RDU adopts air service incentives policy
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/triangle/images/Michael%20Landguth%20-%20RDU2*100.jpg?v=2'>Raleigh-Durham International Airport will offer marketing support and waive landing fees for airlines that launch new routes ? an incentives policy that could be worth hundreds of thousands of dollars to airlines. The airport now pledges $250,000 in advertising spending in support for new domestic flights and $500,000 in advertising for new international flights. The policy, formally adopted by the airport?s governing board on Thursday, also waives landing fees. The specific markets named in...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_triangle?a=v6MLNsmDUQA:cw0Jlm039sk:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_triangle?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_triangle?a=v6MLNsmDUQA:cw0Jlm039sk:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_triangle?i=v6MLNsmDUQA:cw0Jlm039sk:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_triangle?a=v6MLNsmDUQA:cw0Jlm039sk:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_triangle?i=v6MLNsmDUQA:cw0Jlm039sk:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_triangle?a=v6MLNsmDUQA:cw0Jlm039sk:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_triangle?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Duke University CIO gets big bonus
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/triangle/duke%20chapel-sw*100.jpg?v=1'>Duke University doesn?t just give big bonuses to its basketball coaches. Investment officers who increase the university?s portfolio are also rewarded. Neal Triplett, Duke?s chief investment officer, received a $1.2 million bonus in 2010, nearly the amount of his total compensation in 2009. When added to his base salary and other compensation, Duke paid Triplett $2.3 million in 2010, the most recent year for which compensation data is available. It?s no surprise that Duke?s investment...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_triangle?a=C0UntPTjscM:EVuF6OH5hbE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_triangle?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_triangle?a=C0UntPTjscM:EVuF6OH5hbE:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_triangle?i=C0UntPTjscM:EVuF6OH5hbE:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_triangle?a=C0UntPTjscM:EVuF6OH5hbE:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_triangle?i=C0UntPTjscM:EVuF6OH5hbE:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_triangle?a=C0UntPTjscM:EVuF6OH5hbE:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_triangle?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Corporate Services Inc. to pay $30,000 in penalties
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/blog/dollar-signs*100.jpg?v=3'>North Carolina officials say a California company that allegedly duped 700 North Carolina businesses out of $90,000 has again agreed to comply with a restraining order and return their checks, along with $30,000 in penalties. The company, Corporate Services Inc., mailed phony letters to the 700 businesses, passing itself off as a government agency and telling each business to pay a $125 fine for failing to comply with state requirements for keeping minutes of corporate meetings, the offices of North...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_triangle?a=8cI2AjwTJwg:SXTBRQ00XUI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_triangle?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_triangle?a=8cI2AjwTJwg:SXTBRQ00XUI:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_triangle?i=8cI2AjwTJwg:SXTBRQ00XUI:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_triangle?a=8cI2AjwTJwg:SXTBRQ00XUI:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_triangle?i=8cI2AjwTJwg:SXTBRQ00XUI:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_triangle?a=8cI2AjwTJwg:SXTBRQ00XUI:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_triangle?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Some insight into athletes? graduation rates
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/houston/news/baseball*100.jpg?v=1'>Baseball players in the Atlantic Coast Conference graduated at a rate 32 percentage points lower than the general male student population, according to a study released Wednesday. That ranks the ACC 24th out of 30 conferences and fifth out of the 10 major conferences, according to the College Sport Research Institute at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, which analyzes graduation rates of athletes and compares them to the general student body. By comparison, football players in the...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_triangle?a=GkkoxFX11rw:43A0jGdeMwk:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_triangle?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_triangle?a=GkkoxFX11rw:43A0jGdeMwk:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_triangle?i=GkkoxFX11rw:43A0jGdeMwk:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_triangle?a=GkkoxFX11rw:43A0jGdeMwk:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_triangle?i=GkkoxFX11rw:43A0jGdeMwk:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_triangle?a=GkkoxFX11rw:43A0jGdeMwk:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_triangle?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Berkshire Hathaway buying Media General papers for $142M
