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Transportation seeks partners to help assess network security
The Transportation Department is seeking partners to help it test the resilience of air and ground transportation systems against cybersecurity threats, Nextgov reported. The call for partners comes as lawmakers have warned that the government must be proactive against attacks to the nation's physical infrastructure.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_washington?a=VyDif_E_9_A:5_7DFjDwqSc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_washington?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_washington?a=VyDif_E_9_A:5_7DFjDwqSc:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_washington?i=VyDif_E_9_A:5_7DFjDwqSc:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_washington?a=VyDif_E_9_A:5_7DFjDwqSc:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_washington?i=VyDif_E_9_A:5_7DFjDwqSc:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_washington?a=VyDif_E_9_A:5_7DFjDwqSc:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_washington?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Agencies will need to share spectrum with private sector, NTIA says
An official with the National Telecommunications and Information Administration told congressional staffers this week that government agencies can't be expected to use spectrum as efficiently as private companies, Nextgov reported.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_washington?a=JAS51_dGipA:BTQbOy-kUHA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_washington?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_washington?a=JAS51_dGipA:BTQbOy-kUHA:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_washington?i=JAS51_dGipA:BTQbOy-kUHA:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_washington?a=JAS51_dGipA:BTQbOy-kUHA:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_washington?i=JAS51_dGipA:BTQbOy-kUHA:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_washington?a=JAS51_dGipA:BTQbOy-kUHA:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_washington?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Head of VA Acquisition Academy to step down
Lisa Doyle, chancellor of the Veterans Affairs Acquisition Academy, is leaving her position in June to become the new vice president of learning and development at Lowe's Co., Federal Computer Week reported. Doyle opened the academy in 2008 as a school focused specifically on acquisition interns. It has grown to a school of multiple courses of training, including program management.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_washington?a=gfcpPLAhLDg:j-CM4OTSb6U:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_washington?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_washington?a=gfcpPLAhLDg:j-CM4OTSb6U:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_washington?i=gfcpPLAhLDg:j-CM4OTSb6U:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_washington?a=gfcpPLAhLDg:j-CM4OTSb6U:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_washington?i=gfcpPLAhLDg:j-CM4OTSb6U:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_washington?a=gfcpPLAhLDg:j-CM4OTSb6U:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_washington?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
VA's Jan Frye stirs debate with reverse auction explanation
When the Veterans Affairs Department's Jan Frye temporarily halted and then re-established the reverse auction method for buying commodities and services, he explained that his issue was that contracting officers might be putting too much reliance on private company FedBid, which runs the auctions, Federal Computer Week reported.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_washington?a=cIZ_qQjYJkc:Tj_CIWi5Wv8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_washington?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_washington?a=cIZ_qQjYJkc:Tj_CIWi5Wv8:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_washington?i=cIZ_qQjYJkc:Tj_CIWi5Wv8:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_washington?a=cIZ_qQjYJkc:Tj_CIWi5Wv8:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_washington?i=cIZ_qQjYJkc:Tj_CIWi5Wv8:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_washington?a=cIZ_qQjYJkc:Tj_CIWi5Wv8:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_washington?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
USPS to start closing plants in August
The U.S. Postal Service will start consolidating its mail sorting facilities in August and spread the closing of 229 locations over the course of the next two years. When completed, the consolidations will eliminate 28,000 jobs and save the Postal Service $1.2 billion a year. The Postal Service will close 140 facilities through February 2013 and an additional 89 facilities in 2014.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_washington?a=n6DrbiqufDk:QhsKWlBQJC8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_washington?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_washington?a=n6DrbiqufDk:QhsKWlBQJC8:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_washington?i=n6DrbiqufDk:QhsKWlBQJC8:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_washington?a=n6DrbiqufDk:QhsKWlBQJC8:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_washington?i=n6DrbiqufDk:QhsKWlBQJC8:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_washington?a=n6DrbiqufDk:QhsKWlBQJC8:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_washington?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Why the new F-22 restrictions ring hollow
