The Trustees of Reservations names first female president
The Trustees of Reservations has named Barbara Erickson as its next president, according to a news release from the organization. A former vice president of Save the Children with expertise in fundraising and development, Erickson will be the first female to head The Trustees of Reservations, which was founded in 1891. Erickson also served as chief development officer for Earthwatch Institute in Boston. She succeeds Andrew Kendall, who served as president for 12 years, and starts her new role in...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_boston?a=Vggbv4WMKO8:Vnh4V_rUg1A:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_boston?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_boston?a=Vggbv4WMKO8:Vnh4V_rUg1A:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_boston?i=Vggbv4WMKO8:Vnh4V_rUg1A:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_boston?a=Vggbv4WMKO8:Vnh4V_rUg1A:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_boston?i=Vggbv4WMKO8:Vnh4V_rUg1A:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_boston?a=Vggbv4WMKO8:Vnh4V_rUg1A:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_boston?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bizj_boston/~4/Vggbv4WMKO8" height="1" width="1"/>
Clean Harbors CEO funds new Northeastern U. center for entrepreneurship
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/boston/news/0915-McKim_Alan_Clean-Harbors-315*100.jpg?v=1'>Northeastern University has started a new center to train students and alumni to become entrepreneurs, according to an announcement on the university's website. The center unites programs across academic disciplines to train students, according to the announcement. The center will be called the Northeastern University Center for Entrepre­neurship Education, and is funded by a $5 million investment by Alan McKim, founder of Clean Harbors Inc.(NYSE:CLH), who is a university trustee and an alum. The...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_boston?a=FQ5xi8coQVo:KaxIQ27c6qI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_boston?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_boston?a=FQ5xi8coQVo:KaxIQ27c6qI:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_boston?i=FQ5xi8coQVo:KaxIQ27c6qI:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_boston?a=FQ5xi8coQVo:KaxIQ27c6qI:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_boston?i=FQ5xi8coQVo:KaxIQ27c6qI:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_boston?a=FQ5xi8coQVo:KaxIQ27c6qI:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_boston?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bizj_boston/~4/FQ5xi8coQVo" height="1" width="1"/>
It's official: Facebook IPO prices at $38
Facebook's IPO has priced at $38 per share, the company reported in a news release issued minutes after markets closed, Thursday. The pricing is at the top of a range set at the beginning of this week by Facebook Inc., and values the company at over $100 billion. Shares are set to begin trading on Friday. From the Facebook news release: Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) today announced the pricing of its initial public offering of 421,233,615 shares of its common stock at a price to the public of $38 per...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_boston?a=F_1FWyY7NBM:Na3_2SBWls8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_boston?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_boston?a=F_1FWyY7NBM:Na3_2SBWls8:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_boston?i=F_1FWyY7NBM:Na3_2SBWls8:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_boston?a=F_1FWyY7NBM:Na3_2SBWls8:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_boston?i=F_1FWyY7NBM:Na3_2SBWls8:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_boston?a=F_1FWyY7NBM:Na3_2SBWls8:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_boston?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bizj_boston/~4/F_1FWyY7NBM" height="1" width="1"/>
Harvard study: workplace inspections save money
A Harvard study argues that workplace inspections designed to prevent injuries do not cost jobs due to higher costs for businesses. In fact, the researchers say, they save money. The study, led by Harvard Business School professor Michael Toffel, along with University of California, Berkeley Professor David Levine and Boston University Ph.D. candidate Matthew Johnson, was published Thursday in Science magazine. The study examined workplace safety inspections conducted by California?s Division...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_boston?a=3e7FFpdLGQA:DSccKcJZuno:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_boston?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_boston?a=3e7FFpdLGQA:DSccKcJZuno:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_boston?i=3e7FFpdLGQA:DSccKcJZuno:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_boston?a=3e7FFpdLGQA:DSccKcJZuno:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_boston?i=3e7FFpdLGQA:DSccKcJZuno:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_boston?a=3e7FFpdLGQA:DSccKcJZuno:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_boston?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bizj_boston/~4/3e7FFpdLGQA" height="1" width="1"/>
Mass. Medical Society elects UMass Memorial's Aghababian its next prez
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/boston/news/0517-Richard-Aghababian-UMass-Memorial-Medical-Center-Mass.-Medical-Society-courtesy-315*100.jpg?v=1'>Former UMass Memorial Medical Center Emergency Medicine Chair Richard Aghababian has been elected to head the Massachusetts Medical Society. He succeeds Worcester, Mass., pediatrician Lynda Young. The Southborough, Mass., resident served as chairman of the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of Massachusetts Medical School from 1994 to 2007. Aghababian has been a prolific editor and contributing author for textbooks on emergency medicine and disaster preparednes, the organization...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_boston?a=cmvxqq0OI_A:_pIdyqGuVpM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_boston?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_boston?a=cmvxqq0OI_A:_pIdyqGuVpM:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_boston?i=cmvxqq0OI_A:_pIdyqGuVpM:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_boston?a=cmvxqq0OI_A:_pIdyqGuVpM:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_boston?i=cmvxqq0OI_A:_pIdyqGuVpM:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_boston?a=cmvxqq0OI_A:_pIdyqGuVpM:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_boston?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bizj_boston/~4/cmvxqq0OI_A" height="1" width="1"/>
HP to cut up to 25,000 jobs (report); no word on Mass. layoffs
