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Preakness boom has restaurants, hotels catering to the A-list
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/baltimore/slideshow/Bodemeister1*100.jpg?v=1'>Under Armour Inc. CEO Kevin Plank?s big Preakness moment will come Saturday when his horse, Tiger Walk, leaves the gate. But for John Warnack, general manager of the Center Club, the real action is Thursday night. The Center Club is hosting a private party for Under Armour to entertain the slew of VIPs Plank is bringing into Baltimore for this year?s race. The restaurant is one of many high-end destinations that are seeing an uptick in business this weekend thanks to the 137th Preakness Stakes....<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_baltimore?a=noQY7TkIUxs:udl0FlZ56cE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_baltimore?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_baltimore?a=noQY7TkIUxs:udl0FlZ56cE:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_baltimore?i=noQY7TkIUxs:udl0FlZ56cE:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_baltimore?a=noQY7TkIUxs:udl0FlZ56cE:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_baltimore?i=noQY7TkIUxs:udl0FlZ56cE:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_baltimore?a=noQY7TkIUxs:udl0FlZ56cE:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_baltimore?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bizj_baltimore/~4/noQY7TkIUxs" height="1" width="1"/>
In tough job market, internships remain key
In an job market for new college graduates that?s improving, but still tight, internships can put you on the path to that first job. The chances of snagging an internship have improved. Employers plan to boost internship hiring by 8.5 percent this year compared with 2011, according to a survey by the National Association of Colleges and Employers. Slightly more than half of interns become full-time employees, the National Association of Colleges and Employers said. If you hope to be in that lucky...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_baltimore?a=GgZnUNQ_xdE:91LYlChFlME:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_baltimore?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_baltimore?a=GgZnUNQ_xdE:91LYlChFlME:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_baltimore?i=GgZnUNQ_xdE:91LYlChFlME:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_baltimore?a=GgZnUNQ_xdE:91LYlChFlME:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_baltimore?i=GgZnUNQ_xdE:91LYlChFlME:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_baltimore?a=GgZnUNQ_xdE:91LYlChFlME:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_baltimore?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bizj_baltimore/~4/GgZnUNQ_xdE" height="1" width="1"/>
Scott Jensen named interim Maryland labor secretary
Gov. Martin O'Malley has named Scott R. Jensen as interim secretary of the Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation. Since January, Jensen has been deputy secretary under former Secretary Alexander M. Sanchez, who recently stepped down from the position to become chief of staff to Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake. Jensen has also worked as a special assistant to former DLLR Secretary Thomas E. Perez. Jensen's previous positions also include jobs at Salisbury University and two four-year...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_baltimore?a=bc0i8IkPsDs:osUk18Pz32A:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_baltimore?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_baltimore?a=bc0i8IkPsDs:osUk18Pz32A:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_baltimore?i=bc0i8IkPsDs:osUk18Pz32A:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_baltimore?a=bc0i8IkPsDs:osUk18Pz32A:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_baltimore?i=bc0i8IkPsDs:osUk18Pz32A:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_baltimore?a=bc0i8IkPsDs:osUk18Pz32A:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_baltimore?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bizj_baltimore/~4/bc0i8IkPsDs" height="1" width="1"/>
United Way of Central Maryland gets $1M gift from Mirmirans
The United Way of Central Maryland said Thursday that Fred and Ferie Mirmiran have made the first $1 million gift to the nonprofit in the last five years. The gift, to be made over the next five years, establishes the Mirmiran Family Fund at United Way. The organization says the Mirmirans will become the seventh million-dollar contributors in the United Way of Central Maryland's nearly 90-year history. The Mirmiran fund will focus on helping local families with financial stability, health and...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_baltimore?a=XmINtkqr_ak:r7AHOHRhSkY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_baltimore?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_baltimore?a=XmINtkqr_ak:r7AHOHRhSkY:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_baltimore?i=XmINtkqr_ak:r7AHOHRhSkY:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_baltimore?a=XmINtkqr_ak:r7AHOHRhSkY:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_baltimore?i=XmINtkqr_ak:r7AHOHRhSkY:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_baltimore?a=XmINtkqr_ak:r7AHOHRhSkY:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_baltimore?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bizj_baltimore/~4/XmINtkqr_ak" height="1" width="1"/>
Baltimore No. 5 for tech job growth
