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California makes Feb. 6 ?Ronald Reagan Day?
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/news/President_Reagan_1981*100.jpg?v=1'>California Governor Jerry Brown proclaimed Feb. 6, 2012 as ?Ronald Reagan Day? in honor of the 101st anniversary of the birth of the former Hollywood actor who rose to hold the highest office in the state and the nation. Born in 1911, Ronald Wilson Reagan worked in Hollywood, became president of the Screen Actors Guild and later was elected Governor of California, a post he held for eight years. Jerry Brown followed Reagan as California?s governor, and Reagan was preceded in office by Brown?s father, Pat Brown...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_losangeles?a=A-b4fd4f1dw:D_6woQ0hZ9I:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_losangeles?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_losangeles?a=A-b4fd4f1dw:D_6woQ0hZ9I:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_losangeles?i=A-b4fd4f1dw:D_6woQ0hZ9I:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_losangeles?a=A-b4fd4f1dw:D_6woQ0hZ9I:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_losangeles?i=A-b4fd4f1dw:D_6woQ0hZ9I:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_losangeles?a=A-b4fd4f1dw:D_6woQ0hZ9I:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_losangeles?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
VW, Honda, Skechers top Super Bowl ads
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/Honda_SuperBowlAd_TheBarkSide*100.jpg?v=1'>Online video site Hulu tallied viewer votes from Sunday's Super Bowl and said that the best liked spots tapped into a popular old movies "Star Wars" and "Ferris Bueller's Day Off." A Volkswagen spot that featured a group of dogs barking out a theme from Star Wars, dubbed "The Bark Side," was the most popular. In the Honda spot, Ferris Bueller star Matthew Broderick calls in sick and goes for a day on the town, narrowly escaping getting caught several times. Viewers were asked to vote on a site set up by Los Angeles-based Hulu, Ad Age and Toyota...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_losangeles?a=zF2HjGN5yS0:1m70DsyXj8s:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_losangeles?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_losangeles?a=zF2HjGN5yS0:1m70DsyXj8s:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_losangeles?i=zF2HjGN5yS0:1m70DsyXj8s:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_losangeles?a=zF2HjGN5yS0:1m70DsyXj8s:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_losangeles?i=zF2HjGN5yS0:1m70DsyXj8s:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_losangeles?a=zF2HjGN5yS0:1m70DsyXj8s:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_losangeles?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
California teachers union wants ?millionaires tax? to pay for schools
A proposal backed by the California Federation of Teachers would hit millionaires with extra taxes in hopes of raising more money for the state?s schools and colleges. The proposed initiative has been approved for signature gathering -- it needs to get 504,760 of them by July 2 to make it onto the ballot. It adds 3 percent to the personal income tax rate for people who make more than $1 million and adds 5 percent for those earning over $2 million. According to the proposal, 36 percent of the money taxed from millionaires would go to K-12 schools, while 24 percent would go to public colleges and universities...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_losangeles?a=sgeChLUSxXg:hzJ7BfO7OtI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_losangeles?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_losangeles?a=sgeChLUSxXg:hzJ7BfO7OtI:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_losangeles?i=sgeChLUSxXg:hzJ7BfO7OtI:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_losangeles?a=sgeChLUSxXg:hzJ7BfO7OtI:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_losangeles?i=sgeChLUSxXg:hzJ7BfO7OtI:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_losangeles?a=sgeChLUSxXg:hzJ7BfO7OtI:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_losangeles?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Super Bowl report, ratings come in
The Associated Press has a review of NBC?s Super Bowl telecast, its first since being taken over by Philadelphia-based Comcast, here. Among other things, The AP says last night?s promotions of NBC?s last-place primetime lineup ?had an almost desperate feel.? But there were high points, too, the AP said. ?In his second Super Bowl but first for NBC, [analyst Cris] Collinsworth, the former Cincinnati Bengal and longtime dispenser of no-nonsense, offered proof that he?s the best color man in the business,? it said...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_losangeles?a=_LDBc5In7ZA:f9hNOiw0hCw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_losangeles?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_losangeles?a=_LDBc5In7ZA:f9hNOiw0hCw:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_losangeles?i=_LDBc5In7ZA:f9hNOiw0hCw:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_losangeles?a=_LDBc5In7ZA:f9hNOiw0hCw:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_losangeles?i=_LDBc5In7ZA:f9hNOiw0hCw:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_losangeles?a=_LDBc5In7ZA:f9hNOiw0hCw:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_losangeles?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Response Genetics raises $7.8 million in stock sale