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has slapped restrictions on the Air Force's F-22 fighter fleet amid safety concerns, but insiders say they aren't that confining, according to U.S. News & World Report. Spurred by warnings after nearly a dozen cases of pilots losing consciousness mid-flight, Panetta has restricted the distances the advanced jets can fly and ordered a fleet-wide installation of an automatic backup oxygen system. Panetta stopped short, though, of grounding the entire fleet of 188...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_washington?a=u-F3r5uPS6k:VNdbzL6ZO8I:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_washington?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_washington?a=u-F3r5uPS6k:VNdbzL6ZO8I:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_washington?i=u-F3r5uPS6k:VNdbzL6ZO8I:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_washington?a=u-F3r5uPS6k:VNdbzL6ZO8I:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_washington?i=u-F3r5uPS6k:VNdbzL6ZO8I:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_washington?a=u-F3r5uPS6k:VNdbzL6ZO8I:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_washington?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
CSC loses $158 million in 'very poor' quarter
Falls Church-based Computer Sciences Corp. fell into the red in its latest quarter, one which CEO Mike Lawrie candidly described as "very poor." CSC posted a net loss of $158 million, or $1.02 per diluted share, in the fiscal 2012 fourth quarter ended March 30. That compares with net income of $171 million, or $1.09 per diluted share, in the year-ago period, the company said in a statement released Thursday.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_washington?a=0F2KWuUCcfE:Fa6oOigSKlo:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_washington?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_washington?a=0F2KWuUCcfE:Fa6oOigSKlo:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_washington?i=0F2KWuUCcfE:Fa6oOigSKlo:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_washington?a=0F2KWuUCcfE:Fa6oOigSKlo:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_washington?i=0F2KWuUCcfE:Fa6oOigSKlo:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_washington?a=0F2KWuUCcfE:Fa6oOigSKlo:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_washington?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
USAF chief raps report on cutting nuke arsenal
The top uniformed U.S. Air Force official criticized a report conducted by former Marine Gen. James Cartwright, who oversaw the U.S. military?s nuclear weapons during his military career and retired last year as the vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, that recommends the U.S. reduce its nuclear stockpile, Defense News reported. The study called for cutting the strategic nuclear stockpile to 900 warheads. The report also calls for eliminating U.S.-based intercontinental ballistic missiles,...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_washington?a=iGq1LGO8uUw:u23K2wP-GAY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_washington?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_washington?a=iGq1LGO8uUw:u23K2wP-GAY:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_washington?i=iGq1LGO8uUw:u23K2wP-GAY:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_washington?a=iGq1LGO8uUw:u23K2wP-GAY:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_washington?i=iGq1LGO8uUw:u23K2wP-GAY:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_washington?a=iGq1LGO8uUw:u23K2wP-GAY:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_washington?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Senate committee approves OFPP nominee, four other bills
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee nearly unanimously approved Joe Jordan as the next administrator of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy, with the nomination now going to a vote of the full Senate, Federal News Radio reported. The committee also approved the Keeping Politics out of Federal Contracting Act.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_washington?a=XAu2Qq3AlCk:3yTqKDXlGOI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_washington?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_washington?a=XAu2Qq3AlCk:3yTqKDXlGOI:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_washington?i=XAu2Qq3AlCk:3yTqKDXlGOI:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_washington?a=XAu2Qq3AlCk:3yTqKDXlGOI:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_washington?i=XAu2Qq3AlCk:3yTqKDXlGOI:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_washington?a=XAu2Qq3AlCk:3yTqKDXlGOI:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_washington?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Northrop Grumman tests out new 13.3 kW 'Gamma' laser cannon
Northrop Grumman Corp. has test-fired its next-generation Firestrick solid-state laser, called Gamma, to get a better idea of its potential as a weapon, Mobile Magazine reported.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_washington?a=2XrZ2O-gTyc:cclcnZcQ5YE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_washington?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_washington?a=2XrZ2O-gTyc:cclcnZcQ5YE:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_washington?i=2XrZ2O-gTyc:cclcnZcQ5YE:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_washington?a=2XrZ2O-gTyc:cclcnZcQ5YE:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_washington?i=2XrZ2O-gTyc:cclcnZcQ5YE:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_washington?a=2XrZ2O-gTyc:cclcnZcQ5YE:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_washington?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>

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KCP&L promotes Heidtbrink to COO role
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/kansascity/news/BasshamTerry(new)*100.jpg?v=1'>Kansas City Power & Light Co. executive Scott Heidtbrink has been promoted to executive vice president and COO. Previously senior vice president for supply, Heidtbrink will manage all utility operations for KCP&L and KCP&L Greater Missouri Operations, the two units of Kansas City-based holding company Great Plains Energy Inc. (NYSE: GXP). Heidtbrink takes the place of Terry Bassham, who will become CEO effective June 1 after the retirement of Mike Chesser, who will remain as non-executive chairman. Heidtbrink...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_kansascity?a=oTQ_Mw624Ow:XVz7aHRW4AM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_kansascity?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_kansascity?a=oTQ_Mw624Ow:XVz7aHRW4AM:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_kansascity?i=oTQ_Mw624Ow:XVz7aHRW4AM:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_kansascity?a=oTQ_Mw624Ow:XVz7aHRW4AM:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_kansascity?i=oTQ_Mw624Ow:XVz7aHRW4AM:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_kansascity?a=oTQ_Mw624Ow:XVz7aHRW4AM:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_kansascity?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Report: Sprint?s Kansas City-area download speeds lag since August
