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CNN World News For Business Breaking NewsBy Kenneth R. BlankenshipEven if your company does all of its business within 25 miles of Topeka Kansas it is still a good idea to watch the CNN World News. Why you ask? Because what is happening there, wherever there is, will be happening in your neighborhood too.
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See who attended HBJ's CFO VIP reception ? Slideshow<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/houston/news/Reese-Koehler-Smith*100.jpg?v=1'>The Houston Business Journal kicked off Celebrate Enterprise 2012 ? a week of events celebrating capitalism ? with a VIP reception honoring its finalists for Best CFOs of the Year.
Finalists and sponsors of the Best CFOs awards mixed and mingled at a May 16 VIP reception at The Tasting Room in the Galleria area.
Around 50 people attended the exclusive event, which included several CFO award alumni.
BancorpSouth Insurance Services was the presenting sponsor of the event, and the co-sponsors...<div class="feedflare">
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</div>Preview: An insider's slideshow guide to HBJ's Celebrate Enterprise<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/houston/blog/COVER*100.jpg?v=1'>Houston, are you ready to celebrate capitalism?
Houston Business Journal's Celebrate Enterprise event is our week-long way of recognizing Houston's business leaders and to honor the city's spirit of entrepreneurship.
Click through the slideshow at right to see a preview of each event, panelists and topics.
Now in its sixth year, Celebrate Enterprise kicks off May 22 and features eight events over four days, covering relevant topics from energy to health care, and including the recognition...<div class="feedflare">
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</div>Air fares are on the rise at IAH, Hobby<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/nashville/airplaneBNAnsh*100.jpg?v=1'>Air fares at George Bush International Airport (IAH) and Hobby Airport in Houston both increased from the fourth quarter of 2010 to the fourth quarter of 2011, according to the most recent data from the U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
Louisville Business First, an affiliated publication, compiled a database of the average air fares for the 100 largest U.S. airports based on the bureau?s statistics.
The average air fare at IAH grew from $425 in the fourth quarter of 2010 to $494 in the...<div class="feedflare">
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</div>BCM receives Susan G. Komen cancer research grant<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/houston/news/BCM_Logo_RGB1*100.jpg?v=1'>Researchers from Baylor College of Medicine have been awarded more than $5 million from Susan G. Komen for three new breast cancer research grants, including a prestigious Komen Promise Grant.
The Komen Promise Grant is a three-year award for a total of more than $4 million to study restoration of endocrine therapy sensitivity in recurrent breast cancers.
The grant was awarded to principal investigator Dr. Bert O?Malley, chair of molecular and cellular biology at BCM and co-principal investigator...<div class="feedflare">
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</div>Historic rig leaving Galveston harbor<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/houston/news/Ocean-Prospector-2*100.jpg?v=1'>After 14 years docked in the Galveston harbor, the Ocean Prospector is getting back to work.
The Ocean Prospector was the world?s first self-propelled semisubmersible drilling rig when it was designed and built in 1971. Today, its technology is a standard in the industry.
The rig was docked in Galveston in 1998, when owner Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc. (NYSE: DO) brought it there for inspections and maintenance. The Ocean Prospector has remained in the harbor since and changed ownership several...<div class="feedflare">
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</div>Houston First releases short list for new convention hotelWell, that didn?t take long. Less than a month after Houston First Corp. released the list of developers interested in building a 1,000-room convention center hotel downtown, five groups have already been eliminated from consideration.
The short list of potential developers still in the running was selected by Houston First?s consultant and staff members before a request for proposal process. The groups were announced this week at Houston First?s board meeting.
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</div>Social Madness nominations are in, now what?<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/houston/sociallogo-CAROUSEL*100.jpg?v=1'>Nominations have closed for Social Madness presented by Capital One Spark Business, and the Houston Business Journal raked in close to 100 of them. Now, the fun can begin.
