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FirstBank eyes broader branch network, plots strategy
FirstBank anticipates needing at least 15 branches to cover the Middle Tennessee market, forming the tip of the spear on a broader strategy the Lexington, Tenn.-based lender is hatching to step up its local game. In a recent interview, executives said they're anticipating numerous additions to the nine branches or so that currently cover parts of Middle Tennessee. Chris Holmes, the newly named president who has been with the bank for two years, said FirstBank needs a "competitive branch network...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_nashville?a=Yo2VZKauypc:LySjD9gVP8Q:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_nashville?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_nashville?a=Yo2VZKauypc:LySjD9gVP8Q:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_nashville?i=Yo2VZKauypc:LySjD9gVP8Q:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_nashville?a=Yo2VZKauypc:LySjD9gVP8Q:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_nashville?i=Yo2VZKauypc:LySjD9gVP8Q:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_nashville?a=Yo2VZKauypc:LySjD9gVP8Q:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_nashville?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Miel and Bombasha make Urbanspoon's high-end list
Two Nashville eateries earned a spot on Urbanspoon's list of "America?s most popular high-end restaurants." Bombasha Brazilian Steakhouse and Miel both made the list of 250 top restaurants across the nation, put together by the popular restaurant recommendation app Urbanspoon. The list was compiled using millions of reviews from professional food critics, the Urbanspoon community and diners. Click here to check out the full list.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_nashville?a=I7l5X4chyoY:UT72SaE6kvU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_nashville?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_nashville?a=I7l5X4chyoY:UT72SaE6kvU:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_nashville?i=I7l5X4chyoY:UT72SaE6kvU:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_nashville?a=I7l5X4chyoY:UT72SaE6kvU:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_nashville?i=I7l5X4chyoY:UT72SaE6kvU:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_nashville?a=I7l5X4chyoY:UT72SaE6kvU:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_nashville?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Tennessee unemployment continues to fall
Tennessee's unemployment rate fell to 7.8 percent in April, down from 7.9 percent in March, the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development announced today. It marks the ninth straight month that the state's unemployment rate has fallen. Nationally, the unemployment rate stood at 8.1 percent, down from 8.2 percent in March. "While Tennessee's unemployment rate has declined for nine consecutive months, April's decrease is mostly attributable to a shrinking labor force," said Labor Commissioner...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_nashville?a=GP38OzQBiWk:nPPCaNH6qkc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_nashville?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_nashville?a=GP38OzQBiWk:nPPCaNH6qkc:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_nashville?i=GP38OzQBiWk:nPPCaNH6qkc:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_nashville?a=GP38OzQBiWk:nPPCaNH6qkc:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_nashville?i=GP38OzQBiWk:nPPCaNH6qkc:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_nashville?a=GP38OzQBiWk:nPPCaNH6qkc:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_nashville?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Realtors: Housing more affordable than ever
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/housing_affordability_price_550*100.jpg?v=1'>The National Association of Realtors said its measure of housing affordability reached an all-time high last quarter, as prices, mortgage rates and family incomes converged. The real estate agent's trade group said the only thing missing from the equation is a return to normal lending standards. NAR bases its index on median housing prices, median family incomes and average mortgage interest rates and said with a median income of just under $61,000, a buyer could afford a home costing $325,000...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_nashville?a=K_ADO1L7c_M:enPXG3_E1IA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_nashville?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_nashville?a=K_ADO1L7c_M:enPXG3_E1IA:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_nashville?i=K_ADO1L7c_M:enPXG3_E1IA:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_nashville?a=K_ADO1L7c_M:enPXG3_E1IA:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_nashville?i=K_ADO1L7c_M:enPXG3_E1IA:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_nashville?a=K_ADO1L7c_M:enPXG3_E1IA:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_nashville?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
