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GRM Participates in the MdHIMA Annual Conference
GRM was proud to be a part of the recent MdHIMA Conference

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Global Financial & Remarketing Services Launches Revamped Website
Global Financial & Remarketing Services, LLC, an equipment leasing and alternative financial solutions firm, is pleased to announce the launch of their newly revamped website,...

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IRA Financial Group Presents Free Webinar on Investing Tax-Free with a...
Free Self-Directed Roth IRA Webinar is part of a series of free webinars offered by IRA Financial Group

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NetREIT Announces Purchase Of 8 Model Homes
Dubose Model Home Investors, #201 Purchases Homes from K. Hovnanian

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Strong Mobile Growth in China, Special Report by Leading Financial...
China is growing exponentially in the mobile phone sector, according to George Leong, contributor to Profit Confidential; in fact, he says the number of subscribers in the country has surpassed one...

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Financing Deal Makes This Palladium Miner Attractive, According to Top...
Sasha Cekerevac, editor for financial e-newsletter Penny Stock Detectives, believes that the reason why palladium has a strong future is that its use in various industries continues to grow, in...

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Mergent, Inc. Announces New Product ? Mergent Intellect?
Mergent, Inc., the exclusive provider of D&B/Hoover?s library solutions, is excited to announce another powerful product ? Mergent Intellect, a new web-based product.

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TradeStation Partners with Digital Tigers for 100% Rebate on Trading...
Active traders can get up to $8,000 money back on new Digital Tigers trading computers and multi-screen monitors, through rebates on TradeStation commissions.

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South Florida Based Holding Company Announces Warning Advisory
Liberty International Holding Corp Warns Investors of unacceptable use of its name.

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CCA Prison Rape Shareholder Resolution Gains Almost 20% of Voting...
14.6 million shares voted in favor of requiring Corrections Corporation of America to report on efforts to reduce prisoner rape and sexual abuse. Resolution proponent calls vote results ?significant.?

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AMGO Capital Announces Formation of Insurance Brokerage Advisory...
AMGO Capital?s advisory services include guiding owners in the acquisition and sale of insurance agencies and brokers as well as valuations and appraisals.

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DiffEquations.com Announces Differential Equations Workshop (DEW) and...
Trains today's problem solvers from finance (CFAs, investment managers, option traders/analysts), engineering and science

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QualityStocks News - International Stem Cell Scientists to Present...
Results to demonstrate broad application of parthenogenetic stem cells.

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PIRA Energy Group?s Weekly Global Natural Gas Market Update for the...
Canadian natural gas exports to the U.S. are set to rise in 2012, as corporate changes at E.ON effect European gas markets, and LNG supply concerns begin to surface.

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Verdant Analysis Reports that Meta-Decision Making Skills are...
Investment Analysis Technology Company Verdant Analysis endorses the development of strong meta-decision making skills as a prerequisite to investment proficiency. The first step to enhancing and...

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Oil Ready to Break Key Technical Levels, Commodity Report by Top...
The volatility in oil prices has been significant over the past year and Sasha Cekerevac, contributor to popular financial e-newsletter Profit Confidential, believes that oil is about to break a key...

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Canadian Dollar Experiencing Strong Fundamentals, According to Leading...
Danny Esposito, editor for Penny Stock Detectives, points out that many countries around the world are struggling with slowing economic growth. In his recent Penny Stock Detectives article, he...

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NetREIT Announces Purchase Of 11 Model Homes
NetREIT Dubose Model Home REIT, Inc. Expands its Real Estate Offerings

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New Look, Features Now Offered by Air Charter Marketplace
JetCharters.com launches new look and features to its popular air charter marketplace which now features over 700 aircraft and 200 charter operators.

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Digital Tigers Launches New Stratosphere Evolution ZX Financial...
Digital Tigers today introduced the powerful new Stratosphere Evolution ZX trading computer series, focused on the high performance, reliability and value requirements of demanding professional...

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StockReports.net Issues Commentary - Do Not Trade The Following Stocks...
Sub Headline: StockReports.net Is Issuing Research Reports On Selected Stock Picks: Great Wall Builders , Domark International, SunPeaks Ventures....

