Health care, economy top concerns of Bay Area small business, Bank of America survey says
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/Shanks,Emily_supl*100.jpg?v=1'>Bay Area small business owners' greatest concerns center on health care costs, credit availability and a recovery in consumer spending, according to Bank of America's inaugural survey of small business owners that the bank plans to conduct twice a year. On an optimistic note, BofA's (NYSE: BAC) survey found Bay Area small business owners are more confident about prospects for the local economy than their counterparts in other markets surveyed. In the Bay Area, 52 percent of respondents said the...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_eastbay?a=5NwrPTIrG6A:ldUxZ4ETmic:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_eastbay?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_eastbay?a=5NwrPTIrG6A:ldUxZ4ETmic:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_eastbay?i=5NwrPTIrG6A:ldUxZ4ETmic:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_eastbay?a=5NwrPTIrG6A:ldUxZ4ETmic:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_eastbay?i=5NwrPTIrG6A:ldUxZ4ETmic:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_eastbay?a=5NwrPTIrG6A:ldUxZ4ETmic:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_eastbay?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Caveat crowdfunder! California warns investors to beware
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/news/California_state_flag*100.jpg?v=1'>Though the Internet has made raising money for business ideas very easy, California's government has warned investors to be "extremely cautious about crowdfunding." "Unfortunately, the potential for fraud is significant," said Jan Lynn Owen, commissioner of California's department of corporations. Crowdfunding is a way for many small businesses or creative people like artists, musicians or film makers to easily raise capital by soliciting small amounts from lots of people. (The Business Times will...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_eastbay?a=TWi6NoPmPFE:WVfRdOlftDU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_eastbay?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_eastbay?a=TWi6NoPmPFE:WVfRdOlftDU:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_eastbay?i=TWi6NoPmPFE:WVfRdOlftDU:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_eastbay?a=TWi6NoPmPFE:WVfRdOlftDU:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_eastbay?i=TWi6NoPmPFE:WVfRdOlftDU:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_eastbay?a=TWi6NoPmPFE:WVfRdOlftDU:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_eastbay?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Red Bull could fill America's Cup with cool
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/blog/red%20bull%20am%20cup*100.jpg?v=3'>San Franciscans love a party. Blow up some fireworks. Pump loud music in the streets. Blaze klieg lights outside a theater. These are the kinds of things that pique our curiosity, draw us out of our homes and to where the action is. Yacht racing won't do that -- not for long stretches of time such as the July to September period in 2013 when dozens of races will be held in San Francisco Bay to determine the boat that will challenge for the America's Cup. A big party? That's another story. That's...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_eastbay?a=pZUs3S74ttg:Uc3_5j3tF_4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_eastbay?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_eastbay?a=pZUs3S74ttg:Uc3_5j3tF_4:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_eastbay?i=pZUs3S74ttg:Uc3_5j3tF_4:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_eastbay?a=pZUs3S74ttg:Uc3_5j3tF_4:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_eastbay?i=pZUs3S74ttg:Uc3_5j3tF_4:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_eastbay?a=pZUs3S74ttg:Uc3_5j3tF_4:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_eastbay?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
U.S. puts 30% tariff on solar panels
The United States is sticking it to Chinese solar panel makers and will enforce tariffs of 30 percent or more on equipment manufactured there and sold into the United States. The U.S. Commerce Department decided to impose the tariffs, which are in addition to a 2.9 percent to 4.73 percent already imposed in March ? and the new tariffs will be retroactively applied 90 days. "(The Department of) Commerce has now confirmed that Chinese manufacturers are guilty of illegally dumping solar cells and...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_eastbay?a=jDdh_L-NbKE:YsnfydTlxco:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_eastbay?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_eastbay?a=jDdh_L-NbKE:YsnfydTlxco:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_eastbay?i=jDdh_L-NbKE:YsnfydTlxco:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_eastbay?a=jDdh_L-NbKE:YsnfydTlxco:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_eastbay?i=jDdh_L-NbKE:YsnfydTlxco:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_eastbay?a=jDdh_L-NbKE:YsnfydTlxco:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_eastbay?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Facebook prices stock at $38