iPractice seeks to raise $8 million
iPractice Group Inc. is seeking to raise $8 million in securities, according to a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing. As of May 16, the company has raised $2.3 million as part of the equity offering. Nashville-based iPractice Group provides IT and revenue and billing management services to small or independent physician practices. According to Ting Chang, CEO of iPractice, the new capital will go toward "acquisition of smaller companies, including billing companies, software companies...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_nashville?a=_L7TxwsSp_E:5vqJSBVOni4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_nashville?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_nashville?a=_L7TxwsSp_E:5vqJSBVOni4:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_nashville?i=_L7TxwsSp_E:5vqJSBVOni4:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_nashville?a=_L7TxwsSp_E:5vqJSBVOni4:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_nashville?i=_L7TxwsSp_E:5vqJSBVOni4:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_nashville?a=_L7TxwsSp_E:5vqJSBVOni4:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_nashville?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Report: Tennessee foreclosure activity up in April
Foreclosure activity in Tennessee increased in April compared to the same period last year, according to a new report from RealtyTrac. Tennessee foreclosure filings ? including default notices, scheduled auctions and bank repossessions ? were up 3.5 percent from April 2011. Among states, Tennessee ranked No. 20 in foreclosure activity for the month. Nevada, California and Florida posted the highest foreclosure rates. Nationwide, foreclosure activity in April declined 14 percent from a year...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_nashville?a=awNXCRFtK1Y:gy1TnJ-gTQY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_nashville?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_nashville?a=awNXCRFtK1Y:gy1TnJ-gTQY:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_nashville?i=awNXCRFtK1Y:gy1TnJ-gTQY:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_nashville?a=awNXCRFtK1Y:gy1TnJ-gTQY:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_nashville?i=awNXCRFtK1Y:gy1TnJ-gTQY:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_nashville?a=awNXCRFtK1Y:gy1TnJ-gTQY:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_nashville?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Advocat shareholders file suit
Some shareholders of Brentwood-based Advocat (Nasdaq: AVCA) aren't happy about the nursing home chain's decision to rebuke an acquisition bid from Covington Health Group. In a shareholder lawsuit filed late Wednesday, a group of stockholders charge that Advocat?s board was irresponsible in rejecting Covington's offer of $8.50 per share. Advocat has "demonstrated a course of action consistent only with their own self-serving motives ? namely, creating barriers to a change of control in order...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_nashville?a=sClCB9wmHUw:7tIcYvuE2lo:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_nashville?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_nashville?a=sClCB9wmHUw:7tIcYvuE2lo:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_nashville?i=sClCB9wmHUw:7tIcYvuE2lo:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_nashville?a=sClCB9wmHUw:7tIcYvuE2lo:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_nashville?i=sClCB9wmHUw:7tIcYvuE2lo:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_nashville?a=sClCB9wmHUw:7tIcYvuE2lo:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_nashville?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Taylor Swift gives $4 million to Country Music Hall of Fame
Country music phenom Taylor Swift will donate $4 million to the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum to fund a new education center, marking the museum's largest capital contribution in history. The 7,500-square Taylor Swift Education Center will encompass parts of two floors, feature three classrooms and a children's exhibit gallery, according to a new release. The center is slated to open in early 2014. The gift was made in conjunction with Working on a Building: Country Music Lives Here, the...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_nashville?a=vxKz1YTVwgw:eSgCV9e_nMs:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_nashville?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_nashville?a=vxKz1YTVwgw:eSgCV9e_nMs:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_nashville?i=vxKz1YTVwgw:eSgCV9e_nMs:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_nashville?a=vxKz1YTVwgw:eSgCV9e_nMs:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_nashville?i=vxKz1YTVwgw:eSgCV9e_nMs:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_nashville?a=vxKz1YTVwgw:eSgCV9e_nMs:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_nashville?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Travel trend looks good for hotel industry