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South Florida Based Holding Company Symbol Changed
Liberty International Holding Corp symbol changed to LIHC

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DayStar Technologies Announces 2012 First Quarter Financial Results
DayStar Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: DSTI), announced financial results for its first quarter ended March 31, 2012.

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The Bell 525 Relentless Helicopter Combines Performance &...
Bell Helicopter unveiled its 525 Relentless full scale model at the Heli-Expo that combines business class luxury along with superior technology. BillionairesBunker.com takes an in depth look at...

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Protect IRA Funds from Fraud with IRA Financial Group's...
IRA Financial Group?s tax consultation service will help self-directed IRA investors protect potential IRA investments from IRA attack and fraud.

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New York Institute of Finance Celebrates 90th Anniversary
Leading Financial Training Organization Serves Clients Globally

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QualityStocks News - Data Storage Completes Phase I, II of Waltham...
Completion of first two stages brings company closer to rolling out additional cloud services and increases existing foothold

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Plenty of Options to Store Gold Overseas: Sovereign Man
With civil asset forfeiture and government confiscation on the rise, investors who own gold are increasingly looking overseas to store their physical bullion. Though the reputation of traditional...

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Vanguard Rolls Out Free Basic Financial Education Program to Schools
K-12 students learn how to earn, budget, save, and delay gratification in My Classroom Economy (http://www.myclassroomeconomy.org), a financial...

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PIRA Energy Group?s Weekly Oil Market Update for the Week Ending May...
PIRA Energy Group Says Physical Oil Balances Will Tighten in 2H12.

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Central Banks Aggressively Buying Gold, Commodity Report by Top...
In March 2012 alone, 57.9 tons of gold bullion were purchased by world central banks, according to a report by Michael Lombardi, lead contributor to Profit Confidential, and he believes more buying...

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The New Sensors That Could Have Many Profitable Uses; Report by...
Danny Esposito, editor for Penny Stock Detectives, recently reported on profitable developments in biometrics, the science that analyzes body characteristics like fingerprints, voice patterns, and eye...

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Black Mountain Capital Management Adds Enhancements to Stock Rover,...
Black Mountain Capital Management today announced several enhancements to Stock Rover and a successful launch to its beta program.

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Portfolio mobile for Android released on Google Play
Bare Reef has released its popular stock portfolio management app on Android. This release supports quotes, charts and news from Yahoo! Finance and boasts unlimited portfolio tracking, automatic...

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Stale Business Growth? DreamWareEnterprise.com Provides Business...
Stale business growth and declining profits are the last words business owners want to hear. DreamWareEnterprise.com opens its doors to their Business Growth Framework webinar to help business owners...

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Loyal Financial Group: The Power of Absolute Performance
Loyal Financial managers strive for diversified portfolios based on historic stock trends, giving investors the most secure investment possible while ensuring higher growth rates than one might...

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XO Communications Joins DBR360?s 360Exchange
XO Communications Selects the 360Exchange

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Facebook Co-Founder Eduardo Saverin Renounces US Citizenship Before...
RoadFish.com men?s lifestyle and finance magazine commends billionaire and Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin?s decision to give up his US Citizenship, aptly timed to occur before Facebook?s initial...

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Supply/Demand Fundamentals Favor Palladium, According to Leading...
In his recent Penny Stock Detectives article, editor Danny Esposito reveals that current supply/demand fundamentals favor palladium and palladium investing. He notes that 65% of the world?s supply of...

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No Recovery Yet for the U.S. Housing Market; Report by Top Financial...
Michael Lombardi, lead contributor to Profit Confidential, believes that the homeownership rate will continue to drop in the coming years and that the ideas that the housing market has bottomed and...

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Three Ways to Beat the Stock Market Are Revealed In The Current Trend...
Value Investing and Small Cap Investing have become mainstream by successful millionaires like Warren Buffett and Peter Lynch says Mike Sankowski on the Trend Following 101 website. He reveals the...

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1st Financial Center Releases 8 Brainy Ways to Spend a Tax Refund...
With the advance technology cell phones and other handset devices have acquired, displaying videos and online streaming have dominated the marketplace. Companies are now forced to find new exciting...

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Tree Top Industries, Inc. Leaps to OTCBB
Tree Top Industries, Inc. (OTCBB:TTII) leaps to the OTCBB with a re-listing based upon reporting and regulatory adherences. This significant move provides Tree Top Industries the platform to...