Facebook priced its shares Friday at $38, giving the company a valuation of more than $100 billion, and the stock will start trading Friday morning on the NASDAQ under the symbol FB. The world?s largest social networking Web site raised $16 billion at the price, which was above the initial $28 to $35 share price the company had initially sought. Of that, $6.84 billion will go to Facebook, while $9.16 billion will go to selling stockholders.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_eastbay?a=8Lek0V0tsio:IqvtnXr3sA4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_eastbay?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_eastbay?a=8Lek0V0tsio:IqvtnXr3sA4:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_eastbay?i=8Lek0V0tsio:IqvtnXr3sA4:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_eastbay?a=8Lek0V0tsio:IqvtnXr3sA4:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_eastbay?i=8Lek0V0tsio:IqvtnXr3sA4:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_eastbay?a=8Lek0V0tsio:IqvtnXr3sA4:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_eastbay?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Big Hewlett-Packard layoffs rumored
Huge layoffs could be coming to Hewlett-Packard Co., according to rumors that are being widely reported Thursday. Numbers being thrown around range as high as 35,000 -- according to Business Insider, which cited an unnamed source -- but HP (NYSE: HPQ) has not provided any confirmation or details. HP's stock is down by more than half from what it was in early 2011, and the company employed a whopping 349,600 employees as of October 31, 2011, notes 24/7 Wall Street Wire. The anticipated cuts are...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_eastbay?a=eaW46H1Jbh0:BrP-lYZBmwI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_eastbay?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_eastbay?a=eaW46H1Jbh0:BrP-lYZBmwI:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_eastbay?i=eaW46H1Jbh0:BrP-lYZBmwI:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_eastbay?a=eaW46H1Jbh0:BrP-lYZBmwI:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_eastbay?i=eaW46H1Jbh0:BrP-lYZBmwI:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_eastbay?a=eaW46H1Jbh0:BrP-lYZBmwI:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_eastbay?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
UC Berkeley to consolidate HR, admin staff at West Berkeley site
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/news/Cal_Campanile_Yellow_Roses*100.jpg?v=1'>The University of California, Berkeley picked a site at Cedar and Fourth streets in the West Berkeley flatlands for a "shared services" center that will handle consolidated personnel, finance, research administration and information technology work now done in 200 separate places on the campus. This new center, near Berkeley's Fourth Street shopping district, is "projected to generate significant savings for the campus," the university said. Cal's division of biological sciences and its colleges...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_eastbay?a=7P9ytoZKE0M:92wWiB23O1E:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_eastbay?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_eastbay?a=7P9ytoZKE0M:92wWiB23O1E:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_eastbay?i=7P9ytoZKE0M:92wWiB23O1E:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_eastbay?a=7P9ytoZKE0M:92wWiB23O1E:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_eastbay?i=7P9ytoZKE0M:92wWiB23O1E:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_eastbay?a=7P9ytoZKE0M:92wWiB23O1E:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_eastbay?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Heller Manus settles into its new office under the Transamerica Tower
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/blog/real-estate/Heller_Manus5*100.JPG?v=5'>Heller Manus Architects has debuted its new digs in the shadow of the Transamerica Tower in San Francisco. The architecture firm took an unusual space for its new headquarters at 600 Montgomery St., which formerly housed restaurants. Click the image to start a slideshow of the new Heller Manus headquarters. &gt;&gt;&gt; The space has been empty since 2002 when Redwood Park closed. Jeffrey Heller, president of Heller Manus, said the firm was thrilled to find a such a unique structure for its new...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_eastbay?a=bK61jlEqva4:C6Qz3Y4RN8k:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_eastbay?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_eastbay?a=bK61jlEqva4:C6Qz3Y4RN8k:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_eastbay?i=bK61jlEqva4:C6Qz3Y4RN8k:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_eastbay?a=bK61jlEqva4:C6Qz3Y4RN8k:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_eastbay?i=bK61jlEqva4:C6Qz3Y4RN8k:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_eastbay?a=bK61jlEqva4:C6Qz3Y4RN8k:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_eastbay?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Ross raises the roof on earnings guidance, seeks 1,300 more stores
