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Mylan to market generic Plavix
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/news/Mylan-Inc.-HQ-Canonsburg-1*100.jpg?v=1'>Mylan Inc. said Thursday it received final approval for the generic version of the heart medication Plavix, including 180 days of exclusivity for the 300mg version of the medicine. Mylan Pharmaceuticals, a unit of Southpointe-based Mylan Inc. (Nasdaq: MYL) received approval for Clopidogrel Tablets USP, 75 mg and 300 mg. It's the generic version of Sanofi-Aventis' Plavix for acute coronary syndrome and had annual sales of $6.7 billion, according to IMS Health. Mylan Pharmaceuticals will have the...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?a=-srdYRXlXeE:0LflM7-_a0M:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?a=-srdYRXlXeE:0LflM7-_a0M:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?i=-srdYRXlXeE:0LflM7-_a0M:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?a=-srdYRXlXeE:0LflM7-_a0M:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?i=-srdYRXlXeE:0LflM7-_a0M:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?a=-srdYRXlXeE:0LflM7-_a0M:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Steeper losses for Dow, Nasdaq
Wall Street fell Thursday in one of its deepest drops in a dismal month as investor concerns over Greece escalated. The Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged 156.06 points, or 1.24 percent, to 12,442.49 by the end of trading. Nasdaq plummeted 60.35 points, or 2.1 percent, to 2,813.69. PPG Industries Inc. (NYSE:PPG), which passed the $100 per share threshold last month for the first time in history and stayed above it for weeks, couldn?t manage to remain aloft, falling 2.86 percent, or $2.91, to...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?a=k4FGl275HfI:5tWwEBRbqwk:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?a=k4FGl275HfI:5tWwEBRbqwk:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?i=k4FGl275HfI:5tWwEBRbqwk:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?a=k4FGl275HfI:5tWwEBRbqwk:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?i=k4FGl275HfI:5tWwEBRbqwk:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?a=k4FGl275HfI:5tWwEBRbqwk:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Cranberry Township project gets $2M loan
A three-story office building planned for Cranberry Township will get a $1.9 million loan from the Commonwealth Financial Authority. The 90,000-square-foot building is being built near the Cranberry Commons Shopping Center and the Westinghouse Electric Co. The funding was given to Development Capital Investors on behalf of Cranberry Crossroads LP, the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development said Thursday afternoon. There is the potential for 300 jobs at the site, the department...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?a=FZrLRru9bIs:lX-funO8sfg:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?a=FZrLRru9bIs:lX-funO8sfg:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?i=FZrLRru9bIs:lX-funO8sfg:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?a=FZrLRru9bIs:lX-funO8sfg:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?i=FZrLRru9bIs:lX-funO8sfg:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?a=FZrLRru9bIs:lX-funO8sfg:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Pennsylvania's unemployment rate falls in April
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/sacramento/blog/numbers/2010/05/12-18-help-wantedcrop*100.jpg?v=1'>Pennsylvania's unemployment rate fell one-tenth of a percentage point in April. The Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry said Thursday the state's unemployment rate was 7.4 percent in April. That's down five-tenths of a percentage point from a year ago and below the nationwide rate of 8.1 percent. There were 6,000 fewer unemployed people in Pennsylvania in April and 27,000 more with jobs during the month. Service jobs are at a record 4.89 million in April, with leisure and hospitality jobs...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?a=Aj0x_HfRugw:gEod_oWehoE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?a=Aj0x_HfRugw:gEod_oWehoE:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?i=Aj0x_HfRugw:gEod_oWehoE:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?a=Aj0x_HfRugw:gEod_oWehoE:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?i=Aj0x_HfRugw:gEod_oWehoE:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?a=Aj0x_HfRugw:gEod_oWehoE:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
People & Awards: Companies
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/news/People&Awards-Sel2*100.jpg?v=1'>Banking & Finance Commercial Bank & Trust of PA, wholly-owned banking subsidiary of Commercial National Financial Corp., was ranked No. 1 in Pennsylvania and No. 16 nationwide in the 2011 S&B Top 15th Percentile of Community Banks based on the Seifried & Brew Total Risk/Return Composite Ranking Report. Manufacturing Alcoa was the top performer in the Basic Materials category and No. 2 in the overall ranking of 360 U.S. companies in the Maplecroft Climate Innovation Indexes Leaders Indexes...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?a=7nj_yqxSR3A:aH6IvOUOhlo:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?a=7nj_yqxSR3A:aH6IvOUOhlo:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?i=7nj_yqxSR3A:aH6IvOUOhlo:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?a=7nj_yqxSR3A:aH6IvOUOhlo:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?i=7nj_yqxSR3A:aH6IvOUOhlo:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?a=7nj_yqxSR3A:aH6IvOUOhlo:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Marcellus, Utica wastewater facility to open