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/charlotte/warren%20buffett%201%20315*100.jpg?v=1'>Warren Buffett?s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. is acquiring most of Media General Inc.?s newspapers. As part of the $142 million cash deal, Berkshire now will have 63 daily and weekly newspapers operating under a new subsidiary called BH Media Group, according to Reuters. Following the acquisition, Media General, the owner of local station NBC 17 WNCN, will mostly be a television company. Reuters also reports that Berkshire will loan $400 million to Media General and will provide the company with...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_triangle?a=VP9sup3yMls:4hvihrrz_QM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_triangle?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_triangle?a=VP9sup3yMls:4hvihrrz_QM:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_triangle?i=VP9sup3yMls:4hvihrrz_QM:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_triangle?a=VP9sup3yMls:4hvihrrz_QM:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_triangle?i=VP9sup3yMls:4hvihrrz_QM:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_triangle?a=VP9sup3yMls:4hvihrrz_QM:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_triangle?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Dice-K, Youkilis help boost Bulls attendance
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/triangle/Bulls550*100.jpg?v=1'>When big leaguers come to town, they not only help on the field but at the ticket booth, too. Already, the Durham Bulls have sold out for Thursday?s game against the Pawtucket Red Sox, the triple-A affiliate for Boston. The 10,000 tickets sold are some 42 percent more than the 7,000 tickets sold for an average Thursday game in May, according to the Bulls? front office. Helping drive ticket sales are players from the majors who are expected to play on Thursday. Pitcher Daisuke ?Dice-K? Matsuzaka...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_triangle?a=PDf9SMNDsFk:aCKzeHmP7I8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_triangle?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_triangle?a=PDf9SMNDsFk:aCKzeHmP7I8:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_triangle?i=PDf9SMNDsFk:aCKzeHmP7I8:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_triangle?a=PDf9SMNDsFk:aCKzeHmP7I8:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_triangle?i=PDf9SMNDsFk:aCKzeHmP7I8:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_triangle?a=PDf9SMNDsFk:aCKzeHmP7I8:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_triangle?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Human Genome Sciences rejects GSK takeover bid
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/denver/news/ChemistryTestTubesCar*100.jpg?v=2'>Human Genome Sciences Inc. formally rejected a recent $2.6 billion hostile takeover bid by GlaxoSmithKline on Thursday. Earlier this month, GlaxoSmithKline (NYSE: GSK) made an unsolicited tender offer to acquire all of HGSI?s outstanding common stock at $13 a share. HGSI officially deemed that offer inadequate Thursday. In a news release, CEO Thomas Watkins said that HGSI (Nasdaq: HGSI) holds ?great potential? and the current offer undervalued the company. ?The HGS Board of Directors has...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_triangle?a=f3e6zZLPlRU:Y4TmiC6jKEY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_triangle?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_triangle?a=f3e6zZLPlRU:Y4TmiC6jKEY:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_triangle?i=f3e6zZLPlRU:Y4TmiC6jKEY:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_triangle?a=f3e6zZLPlRU:Y4TmiC6jKEY:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_triangle?i=f3e6zZLPlRU:Y4TmiC6jKEY:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_triangle?a=f3e6zZLPlRU:Y4TmiC6jKEY:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_triangle?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
William Peace University wins $710K grant
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/jacksonville/news/drinking%20water%20315*100.jpg?v=1'>Thanks to a $710,000 grant from the state?s Clean Water Management Trust Fund, William Peace University will be able to harvest and conserve more water. For starters, Peace will install a cistern that will store rainwater that will account for 90 percent of the irrigation water. Also, the university will install new showerheads and sink aerators as part of its ?going green? initiatives. In addition, the university is receiving rebates for replacing toilets with water-saving models going from...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_triangle?a=iEZbFttZ_xQ:H1yf5IS_zl4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_triangle?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_triangle?a=iEZbFttZ_xQ:H1yf5IS_zl4:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_triangle?i=iEZbFttZ_xQ:H1yf5IS_zl4:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_triangle?a=iEZbFttZ_xQ:H1yf5IS_zl4:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_triangle?i=iEZbFttZ_xQ:H1yf5IS_zl4:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_triangle?a=iEZbFttZ_xQ:H1yf5IS_zl4:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_triangle?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Wake Tech hires police chief