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/houston/morning_call/Hotel-Sorella-guestroom*100.jpg?v=1'>The summer travel season should be a busy one, according to the U.S. Travel Association. "For the second consecutive year, the outlook for summer travel continues to brighten with more than three in five U.S. adults (64 percent), or an estimated 154 million Americans, planning on taking at least one trip for leisure purposes during the next six months. The percentage of Americans planning to travel between May and October is up from 61 percent last April and 56 percent in April 2010," according...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_nashville?a=BoyVQ93wu3A:HDT3kjuRLME:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_nashville?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_nashville?a=BoyVQ93wu3A:HDT3kjuRLME:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_nashville?i=BoyVQ93wu3A:HDT3kjuRLME:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_nashville?a=BoyVQ93wu3A:HDT3kjuRLME:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_nashville?i=BoyVQ93wu3A:HDT3kjuRLME:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_nashville?a=BoyVQ93wu3A:HDT3kjuRLME:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_nashville?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
NBJ's Entrepreneur Panel: Event slideshow
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/nashville/blog/120515_NBJ_744*100.jpg?v=1'>Members of Nashville's startup community gathered to hear a panel of venture capitalists offer their advice on how to find funding Tuesday morning at an entrepreneur panel hosted by Nashville Business Journal. As we reported earlier this week, the panelists also told the audience what they can expect once they get involved with an investor. A slideshow of Tuesday's event is available to the right.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_nashville?a=gtiZ0-k6uZg:B4yfOG4RUac:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_nashville?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_nashville?a=gtiZ0-k6uZg:B4yfOG4RUac:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_nashville?i=gtiZ0-k6uZg:B4yfOG4RUac:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_nashville?a=gtiZ0-k6uZg:B4yfOG4RUac:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_nashville?i=gtiZ0-k6uZg:B4yfOG4RUac:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_nashville?a=gtiZ0-k6uZg:B4yfOG4RUac:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_nashville?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>

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<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/Shanks,Emily_supl*100.jpg?v=1'>Bay Area small business owners' greatest concerns center on health care costs, credit availability and a recovery in consumer spending, according to Bank of America's inaugural survey of small business owners that the bank plans to conduct twice a year. On an optimistic note, BofA's (NYSE: BAC) survey found Bay Area small business owners are more confident about prospects for the local economy than their counterparts in other markets surveyed. In the Bay Area, 52 percent of respondents said the...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_sanfrancisco?a=5NwrPTIrG6A:ldUxZ4ETmic:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_sanfrancisco?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_sanfrancisco?a=5NwrPTIrG6A:ldUxZ4ETmic:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_sanfrancisco?i=5NwrPTIrG6A:ldUxZ4ETmic:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_sanfrancisco?a=5NwrPTIrG6A:ldUxZ4ETmic:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_sanfrancisco?i=5NwrPTIrG6A:ldUxZ4ETmic:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_sanfrancisco?a=5NwrPTIrG6A:ldUxZ4ETmic:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_sanfrancisco?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
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<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/news/California_state_flag*100.jpg?v=1'>Though the Internet has made raising money for business ideas very easy, California's government has warned investors to be "extremely cautious about crowdfunding." "Unfortunately, the potential for fraud is significant," said Jan Lynn Owen, commissioner of California's department of corporations. Crowdfunding is a way for many small businesses or creative people like artists, musicians or film makers to easily raise capital by soliciting small amounts from lots of people. (The Business Times will...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_sanfrancisco?a=TWi6NoPmPFE:WVfRdOlftDU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_sanfrancisco?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_sanfrancisco?a=TWi6NoPmPFE:WVfRdOlftDU:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_sanfrancisco?i=TWi6NoPmPFE:WVfRdOlftDU:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_sanfrancisco?a=TWi6NoPmPFE:WVfRdOlftDU:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_sanfrancisco?i=TWi6NoPmPFE:WVfRdOlftDU:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_sanfrancisco?a=TWi6NoPmPFE:WVfRdOlftDU:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_sanfrancisco?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Bank of America shuttered 154 branches in Q1