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/Energy-Inc-Print-Bug-*100.jpg?v=1'>Eureka Resources LLC said Thursday that it will open a treatment facility in Bradford County to treat wastewater from the Marcellus and Utica shales. Eureka already has a treatment plant in Williamsport in the northeastern section of Pennsylvania. The Bradford County facility will be open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and will treat up to 10,000 barrels of drilling muds and flow back water beginning at the end of the year. The water will then go to reuse, stored or sent to the Williamsport facility. A...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?a=sQ3hymK2QK4:gNTtMg8SzRw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?a=sQ3hymK2QK4:gNTtMg8SzRw:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?i=sQ3hymK2QK4:gNTtMg8SzRw:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?a=sQ3hymK2QK4:gNTtMg8SzRw:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?i=sQ3hymK2QK4:gNTtMg8SzRw:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?a=sQ3hymK2QK4:gNTtMg8SzRw:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Atlas Resource Partners in Barnett deal
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/Energy-Inc-Print-Bug-*100.jpg?v=1'>Atlas Resource Partners LP said Thursday it will acquire assets in the Barnett Shale from Titan Operating LLC. The 250 billion cubic feet equivalent of proved reserves in the Texas natural gas play will cost Atlas Resource Partners $184 million in stock and close by July. Included are 43 wells and 16,000 net acres, 84 percent natural gas. This is Atlas Resource Partners' second acquisition in the Barnett Shale in two months, the company said.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?a=KNeYwjmK188:17p1tzk4H40:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?a=KNeYwjmK188:17p1tzk4H40:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?i=KNeYwjmK188:17p1tzk4H40:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?a=KNeYwjmK188:17p1tzk4H40:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?i=KNeYwjmK188:17p1tzk4H40:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?a=KNeYwjmK188:17p1tzk4H40:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Home sales up 11 percent in Pittsburgh region
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/HomeSales_315x315*100.jpg?v=1'>Pittsburgh's housing market continued strong with an 11 percent increase in sales in April. Data from real estate analysis firm RealSTATs released Thursday found that there were 1,919 homes sold in the five-county region during April compared to 1,734 a year ago. That included increases in each of the five counties, including a dramatic increase from 231 in Westmoreland in April 2011 to 322 in April 2012. April sales are down 15 percent from April 2010 at the height of the homebuyer tax-credit program. It's...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?a=X3KFdocGRBU:uO_mxMkdwDA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?a=X3KFdocGRBU:uO_mxMkdwDA:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?i=X3KFdocGRBU:uO_mxMkdwDA:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?a=X3KFdocGRBU:uO_mxMkdwDA:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?i=X3KFdocGRBU:uO_mxMkdwDA:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?a=X3KFdocGRBU:uO_mxMkdwDA:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
One Young World registration tops 1,000
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/OneYoungWorld-B*100.jpg?v=1'>One Young World, the big youth summit that will be held in Pittsburgh this October, has already signed up more than 1,000 youth from all over the world to attend. The goal is to have 1,500 and more than three dozen well-known counselors who will attend One Young World from Oct. 18 to 22 and discuss issues from the environment to education and health and business development. The first two One Young World summits were held in London in 2010 and Zurich in 2011. A large Pittsburgh delegation attended...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?a=VWCLz3ttDS4:uLhvTxTT3dM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?a=VWCLz3ttDS4:uLhvTxTT3dM:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?i=VWCLz3ttDS4:uLhvTxTT3dM:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?a=VWCLz3ttDS4:uLhvTxTT3dM:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?i=VWCLz3ttDS4:uLhvTxTT3dM:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?a=VWCLz3ttDS4:uLhvTxTT3dM:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Industrial hose company sets up in Cheswick
