Bud Clark Commons lands top design prize
A Portland low-income housing project has captured a prestigious architecture award. The American Institute of Architects named the Bud Clark Commons as the group?s top 2012 Housing and Urban Development design. The award will be given to Dave Otte, the lead architect on the project, on Saturday. The facility opened last summer in Portland?s Old Town The Washington, D.C.-based AIA praised: The shelter?s ?abundance of natural light and wood finishes inside,? exemplified by the sustainably...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_portland?a=t-9n7kXcGW8:dyllne2N7mk:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_portland?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_portland?a=t-9n7kXcGW8:dyllne2N7mk:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_portland?i=t-9n7kXcGW8:dyllne2N7mk:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_portland?a=t-9n7kXcGW8:dyllne2N7mk:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_portland?i=t-9n7kXcGW8:dyllne2N7mk:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_portland?a=t-9n7kXcGW8:dyllne2N7mk:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_portland?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bizj_portland/~4/t-9n7kXcGW8" height="1" width="1"/>
H&M to open at Lloyd Center
H&M, the fashion retailer also known as Hennes & Mauritz, opens its fourth Portland mall store at noon, June 7, at Lloyd Center. H&M has stores at Pioneer Place, Washington Square and Clackamas Town Center. The 21,226-square-foot Lloyd Center location employs 30. The popular retailer carries men's and women's apparel. The first 100 customers on opening day will receive an H&M t-shirt and a gift card worth $10 to $300. Store hours are 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday to Saturday and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m....<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_portland?a=Jug-x1rTJoE:Iss4WUHMKZw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_portland?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_portland?a=Jug-x1rTJoE:Iss4WUHMKZw:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_portland?i=Jug-x1rTJoE:Iss4WUHMKZw:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_portland?a=Jug-x1rTJoE:Iss4WUHMKZw:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_portland?i=Jug-x1rTJoE:Iss4WUHMKZw:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_portland?a=Jug-x1rTJoE:Iss4WUHMKZw:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_portland?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bizj_portland/~4/Jug-x1rTJoE" height="1" width="1"/>
Icahn urges Mentor shareholders to withhold director votes
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/portland/news/Icahn_carl2_carousel*100.jpg?v=1'>Using a quote from Thomas Jefferson, billionaire shareholder activist Carl Icahn on Thursday lashed out at Mentor Graphics for extending its poison pill and refusing to renominate two of his favored board members. As a result, Icahn is urging Mentor Graphics shareholders to withhold votes for incumbent directors Gregory Hinckley, Peter Bonfield, Kevin McDonough, Patrick McManus and Mentor CEO Walden Rhines. In doing so, he touted a similar recommendation from ISS Proxy Advisory Services. ISS also...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_portland?a=PJ0nUiPYRBw:4gjtzjU_E4s:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_portland?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_portland?a=PJ0nUiPYRBw:4gjtzjU_E4s:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_portland?i=PJ0nUiPYRBw:4gjtzjU_E4s:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_portland?a=PJ0nUiPYRBw:4gjtzjU_E4s:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_portland?i=PJ0nUiPYRBw:4gjtzjU_E4s:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_portland?a=PJ0nUiPYRBw:4gjtzjU_E4s:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_portland?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bizj_portland/~4/PJ0nUiPYRBw" height="1" width="1"/>
Regional stocks: Market slide continues
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/twincities/news/StockMarketDown*100.jpg?v=1'>The major indices continued their slide on Wall Street. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed down 156.06 points to 12,442, the NASDAQ closed down 60.35 points to 2,813 and the S&P 500 closed down 19.94 points to 1,304. The Davidson 99, which measures stocks in seven western states, including 19 in Oregon, closed down 3.47 points to 168.16. Among the biggest percent losers regionally were Lithia Motors (NYSE: LAD), which closed down 8.4 percent to $22.14, Paulson Capital (NASDAQ: PLCC), which...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_portland?a=cR1iv7C7_-M:2pP-e6ceq0g:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_portland?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_portland?a=cR1iv7C7_-M:2pP-e6ceq0g:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_portland?i=cR1iv7C7_-M:2pP-e6ceq0g:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_portland?a=cR1iv7C7_-M:2pP-e6ceq0g:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_portland?i=cR1iv7C7_-M:2pP-e6ceq0g:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_portland?a=cR1iv7C7_-M:2pP-e6ceq0g:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_portland?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bizj_portland/~4/cR1iv7C7_-M" height="1" width="1"/>
Craft Brew launches gluten-free Omission nationwide