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/baltimore/blog/real-estate/Downtown-Baltimore*100.jpg?v=1'>Baltimore ranks fifth on a new Forbes list of the best cities for technology job growth. The publication says the Baltimore area "has benefited from the expansion in federal spending, logging 38.8 percent growth in tech jobs over the past 10 years and 17.2 percent growth in" Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) jobs. Seattle ranked No. 1 on Forbes' list of Best Cities for Tech Jobs. Washington, D.C., was second, while San Diego and Salt Lake City ranked No. 3 and No. 4, respectively. View...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_baltimore?a=Ejsr3Xvf1p8:_-ZlCqVOd6g:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_baltimore?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_baltimore?a=Ejsr3Xvf1p8:_-ZlCqVOd6g:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_baltimore?i=Ejsr3Xvf1p8:_-ZlCqVOd6g:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_baltimore?a=Ejsr3Xvf1p8:_-ZlCqVOd6g:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_baltimore?i=Ejsr3Xvf1p8:_-ZlCqVOd6g:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_baltimore?a=Ejsr3Xvf1p8:_-ZlCqVOd6g:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_baltimore?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bizj_baltimore/~4/Ejsr3Xvf1p8" height="1" width="1"/>
Saint Agnes Hospital expands cardiac services
Saint Agnes Hospital is ramping up its services for cardiac patients with a new addition to its chest pain emergency center. The Southwest Baltimore hospital opened Thursday a 3,800-square-foot addition to its chest pain center. The hospital also announced a partnership with emergency response teams to equip ambulances with mobile electrocardiogram, or EKG, devices. Both moves are an effort to enhance the hospital?s ability to hasten care to cardiac patients, for whom a matter of minutes can...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_baltimore?a=VRm5Wp7PshU:NBIeWPHn2cc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_baltimore?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_baltimore?a=VRm5Wp7PshU:NBIeWPHn2cc:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_baltimore?i=VRm5Wp7PshU:NBIeWPHn2cc:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_baltimore?a=VRm5Wp7PshU:NBIeWPHn2cc:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_baltimore?i=VRm5Wp7PshU:NBIeWPHn2cc:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_baltimore?a=VRm5Wp7PshU:NBIeWPHn2cc:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_baltimore?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bizj_baltimore/~4/VRm5Wp7PshU" height="1" width="1"/>
Photos: 2012 Preakness horses, post positions and odds
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/baltimore/slideshow/Preakness-Post-Position*100.jpg?v=1'>Bodemeister is the favorite heading into Saturday's 137th running of the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course, with Kentucky Derby winner I'll Have Another the second favorite. A crowd of more than 100,000 fans is expected to take in a day of racing, partying, music and hobnobbing. Scroll a photo gallery to the right to see the post position and odds for each of the 11 horses scheduled to run in the Preakness.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_baltimore?a=8JS-nQAOhyY:C5AWHSU3nzo:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_baltimore?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_baltimore?a=8JS-nQAOhyY:C5AWHSU3nzo:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_baltimore?i=8JS-nQAOhyY:C5AWHSU3nzo:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_baltimore?a=8JS-nQAOhyY:C5AWHSU3nzo:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_baltimore?i=8JS-nQAOhyY:C5AWHSU3nzo:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_baltimore?a=8JS-nQAOhyY:C5AWHSU3nzo:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_baltimore?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bizj_baltimore/~4/8JS-nQAOhyY" height="1" width="1"/>
Treasury Secretary Geithner pitches bank reforms during Baltimore visit
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/baltimore/news/Geithner,%20Salkin*100.jpg?v=1'>JPMorgan Chase & Co.?s recently disclosed $2 billion trading loss makes a compelling case for need for the Dodd-Frank financial reforms, U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner told an audience of business executives at Baltimore?s Marriott Waterfront hotel Thursday. Those reforms won?t prevent banks from losing money but will keep banks? ?inevitable mistakes? from harming the economy, Geithner said. Geithner was the featured speaker at an event held by the Greater Baltimore Committee....<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_baltimore?a=HWfkG3Mmz7w:3Dwa2XiVqfo:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_baltimore?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_baltimore?a=HWfkG3Mmz7w:3Dwa2XiVqfo:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_baltimore?i=HWfkG3Mmz7w:3Dwa2XiVqfo:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_baltimore?a=HWfkG3Mmz7w:3Dwa2XiVqfo:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_baltimore?i=HWfkG3Mmz7w:3Dwa2XiVqfo:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_baltimore?a=HWfkG3Mmz7w:3Dwa2XiVqfo:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_baltimore?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bizj_baltimore/~4/HWfkG3Mmz7w" height="1" width="1"/>