Another new company is set to move into the 500,000-plus square foot former Bay Valley Foods facility in Cheswick. Hose Power, Inc., an Orange Park, FL-based hydraulic and industrial hose distributor, has committed to taking a 40,000 square foot lease in the building. The company will take the remaining portion of the building left available by Hostess Brands, Inc., which recently leased about 60,000 square feet in the building. Mike Morris, the northeast regional sales manager for the company,...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?a=rC8GA7QUPj8:0C-BJTxuWeY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?a=rC8GA7QUPj8:0C-BJTxuWeY:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?i=rC8GA7QUPj8:0C-BJTxuWeY:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?a=rC8GA7QUPj8:0C-BJTxuWeY:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?i=rC8GA7QUPj8:0C-BJTxuWeY:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?a=rC8GA7QUPj8:0C-BJTxuWeY:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>

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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>
Southwest National Bank set to expand farther west
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/wichita/print-edition/1q%20banks_minard%20trish*100.jpg?v=1'>Southwest National Bank will open a new west-Wichita branch in July, taking over a location now held by Sunflower Bank. Sunflower announced in January that it would close the location in mid-June. Southwest National Bank ? which will lease the site at 8760 W. 21st St., at Tyler Road, from Builders Inc. ? takes possession of the building July 1 and hopes to move in by mid-month. ?As soon as we can, we?ll open,? says Trish Minard, president and CEO of Southwest National. Southwest plans...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_wichita?a=QS-zKsPBzCc:c97bMMPGSbQ: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=QS-zKsPBzCc:c97bMMPGSbQ:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_wichita?i=QS-zKsPBzCc:c97bMMPGSbQ:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_wichita?a=QS-zKsPBzCc:c97bMMPGSbQ:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_wichita?i=QS-zKsPBzCc:c97bMMPGSbQ:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_wichita?a=QS-zKsPBzCc:c97bMMPGSbQ: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>

Seattle fund manager accused of $48M fraud
A federal grand jury has indicted Seattle financial adviser Mark Spangler on 23 criminal charges, accusing him of defrauding investors of nearly $48 million by secretly diverting their money to startup companies he co-founded. On Thursday, a Seattle grand jury indicted the 57-year-old Spangler on 23 criminal charges, including wire fraud, money laundering and investment adviser fraud, the office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Washington said in a press release. Spangler is scheduled...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_seattle?a=U7rNzWjR-0E:oLwmfJUrADY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_seattle?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_seattle?a=U7rNzWjR-0E:oLwmfJUrADY:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_seattle?i=U7rNzWjR-0E:oLwmfJUrADY:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_seattle?a=U7rNzWjR-0E:oLwmfJUrADY:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_seattle?i=U7rNzWjR-0E:oLwmfJUrADY:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_seattle?a=U7rNzWjR-0E:oLwmfJUrADY:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_seattle?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Puget Sound Business Journal names Corporate Citizenship award winners
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/Corp_Citizenship_Awards-0386*100.jpg?v=1'>The Puget Sound Business Journal's annual lunch to celebrate Corporate Citizenship was a lively event Thursday, featuring prominent community leaders and plenty of applause for the winners. Business Journal Publisher Gordon Prouty and columnist Patti Payne emceed the event at the Sheraton Seattle, which was packed with about 460 people. Most of those in attendance were employees and leaders at the top 75 philanthropic corporations that were recognized. Collectively, those businesses donated more...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_seattle?a=I_IEuCK3tGA:XNCo3AayK_0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_seattle?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_seattle?a=I_IEuCK3tGA:XNCo3AayK_0:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_seattle?i=I_IEuCK3tGA:XNCo3AayK_0:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_seattle?a=I_IEuCK3tGA:XNCo3AayK_0:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_seattle?i=I_IEuCK3tGA:XNCo3AayK_0:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_seattle?a=I_IEuCK3tGA:XNCo3AayK_0:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_seattle?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Report: Foreclosure activity slowing in Wash., nation
