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Slideshow: Who made the most in Facebook IPO?
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/sanjose/blog/biggestHaul-cover-0-0-328-309*100.jpg?v=1'>Facebook's IPO raked in $16 billion for the company and shareholders who sold about 421 million shares of the social networking company on Thursday at $38 each. About 180 million of those shares were sold by Facebook, bringing the company 6.8 billion. The rest came from existing shareholders, who got $9.2 billion in the IPO. CEO Mark Zuckerberg sold 30.2 million of his shares, but the Facebook co-founder didn't take home the biggest haul from Thursday's sale. His offering was done mostly to cover...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_sanjose?a=P5B1XryQQAk:59DDxCog9Zc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_sanjose?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_sanjose?a=P5B1XryQQAk:59DDxCog9Zc:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_sanjose?i=P5B1XryQQAk:59DDxCog9Zc:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_sanjose?a=P5B1XryQQAk:59DDxCog9Zc:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_sanjose?i=P5B1XryQQAk:59DDxCog9Zc:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_sanjose?a=P5B1XryQQAk:59DDxCog9Zc:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_sanjose?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Slideshow: Facebook's $16B tops all tech IPOs
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/sanjose/blog/top10NetIPOsCoverSQ*100.jpg?v=1'>Facebook's $16 billion IPO easily surpassed the previous global record for initial public offerings. There are skeptics ? including CNBC's Jim Cramer ? who say that despite the fact that Thursday's IPO beat Google's $1.67 billion haul from its IPO in 2004, the social network will never be worth as much as search giant. But as of this week, Facebook's IPO is the one to top for tech companies when they go public. Click through the photo gallery that accompanies this to see who the rest of the...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_sanjose?a=CUIbE9_mu-M:_7zv8CTh0HM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_sanjose?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_sanjose?a=CUIbE9_mu-M:_7zv8CTh0HM:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_sanjose?i=CUIbE9_mu-M:_7zv8CTh0HM:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_sanjose?a=CUIbE9_mu-M:_7zv8CTh0HM:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_sanjose?i=CUIbE9_mu-M:_7zv8CTh0HM:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_sanjose?a=CUIbE9_mu-M:_7zv8CTh0HM:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_sanjose?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Baseball chief sees no urgency on A's San Jose decision
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/phoenix/news/BudSelig*100.jpg?v=1'>To the dismay of San Jose area sports boosters, the long-awaited decision on whether the Oakland A?s can move to the region will not come anytime soon. Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig said Thursday there is no timetable for settling the dispute between the A?s and the San Francisco Giants, which have marketing rights to Santa Clara County and strongly oppose the move to Silicon Valley. Selig spoke after an MLB owners? meeting. What?s more, A?s co-owner and managing partner...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_sanjose?a=DHnoOH_08BU:ralE8PnUCv8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_sanjose?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_sanjose?a=DHnoOH_08BU:ralE8PnUCv8:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_sanjose?i=DHnoOH_08BU:ralE8PnUCv8:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_sanjose?a=DHnoOH_08BU:ralE8PnUCv8:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_sanjose?i=DHnoOH_08BU:ralE8PnUCv8:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_sanjose?a=DHnoOH_08BU:ralE8PnUCv8:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_sanjose?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Salesforce stock up after hours on Q1 earnings
Salesforce.com inc. on Thursday reported first quarter revenue of $695 million, an increase of 38 percent on a year-over-year basis. San Francisco-based company (NYSE:CRM), with offices in San Mateo, provides enterprise cloud computing applications. It reported a net loss for the first quarter of $19.5 million, or 14 cents per share. The company's stock dropped $2.78 per share to close at $133.80. It was trading up more than 7 percent after hours. Analysts were expecting, on average, earnings...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_sanjose?a=4hP6GXSSwtY:XGrSIMLIiCk:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_sanjose?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_sanjose?a=4hP6GXSSwtY:XGrSIMLIiCk:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_sanjose?i=4hP6GXSSwtY:XGrSIMLIiCk:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_sanjose?a=4hP6GXSSwtY:XGrSIMLIiCk:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_sanjose?i=4hP6GXSSwtY:XGrSIMLIiCk:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_sanjose?a=4hP6GXSSwtY:XGrSIMLIiCk:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_sanjose?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Applied Materials Q2 revenue beats analyst expectations