For those companies concerned about not hearing an update about the social media competition, fear not! American City Business Journals, our parent company, is currently in the process of reviewing and approving nominations.
Nominated companies will be notified of their approval before the next phase of the competition begins...<div class="feedflare">
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</div>California firm buys Wynhaven multifamily community<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/houston/news/Logo_MIG*100.jpg?v=1'>MIG Real Estate LLC has bought its first Texas property, Wynhaven at Willowbrook, a multifamily community in Houston.
The Newport Beach, Calif.-based real estate investment company is expanding its investment strategy and looking into opportunities in the Sunbelt and the Western U.S., the company said in a May 16 statement.
Wynhaven is a 372-unit community located at 9611 Grant Road near State Highway 249 and Beltway 8. It currently has an occupancy rate of 96 percent.
The local submarket experienced...<div class="feedflare">
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</div>Inside Mitt Romney's Houston Stage Stores connection<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/albany/print-edition/romney%20mitt*100.jpg?v=1'>I spoke to Michael Glazer, CEO of Houston-based Stage Stores Inc., this week about how he?s settling into his new role at the helm of the home-grown apparel retailer.
It didn?t come up in conversation, but Stage Stores has a distinct connection to Mitt Romney's former business dealings while the Republican presidential candidate worked for private equity investment firm Bain Capital.
Bain Capital purchased Stage Stores' predecessor known as Specialty Retailers Inc. in 1988 for $300 million...<div class="feedflare">
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</div>Report: HP job cuts coming, source says<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/denver/news/HewlettPackardHPLogoWeb2*100.jpg?v=1'>After a major restructuring of its PC and printing divisions this year, Hewlett Packard's (NYSE: HPQ) next big move could involve cutting jobs.
Business Insider is reporting that HP is considering cutting jobs soon, and it quotes an unnamed source who claims the number of eliminated jobs will be significant.
The source told Business Insider that HP wants to downsize its workforce ? which totals 320,000 worldwide ? by 10 percent to 15 percent, though Business Insider doesn?t expect the company...<div class="feedflare">
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Milwaukee Succeeds hires first director
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/print-edition/04-06-Fort-Couch-Middle-School*100.jpg?v=1'>Mike Soika has been named as the first director of Milwaukee Succeeds, a cradle-to-career educational partnership that aims to improve educational outcomes for all students in Milwaukee.
In his role, Soika will lead and direct the work of the partnership by continuing to recruit and engage partner organizations, oversee the work of the various committees and continue to move the partnership forward. He will start June 25.
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Retired Deloitte partner Condon elected to Roundy's board
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/WaukeshaShoppesFoxRiverPickSave-0-255-374-307*100.jpg?v=1'>Roundy's Inc. said Thursday that retired Deloitte & Touche LLP partner Patrick Condon has been elected to the company's board, expanding the number of directors to seven.
Roundy's (NYSE: RNDY) is a Milwaukee-based operator of grocery stores under the Pick 'n Save, Metro Market, Copps, Rainbow and Mariano's Fresh Market names.
Condon has more than 40 years of experience in the accounting and finance industry that includes audit and consulting engagements at large public and private companies, as...<div class="feedflare">
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MGIC sues Freddie Mac
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/print-edition/020312_MGIC03-copy*100.jpg?v=1'>Mortgage Guaranty Insurance Corp. said Thursday it filed a lawsuit against Freddie Mac and the Federal Housing Finance Administration in what MGIC said is an effort to resolve a dispute over how MGIC reports losses on pooled loans.
Milwaukee-based private mortgage insurer MGIC, which is a subsidiary of MGIC Investment Corp. (NYSE: MTG), said it has previously disclosed the dispute in regulatory filings. The suit was filed in U.S. District Court in Milwaukee.
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Wisconsin drops 6,200 private sector jobs; jobless rate dips
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/JobsIconCarousel315*100.jpg?v=1'>The state of Wisconsin lost 6,200 private sector jobs in April, according to a new report from the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development.