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NEXT Financial Group, Inc. Seeks to Accommodate Changes in Investor...
Investors are better-informed than ever before?and NEXT Financial Group, Inc. is responding by making sure its representatives are equally well-educated.

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New York's First Crowdfunding 101 Workshop a Huge Success
Conzortia Business Funding Inc.'s First Crowdfunding 101 Workshop Presented to Sold Out Crowd

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Foreign Banks in Australia Industry Market Research Report Now Updated...
The performance of the Foreign Banks industry over the past five years has been negatively affected by the global financial crisis and financial uncertainty in Europe. While some European banks have...

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StockReports.net?s Stock in Focus: Portlogic Systems, Rarus...
StockReports.net Is Issuing Research Reports On: Portlogic Systems, Rarus Technologies, Sunpeaks Ventures, Great Wall Builders...

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QualityStocks News - European Medicines Agency Awards Arno...
Orphan drug designation in the EU is a significant step toward clinical development for treatment of rare genetic disorder

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QualityStocks News - CytoSorbents CEO Named as Finalist for Ernst...
Award recognizes innovation, financial performance, and commitment to business and community

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Active Fund Strategies Debuts Advanced Fund Analysis Portal
Proprietary System Posts Superior Results Both Short and Long Term

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Maria College names new president
Maria College has named Dr. Lea A. Johnson as the third president of the college, effective July 1. Johnson currently is dean and associate professor at the School of Business Administration at American International College in Springfield, Massachusetts. Johnson succeeds Sister Laureen Fitzgerald, who has been president of the Albany college since 1973.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_albany?a=vnLi_YHwIyk:kEXHf2CkPmE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_albany?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_albany?a=vnLi_YHwIyk:kEXHf2CkPmE:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_albany?i=vnLi_YHwIyk:kEXHf2CkPmE:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_albany?a=vnLi_YHwIyk:kEXHf2CkPmE:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_albany?i=vnLi_YHwIyk:kEXHf2CkPmE:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_albany?a=vnLi_YHwIyk:kEXHf2CkPmE:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_albany?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
New York state holding energy forum May 22-23
The state Public Service Commission and the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority are holding a two-day statewide conference on energy affordability at the Albany Marriott. The Low-Income Forum on Energy (LIFE) will provide details on energy efficiency programs, assistance for bill payment and consumer protections. Commission Chairman Garry Brown said the forum also provides an opportunity for service providers to share information with customers. The two-day forum costs $125...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_albany?a=onmqqdmwklU:TxDPTibayew:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_albany?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_albany?a=onmqqdmwklU:TxDPTibayew:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_albany?i=onmqqdmwklU:TxDPTibayew:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_albany?a=onmqqdmwklU:TxDPTibayew:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_albany?i=onmqqdmwklU:TxDPTibayew:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_albany?a=onmqqdmwklU:TxDPTibayew:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_albany?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Nurses union sets new leadership rules
Members of the New York Nurses Association voted today to turn the century-old union over to the leadership of working, bedside nurses. About 2,500 bedside nurses?representing about 7 percent of NYSNA?s statewide membership?gathered in Manhattan to set a new course for the Latham-based organization. Under the new NYSNA rules, only working bedside nurses may serve as elected leaders of the union, with full power to set the course of the organization. Previous NYSNA allowed supervisors, with...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_albany?a=uaTh6ImVzH4:rnUqU7lYqWY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_albany?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_albany?a=uaTh6ImVzH4:rnUqU7lYqWY:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_albany?i=uaTh6ImVzH4:rnUqU7lYqWY:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_albany?a=uaTh6ImVzH4:rnUqU7lYqWY:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_albany?i=uaTh6ImVzH4:rnUqU7lYqWY:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_albany?a=uaTh6ImVzH4:rnUqU7lYqWY:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_albany?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
More positive signs for Albany, national housing markets
The improvement in the Albany, New York, regional housing market will continue, judging by the comments today from the chief economist of the National Association of Realtors. Lawrence Yun told Realtors gathered at a forum in Washington, D.C., for the trade group?s mid-year legislative meeting that positive underlying factors in the national economy are helping drive demand in new and existing homes. ?Historically high housing affordability conditions, ongoing job creation, a solid stock market...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_albany?a=-dcUKGsYkE4:NJ2bnt9Gf0Y:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_albany?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_albany?a=-dcUKGsYkE4:NJ2bnt9Gf0Y:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_albany?i=-dcUKGsYkE4:NJ2bnt9Gf0Y:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_albany?a=-dcUKGsYkE4:NJ2bnt9Gf0Y:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_albany?i=-dcUKGsYkE4:NJ2bnt9Gf0Y:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_albany?a=-dcUKGsYkE4:NJ2bnt9Gf0Y:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_albany?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Slow growth keeps Albany metro shy of pre-recession job mark