Applied Materials Inc.'s stock closed Thursday at $10.48 per share. It was trading down nearly 1 percent after hours. The company on Thursday reported net income of $289 million, or 22 cents per share, compared to $489 million, or 37 cents per share, in the same quarter of last year. The Santa Clara-based company (NASDAQ:AMAT) provides equipment, services and software to the semiconductor, display and solar industries. It had net sales for the quarter of $2.54 billion, compared to $2.86 billion...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_sanjose?a=cWNcxkmDduM:4DheL-FnU0M:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_sanjose?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_sanjose?a=cWNcxkmDduM:4DheL-FnU0M:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_sanjose?i=cWNcxkmDduM:4DheL-FnU0M:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_sanjose?a=cWNcxkmDduM:4DheL-FnU0M:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_sanjose?i=cWNcxkmDduM:4DheL-FnU0M:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_sanjose?a=cWNcxkmDduM:4DheL-FnU0M:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_sanjose?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
How does Facebook celebrate IPO? A hackathon
On the eve of having one of the largest IPOs ever, most companies would celebrate with some mild debauchery. A big dinner. Mid-priced champagne in the company cube farm. Maybe the sort of low-intensity pub crawl that won't leave the CEO too haggard-looking when he rings the bell to open the markets the next morning. Facebook is celebrating its IPO by having some employees work through the night. The company announced an all-night "hackathon" for Thursday night, with programmers from across departments...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_sanjose?a=jkz8PnP9u04:4P3883TGw6A:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_sanjose?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_sanjose?a=jkz8PnP9u04:4P3883TGw6A:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_sanjose?i=jkz8PnP9u04:4P3883TGw6A:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_sanjose?a=jkz8PnP9u04:4P3883TGw6A:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_sanjose?i=jkz8PnP9u04:4P3883TGw6A:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_sanjose?a=jkz8PnP9u04:4P3883TGw6A:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_sanjose?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Bill would prevent Facebook co-founder from evading taxes
Legislation has been introduced by Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and and Sen. Bob Casey (D-Pa.) that would prevent executives such as Facebook Inc. co-founder Eduardo Saverin from avoiding taxes by giving up their U.S. citizenship. Saverin renounced his U.S. citizenship in September and lives in Singapore, according Business Journals Washington Bureau Chief Kent Hoover. Singapore doesn't tax capital gains. Saverin could be saving as much as $67 million if he sells his stock in the Menlo Park-based...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_sanjose?a=IF94d8bzn6I:x4bu9olaYmw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_sanjose?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_sanjose?a=IF94d8bzn6I:x4bu9olaYmw:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_sanjose?i=IF94d8bzn6I:x4bu9olaYmw:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_sanjose?a=IF94d8bzn6I:x4bu9olaYmw:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_sanjose?i=IF94d8bzn6I:x4bu9olaYmw:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_sanjose?a=IF94d8bzn6I:x4bu9olaYmw:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_sanjose?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Facebook IPO shares sell at $38, raising $16B
Facebook Inc. sold its shares in its initial public offering Thursday afternoon at $38 a share, raising $16 billion in the biggest tech IPO in history. The price values the Menlo Park social networking company at $104.2 billion, the highest valuation of any U.S. company on the day they went public. Facebook?s $16 billion IPO ranks as the third biggest overall in U.S. history, edging out General Motors Co.'s $15.8 billion IPO in November 2010, but trailing behind Visa Inc.'s $17.9 billion IPO...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_sanjose?a=u6aH6LN6jgs:7tc0A77EXkI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_sanjose?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_sanjose?a=u6aH6LN6jgs:7tc0A77EXkI:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_sanjose?i=u6aH6LN6jgs:7tc0A77EXkI:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_sanjose?a=u6aH6LN6jgs:7tc0A77EXkI:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_sanjose?i=u6aH6LN6jgs:7tc0A77EXkI:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_sanjose?a=u6aH6LN6jgs:7tc0A77EXkI:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_sanjose?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