Response Genetics Inc. said it has raised more than $7.8 million through the private placement of 5.3 million in newly issued stock. The Los Angeles-based company, which makes molecular diagnostic tests for cancer, said it sold the shares to undisclosed investors for $1.50 a share, a premium of 27 percent above its closing stock price of $1.18 a share on Wednesday. New investors accounted for the majority of the financing, while existing investors, as well as board members and senior management, made up the remainder, Response Genetics said...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_losangeles?a=LTi3ru9h8dY:pdQInhE4aEo:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_losangeles?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_losangeles?a=LTi3ru9h8dY:pdQInhE4aEo:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_losangeles?i=LTi3ru9h8dY:pdQInhE4aEo:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_losangeles?a=LTi3ru9h8dY:pdQInhE4aEo:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_losangeles?i=LTi3ru9h8dY:pdQInhE4aEo:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_losangeles?a=LTi3ru9h8dY:pdQInhE4aEo:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_losangeles?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Designs for new Los Angeles Convention Center hall unveiled
Anschutz Entertainment Group and architectural firm Populous have released preliminary artist renderings of a new hall that would expand and modernize the Los Angeles Convention Center. The plans for the new 20,000-square-foot hall that will connect to Farmers Field, a $1.1 billion football stadium planned for downtown Los Angeles, were presented Thursday to a special council committee overseeing the convention center and stadium projects. Images of the proposed designs are available here. Plans include tearing down the West Hall of the convention center and replacing it with a $275 million hall over Pico Boulevard that would connect to Farmers Field...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_losangeles?a=k24X4OVNOt4:FgBojfLBAqY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_losangeles?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_losangeles?a=k24X4OVNOt4:FgBojfLBAqY:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_losangeles?i=k24X4OVNOt4:FgBojfLBAqY:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_losangeles?a=k24X4OVNOt4:FgBojfLBAqY:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_losangeles?i=k24X4OVNOt4:FgBojfLBAqY:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_losangeles?a=k24X4OVNOt4:FgBojfLBAqY:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_losangeles?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Anaheim named most sustainable city in Orange County
The Orange County Chapter of the U.S. Green Building Council has named Anaheim the top ?Eco City? in the county for 2011-2012. Anaheim was honored for the city?s strategic and long-term plans, alternative transportation, green building incentives, green space/open space, schools, landscape/water use, internal building and public facilities, renewables, recycling/composting and innovation, the organization said. In addition, knowledge of city staff and leaders on the sustainability within their regions was a key factor in the award...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_losangeles?a=4p87lniQya0:qAudtZITbwo:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_losangeles?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_losangeles?a=4p87lniQya0:qAudtZITbwo:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_losangeles?i=4p87lniQya0:qAudtZITbwo:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_losangeles?a=4p87lniQya0:qAudtZITbwo:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_losangeles?i=4p87lniQya0:qAudtZITbwo:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_losangeles?a=4p87lniQya0:qAudtZITbwo:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_losangeles?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Los Angeles sues Northern Trust over pension fund losses
The city of Los Angeles has filed a lawsuit against Northern Trust Corp. alleging the investment bank?s practices resulted in the loss of more than $95 million to the city?s pension fund. The civil enforcement lawsuit alleges unlawful business practices and violations of the False Claims Act. Specifically, the complaint alleges that Northern Trust made false claims and statements regarding the investment of funds held by the Los Angeles City Employees? Retirement System, or LACERS. LACERS manages retirement benefits for more than 43,000 public employees and their families...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_losangeles?a=GHgI4IVWd54:DW0Rv68KjAA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_losangeles?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_losangeles?a=GHgI4IVWd54:DW0Rv68KjAA:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_losangeles?i=GHgI4IVWd54:DW0Rv68KjAA:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_losangeles?a=GHgI4IVWd54:DW0Rv68KjAA:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_losangeles?i=GHgI4IVWd54:DW0Rv68KjAA:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_losangeles?a=GHgI4IVWd54:DW0Rv68KjAA:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_losangeles?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
CalPERS wants Apple to change selection of board