Uneven hiring last month in the Capital Region's private sector leaves the area still striving to recover all the jobs it lost during the recession?two years after the low-point in employment. Businesses and nonprofits added a net of 2,500 jobs from April 2011 to April 2012, an increase of 0.7 percent. The data were released Thursday. That rate is slower than the growth occurring in upstate, all of New York state and also the U.S. over that same span. As a whole, New York is one of five states...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_albany?a=PusfKs1mfpY:Weu7mzLQD08:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_albany?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_albany?a=PusfKs1mfpY:Weu7mzLQD08:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_albany?i=PusfKs1mfpY:Weu7mzLQD08:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_albany?a=PusfKs1mfpY:Weu7mzLQD08:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_albany?i=PusfKs1mfpY:Weu7mzLQD08:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_albany?a=PusfKs1mfpY:Weu7mzLQD08:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_albany?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Entrepreneurs gain insights on growing businesses at Malta workshop
Entrepreneurs starting businesses have access to mentoring and training without having to spend any money. That was the message Tonya Crew wanted to get across to those attending her workshop at Local Lift, an event for entrepreneurs held at TEC-SMART in Malta, New York. Crew is a small business developer and counselor with the Community Loan Fund of the Capital Region. She directed attendees to organizations such as SCORE and the Small Business Development Center, that provide startups with assistance. Kara...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_albany?a=uPwPvtw6XCU:VrtRqDbLmzs:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_albany?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_albany?a=uPwPvtw6XCU:VrtRqDbLmzs:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_albany?i=uPwPvtw6XCU:VrtRqDbLmzs:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_albany?a=uPwPvtw6XCU:VrtRqDbLmzs:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_albany?i=uPwPvtw6XCU:VrtRqDbLmzs:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_albany?a=uPwPvtw6XCU:VrtRqDbLmzs:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_albany?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Port of Albany awards maintenance services contracts
The Port of Albany has awarded maintenance contracts for electrical services and overhead door services. Four companies?Kasselman Electric Co. Inc.; Harold R. Clune Inc.; AA Electrical Services; and McBain Electric bid on the electrical services contract. (See chart below for bid information) Rich Hendrick, general manager of the port, said that because the bids were so close, the Port District Commission decided to accept all the bids and award work on a rolling basis. It is the first time...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_albany?a=T4pWgwGUfTU:60tE5oGVSgc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_albany?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_albany?a=T4pWgwGUfTU:60tE5oGVSgc:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_albany?i=T4pWgwGUfTU:60tE5oGVSgc:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_albany?a=T4pWgwGUfTU:60tE5oGVSgc:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_albany?i=T4pWgwGUfTU:60tE5oGVSgc:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_albany?a=T4pWgwGUfTU:60tE5oGVSgc:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_albany?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Trans World stock up on news of profitable 1Q
Editor's note: Trans World stock closed Thursday at $2.95 a share, up 44 cents, or 17.5 percent. Shares in Trans World Entertainment Corp. rose sharply in mid-day trading today as the owner of the FYE music and video chain reported a profitable first quarter. At 2 p.m., Trans World stock (Nasdaq: TWMC) was trading at $2.93 a share, up 42 cents, or 16.7 percent, with trading volume heavier than usual. Trans World, based in Albany, New York, reported today it earned $2.8 million, or 9 cents per...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_albany?a=QQCI3JQh0mg:b6XB59yjMCM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_albany?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_albany?a=QQCI3JQh0mg:b6XB59yjMCM:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_albany?i=QQCI3JQh0mg:b6XB59yjMCM:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_albany?a=QQCI3JQh0mg:b6XB59yjMCM:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_albany?i=QQCI3JQh0mg:b6XB59yjMCM:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_albany?a=QQCI3JQh0mg:b6XB59yjMCM:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_albany?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
New York state approves land bank application
The board of Empire State Development Corp., New York's economic development arm, Thursday approved a joint application from Schenectady County, the city of Schenectady and the city of Amsterdam to create one of New York?s first land banks. Land banks have the power to buy, hold, manage and develop foreclosed, vacant and abandoned properties. Supporters say they can move faster than the usual municipal processes to auction properites or put them up for sale to investors and developers. The county,...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_albany?a=u216So28slc:vY9HhJLi6Tc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_albany?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_albany?a=u216So28slc:vY9HhJLi6Tc:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_albany?i=u216So28slc:vY9HhJLi6Tc:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_albany?a=u216So28slc:vY9HhJLi6Tc:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_albany?i=u216So28slc:vY9HhJLi6Tc:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_albany?a=u216So28slc:vY9HhJLi6Tc:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_albany?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Verizon Wireless to curb unlimited data plans
Verizon Wireless Verizon Wireless is taking another step to stop unlimited data plans, with a top executive from the carrier saying Wednesday that it will no longer allow customers to keep their unlimited data plans when they upgrade to its high-speed mobile network, known as 4G LTE, The Wall Street Journal is reporting.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_albany?a=681R_UzSLgo:UZVphoHiBA0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_albany?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_albany?a=681R_UzSLgo:UZVphoHiBA0:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_albany?i=681R_UzSLgo:UZVphoHiBA0:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_albany?a=681R_UzSLgo:UZVphoHiBA0:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_albany?i=681R_UzSLgo:UZVphoHiBA0:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_albany?a=681R_UzSLgo:UZVphoHiBA0:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_albany?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>


