Highgate Associates Launch Ground-breaking EIS FundFriday, March 12, 2010 @ 4:17AMA new EIS Fund available to sophisticated investors that breaks the mould (PRWeb Mar 12, 2010) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2010/03/prweb3705144.htm
Fourteen compete in Miss Rogue Valley pageantFriday, March 12, 2010 @ 4:15AMFourteen will compete in this year's Miss Rogue Valley Scholarship Pageant, set for 7 p.m. Saturday in the Craterian Ginger Rogers Theater, 25 S. Central Ave., Medford.
BCBG opens "younger store'' for recessionistas in ParamusFriday, March 12, 2010 @ 4:15AMBCBGeneration — the lower-priced, more youthful version of designer Max Azria's BCBG label — opened its first retail store in New Jersey on Thursday afternoon at Garden State Plaza in Paramus as part of a multi-state rollout of the concept.
BHP’s Kloppers Winning War to End Annual Price Talks (Update2)Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 4:14AMMarch 12 (Bloomberg) -- Marius Kloppers , chief executive officer of BHP Billiton Ltd. , is winning his war on how the steel industry buys its raw materials.
Job loss leads to home-based careerFriday, March 12, 2010 @ 4:14AMThis is the sixth in a series of articles showing the impact of the nation's job crisis on the people of the North Country. Tomorrow: Loss of Georgia-Pacific job puts local man behind a desk at college.
Revised forecast of 6% increase in passenger trafficFriday, March 12, 2010 @ 4:13AMMalta International Airport plc has issued its financial results for 2009 which show a 3% increase in revenue and a net profit of 2% the latter corresponding to an increase from €8.66 million in 2008 to €8.4 million in 2009, which given the economic scenario is a notable result. The comprehensive income of MIA in 2009 [...]
GM's Lutz Says Hybrids, Electrics Are FutureFriday, March 12, 2010 @ 4:13AMWARREN, Mich. -- General Motors Co. will keep making big trucks and SUVs because U.S. buyers demand them, but a major portion of them will be gas-electric hybrids in the near future, retiring Vice Chairman Bob Lutz said Friday.
Browser beatenFriday, March 12, 2010 @ 4:12AMHUA HIN, Thailand - Once again, Microsoft's Internet Explorer web browser is attracting attention for all the wrong reasons. A critical flaw discovered in versions 6 and 7 could allow remote code execution if exploited. The oldest and newest versions of the browser, 5 and 8 are not affected.
Two Phase 3 studies of Sutent in advanced breast cancer fail to meet primary endpointsFriday, March 12, 2010 @ 4:08AMPfizer Inc. announced today that two Phase 3 studies of Sutent® (sunitinib malate) in advanced breast cancer did not meet their primary endpoints. The SUN 1064 Phase 3 study of sunitinib in combination with docetaxel for the first-line treatment of patients with advanced HER-2 negative breast cancer did not show a statistically significant improvement in progression-free survival compared with ...
Going against the TideWednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 12:49PMDoing the dirty? The ad war between Hindustan Unilever's Rin and Procter & Gamble's Tide has taken comparative advertising to a new level in India's advertising history by taking on a competing brand.
IBM reduces server sprawl with new eX5 portfolioWednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 12:48PMIBM is offering organisations an opportunity to experience more scalable, workload-tuned computing on the x86 platform. The company has launched new eX5 servers that have the ability to break the technical barriers to reach this goal.
Average domestic salary up by 23% at IIM-AWednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 12:46PMThe cheer seems to have returned to the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A) campus with the institute's average domestic salary shooting up by around 22.76 per cent this year as part of its placement process for the 2008-10 graduating batch of the Post Graduate Programme in Management (PGP), which came to a close on Wednesday.
Panasonic to enter LED TV spaceWednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 12:46PMConsumer durables player Panasonic India is entering the light emitting diode (LED) TV segment this year. The company plans to start manufacturing and marketing the product next month.
Emami wants bigger bite of food businessWednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 12:46PMEmami Group, the Rs 2,500 crore fast moving consumer goods major, is cutting its teeth on food business. Last month, the Kolkata-based firm made its debut by launching the ‘Healthy and Tasty’ brand of edible oil.
EazyBusiness Announces Jeffrey Engelmann as Chairman and CEOWednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 12:46PMSAN FRANCISCO, Calif., & DUBLIN----EazyBusiness, Inc., a provider of cloud-based business applications for small and medium businesses , today announced that Jeffrey E. Engelmann has joined the company’s executive team as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.