California?s huge public pension fund wants to put pressure on Apple Inc. change the way it elects candidates to its board of directors. The California Public Employees? Retirement System is trying to drum up shareholder support for its proposal to have unopposed board candidates elected by majority vote. As of Dec. 27, CalPERS owned 2.8 million shares of Apple (NASDAQ: APPL) stock, which at $459 a share is worth $1.29 billion. That means Apple shares account for more than 0.55 percent of CalPERS total current value...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_losangeles?a=39BaWOK9T28:604EocRR0Vk:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_losangeles?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_losangeles?a=39BaWOK9T28:604EocRR0Vk:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_losangeles?i=39BaWOK9T28:604EocRR0Vk:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_losangeles?a=39BaWOK9T28:604EocRR0Vk:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_losangeles?i=39BaWOK9T28:604EocRR0Vk:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_losangeles?a=39BaWOK9T28:604EocRR0Vk:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_losangeles?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
TigerText gets $8 million in funding
TigerText Inc., a provider of secure mobile messaging for health care companies, has completed a second round of funding of $8.2 million, bringing the company?s total backing to more than $10 million. The Santa Monica-based company said the Series A investment was led by Easton Capital and New Science Ventures and will be used to accelerate development of its messaging platform, TigerText Pro for Business. As part of their investment, John Friedman, managing partner of Easton Capital, and Somu Subramaniam, managing partner of NSV, have joined TigerText?s board...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_losangeles?a=4JdWrnTUsow:ovvMdWA9MlU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_losangeles?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_losangeles?a=4JdWrnTUsow:ovvMdWA9MlU:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_losangeles?i=4JdWrnTUsow:ovvMdWA9MlU:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_losangeles?a=4JdWrnTUsow:ovvMdWA9MlU:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_losangeles?i=4JdWrnTUsow:ovvMdWA9MlU:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_losangeles?a=4JdWrnTUsow:ovvMdWA9MlU:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_losangeles?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>

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Noble Energy Inc. (NYSE: NBL) said Monday it has discovered natural gas at its Tanin prospect in the Levant Basin off the coast of Israel. Noble Energy?s well, which was drilled more than 18,000 feet deep, found about 130 feet of gross natural gas pay. The discovery is expected to have between 0.9 and 1.4 trillion cubic feet of natural gas. Houston-based Noble Energy, an oil and gas exploration and production company, has made six different discoveries with its partners in the Levant Basin. According to the company, four of the discoveries have estimates of more than 1 trillion cubic feet of natural gas...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_houston?a=YXdOWlL4_aU:OM6nBuVjMIQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_houston?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_houston?a=YXdOWlL4_aU:OM6nBuVjMIQ:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_houston?i=YXdOWlL4_aU:OM6nBuVjMIQ:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_houston?a=YXdOWlL4_aU:OM6nBuVjMIQ:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_houston?i=YXdOWlL4_aU:OM6nBuVjMIQ:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_houston?a=YXdOWlL4_aU:OM6nBuVjMIQ:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_houston?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Transocean fined $310M in Norway for allegedly underreporting profit
The Norwegian government has fined units of Transocean Ltd. (NYSE: RIG) $310 million for allegedly underreporting taxable income in 2001 and 2002. The Swiss oil rig operator, that has operations in Houston, said the claims are without merit and it will contest the claims, Bloomberg reports. The Norwegian government is also looking to collect part of the $310 million in fines from employees of accounting firm Ernst & Young and Thommessen, a Norwegian law firm. Bloomberg reports that Transocean also said the government?s claim ?overlaps with the ongoing civil tax disputes and does not represent any additional financial exposure to the Transocean group of companies...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_houston?a=IRtOCMGN0_g:6yoOIJnxlcg:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_houston?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_houston?a=IRtOCMGN0_g:6yoOIJnxlcg:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_houston?i=IRtOCMGN0_g:6yoOIJnxlcg:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_houston?a=IRtOCMGN0_g:6yoOIJnxlcg:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_houston?i=IRtOCMGN0_g:6yoOIJnxlcg:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_houston?a=IRtOCMGN0_g:6yoOIJnxlcg:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_houston?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Mattress Firm plans major 2012 Houston expansion