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/portland/news/Craft%20brew%20omission%20carousel*100.jpg?v=1'>Craft Brew Alliance Inc. will start distributing its line of gluten-free beers nationwide in coming weeks. Portland-based Craft Brew (Nasdaq: Brew) launched its Omission Lager and Omission Pale Ale in Oregon in March. Thursday, it said it will begin distributing the brand nationwide, starting on the West Coast and hitting the rest of the country by mid-June. Omission is brewed under Craft Brew?s Widmer Brothers Brewing label. Each batch is tested to ensure it complies with international standards...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_portland?a=u7ReCIdVXls:G8g0b3LerGc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_portland?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_portland?a=u7ReCIdVXls:G8g0b3LerGc:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_portland?i=u7ReCIdVXls:G8g0b3LerGc:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_portland?a=u7ReCIdVXls:G8g0b3LerGc:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_portland?i=u7ReCIdVXls:G8g0b3LerGc:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_portland?a=u7ReCIdVXls:G8g0b3LerGc:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_portland?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bizj_portland/~4/u7ReCIdVXls" height="1" width="1"/>
Milwaukie light rail line attracts $85M from feds
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/portland/news/Trimet%20max%20carousel*100.jpg?v=1'>Oregon?s U.S. senators announced jointly Thursday that the Portland area?s transit agency will receive $85 million in federal money for the new Portland-Milwaukie light-rail line. The money, which goes to TriMet, comes from the U.S. Department of Transportation New Starts program. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced the funding on Thursday afternoon shortly before TriMet revealed it had also collected $7.5 million in federal grants to buy 18 buses, including four hyrbid vehicles. The...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_portland?a=6X-yN7wrR7o:hyJFWHhjSmM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_portland?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_portland?a=6X-yN7wrR7o:hyJFWHhjSmM:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_portland?i=6X-yN7wrR7o:hyJFWHhjSmM:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_portland?a=6X-yN7wrR7o:hyJFWHhjSmM:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_portland?i=6X-yN7wrR7o:hyJFWHhjSmM:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_portland?a=6X-yN7wrR7o:hyJFWHhjSmM:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_portland?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bizj_portland/~4/6X-yN7wrR7o" height="1" width="1"/>
Portland business leaders happy with mayoral options
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/portland/blog/mayoral%20candidates*100.jpg?v=1'>Portland?s business community has delivered a mostly positive verdict in the mayor's race following Tuesday?s election. After Portland voters winnowed down the number of 23 candidates ? really, they narrowed the field of three front-runners to two, knocking Eileen Brady out of the running ? some prominent business leaders are saying that either of the general election combatants Charlie Hales and Jefferson Smith could be a positive force for the business community. They warned, though,...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_portland?a=P7-HNnIEL2g:SKcY-sPDv38:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_portland?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_portland?a=P7-HNnIEL2g:SKcY-sPDv38:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_portland?i=P7-HNnIEL2g:SKcY-sPDv38:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_portland?a=P7-HNnIEL2g:SKcY-sPDv38:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_portland?i=P7-HNnIEL2g:SKcY-sPDv38:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_portland?a=P7-HNnIEL2g:SKcY-sPDv38:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_portland?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bizj_portland/~4/P7-HNnIEL2g" height="1" width="1"/>
Timbers, Jeld-Wen Field featured in new Adidas ad
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/portland/blog/Timbers-army-screengrab*100.jpg?v=1'>The Portland Timbers, star forward Darlington Nagbe, and the Timbers Army feature prominently in a new 30-second TV ad making its debut this weekend from Adidas? U.S. soccer division. Portland-based Adidas America is pushing its micoach SPEED_CELL technology, which uses a chip embedded into the soccer boot to capture the player?s 360-degree movements and document various performance metrics. The chips store up to seven hours of data and can wirelessly sync to smartphones and be shared through...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_portland?a=W6NjTdFxTHM:xVpKf0ADryM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_portland?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_portland?a=W6NjTdFxTHM:xVpKf0ADryM:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_portland?i=W6NjTdFxTHM:xVpKf0ADryM:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_portland?a=W6NjTdFxTHM:xVpKf0ADryM:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_portland?i=W6NjTdFxTHM:xVpKf0ADryM:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_portland?a=W6NjTdFxTHM:xVpKf0ADryM:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_portland?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bizj_portland/~4/W6NjTdFxTHM" height="1" width="1"/>