The agency reported U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data Thursday that showed the state losing a total of 5,900 public and private nonfarm jobs in April, compared with March. The state's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate, nonetheless, dipped another tenth of a percentage point to 6.7 percent and is now down from 7.5 percent in April 2011.
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RMT picked to build Colorado wind farm
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/news/windfarmturbine600x400*100.jpg?v=1'>RMT Inc., a renewable energy contractor and unit of Alliant Energy Corp., of Madison, said Thursday that it has been awarded a contract to build the Colorado Highlands Wind project in that state's Logan County.
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BID consultant says filling dead space, arena are keys to downtown
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/blog/real_estate/051712-DowntownBID1BradleySegal_Ryan340*100.jpg?v=1'>Downtown Milwaukee?s biggest challenge is not an economic or business issue, but rather the problem of wide-open dead spaces with little activity dividing the livelier areas, according to a consultant hired by the Downtown BID.
?That?s not bad news,? said M. Bradley Segal, president of Progressive Urban Management Associates, of Denver. ?There?s a lot of cities that have a lot more fundamental weaknesses in their economic structure.?
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MPS graduation rate improves
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/news/ThorntonGregory_mug_4c*100.jpg?v=1'>The graduation rate at Milwaukee Public Schools has increased 17 percent since the 1999-2000 school year, according to data released by the state Thursday.
The district's graduation rate now stands at approximately 69 percent for 2010-11, up 1.9 percent from 2009-10 and 17 percent, from a 52 percent graduation rate, in 1999-2000, according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.
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Wisconsin cities among worst in 12-month jobs data
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/Wisconsin_Madison_540_309*100.jpg?v=1'>All but 14 of the nation's 100 biggest metropolitan areas added jobs during the past 12 months, and two of the three worst performing metros were in Wisconsin.
According to the latest figures from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and compiled by Bizjournals On Numbers columnist G. Scott Thomas, two Wisconsin metros were among three top-100 markets to lose more than 4,000 jobs during the past year: Madison (down 4,600) and Milwaukee (down 4,300). Only Augusta, Ga., fared worse, ranking last in...<div class="feedflare">
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Bon-Ton's 1Q loss widens
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/news/BostonStoreMayfair315x304*100.jpg?v=1'>The Bon-Ton Stores Inc., the parent of Boston Store and other department store chains, said Thursday that its net loss for the fiscal first quarter widened because of aggressive markdowns on merchandise, resulting on reduced margins for the quarter.
Bon-Ton (Nasdaq: BONT), which is based in Milwaukee and York, Pa., reported a net loss of $40.8 million, or $2.23 per share, compared with a net loss of $36 million, or $2.01 per share, for the same period a year ago. First-quarter sales declined 1.4...<div class="feedflare">
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Warren Buffett increases stake in Wells Fargo
Berkshire Hathaway, which is owned by Warren Buffett, continues to increase its ownership stake in Wells Fargo & Co. The firm bought 10.6 million shares of Wells Fargo in the first quarter.<div class="feedflare">
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Indiana Tech opens second Kentucky campus
The College of Professional Studies at Indiana Tech will soon be offering classes at a location in Northern Kentucky. It will be the college's second Kentucky campus.
The college's new campus is located in Fort Wright at 809 Wright Summit Parkway in the Wright's Summit Executive Office Center. According to a news release, the location includes 11,000 square feet, eight classrooms, a library, computer lab and student lounge.
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KentuckyOne Health parent partners with Conifer Health Solutions to manage revenue
Conifer Health Systems has announced a 10-year agreement with Catholic Health Initiatives to manage revenue cycles for 56 of Catholic Health Initiatives hospitals across the country, including facilities in Kentucky.
Conifer will provide patient access, revenue integrity and patient financial services for the CHI hospitals, which generate more than $6 billion in annual patient revenue, according to a news release.