Discount clothing seller Ross Stores Inc. raised its guess about this year's earnings after sales and profit grew in the first quarter ended April 28. The Pleasanton company (NASDAQ: ROST) now thinks it is likely to earn $3.26 to $3.37 a share for the year ending Feb. 2, 2013, up from an earlier guess of $3.12 to $3.27 per share. Ross, which has 1,146 stores now in 30 states, thinks it could expand to 2,500 stores all over the country. That would be 1,500 Ross Dress For Less stores and 500 DD's...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_eastbay?a=vysJhCT-xGY:sDNRpJOLDt8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_eastbay?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_eastbay?a=vysJhCT-xGY:sDNRpJOLDt8:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_eastbay?i=vysJhCT-xGY:sDNRpJOLDt8:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_eastbay?a=vysJhCT-xGY:sDNRpJOLDt8:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_eastbay?i=vysJhCT-xGY:sDNRpJOLDt8:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_eastbay?a=vysJhCT-xGY:sDNRpJOLDt8:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_eastbay?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
MarkLogic appoints Gary Bloom CEO
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/blog/Gary_Bloom_Mark_Logic*100.jpg?v=1'>MarkLogic Corp., a San Carlos maker of hardware and software for managing and interpreting data, hired Gary Bloom as chief executive officer. Bloom was most recently CEO and president at eMeter, the San Mateo maker of software for electrical, gas and water utilities that was recently acquired by Siemens Corp. Prior to that, he was a vice chair and president of Symantec Corp. and chairman and CEO of Veritas Software. He replaces MarkLogic co-founder Christopher Lindblad, who had quietly retaken...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_eastbay?a=lYlTTrue2Ng:2Q9G2MPxSag:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_eastbay?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_eastbay?a=lYlTTrue2Ng:2Q9G2MPxSag:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_eastbay?i=lYlTTrue2Ng:2Q9G2MPxSag:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_eastbay?a=lYlTTrue2Ng:2Q9G2MPxSag:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_eastbay?i=lYlTTrue2Ng:2Q9G2MPxSag:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_eastbay?a=lYlTTrue2Ng:2Q9G2MPxSag:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_eastbay?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>


Friends University to purchase, renovate buildings in Delano
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/wichita/blog/friends%20university%20building*100.jpg?v=1'>The Friends University art department will move off campus next year following the $3.5 million purchase and planned renovation of the historic Farmers State Bank building in the Delano District. Friends President T.J. Arant announced Thursday afternoon that the university is purchasing the building at 930 W. Douglas and a connected warehouse space at 122 N. Walnut. The money is coming from the university?s capital reserve funds. The buildings sit at the northeast corner of Walnut and Douglas,...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_wichita?a=edNFYWlCKHw:vJBAYavgmew:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_wichita?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_wichita?a=edNFYWlCKHw:vJBAYavgmew:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_wichita?i=edNFYWlCKHw:vJBAYavgmew:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_wichita?a=edNFYWlCKHw:vJBAYavgmew:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_wichita?i=edNFYWlCKHw:vJBAYavgmew:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_wichita?a=edNFYWlCKHw:vJBAYavgmew:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_wichita?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Boyd-Peninsula deal won?t affect state?s stake in Kansas Star Casino
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/wichita/print-edition/kansas%20star%20casino%20construction*100.jpg?v=1'>The state of Kansas and local governments shouldn?t notice any change after the planned acquisition later this year of Peninsula Gaming LLC, which operates the Kansas Star Casino in Mulvane. Las Vegas-based Boyd Gaming Corp. announced Wednesday that it has an agreement to buy Dubuque, Iowa-based Peninsula in a deal valued at $1.45 billion. Peninsula operates four other casinos, too, with a pair each in Iowa and Louisiana. Peninsula operates the casino on behalf of the Kansas Lottery, which owns...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_wichita?a=MFwxGUROTRU:Hw0TmaTIqok:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_wichita?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_wichita?a=MFwxGUROTRU:Hw0TmaTIqok:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_wichita?i=MFwxGUROTRU:Hw0TmaTIqok:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_wichita?a=MFwxGUROTRU:Hw0TmaTIqok:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_wichita?i=MFwxGUROTRU:Hw0TmaTIqok:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_wichita?a=MFwxGUROTRU:Hw0TmaTIqok:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_wichita?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Hawker Beechcraft finds sales success at EBACE
