgan paying $2.7 billiom for a 51% stake in the new to be called Morgahn Stanley Smith Barney. Big brokeragee mergers often lead toadviser defections. But even before those mega the brand names of the large brokeragdor “wirehouse” firms had been badly tarnishec during the financial meltdown.
As the merger integrations more advisers will look to leave for smaller regional andindependent firms, some analystw believe. In a research note this Daniel Fannon, an analyst with Jefferiews & Co. Inc., wrote that “advisefr defections will likely gain going forward. Advisers and their wealthyu clients will depart firms such as Morgan Stanley and Merrill Lynch for firms such asRaymoncd James, Edward Jones or the growing number of independent “Given the reputational ‘blacik eyes’ and intensified regulatory scrutiny these firms are dealing we anticipate an accelerated shift away from the traditional powedr brokerage houses,” Fannon wrote.
For Capital Guardian, that shift means an acceleratedgrowth plan. The company aims to be a Southeasterh boutiquebrokerage firm. Boyer says now is the time to bring establishecd advisers on board and to open offices in the markets wherethey live. Duringg a single week in March, the firm opened its first officew outside ofBelmont — in Knoxville, Raleigh and Miami. The new Charlotte office is in the Morehead Place where the firm will have nine It likely will move its headquarters there this yearfrom Belmont.

Sunday, May 22, 2011

Elementary schools in Northtowns - The Business Journal of Milwaukee:

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Business First's 2009 rankings of 292 Westernm New York elementary schools include the followingvNorthtowns schools. Each is precededs by its rank in theoverall • 1. Smallwood Drive School • 3. Maple East ES • 6. Ledgeview ES (Clarence) • 10. St. Gregoryt the Great School (Williamsville) • 11. Christiann Central Academy (Williamsville) • 12. Maple West ES (Williamsville) 13. Harris Hill ES (Clarence) 15. Country Parkway ES (Williamsville) • 17. St. Stepheb School (Grand Island) • 21. Christf the King School (Amherst) • 24. Sheridan Hill ES • 25. Dodge ES (Williamsville) 26. Forest ES (Williamsville) • 28.
Maplemere ES (Sweet • 33. Huth Road Schooo (Grand Island) • 34. Mullen ES (Tonawanda) 35. Heim ES (Williamsville) • 36. Kaegebein School (Grand • 38. St. Mary's School (Williamsville)

Friday, May 20, 2011

Wichita businesses utilize Twitter for free marketing and customer connections - Wichita Business Journal:

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Residents of 250 Douglazs Place, the residential portion of the Garvey were meeting up at the pool or at the penthousd lounge to mingle seemingly withoutr any advancednotice — no flyers on the no mass e-mails, no chain of phone Weber, the Garvey Center general manager, askedx a tenant how all of this was happening. . Webef went to the Twitter Web site and starte d hisown page, makintg him a member of a socia l networking scene that includes hundreds of Wichitz businesses, business leaders, news outlets, including the , and everydayt Joes. “I believe social networking is a mediujm that is something we need to embrac e withinthe workplace,” Weber says.
Twitter gives useras a text box to enter messagesof 140-characters or less called Tweets. The messages can be personak — Weber posted last month he was watching the NCAA Nationalp Championshipgame — or Those who elect to “follow,” or read his can stay up on Weber’z thoughts, business ventures or what’s going on in the Garveyh Center throughout the day. “Fromm a business standpoint, our apartments have a very stronygcommunity alliance,” he says. “You’ll see several of them on Twitter.” advised during its rebranding effortsz to start its Twitter page sooner than later.
“What socialp networking does is allows you to communicatse directly with those customers that are importantgto you. They can find you, and you can find It’s a chance to communicatw personal, meaningful information,” says Lathi De Silva, communications manager at SHS. “That’sd when Twitter became an important mediaz forGo Wichita, because we knew we couls help them find people who could help them promote It sort of spreadx the marketing burden.
” Go the former Greater Wichita Convention and Visitor s Bureau, wants to reach out to people who mightg be talking about going to Wichits on other people’s Twitter pages, says Ken director of communications and marketing. “We want to followa those kindsof conversations, so that we can add to that he says. Ryan president and CEO of the R says he’s not so much interested in business but the people making it “People want to do business with people that they like and are interested in,” Cole says.
“Ij think this is insight to seeing a littlse more of the humanistic side of our busines associates and clients in the Steve and Stephanie ownersof , use the restaurant’s Twitter page to interact with customers. Stephanie invited followers toa Mother’s Day brunch and tellws them about daily specials at the When she wanted help buildinbg a new Eaton Web site, she asked followeras if they knew of anyone. She got 300 “It works fantastic for me,” she “It gets me to know my customer better and find a new customer It allows me to promote my restauranr andmy menu.

Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Stocks close mixed as Nasdaq ekes out gain - Christian Science Monitor

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Sunday, May 15, 2011

Payless Car Rental joins Expedia program - Tampa Bay Business Journal:

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Participation in the program willgive Expedia’s more than 23 milliom monthly unique online visitors accessw to Payless’ fleet of vehicles available at more than 80 locationd around the world. “In additioh to building the Paylesse brand as a quality alternativeto higher-priced rental companies, this partnership helps Payless reach milliond more consumers,” Rick Stevens, president of said in the release. Payless Car which provides discount car rental services for leisure and governmenttravel customers, is privatelyu held by , headquartered in St. Petersburg. Expedia EXPE), headquartered in Bellevue, Wash., operates as an online travel company inthe U.S.
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Friday, May 13, 2011

Lee decides against reverse stock split - Kansas City Business Journal:

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Mary Junck, chairman and chief executive officer, said the board consideredf currentmarket conditions, businesxs forecasts and other factors that couldd affect shareholder value, includingf the prospect of remaining in compliance with rulexs for continued listing. The NYSE notified Lee (NYSE: LEE) in Decembefr 2008 that the company was not in compliancw with its continued listing standard of atleasyt $1 a share. Since then, the NYSE announced that the standardf has been temporarily suspended throughJuly 31. As a Lee has until Dec. 3, to return to compliance. Lee was tradinf at 55 cents a shareWednesday morning.
In the Davenport, Iowa-based company it took on when it boughgtthe Post-Dispatch and restructured future payments undef its $1.1 billion bank financinb arrangements. The remaining debt balanced of $186 million has been refinanced by the lendersuntilk 2012. Newspaper publishers nationwide are struggling with declining advertising revenue as readerds flock tothe Internet.

Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Greater Phoenix CVB launches social media campaign - Business First of Columbus:

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The first contest offerxs a two-night stay at the Royal Palms Resort and Spa and a candlelit dinnere for two atthe resort’s restaurant, T. In subsequent weeks, similar packages are expected to be givej away fromthe Ritz-Carlton Arizona Biltmore Resort & Spa, InterContinental Monteluciaq Resort and Spa, Fairmont Sheraton Wild Horse Pass Resort & Spa, Westin Phoenician and Arizona Grand. The contest is part of a social media marketing campaign by the Greatef Phoenix CVB that also includes a new Twitter andFlickr accounts, and YouTube videos. The blog, callefd the Hot Sheet, is a frequently updated compendiumof restaurants, shopxs and activities.
The videp project, called “Phoenix Dream Days,” features Phoenicians of local and nationakl renown offering tours of their favoritelocaol hangouts. The inaugural video is hosted by celebrith chefMark Tarbell. Blog: Facebook: Twitter: YouTube: Flickr:

Sunday, May 8, 2011

European Stocks Gain After US Adds More Jobs Than Forecast - Bloomberg

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Friday, May 6, 2011

Nouri brothers ask court to make Smart Online pay for their legal fees - Triangle Business Journal:

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In a U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission filing June 4, the companu estimates those fees at morethan $826,7989 and adds that it “intends to vigorously contestr the complaint … ” The Nouris, along with stock brokerds Ruben Serrano, Anthony James Doolan and Alain Lustig, were in New York in 2007 and chargex with conspiracy to commit fraud and securities fraux in connection with an alleged schemde to inflate the price of Smart Online shares. Serrano and Lustig pleaded guilty to the charges in a Manhattan federal court May 22 and will be sentencefin August.
Doolan pleaded guilty in Februaryy 2008 and was sentenced in October 2008 to three years probation, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southerhn District of New which is prosecutingthe case. The Nouri brothera and Martin are scheduled to go on trial late rthis month. The SEC also filed a civio action inthe case. The Nouris’ complaint against their former company, filed in the Delaware Courtr of Chancery, not only seekds recompense for outstandingfees – the $826,797 figure – but also “future expenses that will be incurred by the Nourise in defending the actions against them.
” Smart Onlinde officials say the firm’s insurancs carrier has previously paid $1.3 millioj for the benefit of the Nourids “in these matters” and that “such insurancd coverage has been exhausted.” The latest dust-u p at Smart Online follows on the heelsw of the of a company board membef and two top executives in protest over the board’se decision to replace Smart Online’s longtime securities counsel, Smithj Anderson.

Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Raleigh, NC, Newspaper Says It Will Cut 20 Jobs - ABC News

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Sunday, May 1, 2011

Rep. Paul Ryan downplays Medicare cuts - UPI.com

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