HP said to plan 25,000-30,000 job cuts
Hewlett-Packard Co. will reportedly announce plans to cut between 25,000 and 30,000 jobs over the next year or so when it posts earnings next week. Reports that cite unnamed sources on AllThingsDigital, Bloomberg and Business Insider vary on the size of the work force reduction at Palo Alto-based HP (NYSE:HPQ). The restructuring will reportedly include a number of voluntary retirement packages, with AllThingsDigital putting that number at about 5,000 people. Business Insider reported that its...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_sanjose?a=kcSJfGpGQ1U:ny2sLeODAvU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_sanjose?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_sanjose?a=kcSJfGpGQ1U:ny2sLeODAvU:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_sanjose?i=kcSJfGpGQ1U:ny2sLeODAvU:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_sanjose?a=kcSJfGpGQ1U:ny2sLeODAvU:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_sanjose?i=kcSJfGpGQ1U:ny2sLeODAvU:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_sanjose?a=kcSJfGpGQ1U:ny2sLeODAvU:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_sanjose?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
MarkLogic hires eMeter's Gary Bloom as new CEO
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/Gary-Bloom-High-Res*100.jpg?v=1'>MarkLogic Corp. said Thursday it has hired Gary Bloom as its new president and CEO. The San Carlos-based company specializes in powering big data applications. Bloom was previously the CEO and president of San Mateo-based smart grid management software company eMeter, which was acquired by Siemens Corp. last year. It makes metering software for electric, gas and water utilities. Before that he was a consultant at TPG, a private investment firm. Click here to read the press release from MarkLogic....<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_sanjose?a=p6ctWLU4GX4:n9zdZBKSdvM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_sanjose?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_sanjose?a=p6ctWLU4GX4:n9zdZBKSdvM:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_sanjose?i=p6ctWLU4GX4:n9zdZBKSdvM:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_sanjose?a=p6ctWLU4GX4:n9zdZBKSdvM:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_sanjose?i=p6ctWLU4GX4:n9zdZBKSdvM:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_sanjose?a=p6ctWLU4GX4:n9zdZBKSdvM:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_sanjose?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>

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PJM plans $2B in grid upgrades
PJM Interconnection said Thursday that its board of directors has approved more than 130 upgrades worth nearly $2 billion to the transmission grid it manages. The Valley Forge, Pa.-based grid operator and power wholesaler said the upgrades are necessary because of plans by generation companies on its grid to retire nearly 14,000 megawatts of generation capacity between May 2012 and the end of 2015. The capacity being retired consists mostly of older, coal-burning power plants, which are dirty and...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_philadelphia?a=yJKJZBKdmXI:r5tDAzFH9-M:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_philadelphia?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_philadelphia?a=yJKJZBKdmXI:r5tDAzFH9-M:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_philadelphia?i=yJKJZBKdmXI:r5tDAzFH9-M:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_philadelphia?a=yJKJZBKdmXI:r5tDAzFH9-M:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_philadelphia?i=yJKJZBKdmXI:r5tDAzFH9-M:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_philadelphia?a=yJKJZBKdmXI:r5tDAzFH9-M:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_philadelphia?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Firm trying to fight off GlaxoSmithKline takeover