City ordinance will be amended to protect gay people
Ever since the idea for amending the Jacksonville anti-discrimination ordinance to include gay people came up a couple of weeks ago, people have been wondering why Mayor Alvin Brown has declined to address the issue head on, which seems to be his style on just about any topic you can name. We argue in Friday?s Jacksonville Business Journal editorial that when all is said and done, it really won?t matter what the Mayor says on this issue. Chances are, the ordinance will be amended by the City...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_jacksonville?a=hjm5D5dg2qg:lXE0xTBWe6I:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_jacksonville?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_jacksonville?a=hjm5D5dg2qg:lXE0xTBWe6I:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_jacksonville?i=hjm5D5dg2qg:lXE0xTBWe6I:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_jacksonville?a=hjm5D5dg2qg:lXE0xTBWe6I:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_jacksonville?i=hjm5D5dg2qg:lXE0xTBWe6I:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_jacksonville?a=hjm5D5dg2qg:lXE0xTBWe6I:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_jacksonville?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Wells Fargo No. 1 SBA 7(a) lender in Florida
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/jacksonville/images/BOL-Wells-Fargo*100.jpg?v=2'>Wells Fargo was the No. 1 Small Business Administration 7(a) lender in 12 states ? including Florida ? for the first six months of federal fiscal year 2012. SBA 7(a) loans are given to qualifying businesses in a wide range of industries that generally have average revenue of less than $20 million and 500 or fewer employees. The other states in which the San Francisco-based bank (NYSE: WFC) led in 7(a) lending included Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Minnesota, North Carolina, Nevada,...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_jacksonville?a=zhLlsUG-XA0:UNJvNvLvxsg:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_jacksonville?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_jacksonville?a=zhLlsUG-XA0:UNJvNvLvxsg:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_jacksonville?i=zhLlsUG-XA0:UNJvNvLvxsg:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_jacksonville?a=zhLlsUG-XA0:UNJvNvLvxsg:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_jacksonville?i=zhLlsUG-XA0:UNJvNvLvxsg:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_jacksonville?a=zhLlsUG-XA0:UNJvNvLvxsg:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_jacksonville?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Ideas abound to fix Downtown, but which are gaining traction?
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/jacksonville/blog/SkylinefromRiversidecarousel550*100.jpg?v=1'>Of all the issues Downtown revitalization faces, a shortage of ideas isn?t one of them. Sidewalk cafes. The transformation of a blighted corner into a boutique hotel and urban chic apartments. A new convention center. Then there are the ideas Mayor Alvin Brown has put out there in recent weeks: The private investor fund for revitalization projects and putting out a request for proposals to take inventory of vacant properties. In tomorrow?s print edition, we take a closer look at the ideas...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_jacksonville?a=YVKeHRzWkec:nm5y40y3jHw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_jacksonville?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_jacksonville?a=YVKeHRzWkec:nm5y40y3jHw:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_jacksonville?i=YVKeHRzWkec:nm5y40y3jHw:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_jacksonville?a=YVKeHRzWkec:nm5y40y3jHw:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_jacksonville?i=YVKeHRzWkec:nm5y40y3jHw:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_jacksonville?a=YVKeHRzWkec:nm5y40y3jHw:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_jacksonville?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
JPMorgan Chase trading loss to increase by at least $1 billion