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/wichita/news/hawker-beechcraft-blue-logo-web*100.jpg?v=1'>Hawker Beechcraft Corp. on Thursday said it secured a total of 11 sales, worth more than $120 million, at the European Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition. The orders include three orders for its Hawker 4000 business jet, six King Air 350i orders, and orders for one Hawker 400XPR and one King Air 250. ?EBACE 2012 has been an inspiring show for us, underscoring that this region of the world is important to the growth of business aviation and that Hawker Beechcraft has highly sought aircraft...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_wichita?a=d04lqShKblg:NGBT2EfTwNc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_wichita?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_wichita?a=d04lqShKblg:NGBT2EfTwNc:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_wichita?i=d04lqShKblg:NGBT2EfTwNc:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_wichita?a=d04lqShKblg:NGBT2EfTwNc:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_wichita?i=d04lqShKblg:NGBT2EfTwNc:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_wichita?a=d04lqShKblg:NGBT2EfTwNc:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_wichita?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Analysts see Chevron as top potential Chesapeake buyer
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/albuquerque/chevron-logo-315*100.jpg?v=1'>Chesapeake Energy Corp. has come under fire recently for its financial structure, but that doesn?t mean there would be a shortage of companies interested in buying the energy giant. And the top candidate, according to a report from the Financial Times, could be Chevron Corp. Other candidates could include France-based Total and BHP Billiton of Australia. Investor Carl Icahn is also mentioned as a potential buyer, as are Devon Energy, Apache Corp. and Occidental Petroleum Corp. Chesapeake (NYSE:...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_wichita?a=xdq5kAdQ1AU:enD25pvnZUw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_wichita?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_wichita?a=xdq5kAdQ1AU:enD25pvnZUw:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_wichita?i=xdq5kAdQ1AU:enD25pvnZUw:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_wichita?a=xdq5kAdQ1AU:enD25pvnZUw:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_wichita?i=xdq5kAdQ1AU:enD25pvnZUw:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_wichita?a=xdq5kAdQ1AU:enD25pvnZUw:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_wichita?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Meet the small-business contenders in Social Madness
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/wichita/blog/socialmadness/abode%20venue*100.jpg?v=1'>The nomination period has drawn to a close, and we?re ready to kick off our Social Madness competition, sponsored by Spark Business from Capital One, on June 1. But before tip-off, it?s time to meet our competitors. Participants in the contest are broken into three categories based on number of employees: ? Small (fewer than 100 employees) ? Medium (100 to 499 employees) ? Large (500 or more employees) Today we?ll feature the small-business competitors. Click through the slideshow...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_wichita?a=g1wYISNENZQ:-jV9A_esLME:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_wichita?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_wichita?a=g1wYISNENZQ:-jV9A_esLME:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_wichita?i=g1wYISNENZQ:-jV9A_esLME:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_wichita?a=g1wYISNENZQ:-jV9A_esLME:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_wichita?i=g1wYISNENZQ:-jV9A_esLME:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_wichita?a=g1wYISNENZQ:-jV9A_esLME:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_wichita?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Friends University calls afternoon news conference for announcement in Delano District
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/wichita/news/friends-university-logo*100.jpg?v=1'>Friends University has scheduled a Thursday afternoon news conference to make a ?special university announcement? in the Delano District, west of downtown. The news conference is scheduled for 3 p.m. at La Galette, a cafe at 1017 W. Douglas, near Seneca Street. However, it appears that the restaurant is just a meeting place and the actual announcement will take place nearby. Check back later this afternoon for more information about the university?s announcement.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_wichita?a=W-qjhk9l7G4:ppC92r91mH4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_wichita?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_wichita?a=W-qjhk9l7G4:ppC92r91mH4:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_wichita?i=W-qjhk9l7G4:ppC92r91mH4:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_wichita?a=W-qjhk9l7G4:ppC92r91mH4:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_wichita?i=W-qjhk9l7G4:ppC92r91mH4:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_wichita?a=W-qjhk9l7G4:ppC92r91mH4:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_wichita?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Wichita posts slight job increase for the year