A new report says foreclosures are declining nationally, particularly in the West. According to RealtyTrac, a California-based foreclosure listing service, foreclosure filings nationwide in April hit their lowest monthly total since July 2007, and foreclosure activity declined sharply in several Western states. Foreclosure activity nationwide was down 14 percent in April from April of 2011, with one in every 698 U.S. residences having a foreclosure filing during the month. Washington state's foreclosure...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_seattle?a=5NwvCi9187A:oOw1_EmHSJI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_seattle?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_seattle?a=5NwvCi9187A:oOw1_EmHSJI:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_seattle?i=5NwvCi9187A:oOw1_EmHSJI:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_seattle?a=5NwvCi9187A:oOw1_EmHSJI:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_seattle?i=5NwvCi9187A:oOw1_EmHSJI:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_seattle?a=5NwvCi9187A:oOw1_EmHSJI:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_seattle?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
President of Bulgaria visits Seattle with focus on economic development
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/Bulgarian%20president*100.jpg?v=1'>Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev was in Seattle this week on a special stop before a NATO Summit next week in Chicago. ?It?s a wonderful city,? Plevneliev said. ?My first impression about the city isn?t actually about the buildings and the beautiful sites, it?s about people. There was so (how should I say) positive energy shown. I?m impressed.? Plevneliev met with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and toured the currently under-construction Bullitt Center, The Bullitt Foundation...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_seattle?a=0RnYc728Uys:2dETwh5czH0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_seattle?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_seattle?a=0RnYc728Uys:2dETwh5czH0:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_seattle?i=0RnYc728Uys:2dETwh5czH0:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_seattle?a=0RnYc728Uys:2dETwh5czH0:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_seattle?i=0RnYc728Uys:2dETwh5czH0:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_seattle?a=0RnYc728Uys:2dETwh5czH0:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_seattle?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
First Boeing 787 gets fitting at Sea-Tac Airport in preparation for ANA route
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/787SIDE2*100.jpg?v=1'>Operations workers for Seattle-Tacoma International Airport and All Nippon Airways got their hands on their first 787 Dreamliner on Monday in preparation for All Nippon?s planned nonstop flights between Seattle and Tokyo. People wanting to fly the 787 from Sea-Tac will have to keep holding their breath a bit longer, however. ANA plans to start its Seattle-Tokyo service July 25, but will fly Boeing 777s on the route until near the end of the year, when a 787 will replace it, said Sea-Tac spokesman...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_seattle?a=iM2PAyop5gE:f2GP2A2c79E:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_seattle?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_seattle?a=iM2PAyop5gE:f2GP2A2c79E:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_seattle?i=iM2PAyop5gE:f2GP2A2c79E:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_seattle?a=iM2PAyop5gE:f2GP2A2c79E:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_seattle?i=iM2PAyop5gE:f2GP2A2c79E:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_seattle?a=iM2PAyop5gE:f2GP2A2c79E:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_seattle?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Seattle No. 8 in number of jobs added among U.S. metro areas
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/austin/news/2010/12/17/jobs%20chairs*100.jpg?v=1'>Seattle has been ranked No. 8 for the number of jobs added during the past 12 months, according to a study. Eighty-six of the nation?s 100 biggest metropolitan areas increased their nonfarm employment between March 2011 and the same month this year, according to an analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics by the Business Journals? On Numbers. Seattle jumped to 1,682,200 jobs, posting a 39,100 employment gain during that 12-month period ? a 2.38 percent increase. New York City led the...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_seattle?a=NuvcP-_iOPU:ytNtQPGxFPw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_seattle?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_seattle?a=NuvcP-_iOPU:ytNtQPGxFPw:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_seattle?i=NuvcP-_iOPU:ytNtQPGxFPw:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_seattle?a=NuvcP-_iOPU:ytNtQPGxFPw:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_seattle?i=NuvcP-_iOPU:ytNtQPGxFPw:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_seattle?a=NuvcP-_iOPU:ytNtQPGxFPw:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_seattle?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Former PSBJ reporter Kirsten Grind plans Seattle talk on her book about WaMu collapse