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/charlotte/bofa%20moynihan%20315*100.jpeg?v=1'>Bank of America says it closed 154 branches and eliminated 631 ATMs as it sought to improve efficiency as more customers embrace online and mobile banking, the bank told the Securities and Exchange Commission this month. After accounting for new branch openings, the bank had a net reduction of 51 branches in the first quarter, according to a report this week from SNL Financial, a research firm. California's largest bank operates about 5,700 branches and 17,250 ATMs nationwide. BofA CEO Brian Moynihan...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_sanfrancisco?a=DBCaRE5TQ4k:KQPXeNuHNPg:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_sanfrancisco?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_sanfrancisco?a=DBCaRE5TQ4k:KQPXeNuHNPg:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_sanfrancisco?i=DBCaRE5TQ4k:KQPXeNuHNPg:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_sanfrancisco?a=DBCaRE5TQ4k:KQPXeNuHNPg:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_sanfrancisco?i=DBCaRE5TQ4k:KQPXeNuHNPg:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_sanfrancisco?a=DBCaRE5TQ4k:KQPXeNuHNPg:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_sanfrancisco?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Red Bull could fill America's Cup with cool
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/blog/red%20bull%20am%20cup*100.jpg?v=3'>San Franciscans love a party. Blow up some fireworks. Pump loud music in the streets. Blaze klieg lights outside a theater. These are the kinds of things that pique our curiosity, draw us out of our homes and to where the action is. Yacht racing won't do that -- not for long stretches of time such as the July to September period in 2013 when dozens of races will be held in San Francisco Bay to determine the boat that will challenge for the America's Cup. A big party? That's another story. That's...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_sanfrancisco?a=pZUs3S74ttg:Uc3_5j3tF_4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_sanfrancisco?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_sanfrancisco?a=pZUs3S74ttg:Uc3_5j3tF_4:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_sanfrancisco?i=pZUs3S74ttg:Uc3_5j3tF_4:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_sanfrancisco?a=pZUs3S74ttg:Uc3_5j3tF_4:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_sanfrancisco?i=pZUs3S74ttg:Uc3_5j3tF_4:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_sanfrancisco?a=pZUs3S74ttg:Uc3_5j3tF_4:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_sanfrancisco?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
U.S. puts 30% tariff on solar panels
The United States is sticking it to Chinese solar panel makers and will enforce tariffs of 30 percent or more on equipment manufactured there and sold into the United States. The U.S. Commerce Department decided to impose the tariffs, which are in addition to a 2.9 percent to 4.73 percent already imposed in March ? and the new tariffs will be retroactively applied 90 days. "(The Department of) Commerce has now confirmed that Chinese manufacturers are guilty of illegally dumping solar cells and...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_sanfrancisco?a=jDdh_L-NbKE:YsnfydTlxco:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_sanfrancisco?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_sanfrancisco?a=jDdh_L-NbKE:YsnfydTlxco:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_sanfrancisco?i=jDdh_L-NbKE:YsnfydTlxco:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_sanfrancisco?a=jDdh_L-NbKE:YsnfydTlxco:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_sanfrancisco?i=jDdh_L-NbKE:YsnfydTlxco:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_sanfrancisco?a=jDdh_L-NbKE:YsnfydTlxco:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_sanfrancisco?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Facebook prices stock at $38