Oregon regional economies make gains
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/portland/news/growth*100.jpg?v=1'>Eugene-Springfield and Central Oregon have joined the Portland metro area in nearing their average economic growth rates, according to the University of Oregon Regional Economic Indexes. The regional indexes measure economic growth using variables including new housing permits, home sales, sector employment data, the unemployment rate, and airport passenger data. Zero is used to indicate the average growth rate posted between 1998 and 2011. In Portland, the average economic growth rate for the...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_portland?a=5j4XIMKWNgw:sd0W3e0DqYg:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_portland?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_portland?a=5j4XIMKWNgw:sd0W3e0DqYg:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_portland?i=5j4XIMKWNgw:sd0W3e0DqYg:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_portland?a=5j4XIMKWNgw:sd0W3e0DqYg:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_portland?i=5j4XIMKWNgw:sd0W3e0DqYg:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_portland?a=5j4XIMKWNgw:sd0W3e0DqYg:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_portland?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bizj_portland/~4/5j4XIMKWNgw" height="1" width="1"/>
Precision Castparts surpasses $7B in annual sales
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/portland/news/Precision_castparts_Donegan_web*100.jpg?v=1'>Precision Castparts Corp. on Thursday said it gained ground in new markets as it boosted fourth-quarter and full-year sales by 16 percent. The Portland-based manufacturer of key metal components for commercial aircraft and energy markets (NYSE: PCP) reported earnings of $336.1 million, or $2.30 per share, on nearly $2 billion in sales for the final quarter of fiscal 2012. That was a sizable improvement over the prior year when it had earnings of $271 million, or $1.87 per share, on $1.7 billion...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_portland?a=qvmTq7HXiME:e_FwsKJAhPQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_portland?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_portland?a=qvmTq7HXiME:e_FwsKJAhPQ:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_portland?i=qvmTq7HXiME:e_FwsKJAhPQ:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_portland?a=qvmTq7HXiME:e_FwsKJAhPQ:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_portland?i=qvmTq7HXiME:e_FwsKJAhPQ:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_portland?a=qvmTq7HXiME:e_FwsKJAhPQ:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_portland?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bizj_portland/~4/qvmTq7HXiME" height="1" width="1"/>


Panera Bread opening first location in Mississippi
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/memphis/print-edition/webPaneraPostle_Rick*100.jpg?v=1'>Panera Bread Co.?s local franchisee is opening the company?s first Mississippi store. Delta Dough Inc. is opening an Olive Branch location at 7501 Goodman Road on May 23. In three years, Panera (NASDAQ: PNRA) and Delta Dough have developed six locations in Tennessee and Arkansas. Delta Dough is led by Rick Postle, who has been with Panera for 17 years including time served as Panera?s corporate president. Postle was the architect of the company?s franchising program, which has helped it...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_memphis?a=VtVOGMLt-V8:Rm7hercYERk:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_memphis?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_memphis?a=VtVOGMLt-V8:Rm7hercYERk:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_memphis?i=VtVOGMLt-V8:Rm7hercYERk:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_memphis?a=VtVOGMLt-V8:Rm7hercYERk:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_memphis?i=VtVOGMLt-V8:Rm7hercYERk:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_memphis?a=VtVOGMLt-V8:Rm7hercYERk:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_memphis?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Le Bonheur Children?s Hospital awarded LEED certification
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/memphis/news/webLeBonheurChildrensHosp*100.jpg?v=1'>Efficiency in sustainable building design and construction has finally been realized at Le Bonheur Children?s Hospital with the announcement of the facility?s LEED Silver certification by the U.S. Green Building Council. Le Bonheur becomes just the fifth children?s hospital in the country to achieve LEED certification. Additionally, only one other hospital larger than 600,000 square feet has been awarded the certification. ?We?ve always said that sustainability is right for kids and Le...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_memphis?a=0E9WdIRcICw:oAywuoZl8Cc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_memphis?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_memphis?a=0E9WdIRcICw:oAywuoZl8Cc:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_memphis?i=0E9WdIRcICw:oAywuoZl8Cc:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_memphis?a=0E9WdIRcICw:oAywuoZl8Cc:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_memphis?i=0E9WdIRcICw:oAywuoZl8Cc:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_memphis?a=0E9WdIRcICw:oAywuoZl8Cc:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_memphis?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Social media enables Memphis Realtors to join D.C. rally