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/washington/news/2010/11/16/Human-Genome-Sciences-HQ_web*100.jpg?v=1'>Human Genome Sciences Inc, which has rejected a hostile $13-per-share offer from GlaxoSmithKline, has adopted a short-term stockholder rights plan to fend off such unwanted attention. Rockville, Md.-based Human Genome (NASDAQ:HGSI) said in a statement announcing the plan that it had declared a dividend of one share purchase right for each share of the company's common stock held of record at the close of business on May 29. Human Genome said that the rights plan was "intended to allow the company...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_philadelphia?a=z7F-cE8p0zE:z8b1elkninI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_philadelphia?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_philadelphia?a=z7F-cE8p0zE:z8b1elkninI:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_philadelphia?i=z7F-cE8p0zE:z8b1elkninI:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_philadelphia?a=z7F-cE8p0zE:z8b1elkninI:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_philadelphia?i=z7F-cE8p0zE:z8b1elkninI:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_philadelphia?a=z7F-cE8p0zE:z8b1elkninI:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_philadelphia?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
The Barnes Foundation?s new home: Slideshow
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/philadelphia/blog/peter-van-allen/1%20barnes%20and%20skyline*100.jpg?v=1'>The Barnes Foundation?s new site in Philadelphia will open this weekend. After a 10-year process that included legal wrangling and the raising of $200 million, the Barnes moved its art collection from suburban Merion, Pa., to a brand new, 93,000-square-foot building on the Ben Franklin Parkway. The collection includes works by Matisse, Picasso, van Gogh, Cezanne, Renoir, Prendergast, Monet and other masters. It will open to the public on Saturday. On Wednesday, officials unveiled the new site...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_philadelphia?a=EAF-W5wkx3w:3ZtBF828zm4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_philadelphia?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_philadelphia?a=EAF-W5wkx3w:3ZtBF828zm4:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_philadelphia?i=EAF-W5wkx3w:3ZtBF828zm4:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_philadelphia?a=EAF-W5wkx3w:3ZtBF828zm4:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_philadelphia?i=EAF-W5wkx3w:3ZtBF828zm4:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_philadelphia?a=EAF-W5wkx3w:3ZtBF828zm4:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_philadelphia?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Comcast raising customers' Internet data limit
Comcast Corp. said Thursday it will raise its data transmission limit on residential Internet customers from 250 gigabytes per month. The Philadelphia-based telecommunications, media and entertainment giant said in a post on its blog that it will test two approaches, both of which will allow customers to send and receive at least 300 GB of data per month. One approach will give customers of its three cheapest Internet service plans a cap of 300 GB and give customers of more expensive plans higher...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_philadelphia?a=XUm-nzGA0BA:al0_VvAwdss:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_philadelphia?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_philadelphia?a=XUm-nzGA0BA:al0_VvAwdss:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_philadelphia?i=XUm-nzGA0BA:al0_VvAwdss:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_philadelphia?a=XUm-nzGA0BA:al0_VvAwdss:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_philadelphia?i=XUm-nzGA0BA:al0_VvAwdss:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_philadelphia?a=XUm-nzGA0BA:al0_VvAwdss:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_philadelphia?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Foreclosure filings up in Phila. region, down nationally: RealtyTrac
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/denver/THINKSTOCKForeclosureForecloseCar315*100.jpg?v=1'>Foreclosure filings declined nationally in April but rose locally, according to RealtyTrac, the California company that tracks the data. RealtyTrac said foreclosure filings ? default notices, scheduled auctions and bank repossessions ? were reported on 188,780 U.S. properties in April, the lowest monthly total since July 2007. April foreclosure activity decreased 5 percent from the previous month and was down 14 percent from April 2011. One in every 698 U.S. housing units had a foreclosure...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_philadelphia?a=AmW2I5cBLgA:jtUFriw3ByQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_philadelphia?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_philadelphia?a=AmW2I5cBLgA:jtUFriw3ByQ:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_philadelphia?i=AmW2I5cBLgA:jtUFriw3ByQ:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_philadelphia?a=AmW2I5cBLgA:jtUFriw3ByQ:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_philadelphia?i=AmW2I5cBLgA:jtUFriw3ByQ:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_philadelphia?a=AmW2I5cBLgA:jtUFriw3ByQ:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_philadelphia?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
IBC Foundation donates money to PCOM center in Phila.
The Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine Healthcare Center, Lancaster Avenue division, received a $50,000 grant from the Independence Blue Cross Foundation to implement a patient-centered medical home to improve primary-care services to residents in what the medical school described as an ?underserved and at-risk? West Philadelphia community. A patient-centered medical home is a team-based model of care led by a personal physician who provides continuous and coordinated care throughout...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_philadelphia?a=EH-szWjc2TU:9XQLKMVJUek:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_philadelphia?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_philadelphia?a=EH-szWjc2TU:9XQLKMVJUek:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_philadelphia?i=EH-szWjc2TU:9XQLKMVJUek:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_philadelphia?a=EH-szWjc2TU:9XQLKMVJUek:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_philadelphia?i=EH-szWjc2TU:9XQLKMVJUek:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_philadelphia?a=EH-szWjc2TU:9XQLKMVJUek:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_philadelphia?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Auxilium says new patent further protects its Testim testosterone gel
The U.S. Patent and Trademark office issued another patent for Testim Thursday to Auxilium Inc. and FCB. Auxilium, a testosterone gel, is marketed by Auxilium (NASDAQ:AUXL) under a license from FCB of Mahwah, N.J. The patent, which the companies said claims certain pharmaceutical compositions comprising testosterone, is expected to expire in April 2023. ?We are very pleased that, in addition to the nine previously issued patents covering methods using Testim, the franchise is now further protected...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_philadelphia?a=bILGP66l1is:Q7V53LUYvcA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_philadelphia?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_philadelphia?a=bILGP66l1is:Q7V53LUYvcA:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_philadelphia?i=bILGP66l1is:Q7V53LUYvcA:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_philadelphia?a=bILGP66l1is:Q7V53LUYvcA:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_philadelphia?i=bILGP66l1is:Q7V53LUYvcA:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_philadelphia?a=bILGP66l1is:Q7V53LUYvcA:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_philadelphia?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Atlas Resource to buy Barnett Shale reserves, raises guidance
Atlas Resource Partners LP said Thursday it has agreed to acquire 250 billion cubic feet equivalent of natural-gas reserves in the Barnett Shale formation in Texas for $184 million in limited partner units. The Philadelphia-based partnership struck the agreement with Titan Operating LLC, a privately held company based in Fort Worth, Texas. Atlas Resource (NYSE:ARP) said the deal has been approved by its board of directors and will be effective as of Jan. 1, 2012. It expects the deal to close in...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_philadelphia?a=IrKKouh_hTA:T0cgHMh8-4Q:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_philadelphia?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_philadelphia?a=IrKKouh_hTA:T0cgHMh8-4Q:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_philadelphia?i=IrKKouh_hTA:T0cgHMh8-4Q:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_philadelphia?a=IrKKouh_hTA:T0cgHMh8-4Q:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_philadelphia?i=IrKKouh_hTA:T0cgHMh8-4Q:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_philadelphia?a=IrKKouh_hTA:T0cgHMh8-4Q:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_philadelphia?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Peco announces tree pruning locations in Delco
Peco Energy Co. said Thursday it will spend $1.4 million pruning trees along 300 miles of aerial electric lines in Philadelphia and Delaware County. The Philadelphia-based electric-and-gas utility said the pruning will begin at the end of May and continue through early September. A list of the Delaware County communities that will see the pruning is here. The subsidiary of Chicago-based Exelon Corp. (NYSE:EXC) will spend $28 million on its vegetation management program this year.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_philadelphia?a=iFmFwuP3_SE:mjDh-dXXbio:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_philadelphia?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_philadelphia?a=iFmFwuP3_SE:mjDh-dXXbio:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_philadelphia?i=iFmFwuP3_SE:mjDh-dXXbio:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_philadelphia?a=iFmFwuP3_SE:mjDh-dXXbio:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_philadelphia?i=iFmFwuP3_SE:mjDh-dXXbio:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_philadelphia?a=iFmFwuP3_SE:mjDh-dXXbio:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_philadelphia?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Philadelphia's 30 MVPs of the past 30 years: Slideshow
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/philadelphia/news/30%20MVP%20Banner%20fixed-0-549-1496-1193*100.jpg?v=1'>In June, the Philadelphia Business Journal celebrates 30 years of coverage and connections, and we?re sharing the love with special recognition for the individuals and organizations who have made extraordinary contributions to the region over the past generation. With input from readers and editorial staff, we came up with a list of 30 people, companies and organizations that we believe have had major, lasting significance and deserve to be called Philadelphia?s Most Valuable Players (to see...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_philadelphia?a=DHuShDtG0j0:y_x68cyi0Fw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_philadelphia?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_philadelphia?a=DHuShDtG0j0:y_x68cyi0Fw:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_philadelphia?i=DHuShDtG0j0:y_x68cyi0Fw:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_philadelphia?a=DHuShDtG0j0:y_x68cyi0Fw:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_philadelphia?i=DHuShDtG0j0:y_x68cyi0Fw:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_philadelphia?a=DHuShDtG0j0:y_x68cyi0Fw:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_philadelphia?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>

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