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Gordon Biersch slide show previews May 21 opening
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/louisville/news/Gordon%20Biersch%2005.17.2012_20120517_0384*100.jpg?v=1'>Gordon Biersch Brewery Restaurant is scheduled to open Monday, May 21, in the Fourth Street Live entertainment complex downtown.
The restaurant, which replaces the former Borders Group bookstore that last spring closed in The Cordish Cos.? downtown Louisville venue, features an in-house brewery and California-inspired menu.
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Rooibee Red Tea secures more funding through stock issue
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/louisville/print-edition/Rooibee%20red%20tea*100.jpg?v=1'>Rooibee Red Tea Co. is attempting to raise another $1.5 million in funding through a preferred stock offering.
So far, the company has raised about $350,000 in funding, according to Heather Howell, the company?s chief tea officer.
Several other investments are expected to come through ?very soon,? she said, bringing the total amount raised through the offering to more than $500,000.
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Yachtman founder tells CFA Society his investment strategy
Donald Yacktman, founder, president and co-chief investment officer of Austin, Texas-based Yacktman Asset Management Co., has worked in the investment business for years and heard investment strategies described in many ways.
But he?s never heard anyone say he buys overpriced securities, which is what many end up doing anyway.
Investing is all about ?what you buy and what you pay for it,? he told the CFA Society of Louisville at the Society?s monthly meeting Wednesday at the Pendennis Club.
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Former Tennessee Commerce CFO joins First Federal
The former CFO of a troubled bank recently purchased by Louisville-based Republic Bancorp Inc. has been named CFO of Elizabethtown-based First Financial Service Corp. as part of a management shakeup.
First Financial (NASDAQ: FFKY) announced Wednesday that it had hired Frank Perez as CFO for the holding company and for its subsidiary, First Federal Savings Bank.
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Kentucky unemployment drops to 8.3 percent
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/charlotte/blog/power_city/siemens%20tour%205%20manufacturing*100.jpg?v=2'>Kentucky?s seasonally adjusted preliminary unemployment rate fell to 8.3 percent in April 2012 from a revised 8.6 percent in March 2012.
The preliminary April rate is the lowest unemployment rate in Kentucky since November 2008, according to the Kentucky Office of Employment and Training.
The preliminary April 2012 jobless rate was 1.3 percentage points below the 9.6 percent rate recorded a year earlier.
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CafePress partners with YouTube for e-commerce
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/sanjose/blog/Cafepress_logo*100.jpg?v=1'>CafePress Inc., which recently announced it is relocating its headquarters to Louisville, is rolling out a new feature that will bring customized online commerce to the YouTube Merch Store.
In this feature, CafePress Shop owners can add hand-selected merchandise to their YouTube channels, creating a new revenue opportunity for video aficionados and fans, according to a news release.
The owners of CafePress? (NASDAQ: PRSS) three million shops can select inventory to feature on their individual...<div class="feedflare">
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Ford is taking orders for C-MAX hybrid
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/http://assets.sustainablebusinessoregon.com/national/Ford_Cmax*100.jpg?v=1'>Ford Motor Co. said Thursday that dealers have begun taking orders for its C-MAX Hybrid, which is being produced at Ford's Wayne, Mich.-based Michigan Assembly Plant alongside Ford's Focus, Focus Electric and Focus ST models.
According to a news release, C-MAX will launch this fall as part of Ford's strategy to deliver leading fuel economy across its lineup while tripling electrified vehicle production capacity by 2013. The 2013 Ford C-MAX Hybrid will carry a base price of $25,995, about $500 lower...<div class="feedflare">
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St. Louis Fed president: Fed doing enough
The Federal Reserve is doing enough to boost the economy, said James Bullard, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, in a speech Wednesday at The Olmsted. Bullard is a member of the Federal Open Market Committee, which helps set interest rates nationally.
As Business First reported, he told an audience of local business leaders, "If anything, the committee may be trying to do too much with monetary policy, risking monetary instability for the U.S. and the global economy."
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