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/4-jp%20morgan%20chase%20logo*100.jpg?v=1'>The $2 billion loss from a JPMorgan Chase & Co. investment office is could increase by at least 50 percent, the New York Times reports. CEO Jamie Dimon announced the loss last week, and said they could double within the next few quarters, the NYT reported. The FBI has launched a preliminary investigation into the bank. JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) is the thirty-ninth-largest bank in Northeast Florida, with $12 million in local deposits and 1 branch.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_jacksonville?a=ZuTWudmTAic:mvcAY9buOHU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_jacksonville?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_jacksonville?a=ZuTWudmTAic:mvcAY9buOHU:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_jacksonville?i=ZuTWudmTAic:mvcAY9buOHU:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_jacksonville?a=ZuTWudmTAic:mvcAY9buOHU:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_jacksonville?i=ZuTWudmTAic:mvcAY9buOHU:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_jacksonville?a=ZuTWudmTAic:mvcAY9buOHU:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_jacksonville?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Southwest slows fleet growth, ups dividend
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/stlouis/Southwest_Boeing_737_Promo*100.jpg?v=1'>Southwest Airlines announced Wednesday that it plans to slow down its fleet growth as part of its plan to hit profit targets, the Dallas Business Journal reports. ?The delivery deferrals will reduce our capital spending roughly $1 billion, in total, for 2012 through 2014, supporting our desire to strengthen our free cash flow in an uncertain economic and fuel cost environment,? said Gary Kelly, Southwest?s president, chairman and CEO, at Wednesday?s annual shareholder meeting. The aircraft...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_jacksonville?a=RJhh3w6Zo9I:75G3r0hOiLA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_jacksonville?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_jacksonville?a=RJhh3w6Zo9I:75G3r0hOiLA:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_jacksonville?i=RJhh3w6Zo9I:75G3r0hOiLA:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_jacksonville?a=RJhh3w6Zo9I:75G3r0hOiLA:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_jacksonville?i=RJhh3w6Zo9I:75G3r0hOiLA:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_jacksonville?a=RJhh3w6Zo9I:75G3r0hOiLA:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_jacksonville?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Wells Fargo customers in Florida to get $7 fee
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/jacksonville/images/BOL-Wells-Fargo*100.jpg?v=2'>Wells Fargo customers in Florida with Essential Checking accounts will be charged a $7 monthly fee starting in September unless they keep a $1,500 minimum daily balance or have $500 a month directly deposited, the Sun Sentinel reports. The fee will go to $5 if customers are willing to get online instead of paper statements. Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC) is the third-largest bank in Northeast Florida with 62 offices, $6.1 billion in area deposits and a market share of 13.22 percent.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_jacksonville?a=YquN07iKV0Y:WFrBJACfkQ8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_jacksonville?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_jacksonville?a=YquN07iKV0Y:WFrBJACfkQ8:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_jacksonville?i=YquN07iKV0Y:WFrBJACfkQ8:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_jacksonville?a=YquN07iKV0Y:WFrBJACfkQ8:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_jacksonville?i=YquN07iKV0Y:WFrBJACfkQ8:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_jacksonville?a=YquN07iKV0Y:WFrBJACfkQ8:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_jacksonville?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Wells Fargo asks for reversal of $203M overdraft damages
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/jacksonville/images/BOL-Wells-Fargo*100.jpg?v=2'>Wells Fargo & Co. is seeking a reversal of a judgment that orders it to pay California customers $203 million for manipulating debit-card transactions to boost overdraft fees, Bloomberg reports. Wells Fargo (NYSE:WFC) asked a federal appeals court to throw out the judgment, saying the lawsuit claims are preempted by federal banking law. The suit came after customers alleged the bank changed its treatment of debit-card transactions and cash withdrawals in 1999 to boost overdraft fees. Wells Fargo...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_jacksonville?a=pJ7wt2JPgr0:FcOpMDbvgl4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_jacksonville?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_jacksonville?a=pJ7wt2JPgr0:FcOpMDbvgl4:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_jacksonville?i=pJ7wt2JPgr0:FcOpMDbvgl4:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_jacksonville?a=pJ7wt2JPgr0:FcOpMDbvgl4:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_jacksonville?i=pJ7wt2JPgr0:FcOpMDbvgl4:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_jacksonville?a=pJ7wt2JPgr0:FcOpMDbvgl4:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_jacksonville?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Bank of America sheds branches