Facebook priced its shares Friday at $38, giving the company a valuation of more than $100 billion, and the stock will start trading Friday morning on the NASDAQ under the symbol FB. The world?s largest social networking Web site raised $16 billion at the price, which was above the initial $28 to $35 share price the company had initially sought. Of that, $6.84 billion will go to Facebook, while $9.16 billion will go to selling stockholders.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_sanfrancisco?a=8Lek0V0tsio:IqvtnXr3sA4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_sanfrancisco?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_sanfrancisco?a=8Lek0V0tsio:IqvtnXr3sA4:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_sanfrancisco?i=8Lek0V0tsio:IqvtnXr3sA4:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_sanfrancisco?a=8Lek0V0tsio:IqvtnXr3sA4:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_sanfrancisco?i=8Lek0V0tsio:IqvtnXr3sA4:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_sanfrancisco?a=8Lek0V0tsio:IqvtnXr3sA4:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_sanfrancisco?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Big Hewlett-Packard layoffs rumored
Huge layoffs could be coming to Hewlett-Packard Co., according to rumors that are being widely reported Thursday. Numbers being thrown around range as high as 35,000 -- according to Business Insider, which cited an unnamed source -- but HP (NYSE: HPQ) has not provided any confirmation or details. HP's stock is down by more than half from what it was in early 2011, and the company employed a whopping 349,600 employees as of October 31, 2011, notes 24/7 Wall Street Wire. The anticipated cuts are...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_sanfrancisco?a=eaW46H1Jbh0:BrP-lYZBmwI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_sanfrancisco?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_sanfrancisco?a=eaW46H1Jbh0:BrP-lYZBmwI:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_sanfrancisco?i=eaW46H1Jbh0:BrP-lYZBmwI:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_sanfrancisco?a=eaW46H1Jbh0:BrP-lYZBmwI:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_sanfrancisco?i=eaW46H1Jbh0:BrP-lYZBmwI:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_sanfrancisco?a=eaW46H1Jbh0:BrP-lYZBmwI:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_sanfrancisco?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
UC Berkeley to consolidate HR, admin staff at West Berkeley site
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/news/Cal_Campanile_Yellow_Roses*100.jpg?v=1'>The University of California, Berkeley picked a site at Cedar and Fourth streets in the West Berkeley flatlands for a "shared services" center that will handle consolidated personnel, finance, research administration and information technology work now done in 200 separate places on the campus. This new center, near Berkeley's Fourth Street shopping district, is "projected to generate significant savings for the campus," the university said. Cal's division of biological sciences and its colleges...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_sanfrancisco?a=7P9ytoZKE0M:92wWiB23O1E:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_sanfrancisco?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_sanfrancisco?a=7P9ytoZKE0M:92wWiB23O1E:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_sanfrancisco?i=7P9ytoZKE0M:92wWiB23O1E:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_sanfrancisco?a=7P9ytoZKE0M:92wWiB23O1E:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_sanfrancisco?i=7P9ytoZKE0M:92wWiB23O1E:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_sanfrancisco?a=7P9ytoZKE0M:92wWiB23O1E:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_sanfrancisco?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Heller Manus settles into its new office under the Transamerica Tower
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/blog/real-estate/Heller_Manus5*100.JPG?v=5'>Heller Manus Architects has debuted its new digs in the shadow of the Transamerica Tower in San Francisco. The architecture firm took an unusual space for its new headquarters at 600 Montgomery St., which formerly housed restaurants. Click the image to start a slideshow of the new Heller Manus headquarters. >>> The space has been empty since 2002 when Redwood Park closed. Jeffrey Heller, president of Heller Manus, said the firm was thrilled to find a such a unique structure for its new...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_sanfrancisco?a=bK61jlEqva4:C6Qz3Y4RN8k:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_sanfrancisco?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_sanfrancisco?a=bK61jlEqva4:C6Qz3Y4RN8k:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_sanfrancisco?i=bK61jlEqva4:C6Qz3Y4RN8k:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_sanfrancisco?a=bK61jlEqva4:C6Qz3Y4RN8k:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_sanfrancisco?i=bK61jlEqva4:C6Qz3Y4RN8k:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_sanfrancisco?a=bK61jlEqva4:C6Qz3Y4RN8k:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_sanfrancisco?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Ross raises the roof on earnings guidance, seeks 1,300 more stores