Sprint Nextel Corp. not only has lost its status as the Kansas City market leader for average download speeds, the Overland Park-based wireless carrier?s speeds have slowed down since August, according to a study released Thursday. RootMetrics, a Seattle-based service that measures consumer mobile experiences, performed ?thousands? of speed, reliability and quality tests for data, text messages and calls in Kansas City between April 24 and April 30. RootMetrics gave kudos to Verizon Wireless...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_kansascity?a=BxEgolfPGBs:NNzi2CGygOk:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_kansascity?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_kansascity?a=BxEgolfPGBs:NNzi2CGygOk:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_kansascity?i=BxEgolfPGBs:NNzi2CGygOk:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_kansascity?a=BxEgolfPGBs:NNzi2CGygOk:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_kansascity?i=BxEgolfPGBs:NNzi2CGygOk:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_kansascity?a=BxEgolfPGBs:NNzi2CGygOk:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_kansascity?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
KCUR-FM names Leone as new general manager
Nico Leone will take over as general manager of KCUR-FM in August, the station announced Thursday. Leone succeeds Patricia Cahill, who retired, as head of the public radio station in Kansas City. He has been co-executive director of KDHX-FM, a nonprofit community radio station in St. Louis. KDHX may have more in common with Kansas City community radio station KKFI than with KCUR. The station?s lineup is heavy with locally produced music and talk shows, and its website encourages area bands to...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_kansascity?a=s5oCCaeoU8Y:M0B-t8LGJzk:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_kansascity?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_kansascity?a=s5oCCaeoU8Y:M0B-t8LGJzk:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_kansascity?i=s5oCCaeoU8Y:M0B-t8LGJzk:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_kansascity?a=s5oCCaeoU8Y:M0B-t8LGJzk:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_kansascity?i=s5oCCaeoU8Y:M0B-t8LGJzk:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_kansascity?a=s5oCCaeoU8Y:M0B-t8LGJzk:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_kansascity?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Kansas City committee approves two tax questions for voters
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/kansascity/news/2011/01/19/KansasCitySkyline*100.jpg?v=1'>A Kansas City Council committee on Thursday morning approved a tax plan that probably will put a pair of measures before voters in August. The Kansas City Finance, Governance and Transportation Committee advanced a bill that would call an Aug. 7 election about whether to eliminate some taxes, increase the sales tax and issue $500 million in bonds for stormwater projects. The full Kansas City Council is expected to take up the matter on May 24. Kansas City Mayor Sly James testified on behalf of...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_kansascity?a=yIzppNN9lig:qxtgfX7XS7I:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_kansascity?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_kansascity?a=yIzppNN9lig:qxtgfX7XS7I:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_kansascity?i=yIzppNN9lig:qxtgfX7XS7I:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_kansascity?a=yIzppNN9lig:qxtgfX7XS7I:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_kansascity?i=yIzppNN9lig:qxtgfX7XS7I:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_kansascity?a=yIzppNN9lig:qxtgfX7XS7I:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_kansascity?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Spectrum Fantastic Art Live! convention will draw 5,000 to Kansas City
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/kansascity/news/Spectrum2012Poster*100.jpg?v=1'>Darth Maul meets Batman this weekend in Kansas City at the first Spectrum Fantastic Art Live! convention, which is expected to swoop in with a $3.4 million economic impact. The convention will kick off Friday at Bartle Hall, 301 W. 13th St., attracting an expected 5,000 visitors. More than 200 booths will display paintings, sculptures and digital art in fantasy, science fiction, horror, movie and comic book themes. Co-organizer John Fallone said the event is like an art fair rather than a large...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_kansascity?a=dnbKSGXsdc8:diFuAqtn1WM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_kansascity?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_kansascity?a=dnbKSGXsdc8:diFuAqtn1WM:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_kansascity?i=dnbKSGXsdc8:diFuAqtn1WM:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_kansascity?a=dnbKSGXsdc8:diFuAqtn1WM:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_kansascity?i=dnbKSGXsdc8:diFuAqtn1WM:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_kansascity?a=dnbKSGXsdc8:diFuAqtn1WM:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_kansascity?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Still wishing for All-Star Game tickets? It?ll cost you
