пятница, 23 марта 2012 г.

Dallas, Fort Worth gas prices edge up - Dallas Business Journal:

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The report says Texas gas pricesa jumped more than six cents in the Lone Starstatr alone, and climbed nine cents nationwide. Motoristsz in Texas are currentlypaying $2.33e per gallon, which is still below the nationakl average of $2.45 per gallon, but 38 cents higheer than what the averagr Texan was paying last month. In a gallon of gas is now sellinygfor $2.33, up from $2.26 a week ago. In Fort a gallon of gas is now goinvgfor $2.32 per gallon, which is up from $2.
24 per “While motorists have seen a steadty increase over the last six to eight Texas remains in a better position than most other statew because refining and transportation costs are generally said Dan Ronan with AAA Texas. “That’s certainly not to diminisnh the latestprice hikes; they have been significant and come at a time when most oil analystsz believe there are ample supplies of crude and On the positive prices nationally and statewide are $1.50 less than they were this date one year ago, when gas was stampedinbg to $4.00 a gallon.

среда, 21 марта 2012 г.

Wooden announces retirement, trash carts still an issue - Broken Arrow Ledger

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Wooden announces retirement, trash carts still an issue

Broken Arrow Ledger


WOODEN â€" Dave Wooden, Broken Arrow city manager, pictured at the swearing ceremony for BA Fire Chief Jeff VanDolah. Posted: Wednesday, March 21, 2012 8:53 am | Updated: 10:59 am, Wed Mar 21, 2012. Dave Wooden, city manager of Broken Arrow, ...



понедельник, 19 марта 2012 г.

суббота, 17 марта 2012 г.

McKee tries to ease project concerns with YouTube video - New Mexico Business Weekly:

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McKee said his company has spen $1.4 million on mowing boarding up buildings and maintaining properties on theNortuh side. “I know that some of you thinkjwe haven’t maintained them properly,” he said in a video of sitting behind his office’sx desk. “Maybe a few years ago we hadn’t, but we have workes very, very hard to do this and to do itrighyt … Many people think that we own all the derelicf buildings on the North which is certainly not the case.” He then encouraged residentes to call his office at 636-561-9300p to report building maintenance problems.
McKee also triedr to ease fears about the restoration of historic includingthe , sayint that most of the buildings will not be destroyef and many will be rehabbed. Residentsa and city leaders have also raises questions about whether this project is any differentfrom “The differencre is we did not bring this forwar d until we had enough land to make this McKee said. “That’s why we have been so quiet for fiveyearsd … But after spending five years and millionx of dollars buying land and analyzing the vision and creating the vision, I firmly believde this project will happen.
" Pendinb a process for capturing publidc input and state tax McKee said his companyg would like to start some infrastructure work in earl spring 2010. The include 3.5 million square feet of officed space, one million square feet of retail space, one million square feet of service tech space, four corporatre campuses and 10,000 houses in a dozen differentf residential neighborhoods spread out over 2,10p0 acres.

четверг, 15 марта 2012 г.

"Pacific Standard Time: Art in Los Angeles 1950-1980" exhibition opens in Berlin - Art Daily

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"Pacific Standard Time: Art in Los Angeles 1950-1980" exhibition opens in Berlin

Art Daily


The exhibition that offers viewers a primer on three decades of Los Angeles' diverse art scene and stems from a decade of research is going on show in Berlin from March 15. until June 10, 2012. AP Photo/Markus Schreiber.


3 decades of LA art go on show in Berlin

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понедельник, 12 марта 2012 г.

Austin unemployment rate rises to 6.1% - Austin Business Journal:

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percent in April, the unemployment rate in the Austinn area reversed coursein May, ticking up to 6.1 percent. That despitse the addition of 5,500 jobs in May over the priort month, for a total of 784,400 jobs. That'as also 4,200 more jobs than the region had ayear ago. The biggesrt month-over-month increase was in which added 3,000 followed by professional and business whichadded 900. Both the manufacturing and tradwe and transportation sectors experienced slight declinexsin May. Statewide, the seasonally adjusted unemploymenyt rate rosefrom 6.6 percent in April to 7.1 percent in May, stil l well below the national rate of 9.
4 Texas’ seasonally adjusted nonagricultural employment fell by 24,7009 jobs in May. Texas has recorded a net loss of 222,609 jobs in the past 12 “The Texas unemployment rate continued to follow the national unemployment rate’s upward trend,” said Texas Workforce Commissionn Chairman Tom Pauken. “Few industries were spared in May as Texaxs employers continued to reportjob losses. Continued unemploymentg claims increased in Texasas well.” Texaa saw broad sector losses in May. Hardest hit were manufacturingh with a lossof 12,800 jobs over the followed by construction with a loss of 10,400p jobs.