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/wichita/blog/police%20hat*100.jpg?v=1'>Moving along with its new police department, Wake Technical Community College chose its chief and assistant chief this week. Michael Allen Penry will serve as chief and Paul Andrew Quinn is the new assistant chief. Both are former Wake County sheriff?s deputies from Garner. They will be responsible for the college?s five campuses and two training centers, providing a safe and secure learning environment for students, faculty, staff, and visitors, says Wake Tech President Stephen Scott. The...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_triangle?a=PWqXWammt5E:lfwGLhIP__s:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_triangle?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_triangle?a=PWqXWammt5E:lfwGLhIP__s:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_triangle?i=PWqXWammt5E:lfwGLhIP__s:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_triangle?a=PWqXWammt5E:lfwGLhIP__s:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_triangle?i=PWqXWammt5E:lfwGLhIP__s:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_triangle?a=PWqXWammt5E:lfwGLhIP__s:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_triangle?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Bankruptcy filings rise 4% in Wake County
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/triangle/images/Bankruptcy6*100.jpg?v=2'>Wake County saw a small increase in the number of new bankruptcies filed in April. A total of 211 Wake County businesses and individuals in the county filed new petitions last month in U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina, according to a report the court published Wednesday. That represents an increase of more than 4 percent from April 2011. Numbers in most recent months have been down by small percentages, both in Wake County and in Durham and Orange Counties. Personal...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_triangle?a=IHEQWX3p_lE:rCm7qQtVNzg:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_triangle?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_triangle?a=IHEQWX3p_lE:rCm7qQtVNzg:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_triangle?i=IHEQWX3p_lE:rCm7qQtVNzg:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_triangle?a=IHEQWX3p_lE:rCm7qQtVNzg:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_triangle?i=IHEQWX3p_lE:rCm7qQtVNzg:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_triangle?a=IHEQWX3p_lE:rCm7qQtVNzg:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_triangle?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>


Facebook IPO shares priced at $38
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/sanjose/print-edition/11-FACEBOOK-ipo*100.jpg?v=1'>Facebook Inc. priced its initial public offering of stock at $38 per share as of late Thursday afternoon, according to a MarketWatch report. Based on the per share price, Facebook?s IPO would be valued at $104 billion. The company raised $16 billion in the offering. Earlier this week, the social-networking giant indicated that it had expected to price its shares in the $34 to $38 range. Thursday?s announcement puts the IPO on the high-end of the range. The offering included 180 million shares...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_sanantonio?a=MB6_BwFOgbs:Hc7-EcLNubk:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_sanantonio?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_sanantonio?a=MB6_BwFOgbs:Hc7-EcLNubk:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_sanantonio?i=MB6_BwFOgbs:Hc7-EcLNubk:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_sanantonio?a=MB6_BwFOgbs:Hc7-EcLNubk:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_sanantonio?i=MB6_BwFOgbs:Hc7-EcLNubk:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_sanantonio?a=MB6_BwFOgbs:Hc7-EcLNubk:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_sanantonio?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Skechers owners can file for a refund as result of $40 million settlement
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/SkechersShoeNSH*100.jpg?v=1'>That new pair of sneakers may not be so magical after all. The Federal Trade Commission says Skechers USA Inc. has agreed to pay $40 million to settle charges that the company deceived consumers by making what the agency characterizes as ?unfounded claims? that its Shape-ups shoes would help people lose weight, as well as strengthen and tone their buttocks, legs and abdominal muscles. The FTC alleges that Skechers also made deceptive claims about its Resistance Runner, Toners and Tone-ups shoes. ?Skechers?...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_sanantonio?a=MQCU1WHS3aE:fGwd_MXSQGM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_sanantonio?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_sanantonio?a=MQCU1WHS3aE:fGwd_MXSQGM:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_sanantonio?i=MQCU1WHS3aE:fGwd_MXSQGM:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_sanantonio?a=MQCU1WHS3aE:fGwd_MXSQGM:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_sanantonio?i=MQCU1WHS3aE:fGwd_MXSQGM:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_sanantonio?a=MQCU1WHS3aE:fGwd_MXSQGM:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_sanantonio?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Networking site Pinterest raises $100 million from investors