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/boston/news/0902-jobs-help-wanted-sign-stock-315*100.jpg?v=1'>Wichita has tended to lag behind the rest of the country in both entering and exiting recessions, and that trend appears to be continuing even as the metro area adds some jobs. The area added about 1,900 jobs from March 2011 to March 2012, according to data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That?s a 0.67 percent increase, and it puts Wichita?s growth rate at 73rd among the nation?s 100 largest metros, according to an analysis from On Numbers, a blog affiliated with the Wichita Business...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_wichita?a=VcV7wBpzmPI:OY7eKC3zS_c:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_wichita?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_wichita?a=VcV7wBpzmPI:OY7eKC3zS_c:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_wichita?i=VcV7wBpzmPI:OY7eKC3zS_c:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_wichita?a=VcV7wBpzmPI:OY7eKC3zS_c:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_wichita?i=VcV7wBpzmPI:OY7eKC3zS_c:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_wichita?a=VcV7wBpzmPI:OY7eKC3zS_c:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_wichita?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Wind turbine to be installed at Halstead High School
For the second time this week, a wind turbine is being installed at an area high school. Westar Energy?s Green Team is set to install a 2.4-kilowatt wind turbine at Halstead High School. The turbine will be located on the northwest corner of the front side of the high school, at 520 W. Sixth in Halstead. The turbine is part of Kansas State University?s Kansas Wind for Schools program, which selects schools across the state to receive a small wind turbine for educational and outreach purposes....<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_wichita?a=kKKZ5olX88o:1QL5CTv9uE8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_wichita?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_wichita?a=kKKZ5olX88o:1QL5CTv9uE8:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_wichita?i=kKKZ5olX88o:1QL5CTv9uE8:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_wichita?a=kKKZ5olX88o:1QL5CTv9uE8:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_wichita?i=kKKZ5olX88o:1QL5CTv9uE8:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_wichita?a=kKKZ5olX88o:1QL5CTv9uE8:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_wichita?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Kansas Star Casino a highlight of Boyd's Peninsula Gaming purchase
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/wichita/print-edition/kansas%20star%20casino%20construction2*100.jpg?v=1'>Las Vegas-based Boyd Gaming is picking up five casino properties with its $1.45 billion purchase of Peninsula Gaming, but Boyd CEO Keith Smith called the Kansas Star Casino the "jewel" of the Peninsula portfolio. The Wichita Business Journal reports the casino began operating in Mulvane in December, but additional phases, including a hotel, a larger casino and an equestrian facility, remain in the works. Smith said the property had great potential as "a significant growth opportunity" for his company.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_wichita?a=McIg0qNe3HA:yMjkCVAphfA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_wichita?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_wichita?a=McIg0qNe3HA:yMjkCVAphfA:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_wichita?i=McIg0qNe3HA:yMjkCVAphfA:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_wichita?a=McIg0qNe3HA:yMjkCVAphfA:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_wichita?i=McIg0qNe3HA:yMjkCVAphfA:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_wichita?a=McIg0qNe3HA:yMjkCVAphfA:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_wichita?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
New Kansas tax plan emerges
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/wichita/print-edition/state%20capitol%20building*100.jpg?v=1'>Kansas House and Senate negotiators arrived at a new plan Wednesday afternoon for cutting state income taxes, though senators said they weren't sure that their chamber would pass it. According to an Associated Press report that appears in the Topeka Capital-Journal, the new proposal is less aggressive than one lawmakers already sent to Gov. Sam Brownback. The new plan still reduces individual income tax rates and eliminates state taxes on income from sole proprietorships and other small businesses,...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_wichita?a=rKEJoNv2Zec:DTVi-H7ZOiw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_wichita?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_wichita?a=rKEJoNv2Zec:DTVi-H7ZOiw:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_wichita?i=rKEJoNv2Zec:DTVi-H7ZOiw:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_wichita?a=rKEJoNv2Zec:DTVi-H7ZOiw:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_wichita?i=rKEJoNv2Zec:DTVi-H7ZOiw:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_wichita?a=rKEJoNv2Zec:DTVi-H7ZOiw:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_wichita?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>

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