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/seattle/blog/Grind_Kirsten_2010*100.jpg?v=1'>Journalist Kirsten Grind will appear at Town Hall Seattle on June 26 to talk about her new book, ?The Lost Bank,? which tells the story of the collapse of Seattle?s Washington Mutual. Her book promises to be a must-read for many in the greater Seattle area and beyond who have followed her coverage of WaMu?s downfall, including its seizure by bank regulators and ultimate sale to JPMorgan Chase & Co. in 2008. In her book, Grind, a former reporter at the Puget Sound Business Journal, chronicles...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_seattle?a=EVvzDoo_rEQ:W88DffEX4lw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_seattle?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_seattle?a=EVvzDoo_rEQ:W88DffEX4lw:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_seattle?i=EVvzDoo_rEQ:W88DffEX4lw:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_seattle?a=EVvzDoo_rEQ:W88DffEX4lw:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_seattle?i=EVvzDoo_rEQ:W88DffEX4lw:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_seattle?a=EVvzDoo_rEQ:W88DffEX4lw:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_seattle?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
As Mariners struggle to win, attendance takes a hit
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/seattle/print-edition/Mariners-3*100.jpg?v=1'>The Seattle Mariners will return home from a grueling road trip on Monday, hoping to improve their record on the field and in the stands. The Mariners are a quarter of the way into the Major League Baseball season, and the team is averaging an attendance of 20,286 per game as of Thursday. That ranks them 27th in the 30-team league, ahead of the Cleveland Indians, Oakland Athletics and the Chicago White Sox. Last season the team averaged 27,873 fans per game, placing them 23rd in the league overall....<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_seattle?a=sqB1tftP7Aw:ACSfdufRK4M:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_seattle?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_seattle?a=sqB1tftP7Aw:ACSfdufRK4M:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_seattle?i=sqB1tftP7Aw:ACSfdufRK4M:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_seattle?a=sqB1tftP7Aw:ACSfdufRK4M:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_seattle?i=sqB1tftP7Aw:ACSfdufRK4M:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_seattle?a=sqB1tftP7Aw:ACSfdufRK4M:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_seattle?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Credit card and mortgage debt down, but so are scores
While a typical American's credit card and mortgage debt have both fallen since last year, the average credit score nevertheless fell by one point between March and April. So says Credit Karma, a San Francisco company that tracks such things. The average American consumer had about $5,650 in credit card debt in April, down 13 percent from a year earlier. And average mortgage debt was down 3 percent year-over-year at $166,631. But the average credit score for U.S. consumers fell one point in April...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_seattle?a=8DXyQyQA6ls:JjMayR2EC6U:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_seattle?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_seattle?a=8DXyQyQA6ls:JjMayR2EC6U:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_seattle?i=8DXyQyQA6ls:JjMayR2EC6U:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_seattle?a=8DXyQyQA6ls:JjMayR2EC6U:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_seattle?i=8DXyQyQA6ls:JjMayR2EC6U:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_seattle?a=8DXyQyQA6ls:JjMayR2EC6U:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_seattle?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Seattle ranks No. 1 in tech sector job growth
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/seattle/print-edition/MICROSOFT-CAMPUS-HORZ-RGB*100.jpg?v=1'>The Seattle area has seen the most growth in technology jobs in the country ? significantly more than Silicon Valley. That?s according to a Forbes/Praxis Strategy Group study that measured employment growth in high-tech industry sectors such as software engineering, data processing and STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics). The study found that, while the Silicon Valley employs fewer people in the high-tech sector than it did in 2000, the Seattle area has seen a 43 percent...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_seattle?a=GYKmq0KKTj8:j_difOzNjUw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_seattle?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_seattle?a=GYKmq0KKTj8:j_difOzNjUw:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_seattle?i=GYKmq0KKTj8:j_difOzNjUw:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_seattle?a=GYKmq0KKTj8:j_difOzNjUw:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_seattle?i=GYKmq0KKTj8:j_difOzNjUw:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_seattle?a=GYKmq0KKTj8:j_difOzNjUw:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_seattle?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>

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