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/memphis/blog/socialmadness/virtualrallySS*100.jpg?v=1'>You can usually bank on strength in numbers, but for local Realtors that couldn?t make it to today?s ?Rally to Protect the American Dream? in Washington, D.C., the National Association of Realtors has provided a platform for its membership to join more than 10,000 real estate professionals in virtual solidarity. The NAR?s Virtual Rally landing page is replete with a real time Twitter feed ? utilizing the hashtag #realtorrally ? as well as a running count of virtual rally attendants...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_memphis?a=CoKGjjda4LM:hP2oaLcetR0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_memphis?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_memphis?a=CoKGjjda4LM:hP2oaLcetR0:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_memphis?i=CoKGjjda4LM:hP2oaLcetR0:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_memphis?a=CoKGjjda4LM:hP2oaLcetR0:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_memphis?i=CoKGjjda4LM:hP2oaLcetR0:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_memphis?a=CoKGjjda4LM:hP2oaLcetR0:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_memphis?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
FedEx Express adding more electric vehicles to fleet
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/kansascity/news/SmithElectricVehiclesFedExStepVan*100.jpg?v=1'>FedEx Express announced that its vehicle fleet is more than 16 percent more fuel efficient, well ahead of the pace needed to reach its goal of making its vehicles 20 percent more efficient by 2020. ?We have achieved 80 percent of our vehicle fuel efficiency goal as of the conclusion of fiscal year 2011, compared to our original baseline set in 2005,? said Mitch Jackson, staff vice president of environmental affairs and sustainability, with FedEx Corp. ?As a result, we are reevaluating our...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_memphis?a=nd-RFf4e7Mo:FY0nWyPpVCo:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_memphis?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_memphis?a=nd-RFf4e7Mo:FY0nWyPpVCo:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_memphis?i=nd-RFf4e7Mo:FY0nWyPpVCo:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_memphis?a=nd-RFf4e7Mo:FY0nWyPpVCo:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_memphis?i=nd-RFf4e7Mo:FY0nWyPpVCo:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_memphis?a=nd-RFf4e7Mo:FY0nWyPpVCo:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_memphis?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Tennessee unemployment rate lower in April
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/twincities/news/Down.Arrow.icon*100.jpg?v=1'>Tennessee's unemployment rate fell slightly in April to 7.8 percent, continuing to inch downward throughout 2012 and reaching its lowest point in three and a half years. The state's rate was 7.9 percent in March, 8 percent in February and 8.2 percent in January, according to Tennessee Department of Labor & Workforce Development data. The nation's jobless rate in April was 8.1 percent, keeping Tennessee below the national average for the fourth consecutive month. But Tennessee Labor Commissioner...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_memphis?a=cDH26mCUijw:X_1u03-i7cY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_memphis?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_memphis?a=cDH26mCUijw:X_1u03-i7cY:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_memphis?i=cDH26mCUijw:X_1u03-i7cY:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_memphis?a=cDH26mCUijw:X_1u03-i7cY:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_memphis?i=cDH26mCUijw:X_1u03-i7cY:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_memphis?a=cDH26mCUijw:X_1u03-i7cY:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_memphis?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Top of the List: Memphis Golf Courses
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/memphis/news/webTopoGolf1*100.jpg?v=1'>MBJ published its Golf Courses list in the May 11-17 print edition but we're giving web readers a peek at the top five. The list ranks the courses by their USGA course rating and slope rating. MBJ director of research Jason Bolton writes that more than half, or 56 percent, of the area's most difficult courses are private clubs, and one club jumped from No. 19 on last year's list into the top five this year. Click here to read more from Bolton on our Memphis Business Blog. To see the full list...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_memphis?a=2jKFbVDhv24:MnvjsSmrc78:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_memphis?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_memphis?a=2jKFbVDhv24:MnvjsSmrc78:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_memphis?i=2jKFbVDhv24:MnvjsSmrc78:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_memphis?a=2jKFbVDhv24:MnvjsSmrc78:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_memphis?i=2jKFbVDhv24:MnvjsSmrc78:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_memphis?a=2jKFbVDhv24:MnvjsSmrc78:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_memphis?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Behind the list: Memphis Golf Courses