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/houston/news/Mattress-Firm-logo*100.jpg?v=1'>Mattress Firm Holding Corp. (Nasdaq: MFRM) has plans to hire close to 100 new Houston employees and open between three and four new Houston-area stores in 2012. Ken Murphy, Mattress Firm?s executive vice president of sales and operations, said in an interview that the company is not only expanding at its headquarters in Houston, but it is also expanding its retail footprint nationwide. In 2012, the mattress retailer plans to open 100 new stores and hire 700 new employees across the U.S. The new positions range from customer service representatives to finance employees...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_houston?a=zHyCNEpnLZE:onHzP8XBqJI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_houston?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_houston?a=zHyCNEpnLZE:onHzP8XBqJI:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_houston?i=zHyCNEpnLZE:onHzP8XBqJI:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_houston?a=zHyCNEpnLZE:onHzP8XBqJI:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_houston?i=zHyCNEpnLZE:onHzP8XBqJI:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_houston?a=zHyCNEpnLZE:onHzP8XBqJI:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_houston?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
UTMB Galveston to open renovated maternity center
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/houston/news/interior%20of%20room*100.jpg?v=1'>The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston will open a renovated maternity center at its John Sealy Hospital Feb. 15. The hospital, which faced major damage after Hurricane Ike in 2008, embarked on a $36 million modernization project to update its facilities after the storm that was the subject of a feature print edition article in Houston Business Journal last September. Now, the branch is about to complete its renovation of the maternity center, which has 16 private labor-delivery and recovery suites, five triage rooms, four prolonged observation rooms and one fetal surgery room...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_houston?a=BDmoGkmJGrk:Z5_1i7qJ0Vc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_houston?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_houston?a=BDmoGkmJGrk:Z5_1i7qJ0Vc:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_houston?i=BDmoGkmJGrk:Z5_1i7qJ0Vc:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_houston?a=BDmoGkmJGrk:Z5_1i7qJ0Vc:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_houston?i=BDmoGkmJGrk:Z5_1i7qJ0Vc:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_houston?a=BDmoGkmJGrk:Z5_1i7qJ0Vc:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_houston?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Group lists top stock investments by members of Congress
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/dayton/news/50_topcongressionalinvest2012*100.jpg?v=1'>Stock ownership by members of Congress has been an issue recently after several media reports that were critical of what some viewed as politicians capitalizing on inside information about the financial crisis, including a featured report on CBS news program "60 Minutes." Just this week, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, called his peers in the Senate to be forbidden from owning individual stocks, saying it creates conflict of interest on several issues. Brown has reportedly sold all of his individual stock already...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_houston?a=biIQLIOsl3A:TAUh4_UsnGQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_houston?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_houston?a=biIQLIOsl3A:TAUh4_UsnGQ:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_houston?i=biIQLIOsl3A:TAUh4_UsnGQ:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_houston?a=biIQLIOsl3A:TAUh4_UsnGQ:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_houston?i=biIQLIOsl3A:TAUh4_UsnGQ:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_houston?a=biIQLIOsl3A:TAUh4_UsnGQ:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_houston?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Miranda Lambert sports Houston designer?s earrings at Super Bowl festivities
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/houston/morning_call/Miranda%20Lambert%20at%20Super%20Bowl%20-%20GettyImages_138322689*100.JPG?v=1'>Country music star Miranda Lambert was rocking a local Houston designer?s earrings during her rendition of ?American the Beautiful? with husband Blake Shelton during the Super Bowl pre-show. Lambert wore a pair of oversized tourmaline and diamond teardrop earrings by designer Lauren Craft. Click on the image to the right to view more pictures of Lambert and the earrings. You too can get your hands on a pair of the large ruby-colored tourmaline with multi-colored diamond teardrop earrings for a pretty penny...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_houston?a=7CzEOCMPsTI:271p3zvUEJM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_houston?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_houston?a=7CzEOCMPsTI:271p3zvUEJM:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_houston?i=7CzEOCMPsTI:271p3zvUEJM:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_houston?a=7CzEOCMPsTI:271p3zvUEJM:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_houston?i=7CzEOCMPsTI:271p3zvUEJM:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_houston?a=7CzEOCMPsTI:271p3zvUEJM:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_houston?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Houston added most U.S. private-sector jobs in 2011