Mobile makers' calling card: pack in more SIMsWednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 12:45PMJust when you thought dual-SIM handsets would suffice, manufacturers are planning to offer triple and even multi-SIM handsets.
LOGISTICSWednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 12:45PMPEOPLE: Boeing Chairman in India $11-b Air Force deal on the radar. The Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Boeing Company, Mr W. James McNerney, who oversees the strategic direction of the Chicago-based $68.3-billion aerospace company, is said to have met ...
Geely May Need $1.4 Billion to Revive Volvo After Ford DealWednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 12:44PMMarch 11 (Bloomberg) -- Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co. may have to spend at least 10 billion kronor ($1.4 billion) to revive Volvo Cars after buying the Swedish brand from Ford Motor Co.
Verizon Lands Mobile Deal with NFLTuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 11:31PMNFL Network content will reach twice as many mobile users, which could benefit regular advertisers like Under Armour.
Stagnito Acquires Nielsen Business Media’s The Gourmet RetailerTuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 11:24PMStagnito, Inc. (d/b/a Stagnito Media) announced today that it has acquired THE GOURMET RETAILER and its related products, along with the Retail Food Group from Nielsen Business Media, through its wholly owned subsidiary, Food Media Group, LLC.
Internet seminar for businesses set for next weekTuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 11:22PMDeKALB – Internet-savvy or not, businesses are invited to attend a conference Tuesday that will address many topics related to the World Wide Web.
Social media helps start-up gain visibilityTuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 11:21PMSAN FRANCISCO, US: Internet users spend copious amounts of time on social networks, such as Facebook, but relatively few of those hours are spent shopping.
Buyout Firms Can’t Spend $503 Billion as Fund Deadlines LoomTuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 11:21PMBuyout funds sitting on half a trillion dollars committed by investors may need more than a decade to put the money to work if deals continue at the current pace.
Kroger Southwest Launches Value CampaignTuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 11:21PMKroger’s Southwest Division is reaffirming its commitment to offering value-added products and services for its shoppers with a new marketing and advertising campaign launched this week across the division’s 209 stores.
Spires Resigns as Acme Markets PresidentTuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 11:21PMJudy Spires, president of Supervalu’s 124-store Philadelphia-based Acme Markets subsidiary for the past four years, is leaving the company where she began her career as a clerk this Friday, March 12, to pursue a new career opportunity with a new employer.
A one-stop shop for spagoersTuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 11:17PMKelly Seeley and Tylene Headley believe they have found their perfect niche in the ever-growing world of spas.
Standard Pacific falls for TuscanyTuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 11:17PMStandard Pacific Homes, a well-established builder in New Tampa, has bought 94 lots at Tuscany at Tampa Palms, a new development in Area 3, to add to its Tampa Bay area portfolio.
Windsorites venture into The Dragon's DenTuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 12:59PMWINDSOR, ONT. -- They arrived individually and as couples, some carrying their ideas in their heads and on sheets of paper while others brought their products with them.
Atlanta Immigration Attorney Karen Weinstock selected by Peers to The International Whos Who of Corporate Immigration ...Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 12:53PMKaren Weinstock, Atlanta immigration attorney, has been selected to the 2010 edition of The International Who’s Who of Corporate Immigration Lawyers. Karen Weinstock the managing attorney of the Atlanta Immigration Law Firm Siskind Susser has been selected to The International Who’s Who of Corporate Immigration Lawyers (2010) in her specialty of Immigration Law.
MasterCard and Yale New Haven Health System Executives Named to University of New Haven Board of GovernorsTuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 12:52PMWest Haven , Conn. , March 5, 2010—Two new members have been appointed to the Board of Governors of the University of New Haven ( UNH ): Lawrence Flanagan ’80, CMO Worldwide Marketing & Communications for MasterCard Worldwide, and Kevin A. Myatt, Yale New Haven Health System senior vice president, Human Resources.
ESET, Red Door to Conduct Cybercrime-Themed Scavenger Hunt at Austin Event March 14Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 12:52PMDenver – March 9, 2010 – ESET , the leader in proactive cybercrime and virus protection and Red Door Interactive , a premier strategic Internet Presence Management firm, pre-announced their ESET Win-a-VAIO® Scavenger Hunt at Austin , Texas ’ South by Southwest ® show next Sunday.