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/memphis/blog/webTopoGolf3*100.jpg?v=1'>If you want to play the most challenging golf courses in the Memphis area, you will need to pay your dues. Of the 25 most difficult local golf courses based on USGA course rating and slope rating, private clubs account for 56 percent with another 16 percent labeled as semi-private. After a couple years of local golf courses reporting the same course information, several have undergone renovations or have been rerated. The most notable ? as far as the list goes this year ? is the renovation...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_memphis?a=K_1CqcmrlLo:IpIW5Rnktcg:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_memphis?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_memphis?a=K_1CqcmrlLo:IpIW5Rnktcg:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_memphis?i=K_1CqcmrlLo:IpIW5Rnktcg:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_memphis?a=K_1CqcmrlLo:IpIW5Rnktcg:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_memphis?i=K_1CqcmrlLo:IpIW5Rnktcg:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_memphis?a=K_1CqcmrlLo:IpIW5Rnktcg:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_memphis?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Memphis foreclosures up 50% in April as national number falls
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/denver/THINKSTOCKForeclosureForecloseCar315*100.jpg?v=1'>The national picture for foreclosures in April showed that the West fared the best ? 11 of the nation?s 20 largest metropolitan ares posted increases in foreclosure activity, all of which were located along the East Coast or in Southern or Midwestern states. And while national data from real estate data provider RealtyTrac demonstrated the amount of foreclosure filings ? default notices, scheduled auctions and bank repossessions ? was the lowest monthly total since 2007, foreclosure activity...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_memphis?a=e1zRvTr_IuI:S9fEOr1CYlI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_memphis?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_memphis?a=e1zRvTr_IuI:S9fEOr1CYlI:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_memphis?i=e1zRvTr_IuI:S9fEOr1CYlI:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_memphis?a=e1zRvTr_IuI:S9fEOr1CYlI:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_memphis?i=e1zRvTr_IuI:S9fEOr1CYlI:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_memphis?a=e1zRvTr_IuI:S9fEOr1CYlI:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_memphis?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Feds close investigation into Medtronic?s Infuse product, find no wrongdoing
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/twincities/Medtronic%20Logo*100.jpg?v=1'>The U.S. Department of Justice and the Office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts have reportedly closed their investigation of Medtronic Inc. and its Infuse Bone Graft product, failing to find any wrongdoing on the company?s part. The Department of Justice began the investigation in October 2008. Designed in and is distributed out of Memphis, Infuse is a genetically engineered bone protein that stimulates bone growth. It is primarily used in spinal and oral procedures, but...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_memphis?a=8Pi6c4q-L44:-KKfTQA52zE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_memphis?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_memphis?a=8Pi6c4q-L44:-KKfTQA52zE:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_memphis?i=8Pi6c4q-L44:-KKfTQA52zE:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_memphis?a=8Pi6c4q-L44:-KKfTQA52zE:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_memphis?i=8Pi6c4q-L44:-KKfTQA52zE:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_memphis?a=8Pi6c4q-L44:-KKfTQA52zE:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_memphis?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Memphis Airport Authority approves $1 million in incentives for new service
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/memphis/news/WebNewsCarMemphisAirportSign*100.jpg?v=1'>The Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority approved an air service development program with financial incentives and fee savings to airlines in order to add new direct service to and from Memphis International Airport. The authority is hoping this will lure more airline competition to Memphis and lead to more flights and lower fares. It authorized up to $1 million in incentives for the first year of the air service development program, which is available to commercial airlines with an airport...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_memphis?a=F5moYUzYVV0:VKyrMa8Y4c0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_memphis?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_memphis?a=F5moYUzYVV0:VKyrMa8Y4c0:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_memphis?i=F5moYUzYVV0:VKyrMa8Y4c0:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_memphis?a=F5moYUzYVV0:VKyrMa8Y4c0:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_memphis?i=F5moYUzYVV0:VKyrMa8Y4c0:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_memphis?a=F5moYUzYVV0:VKyrMa8Y4c0:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_memphis?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>

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