Human Genome Sciences adopts stockholder rights plan
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/washington/news/2010/11/16/Human-Genome-Sciences-HQ_web*100.jpg?v=1'>Human Genome Sciences Inc, which has rejected a hostile $13-per-share offer from GlaxoSmithKline, has adopted a short-term stockholder rights plan to fend off such unwanted attention. Rockville-based Human Genome (NASDAQ: HGSI) said in a statement announcing the plan that it had declared a dividend of one share purchase right for each share of the company's common stock held of record at the close of business on May 29. Human Genome said that the rights plan was, "intended to allow the company...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_baltimore?a=FSgw4YCfIk8:yvRKqpC19hY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_baltimore?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_baltimore?a=FSgw4YCfIk8:yvRKqpC19hY:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_baltimore?i=FSgw4YCfIk8:yvRKqpC19hY:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_baltimore?a=FSgw4YCfIk8:yvRKqpC19hY:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_baltimore?i=FSgw4YCfIk8:yvRKqpC19hY:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_baltimore?a=FSgw4YCfIk8:yvRKqpC19hY:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_baltimore?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bizj_baltimore/~4/FSgw4YCfIk8" height="1" width="1"/>
BWI passenger traffic flies to record first quarter
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/stlouis/Southwest_Boeing_737_Promo*100.jpg?v=1'>Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport posted a record first quarter, when more than 4.9 million passengers flew through the airport?s gates. Passenger traffic grew by 2.6 percent over the same period a year ago. Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV), the largest carrier at BWI, continued to lead the way flying more than 2.8 million passengers during the first three months of the year, up 5.6 percent from a year ago. JetBlue Airways (NASDAQ: JBLU), Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL),...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_baltimore?a=zcl8tC0rfQM:280x2MDPNBI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_baltimore?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_baltimore?a=zcl8tC0rfQM:280x2MDPNBI:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_baltimore?i=zcl8tC0rfQM:280x2MDPNBI:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_baltimore?a=zcl8tC0rfQM:280x2MDPNBI:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_baltimore?i=zcl8tC0rfQM:280x2MDPNBI:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_baltimore?a=zcl8tC0rfQM:280x2MDPNBI:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_baltimore?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bizj_baltimore/~4/zcl8tC0rfQM" height="1" width="1"/>

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Panera Bread opening first location in Mississippi
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/memphis/print-edition/webPaneraPostle_Rick*100.jpg?v=1'>Panera Bread Co.?s local franchisee is opening the company?s first Mississippi store. Delta Dough Inc. is opening an Olive Branch location at 7501 Goodman Road on May 23. In three years, Panera (NASDAQ: PNRA) and Delta Dough have developed six locations in Tennessee and Arkansas. Delta Dough is led by Rick Postle, who has been with Panera for 17 years including time served as Panera?s corporate president. Postle was the architect of the company?s franchising program, which has helped it...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_memphis?a=VtVOGMLt-V8:Rm7hercYERk:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_memphis?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_memphis?a=VtVOGMLt-V8:Rm7hercYERk:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_memphis?i=VtVOGMLt-V8:Rm7hercYERk:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_memphis?a=VtVOGMLt-V8:Rm7hercYERk:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_memphis?i=VtVOGMLt-V8:Rm7hercYERk:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_memphis?a=VtVOGMLt-V8:Rm7hercYERk:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_memphis?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Le Bonheur Children?s Hospital awarded LEED certification
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/memphis/news/webLeBonheurChildrensHosp*100.jpg?v=1'>Efficiency in sustainable building design and construction has finally been realized at Le Bonheur Children?s Hospital with the announcement of the facility?s LEED Silver certification by the U.S. Green Building Council. Le Bonheur becomes just the fifth children?s hospital in the country to achieve LEED certification. Additionally, only one other hospital larger than 600,000 square feet has been awarded the certification. ?We?ve always said that sustainability is right for kids and Le...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_memphis?a=0E9WdIRcICw:oAywuoZl8Cc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_memphis?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_memphis?a=0E9WdIRcICw:oAywuoZl8Cc:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_memphis?i=0E9WdIRcICw:oAywuoZl8Cc:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_memphis?a=0E9WdIRcICw:oAywuoZl8Cc:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_memphis?i=0E9WdIRcICw:oAywuoZl8Cc:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_memphis?a=0E9WdIRcICw:oAywuoZl8Cc:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_memphis?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Social media enables Memphis Realtors to join D.C. rally