Discount clothing seller Ross Stores Inc. raised its guess about this year's earnings after sales and profit grew in the first quarter ended April 28. The Pleasanton company (NASDAQ: ROST) now thinks it is likely to earn $3.26 to $3.37 a share for the year ending Feb. 2, 2013, up from an earlier guess of $3.12 to $3.27 per share. Ross, which has 1,146 stores now in 30 states, thinks it could expand to 2,500 stores all over the country. That would be 1,500 Ross Dress For Less stores and 500 DD's...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_sanfrancisco?a=vysJhCT-xGY:sDNRpJOLDt8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_sanfrancisco?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_sanfrancisco?a=vysJhCT-xGY:sDNRpJOLDt8:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_sanfrancisco?i=vysJhCT-xGY:sDNRpJOLDt8:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_sanfrancisco?a=vysJhCT-xGY:sDNRpJOLDt8:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_sanfrancisco?i=vysJhCT-xGY:sDNRpJOLDt8:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_sanfrancisco?a=vysJhCT-xGY:sDNRpJOLDt8:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_sanfrancisco?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>

MN firm building and shipping houses to North Dakota
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/twincities/blog/opportunity_north_dakota/North.Dakota.Flag*100.jpg?v=1'>The labor shortage in oil-booming North Dakota is so acute that many of the area's new houses are being built and shipped in from other states. A Rochester, Minn., company is taking advantage of the situation and building modular homes and trucking them 500 miles to the Williston area of western North Dakota, the Rochester Post-Bulletin reports. Dale Jech, the owner of Creative Modular Concepts, says he has orders for 80 houses and plans to build 145 this year. "Labor there is simply too expensive,"...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_twincities?a=PlI1EUFOJ-Y:qL94zvRt9wY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_twincities?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_twincities?a=PlI1EUFOJ-Y:qL94zvRt9wY:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_twincities?i=PlI1EUFOJ-Y:qL94zvRt9wY:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_twincities?a=PlI1EUFOJ-Y:qL94zvRt9wY:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_twincities?i=PlI1EUFOJ-Y:qL94zvRt9wY:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_twincities?a=PlI1EUFOJ-Y:qL94zvRt9wY:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_twincities?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Hecker moved to his fourth prison since February, and may move again
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/twincities/blog/law/2010/10/04_02_Heckermug*100.jpg?v=1'>Imprisoned former auto dealer Denny Hecker is on the move again. Hecker, who lived in three different federal prisons in one week in February, now has been moved to a prison in Oklahoma City, KSTP.com reports. And he may be moving again soon. KSTP reports that the "primary mission" of the Federal Transfer Center where Hecker is now is to serve as a transfer hub to somewhere else. But a government spokesman wouldn't speculate on any future moves that Hecker might make. Hecker started his 10-year...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_twincities?a=pyQFdRtlHis:S3c2Wc0Pa-U:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_twincities?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_twincities?a=pyQFdRtlHis:S3c2Wc0Pa-U:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_twincities?i=pyQFdRtlHis:S3c2Wc0Pa-U:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_twincities?a=pyQFdRtlHis:S3c2Wc0Pa-U:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_twincities?i=pyQFdRtlHis:S3c2Wc0Pa-U:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_twincities?a=pyQFdRtlHis:S3c2Wc0Pa-U:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_twincities?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
H-P to eliminate 30,000 jobs... Postal Service to cut 28,000 positions... Gold has big day
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/twincities/images/National%20Roundup_icon*100.jpg?v=3'>Business news from around the Web: H-P expected to eliminate 30,000 jobs in restructuring (All Things D) Postal Service moves ahead with cost-savings plan that will cut 28,000 jobs (CNN) Economic index drops after six months of gains (USA Today) Gold sparkles after slump with biggest one-day gain since January (Fox) Strong Wal-Mart profit trumps bribery probe concerns (Reuters) Senators to Facebook co-founder who denounced U.S. citizenship: Don't come back. Ever. (CNN)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_twincities?a=j2uJIxyYhNc:szSivErzVZ8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_twincities?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_twincities?a=j2uJIxyYhNc:szSivErzVZ8:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_twincities?i=j2uJIxyYhNc:szSivErzVZ8:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_twincities?a=j2uJIxyYhNc:szSivErzVZ8:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_twincities?i=j2uJIxyYhNc:szSivErzVZ8:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_twincities?a=j2uJIxyYhNc:szSivErzVZ8:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_twincities?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