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/sanjose/print-edition/WOIWhitmanMeg*100.jpg?v=1'>Hewlett-Packard Co. (NYSE: HPQ) may cut as many as 25,000 jobs, or 8 percent of its workforce, according to a report from Bloomberg News that cites people familiar with the matter. HP employs about 3,000 employees in Massachusetts, including at their Andover and Marlborough campuses. The Marlborough campus is around 133,000 square feet and is leased until 2016. The state's Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development hasn't received any notice of layoffs from HP, spokeswoman Alison Harris...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_boston?a=oLLts3xsJoA:TdP4trIstRU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_boston?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_boston?a=oLLts3xsJoA:TdP4trIstRU:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_boston?i=oLLts3xsJoA:TdP4trIstRU:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_boston?a=oLLts3xsJoA:TdP4trIstRU:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_boston?i=oLLts3xsJoA:TdP4trIstRU:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_boston?a=oLLts3xsJoA:TdP4trIstRU:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_boston?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bizj_boston/~4/oLLts3xsJoA" height="1" width="1"/>
Broker-Dealer ordered to recover $1M+ in annuities sold to elderly widow
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/boston/blog/bottom_line/%20%20aaaRealEstate_Logo*100.jpg?v=1'>H. Beck, a Maryland-based broker-dealer, has been ordered by the Massachusetts Secretary of State to refund more than $1 million in annuities improperly sold to an elderly widow by one of its representatives. The order, issued by the state's Securities Division, also imposes a $90,000 fine on H. Beck for failure to supervise Paul J. Dumouchel of Wellesley, who was a registered representative of the firm from February 2009 through November 2011, according to Secretary of the State William F. Galvin. ?While...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_boston?a=zYcw-wPgimQ:a_sCQ42AwYA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_boston?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_boston?a=zYcw-wPgimQ:a_sCQ42AwYA:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_boston?i=zYcw-wPgimQ:a_sCQ42AwYA:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_boston?a=zYcw-wPgimQ:a_sCQ42AwYA:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_boston?i=zYcw-wPgimQ:a_sCQ42AwYA:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_boston?a=zYcw-wPgimQ:a_sCQ42AwYA:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_boston?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bizj_boston/~4/zYcw-wPgimQ" height="1" width="1"/>
Obama's other vacation home for sale on Martha?s Vineyard (slide show)
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/boston/real_estate/0517_ObamaOaksBluffHome*100.jpg?v=1'>The Martha?s Vineyard home where President Barack Obama vacationed on a secluded section of Nantucket Sound in Oak Bluffs is for sale at $3.29 million. Obama?s senior adviser, Valerie Jarrett, rented the 17-room ranch-style home at 89 East Chop Drive in the historic East Chop neighborhood for several years, and the first family vacationed there prior to and after Obama became president. Obama last visited in 2009. For security reasons, the Obamas took up residence at a another vacation home...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_boston?a=SpNj9nNWoNs:duzfJEG6PjM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_boston?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_boston?a=SpNj9nNWoNs:duzfJEG6PjM:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_boston?i=SpNj9nNWoNs:duzfJEG6PjM:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_boston?a=SpNj9nNWoNs:duzfJEG6PjM:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_boston?i=SpNj9nNWoNs:duzfJEG6PjM:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_boston?a=SpNj9nNWoNs:duzfJEG6PjM:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_boston?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bizj_boston/~4/SpNj9nNWoNs" height="1" width="1"/>
BU School of Management gets second multi-million-dollar gift from former Macy's exec
Allen Questrom, retired chief executive officer of several of the nation?s largest department and specialty stores, has given $10 million to the Boston University School of Management, according to BU Today, a university publication. This is Questrom?s second multimillion dollar gift to the school. In 2007, Questrom gave the school gave $4 million for an endowed deanship and professorship called the Allen Questrom Professor and Dean. Questrom is the former chairman of the board and chief executive...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_boston?a=er7CaeHgTwI:64gbHYAPfQQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_boston?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_boston?a=er7CaeHgTwI:64gbHYAPfQQ:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_boston?i=er7CaeHgTwI:64gbHYAPfQQ:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_boston?a=er7CaeHgTwI:64gbHYAPfQQ:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_boston?i=er7CaeHgTwI:64gbHYAPfQQ:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_boston?a=er7CaeHgTwI:64gbHYAPfQQ:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_boston?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bizj_boston/~4/er7CaeHgTwI" height="1" width="1"/>
Boston small biz owners are more pessimistic than other cities (survey)
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/orlando/blog/cash-register*100.jpg?v=1'>A Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) study says Boston small business owners are less confident in the future of their business than in other parts of the country. Only 19 percent of Boston-area respondents to the study said they plan to hire more employees, compared to 31 percent nationwide. About 56 percent said they expected revenue to increase versus the national 61 percent, and 38 percent said they?d market their business to get more customers, 9 percentage points less than the nationwide figure. Boston...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_boston?a=zwsetgzO7MU:jfLLmr7e6Hg:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_boston?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_boston?a=zwsetgzO7MU:jfLLmr7e6Hg:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_boston?i=zwsetgzO7MU:jfLLmr7e6Hg:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_boston?a=zwsetgzO7MU:jfLLmr7e6Hg:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_boston?i=zwsetgzO7MU:jfLLmr7e6Hg:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_boston?a=zwsetgzO7MU:jfLLmr7e6Hg:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_boston?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bizj_boston/~4/zwsetgzO7MU" height="1" width="1"/>


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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