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/memphis/blog/socialmadness/virtualrallySS*100.jpg?v=1'>You can usually bank on strength in numbers, but for local Realtors that couldn?t make it to today?s ?Rally to Protect the American Dream? in Washington, D.C., the National Association of Realtors has provided a platform for its membership to join more than 10,000 real estate professionals in virtual solidarity. The NAR?s Virtual Rally landing page is replete with a real time Twitter feed ? utilizing the hashtag #realtorrally ? as well as a running count of virtual rally attendants...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_memphis?a=CoKGjjda4LM:hP2oaLcetR0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_memphis?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_memphis?a=CoKGjjda4LM:hP2oaLcetR0:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_memphis?i=CoKGjjda4LM:hP2oaLcetR0:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_memphis?a=CoKGjjda4LM:hP2oaLcetR0:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_memphis?i=CoKGjjda4LM:hP2oaLcetR0:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_memphis?a=CoKGjjda4LM:hP2oaLcetR0:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_memphis?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
FedEx Express adding more electric vehicles to fleet
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/kansascity/news/SmithElectricVehiclesFedExStepVan*100.jpg?v=1'>FedEx Express announced that its vehicle fleet is more than 16 percent more fuel efficient, well ahead of the pace needed to reach its goal of making its vehicles 20 percent more efficient by 2020. ?We have achieved 80 percent of our vehicle fuel efficiency goal as of the conclusion of fiscal year 2011, compared to our original baseline set in 2005,? said Mitch Jackson, staff vice president of environmental affairs and sustainability, with FedEx Corp. ?As a result, we are reevaluating our...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_memphis?a=nd-RFf4e7Mo:FY0nWyPpVCo:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_memphis?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_memphis?a=nd-RFf4e7Mo:FY0nWyPpVCo:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_memphis?i=nd-RFf4e7Mo:FY0nWyPpVCo:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_memphis?a=nd-RFf4e7Mo:FY0nWyPpVCo:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_memphis?i=nd-RFf4e7Mo:FY0nWyPpVCo:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_memphis?a=nd-RFf4e7Mo:FY0nWyPpVCo:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_memphis?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Tennessee unemployment rate lower in April
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/twincities/news/Down.Arrow.icon*100.jpg?v=1'>Tennessee's unemployment rate fell slightly in April to 7.8 percent, continuing to inch downward throughout 2012 and reaching its lowest point in three and a half years. The state's rate was 7.9 percent in March, 8 percent in February and 8.2 percent in January, according to Tennessee Department of Labor & Workforce Development data. The nation's jobless rate in April was 8.1 percent, keeping Tennessee below the national average for the fourth consecutive month. But Tennessee Labor Commissioner...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_memphis?a=cDH26mCUijw:X_1u03-i7cY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_memphis?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_memphis?a=cDH26mCUijw:X_1u03-i7cY:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_memphis?i=cDH26mCUijw:X_1u03-i7cY:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_memphis?a=cDH26mCUijw:X_1u03-i7cY:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_memphis?i=cDH26mCUijw:X_1u03-i7cY:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_memphis?a=cDH26mCUijw:X_1u03-i7cY:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_memphis?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Top of the List: Memphis Golf Courses
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/memphis/news/webTopoGolf1*100.jpg?v=1'>MBJ published its Golf Courses list in the May 11-17 print edition but we're giving web readers a peek at the top five. The list ranks the courses by their USGA course rating and slope rating. MBJ director of research Jason Bolton writes that more than half, or 56 percent, of the area's most difficult courses are private clubs, and one club jumped from No. 19 on last year's list into the top five this year. Click here to read more from Bolton on our Memphis Business Blog. To see the full list...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_memphis?a=2jKFbVDhv24:MnvjsSmrc78:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_memphis?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_memphis?a=2jKFbVDhv24:MnvjsSmrc78:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_memphis?i=2jKFbVDhv24:MnvjsSmrc78:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_memphis?a=2jKFbVDhv24:MnvjsSmrc78:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_memphis?i=2jKFbVDhv24:MnvjsSmrc78:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_memphis?a=2jKFbVDhv24:MnvjsSmrc78:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_memphis?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Behind the list: Memphis Golf Courses