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/kansascity/blog/socialmadness/PetplanPinterestPage*100.jpg?v=1'>Social-media site Pinterest Inc. has secured a $100 million investment from a group led by Japanese Internet company Rakuten, with participation from existing investors Andreessen Horowitz, Bessemer Venture Partners, FirstMark Capital and angel investors. The funding will help Pinterest further improve its service and expand globally. Through the use of virtual pinboards, Pinterest helps people organize and share content over the Web. Users can also connect with each other by finding people with...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_sanantonio?a=6N6FzquAUU8:zX41lDOyC30:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_sanantonio?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_sanantonio?a=6N6FzquAUU8:zX41lDOyC30:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_sanantonio?i=6N6FzquAUU8:zX41lDOyC30:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_sanantonio?a=6N6FzquAUU8:zX41lDOyC30:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_sanantonio?i=6N6FzquAUU8:zX41lDOyC30:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_sanantonio?a=6N6FzquAUU8:zX41lDOyC30:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_sanantonio?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Postal Service to shrink size of mail-processing network
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/albuquerque/news/postal-service-trucks-600*100.jpg?v=1'>The U.S. Postal Service will move forward with plans to close or consolidate 140 mail-processing locations across the country as part of a larger effort to achieve cost-reductions of $1.2 billion annually. ?We will be conducting consolidation activities this summer at only 48 locations,? says Megan Brennan, chief operating officer of the Postal Service. ?As a result, nearly all consolidating activities in 2012 will occur in August and then will resume again the early part of next year.? A...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_sanantonio?a=_TzDF8bKxYU:UEIyTUySKCQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_sanantonio?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_sanantonio?a=_TzDF8bKxYU:UEIyTUySKCQ:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_sanantonio?i=_TzDF8bKxYU:UEIyTUySKCQ:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_sanantonio?a=_TzDF8bKxYU:UEIyTUySKCQ:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_sanantonio?i=_TzDF8bKxYU:UEIyTUySKCQ:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_sanantonio?a=_TzDF8bKxYU:UEIyTUySKCQ:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_sanantonio?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Report: HP eyes plan to trim 25,000 jobs from payroll
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/denver/news/HewlettPackardHPLogoWeb2*100.jpg?v=1'>Hewlett-Packard Co. is considering a plan to cut as many as 25,000 jobs, or 8 percent of its workforce, according to several media reports on Thursday. Palo Alto, Calif.-based Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) has sales and service offices throughout the United States, including San Antonio. Receive free daily breaking business news direct to your inbox or mobile device. Click on this link to sign up.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_sanantonio?a=ur_4nijLpqk:dfOh-sTWR3k:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_sanantonio?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_sanantonio?a=ur_4nijLpqk:dfOh-sTWR3k:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_sanantonio?i=ur_4nijLpqk:dfOh-sTWR3k:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_sanantonio?a=ur_4nijLpqk:dfOh-sTWR3k:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_sanantonio?i=ur_4nijLpqk:dfOh-sTWR3k:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_sanantonio?a=ur_4nijLpqk:dfOh-sTWR3k:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_sanantonio?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
New Braunfels? Best Western sold to investors
Mercantile Capital Corp. has approved a $3.15 million SBA loan for New Braunfels Hospitality LLC, d/b/a Best Western Inn & Suites. The company is using the financing to acquire the 61-room Best Western hotel in New Braunfels. The hotel consists of 29,948 square feet of space and has an outdoor pool and spa, meeting facilities, and fax, photocopy and wireless Internet service. The new owners of the property are father and son Gordhan and Shailesh Bhakta. Orlando, Fla.-based Mercantile specializes...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_sanantonio?a=POD4U7ISkbY:G2yvp6tO0iU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_sanantonio?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_sanantonio?a=POD4U7ISkbY:G2yvp6tO0iU:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_sanantonio?i=POD4U7ISkbY:G2yvp6tO0iU:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_sanantonio?a=POD4U7ISkbY:G2yvp6tO0iU:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_sanantonio?i=POD4U7ISkbY:G2yvp6tO0iU:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_sanantonio?a=POD4U7ISkbY:G2yvp6tO0iU:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_sanantonio?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Xerox hiring 75 people at San Antonio call center