MN lost jobs in April, unemployment back to 5.6 percent
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/albuquerque/news/joblessWEEBB*100.jpg?v=1'>Minnesota's unemployment rate dropped in April while the state reported losing 3,100 jobs. The state also reported that Minnesota's annual job growth rate was less than half of that nationwide. The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) reported Thursday that the state's seasonally-adjusted jobless rate fell to 5.6 percent. It had fallen to 5.6 percent in January, then rose in February and March to 5.8 percent. The 5.6 percent rate is the lowest since September of 2009....<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_twincities?a=Vb8zcZ8z2dg:6eMWisHVQI4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_twincities?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_twincities?a=Vb8zcZ8z2dg:6eMWisHVQI4:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_twincities?i=Vb8zcZ8z2dg:6eMWisHVQI4:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_twincities?a=Vb8zcZ8z2dg:6eMWisHVQI4:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_twincities?i=Vb8zcZ8z2dg:6eMWisHVQI4:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_twincities?a=Vb8zcZ8z2dg:6eMWisHVQI4:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_twincities?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Sun Country offers flights to new destinations
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/twincities/suncountry*100.jpg?v=1'>Sun Country Airlines is offering new flights out of the Twin Cities to two vacation spots, plus expanding service to Boston and Seattle. Mendota Heights-based Sun Country announced its 2013 winter schedule Thursday, which includes new nonstop flights out of Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport to Tampa, Fla., and Huatulco, Mexico. The carrier will fly to Tampa four times a week and to Huatulco on Saturdays. The company said it's also expanding its year-round service to Boston and Seattle. Sun...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_twincities?a=k1i9yLBBX0E:LxNjKZRK70Q:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_twincities?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_twincities?a=k1i9yLBBX0E:LxNjKZRK70Q:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_twincities?i=k1i9yLBBX0E:LxNjKZRK70Q:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_twincities?a=k1i9yLBBX0E:LxNjKZRK70Q:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_twincities?i=k1i9yLBBX0E:LxNjKZRK70Q:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_twincities?a=k1i9yLBBX0E:LxNjKZRK70Q:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_twincities?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
3M donation quiets the ape house at Smithsonian's National Zoo
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/twincities/news/Wester.Lowland.Gorilla*100.jpg?v=1'>3M Co. is helping a noisy zoo take it down a notch. Maplewood-based 3M (NYSE: MMM) is donating acoustic tiles to the Great Ape House at the Smithsonian?s National Zoo, which is the home of six gorillas and six orangutans. The current facility in Washington, D.C., is filled with concrete and glass, which makes the experience at the Great Ape House so noisy that it's hard for visitors to hear guides ? or even each other. The installation of 1,430 tiles are projected to take noise levels down...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_twincities?a=5FTiqoO52Ok:isvNvPMFpNg:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_twincities?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_twincities?a=5FTiqoO52Ok:isvNvPMFpNg:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_twincities?i=5FTiqoO52Ok:isvNvPMFpNg:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_twincities?a=5FTiqoO52Ok:isvNvPMFpNg:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_twincities?i=5FTiqoO52Ok:isvNvPMFpNg:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_twincities?a=5FTiqoO52Ok:isvNvPMFpNg:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_twincities?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Schwan's among MN firms honored for ethical practices