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/memphis/blog/webTopoGolf3*100.jpg?v=1'>If you want to play the most challenging golf courses in the Memphis area, you will need to pay your dues. Of the 25 most difficult local golf courses based on USGA course rating and slope rating, private clubs account for 56 percent with another 16 percent labeled as semi-private. After a couple years of local golf courses reporting the same course information, several have undergone renovations or have been rerated. The most notable ? as far as the list goes this year ? is the renovation...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_memphis?a=K_1CqcmrlLo:IpIW5Rnktcg:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_memphis?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_memphis?a=K_1CqcmrlLo:IpIW5Rnktcg:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_memphis?i=K_1CqcmrlLo:IpIW5Rnktcg:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_memphis?a=K_1CqcmrlLo:IpIW5Rnktcg:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_memphis?i=K_1CqcmrlLo:IpIW5Rnktcg:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_memphis?a=K_1CqcmrlLo:IpIW5Rnktcg:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_memphis?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Memphis foreclosures up 50% in April as national number falls
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/denver/THINKSTOCKForeclosureForecloseCar315*100.jpg?v=1'>The national picture for foreclosures in April showed that the West fared the best ? 11 of the nation?s 20 largest metropolitan ares posted increases in foreclosure activity, all of which were located along the East Coast or in Southern or Midwestern states. And while national data from real estate data provider RealtyTrac demonstrated the amount of foreclosure filings ? default notices, scheduled auctions and bank repossessions ? was the lowest monthly total since 2007, foreclosure activity...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_memphis?a=e1zRvTr_IuI:S9fEOr1CYlI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_memphis?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_memphis?a=e1zRvTr_IuI:S9fEOr1CYlI:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_memphis?i=e1zRvTr_IuI:S9fEOr1CYlI:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_memphis?a=e1zRvTr_IuI:S9fEOr1CYlI:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_memphis?i=e1zRvTr_IuI:S9fEOr1CYlI:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_memphis?a=e1zRvTr_IuI:S9fEOr1CYlI:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_memphis?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Feds close investigation into Medtronic?s Infuse product, find no wrongdoing
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/twincities/Medtronic%20Logo*100.jpg?v=1'>The U.S. Department of Justice and the Office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts have reportedly closed their investigation of Medtronic Inc. and its Infuse Bone Graft product, failing to find any wrongdoing on the company?s part. The Department of Justice began the investigation in October 2008. Designed in and is distributed out of Memphis, Infuse is a genetically engineered bone protein that stimulates bone growth. It is primarily used in spinal and oral procedures, but...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_memphis?a=8Pi6c4q-L44:-KKfTQA52zE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_memphis?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_memphis?a=8Pi6c4q-L44:-KKfTQA52zE:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_memphis?i=8Pi6c4q-L44:-KKfTQA52zE:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_memphis?a=8Pi6c4q-L44:-KKfTQA52zE:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_memphis?i=8Pi6c4q-L44:-KKfTQA52zE:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_memphis?a=8Pi6c4q-L44:-KKfTQA52zE:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_memphis?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Memphis Airport Authority approves $1 million in incentives for new service
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/memphis/news/WebNewsCarMemphisAirportSign*100.jpg?v=1'>The Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority approved an air service development program with financial incentives and fee savings to airlines in order to add new direct service to and from Memphis International Airport. The authority is hoping this will lure more airline competition to Memphis and lead to more flights and lower fares. It authorized up to $1 million in incentives for the first year of the air service development program, which is available to commercial airlines with an airport...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_memphis?a=F5moYUzYVV0:VKyrMa8Y4c0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_memphis?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_memphis?a=F5moYUzYVV0:VKyrMa8Y4c0:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_memphis?i=F5moYUzYVV0:VKyrMa8Y4c0:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_memphis?a=F5moYUzYVV0:VKyrMa8Y4c0:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_memphis?i=F5moYUzYVV0:VKyrMa8Y4c0:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_memphis?a=F5moYUzYVV0:VKyrMa8Y4c0:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_memphis?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>

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