The Houston-area added 63,400 private-sector jobs between 2010 and 2011, more than any other market in the U.S. In total, Houston supported 2.21 million private-sector jobs in 2011, according to an analysis of preliminary U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data by the Business Journals? On Numbers. The official statistics will be released at the end of the month. After Houston, another Texas city ? Dallas ? added the most private-sector jobs in the past year, 62,500 jobs. Percentage wise, Houston increased its private-sector jobs by 2...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_houston?a=2mNUl8zLmt0:n1gR-te0KtU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_houston?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_houston?a=2mNUl8zLmt0:n1gR-te0KtU:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_houston?i=2mNUl8zLmt0:n1gR-te0KtU:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_houston?a=2mNUl8zLmt0:n1gR-te0KtU:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_houston?i=2mNUl8zLmt0:n1gR-te0KtU:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_houston?a=2mNUl8zLmt0:n1gR-te0KtU:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_houston?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
RoomStore holds bankruptcy sales for all Houston stores
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/houston/news/Houston%20Brittmoore%20Location*100.jpg?v=1'>The RoomStore is launching bankruptcy liquidation sales at all five of its stores in the Houston area. One of the largest furniture chains in Texas, the Dallas-based retailer filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in December 2011, and it announced plans to close 14 stores across the state, including all of the Houston stores. RoomStore will be selling off the entire inventory in its five Houston locations during the liquidation sale. To prepare for the sales, RoomStore?s area locations will close from Feb...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_houston?a=cf_wLFvEeBo:zCTlpir4KQw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_houston?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_houston?a=cf_wLFvEeBo:zCTlpir4KQw:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_houston?i=cf_wLFvEeBo:zCTlpir4KQw:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_houston?a=cf_wLFvEeBo:zCTlpir4KQw:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_houston?i=cf_wLFvEeBo:zCTlpir4KQw:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_houston?a=cf_wLFvEeBo:zCTlpir4KQw:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_houston?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
U.S. shale boom grows demand for oil field chemicals
The shale boom in the U.S. is driving much of the demand for oil field chemicals, a new report from IHS shows. According to the IHS Chemical 2012 Oil Field Chemicals Report, much of the global demand is being met by North American companies, which account for more than $8 billion of the $16 billion in sales for 2010. Demand for these chemicals is projected to grow by an average rate of 3.5 percent during the next five years, with sales expected to reach almost $19 billion by 2015. Despite global economic uncertainty, the market grew based on a rising oil price, which made drilling efforts more attractive, the report said...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_houston?a=-YygHCxB-Ro:0XMdAa3vqgk:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_houston?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_houston?a=-YygHCxB-Ro:0XMdAa3vqgk:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_houston?i=-YygHCxB-Ro:0XMdAa3vqgk:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_houston?a=-YygHCxB-Ro:0XMdAa3vqgk:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_houston?i=-YygHCxB-Ro:0XMdAa3vqgk:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_houston?a=-YygHCxB-Ro:0XMdAa3vqgk:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_houston?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
CBRE nabs control of Houston Center
Our subscribers read breaking real estate news each week in HBJ, but this week, it was my turn to learn something new in my own paper. An ad from CBRE Group Inc. (NYSE: CBG) on page four of the Feb. 3 edition announced the Los Angeles-based real estate company had landed the leasing and management assignment for Houston Center, a four-building office complex in downtown Houston with nearly 4.5 million square feet of space. That?s big news. Crescent Real Estate Holdings LLC had been handling those duties...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_houston?a=2SnSwvYjbBw:yGwKl3kOY5Y:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_houston?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_houston?a=2SnSwvYjbBw:yGwKl3kOY5Y:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_houston?i=2SnSwvYjbBw:yGwKl3kOY5Y:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_houston?a=2SnSwvYjbBw:yGwKl3kOY5Y:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_houston?i=2SnSwvYjbBw:yGwKl3kOY5Y:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_houston?a=2SnSwvYjbBw:yGwKl3kOY5Y:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_houston?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>

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