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/sanantonio/Callcenter2_SAfile_101410h*100.jpg?v=1'>Xerox is planning to hire 75 positions at the company?s call center in Southwest San Antonio. The company is looking to hire call center agents, supervisors and managers. Applicants are encouraged to apply online or at the recruiting office at 2922 General Hudnell Drive. In 2010, Xerox acquired Affiliated Computer Services, which now operates under the Xerox brand. The company has been a leader in the call center outsourcing industry for the past 20 years. The company employs more than 38,000...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_sanantonio?a=0bnoJ5mMnT8:-oHLjc8mv-M:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_sanantonio?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_sanantonio?a=0bnoJ5mMnT8:-oHLjc8mv-M:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_sanantonio?i=0bnoJ5mMnT8:-oHLjc8mv-M:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_sanantonio?a=0bnoJ5mMnT8:-oHLjc8mv-M:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_sanantonio?i=0bnoJ5mMnT8:-oHLjc8mv-M:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_sanantonio?a=0bnoJ5mMnT8:-oHLjc8mv-M:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_sanantonio?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Report: Minorities surpass whites in newborns for first time
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/stlouis/blog/6Babybird*100.jpg?v=1'>For the first time in U.S. history, more than half of the children born in the United States belong to a minority group, the Christian Science Monitor reported Thursday, citing estimates released by the U.S. Census Bureau. As of July 2011, 50.4 percent of children under the age of 1 were members of minority groups. Among children under the age of 5, 49.7 percent were minorities. All of this Census data suggests that America is steadily becoming a majority-minority nation. There were 114 million...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_sanantonio?a=BpM2l_vNAEE:h4gQs7wJV9M:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_sanantonio?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_sanantonio?a=BpM2l_vNAEE:h4gQs7wJV9M:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_sanantonio?i=BpM2l_vNAEE:h4gQs7wJV9M:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_sanantonio?a=BpM2l_vNAEE:h4gQs7wJV9M:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_sanantonio?i=BpM2l_vNAEE:h4gQs7wJV9M:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_sanantonio?a=BpM2l_vNAEE:h4gQs7wJV9M:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_sanantonio?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Mortgage rates in America reach record lows
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/sanantonio/house%20money_SAfile309*100.jpg?v=1'>U.S. mortgage rates for a 30-year fixed loan have fallen to a record 3.79 percent low, Bloomberg reported on Thursday. This is down from 3.83 percent the prior week, Bloomberg reported, citing figures from Freddie Mac. This week?s rates are the lowest in the McLean, Va.-based mortgage-finance company?s recorded history, dating back to 1971. The average 15-year rate also fell to a record low of 3.04, down from 3.05 percent in the prior week. Home prices in San Antonio and the nation are on...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_sanantonio?a=JYGGkW9I0Ug:AQs_-9knvDc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_sanantonio?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_sanantonio?a=JYGGkW9I0Ug:AQs_-9knvDc:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_sanantonio?i=JYGGkW9I0Ug:AQs_-9knvDc:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_sanantonio?a=JYGGkW9I0Ug:AQs_-9knvDc:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_sanantonio?i=JYGGkW9I0Ug:AQs_-9knvDc:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_sanantonio?a=JYGGkW9I0Ug:AQs_-9knvDc:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_sanantonio?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Michael Jackson jackets coming to San Antonio
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/losangeles/images/MichaelJackson-315x309*100.jpg?v=2'>Michael Jackson was defined, in part, during his legendary music career by his unique sense of fashion. Next week, some San Antonians, many of whom are too young to remember Jackson, will get an up-close look at his trend-setting style. Jackets worn by the King of Pop in his iconic music videos for hit songs ?Thriller? and ?Bad? will be on display at the Children?s Hospital of San Antonio (formerly Christus Santa Rosa Children?s Hospital) on May 21 from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. Christus officials...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_sanantonio?a=msz-cu0wyww:uCYdFylezMo:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_sanantonio?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_sanantonio?a=msz-cu0wyww:uCYdFylezMo:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_sanantonio?i=msz-cu0wyww:uCYdFylezMo:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_sanantonio?a=msz-cu0wyww:uCYdFylezMo:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_sanantonio?i=msz-cu0wyww:uCYdFylezMo:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_sanantonio?a=msz-cu0wyww:uCYdFylezMo:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_sanantonio?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>

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