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/twincities/images/Schwans.Logo*100.jpg?v=2'>The Schwan Food Co. was among three companies to win the 2012 Minnesota Business Ethics Award (MBEA) for promoting ethical practices in the workplace. Honored by the MBEA in the 13th annual competition on Wednesday were: Murphy Automotive Inc. of Lakeville, which owns five car shops in the Twin Cities, won in the small company category.Western National Insurance Group of Edina, an insurance provider covering property and casualty for businesses, was the medium-sized company category winner.The...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_twincities?a=o7ceQOQZaiA:qnSWAzSgjtw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_twincities?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_twincities?a=o7ceQOQZaiA:qnSWAzSgjtw:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_twincities?i=o7ceQOQZaiA:qnSWAzSgjtw:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_twincities?a=o7ceQOQZaiA:qnSWAzSgjtw:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_twincities?i=o7ceQOQZaiA:qnSWAzSgjtw:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_twincities?a=o7ceQOQZaiA:qnSWAzSgjtw:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_twincities?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
J.P. Morgan loss grows; Buffett takes GM stake
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/twincities/MorningRoundup*100.jpg?v=1'>Business news from around the Web: ? Skechers settles on 'Shape-Up' claims dispute (Portfolio) ? J.P. Morgan's trading loss said to rise by 50 percent (NYT) ? Facebook insiders are cashing out (WSJ) ? Google tweaks search, hurting some firms (WSJ) ? Berkshire Hathaway takes stake in GM, buys Media General (Bloomberg)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_twincities?a=XG1XIbIQasU:nXhcYjafhjU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_twincities?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_twincities?a=XG1XIbIQasU:nXhcYjafhjU:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_twincities?i=XG1XIbIQasU:nXhcYjafhjU:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_twincities?a=XG1XIbIQasU:nXhcYjafhjU:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_twincities?i=XG1XIbIQasU:nXhcYjafhjU:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_twincities?a=XG1XIbIQasU:nXhcYjafhjU:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_twincities?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Arden Hills: So about this old ammo dump ?
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/twincities/MorningRoundup*100.jpg?v=1'>Now that Arden Hills won't get a Minnesota Vikings stadium, government officials want the state to follow through on pledges to help clean up the long-abandoned Army ammunition plant that was to be the stadium site. KARE-11 reports on the hopes of Ramsey County Commissioner Tony Bennett, who lives near the site and says it still has plenty of economic potential. Gov. Mark Dayton said the state should help Arden Hills clean up the site. Ryan Cos. once considered redeveloping it, but scuttled those...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_twincities?a=XbgVx5Ea_A0:ntIq8wF97oI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_twincities?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_twincities?a=XbgVx5Ea_A0:ntIq8wF97oI:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_twincities?i=XbgVx5Ea_A0:ntIq8wF97oI:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_twincities?a=XbgVx5Ea_A0:ntIq8wF97oI:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_twincities?i=XbgVx5Ea_A0:ntIq8wF97oI:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_twincities?a=XbgVx5Ea_A0:ntIq8wF97oI:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_twincities?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Caribe owners try Kickstarter to relaunch restaurant
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/twincities/MorningRoundup*100.jpg?v=1'>St. Paul's Caribe Caribbean Bistro, which closed last year amid Central Corridor light rail construction, could get a second life in Northeast Minneapolis. The Pioneer Press reports that Caribe's owners are hoping to use online fundraising tool Kickstarter to raise capital for the new Caribe at the site of the former Amici Bistro. Kickstarter has helped other eateries get launched. Hell's Kitchen used it to help fund its Angel Food Bakery expansion.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_twincities?a=6n8HS1hxc1o:tFLg0WdtxmY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_twincities?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_twincities?a=6n8HS1hxc1o:tFLg0WdtxmY:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_twincities?i=6n8HS1hxc1o:tFLg0WdtxmY:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_twincities?a=6n8HS1hxc1o:tFLg0WdtxmY:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_twincities?i=6n8HS1hxc1o:tFLg0WdtxmY:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_twincities?a=6n8HS1hxc1o:tFLg0WdtxmY:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_twincities?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>

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