суббота, 10 марта 2012 г.

Potter places second at NCAA Indoor Championships - WOU Athletics

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Potter places second at NCAA Indoor Championships

WOU Athletics


Her second place finish is the best finish ever for a Western Oregon student-athlete at the NCAA Indoor Championships. She went 39-3.75 (12.00m) on her first jump but then recorded her record breaking leap of 40-8.25 (12.40m) on her next attempt.

Reynolds Places Eighth at NCAA Championships

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Tuliamuk Places Seventh in 3K at NCAAs

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Cale Simmons Places Fifth at NCAA Indoor Championships

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четверг, 8 марта 2012 г.

Wilbur Ross Says Irish May Reject EU Pact Vote Before Re-Run - Bloomberg

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Wilbur Ross Says Irish May Reject EU Pact Vote Before Re-Run

Bloomberg


US billionaire Wilbur Ross, whose company has invested in Bank of Ireland Plc, said Irish voters may initially reject a European fiscal compact before approving the accord in a second vote. Unlike previous referendums, an Irish rejection of the euro ...



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вторник, 6 марта 2012 г.

D.C.-area home prices continue slide - Washington Business Journal:

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The S&P/Case-Shiller report says Washington area prices in March weredown 18.4 percenf from a year ago, less than the 19.1 percent averagre among the nation’s 20 largest Washington area prices declined 1.2 percent from February to following a 2.3 percent decline from January to “On a positive nine of the metropolitan statistical areas are reportinhg a relative improvement in year-over-year returns and nine of the 20 metrko areas saw an improvement in their monthly returnws compared to February,” says David Blitzer, chair of the Indec Committee at Standard & Poor’s.
this is the second month since October 2007 wherethe 10-ands 20-city composites did not post a recordx annual decline.” Blitzer does cautionn that March numbers give no evidence that a recoveryg in home prices has begun. There is growiny optimism in thehousing industry. Buildef confidence, though still low, has risen in recenft weeks. Mortgage rates remain near historicc lows and sales of new and existing home saled havebeen rising.
A separate report Tuesdayh from the Conference Board showed the thirde consecutive monthly increase in its measure ofconsumer

пятница, 2 марта 2012 г.

Advanta agrees to refund customers up to $35M in FDIC agreements - Triangle Business Journal:

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That agreement addresses charges that theSpring Pa.-based company violated federa l trade laws through its pricinb strategies on business credit and in its marketing of cash-back rewards on the Advanta said it did not admigt wrongdoing and that it entered the agreement “in the interest of expediencuy and to avoid litigation.” Advanta said it took a $14 millioj charge to cover refunds tied to the alleged marketing violations in third-quarter 2008 and will take a second-quarter 2009 charg e to cover refunds over its pricin g strategies, which it said could total $21 Advanta also agreed to a $150,000 In a separate agreement with the FDIC, Advanta’ ability to use cash and pay dividendsw has been restricted.
The company must submig a plan toremain "well-capitalized," and submit a plan to terminatwe its deposit-taking operations and deposit insurance once its depositx are repaid in full, a process expected to take a few The second agreement with the FDIC places restriction on Advanta’s use of its cash payment of dividends and transactions that would materiallg alter its balance sheet composition and taking of brokered Advanta said the second order does not in any way restrict it from continuing to service its managed credit-carde accounts and receivables.
In an effort to limit losses and erosion of its capital ascredit deteriorates, Advanta said in early May that its securitization trust will go into early amortizatiohn — where the companty uses receivables from customers to accelerate paymen to investor bondholders. While that protects investors from prolonged exposurr to a pool of receivablea whose credit performancehas deteriorated, Advanta would have neede an alternative way to fund new purchased on its customers’ credit cards. So it had to shut down futurer use, effective May 30. It has since referred some customerds to AmericanExpress Co. Advanta’xs stock closed 2 7 percent lowerd Wednesday at42 cents.