Satellite Healthcare Celebrates World Kidney Day and National Kidney MonthTuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 12:52PMSatellite Healthcare, Inc., one of the nation's first and largest providers of kidney dialysis services and a major sponsor of nephrology research, today announced it will do its part to help educate the way the world views Kidney Disease, with the launch of its new Facebook.com fan page.
Film extrusion: With demand surging, Macro Engineering adds space and personnelTuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 12:50PMWith sales returning to the levels seen in 2008, the company's best year on record, film and sheet extrusion systems supplier Macro Engineering & Technology Inc. (Mississauga, ON) is planning to expand its production floor space by approximately 40%. The new room will be used mainly for setting up and testing machinery prior to shipment. read more
Video: Updating diabetes managementTuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 12:48PMTREDYFFRIN -- If all of the people in the world who have diabetes gathered under one flag, it would be the fourth-largest country in the world.
Ground zero hotel wants to attract 9/11 touristsTuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 12:48PMFrom The Associated PressNEW YORK – Looking down into the construction site covering the 16 acres where the World Trade Center once stood, some might see a place shadowed by death.But Cheryl Palmer sees a rebirth — and a business opportunity. She's vice president of Club Quarters Inc., the company opening the World Center Hotel — and as far as she's concerned, the property's location on the edge ...
Market Commentary and Intraday NewsMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 10:26PM(AP:DENVER) Amazon.com Inc. cut ties Monday with Colorado online businesses that help it sell products because of a new state law aimed at getting out-of-state, online retailers to collect sales tax.
Marketing by e-mail remains strongMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 10:21PMSocial networking Web sites such as Facebook and Twitter are providing businesses with new ways to market their products to existing and future customers.
DCOA may tweak incentive packageMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 10:21PMThe economic recession put a halt to the expansion plans of Genesis Networks Solutions Inc., as the software testing company failed to create jobs according to 2008 projections.On the agenda for today’s Development Corporation of Abilene meeting is a proposal to restructure an incentive package approved in April 2008 by the DCOA, which is charged with administering the city’s half-cent sales tax ...
Radio K tunes played in American Eagle storesMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 10:19PMBy: MacKenzie Collins Radio K listeners don’t have to turn on their radio to hear their favorite songs — they can just step into American Eagle stores nationwide. In November, American Eagle Outfitters Inc. approached the University of Minnesota’s radio station to create an 80-song playlist unique to the station’s independent music style to play in stores from Feb. 19 to March 15, station ...
The dance of life: one couple's storyMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 10:08PMAmy Querin's work is caring for her husband of three years who lies in a hospital bed at his parents' home in Kingsburg. Donny Querin was diagnosed with leukemia three months before their wedding; he now suffers from complications of a bone marrow transplant. Amy Querin bathes him, flushes his IV line and provides intimate care. She is a 30-year-old care giver, teacher and dancer -- brimming ...
Standard Forwarding completes saleMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 10:06PMStandard Forwarding LLC, East Moline, said Monday that it hassuccessfully completed the purchase of all assets of StandardForwarding Co., which filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy inNovember.
10 Things Chrome OS Needs to Break into the EnterpriseMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 10:06PMA version of Google's Chrome OS tuned for business users might be made available to enterprise customers in 2011. But if the OS is to be successful, Google needs to improve its appeal to corporate customers. Take a look at the essential features Chrome will need to make it in the business world.
Lilly add 4 top ethics watchdog jobsMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 10:04PMNew positions part of settlement over illegal marketing, promotion of several top-selling drugs.
Stonyfield Entrepreneurial Institute helps businesses through road blocksMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 9:58PMBy: Amanda Beland Brigid Murray, 1996 UNH alum, was unsure whether she was investing her startup businesses’ funds in the right places. As the CEO of Sweet Scoops LLC, based out of Portsmouth, NH, Murray wanted to make sure that the company’s focus on product d...
Gowalla debuts Travel Channel deal, Android appMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 9:58PMThe location-based mobile networking app has launched its first non-iPhone app, and is making it clear that it's gunning for the same media partnerships that rival Foursquare is going for.
Streetwise: "Use Abhisit before Abhisit expired"Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 6:26PMA week before the Supreme Court handed down its landmark judgement in the Thaksin assets trial, SC Asset - one of the companies caught up in the historic case - held a press conference.