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/austin/news/BankofAmerica%20icon*100.jpg?v=1'>In an effort to shave costs, Bank of America Corp. closed 154 banking centers and 631 ATMs in the first quarter, the Phoenix Business Journal reports, citing a securities filing from the Charlotte-based banking giant. BofA (NYSE:BAC) said the number of online banking customers increased by 374,000 and mobile customers by 2.7 million during the first quarter, reflecting customers? changing preferences. BofA sold 15 branches in Maine last month. The Charlotte Business Journal at that time reported...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_jacksonville?a=bNaRoFCjC-4:PoFvyQcF7sQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_jacksonville?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_jacksonville?a=bNaRoFCjC-4:PoFvyQcF7sQ:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_jacksonville?i=bNaRoFCjC-4:PoFvyQcF7sQ:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_jacksonville?a=bNaRoFCjC-4:PoFvyQcF7sQ:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_jacksonville?i=bNaRoFCjC-4:PoFvyQcF7sQ:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_jacksonville?a=bNaRoFCjC-4:PoFvyQcF7sQ:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_jacksonville?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Judge keeps Hostess Brands' union contacts intact
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/denver/news/HostessTwinkiesWeb*100.JPG?v=2'>A U.S. Bankruptcy Judge has told Irving-based Hostess Brands Inc. that its labor contracts with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters union will stay in place. The company had sought to throw out its agreement as it struggles with its second Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization it the past couple years. ?We told our Hostess members all along that we would vigorously oppose the imposition of unjust working conditions since Hostess first filed bankruptcy, and we have done just that,? Teamsters...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_jacksonville?a=2vL_1RCOJzg:KbzSi3X3wHA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_jacksonville?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_jacksonville?a=2vL_1RCOJzg:KbzSi3X3wHA:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_jacksonville?i=2vL_1RCOJzg:KbzSi3X3wHA:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_jacksonville?a=2vL_1RCOJzg:KbzSi3X3wHA:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_jacksonville?i=2vL_1RCOJzg:KbzSi3X3wHA:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_jacksonville?a=2vL_1RCOJzg:KbzSi3X3wHA:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_jacksonville?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Stein Mart reports first quarter earnings
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/jacksonville/Stein-Mart-550*100.jpg?v=1'>Stein Mart (Nasdaq: SMRT) Sales: $303.4 million, flat from $303.5 million a year earlierNet income: $11.8 million, down from $15.9 million a year earlierEarnings per share: 27 cents per diluted share, down from 35 cents a year earlier ?It is very important for us to reinforce the value of our merchandise at their regular prices,? said Jay Stein, interim CEO. ?We have made substantial progress on this initiative during the first quarter with only a minimal impact to our comparable store sales....<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_jacksonville?a=DMAedDfXYc0:ZSiWjjlxBcU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_jacksonville?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_jacksonville?a=DMAedDfXYc0:ZSiWjjlxBcU:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_jacksonville?i=DMAedDfXYc0:ZSiWjjlxBcU:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_jacksonville?a=DMAedDfXYc0:ZSiWjjlxBcU:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_jacksonville?i=DMAedDfXYc0:ZSiWjjlxBcU:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_jacksonville?a=DMAedDfXYc0:ZSiWjjlxBcU:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_jacksonville?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>


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