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/kansascity/blog/2012AllStarGameBaseballLogo*100.jpg?v=1'>Tickets to Major League Baseball?s All-Star Game in Kansas City on July 10 may be sold out, but eager buyers can find tickets online through resale outfits ? if they?re willing to drop the dough. The average price for a ticket on TicketsNow, Ticketmaster?s reseller, currently is $464. The site has 782 tickets available, with $288 on the low end for standing-room-only space, $357 for the lowest-priced seat, and a high of $3,517 for Diamond Club access behind home plate. Historically, the...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_kansascity?a=oGQFqiobrTI:jXu6lkDs37Y:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_kansascity?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_kansascity?a=oGQFqiobrTI:jXu6lkDs37Y:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_kansascity?i=oGQFqiobrTI:jXu6lkDs37Y:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_kansascity?a=oGQFqiobrTI:jXu6lkDs37Y:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_kansascity?i=oGQFqiobrTI:jXu6lkDs37Y:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_kansascity?a=oGQFqiobrTI:jXu6lkDs37Y:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_kansascity?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Missouri lawmakers pass bill supporting land banks
The Missouri General Assembly on Wednesday passed land bank legislation that would let Kansas City buy and sell swaths of abandoned land. The Greater Kansas City Local Initiatives Support Corp. hailed the passage of the land bank bill, calling it the culmination of two years of work to get lawmakers to agree to the measure. ?The passage of this important legislation is a victory for Kansas City residents as we all continue to seek solutions that reduce the number of vacant and abandoned properties...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_kansascity?a=zomYwGWdTqQ:nyuWa4Qr-tk:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_kansascity?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_kansascity?a=zomYwGWdTqQ:nyuWa4Qr-tk:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_kansascity?i=zomYwGWdTqQ:nyuWa4Qr-tk:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_kansascity?a=zomYwGWdTqQ:nyuWa4Qr-tk:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_kansascity?i=zomYwGWdTqQ:nyuWa4Qr-tk:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_kansascity?a=zomYwGWdTqQ:nyuWa4Qr-tk:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_kansascity?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Report: Ford will offer more redesigned vehicles than rivals
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/kansascity/print-edition/FordKCAssemblyPlant2012*100.jpg?v=1'>Ford Motor Co. will put more redesigned vehicles on the road in America during the next four years than any other automobile producer. According to various media reports, the new ?Car Wars? report by automotive analyst John Murphy at Bank of America Merrill Lynch showed Ford will replace 26 percent of its existing vehicles with new designs between the 2013 to 2016 model years. That?s a much higher rate than Ford?s historical average replacement rate of 14 percent, and it?s above the industry...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_kansascity?a=xQ9vdAlg3Cw:qx9zo_WSVeE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_kansascity?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_kansascity?a=xQ9vdAlg3Cw:qx9zo_WSVeE:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_kansascity?i=xQ9vdAlg3Cw:qx9zo_WSVeE:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_kansascity?a=xQ9vdAlg3Cw:qx9zo_WSVeE:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_kansascity?i=xQ9vdAlg3Cw:qx9zo_WSVeE:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_kansascity?a=xQ9vdAlg3Cw:qx9zo_WSVeE:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_kansascity?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
U.S. Postal Service scales back facility closing plans
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/albuquerque/news/postal-service-trucks-600*100.jpg?v=1'>The U.S. Postal Service now plans to shut down a smaller number of mail-processing centers over a longer period of time, including a location in Topeka, Kan. On Thursday, postal officials said they would close 48 processing centers in August and 92 more in early 2013, creating an estimated $1.2 billion in annual savings. (See a list of facilities slated to close.) If the post office?s financial status doesn?t improve, a third round of consolidation affecting 89 locations would occur in the...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_kansascity?a=-vQCAWV-VRo:r6FFq9Fk3Bs:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_kansascity?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_kansascity?a=-vQCAWV-VRo:r6FFq9Fk3Bs:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_kansascity?i=-vQCAWV-VRo:r6FFq9Fk3Bs:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_kansascity?a=-vQCAWV-VRo:r6FFq9Fk3Bs:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_kansascity?i=-vQCAWV-VRo:r6FFq9Fk3Bs:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_kansascity?a=-vQCAWV-VRo:r6FFq9Fk3Bs:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_kansascity?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Stay home for dinner ? and stay skinnier
A new study reports that a stunning 96 percent of main entrees sold at top U.S. chain restaurants exceed daily limits for calories, sodium, fat and saturated fat, USA Today reports. The 18-month study found that most meals come up short of the U.S. Department of Agriculture?s recommended limits, the newspaper reports. ?If you?re eating out tonight, your chances of finding an entree that?s truly health are painfully low,? Helen Wu, who oversaw the study, told the newspaper.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_kansascity?a=cPyWl3Is_RY:xmbkAriCEX4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_kansascity?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_kansascity?a=cPyWl3Is_RY:xmbkAriCEX4:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_kansascity?i=cPyWl3Is_RY:xmbkAriCEX4:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_kansascity?a=cPyWl3Is_RY:xmbkAriCEX4:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_kansascity?i=cPyWl3Is_RY:xmbkAriCEX4:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_kansascity?a=cPyWl3Is_RY:xmbkAriCEX4:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_kansascity?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>

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

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