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Maria College names new president
Maria College has named Dr. Lea A. Johnson as the third president of the college, effective July 1. Johnson currently is dean and associate professor at the School of Business Administration at American International College in Springfield, Massachusetts. Johnson succeeds Sister Laureen Fitzgerald, who has been president of the Albany college since 1973.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_albany?a=vnLi_YHwIyk:kEXHf2CkPmE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_albany?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_albany?a=vnLi_YHwIyk:kEXHf2CkPmE:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_albany?i=vnLi_YHwIyk:kEXHf2CkPmE:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_albany?a=vnLi_YHwIyk:kEXHf2CkPmE:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_albany?i=vnLi_YHwIyk:kEXHf2CkPmE:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_albany?a=vnLi_YHwIyk:kEXHf2CkPmE:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_albany?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
New York state holding energy forum May 22-23
The state Public Service Commission and the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority are holding a two-day statewide conference on energy affordability at the Albany Marriott. The Low-Income Forum on Energy (LIFE) will provide details on energy efficiency programs, assistance for bill payment and consumer protections. Commission Chairman Garry Brown said the forum also provides an opportunity for service providers to share information with customers. The two-day forum costs $125...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_albany?a=onmqqdmwklU:TxDPTibayew:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_albany?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_albany?a=onmqqdmwklU:TxDPTibayew:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_albany?i=onmqqdmwklU:TxDPTibayew:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_albany?a=onmqqdmwklU:TxDPTibayew:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_albany?i=onmqqdmwklU:TxDPTibayew:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_albany?a=onmqqdmwklU:TxDPTibayew:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_albany?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Nurses union sets new leadership rules
Members of the New York Nurses Association voted today to turn the century-old union over to the leadership of working, bedside nurses. About 2,500 bedside nurses?representing about 7 percent of NYSNA?s statewide membership?gathered in Manhattan to set a new course for the Latham-based organization. Under the new NYSNA rules, only working bedside nurses may serve as elected leaders of the union, with full power to set the course of the organization. Previous NYSNA allowed supervisors, with...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_albany?a=uaTh6ImVzH4:rnUqU7lYqWY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_albany?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_albany?a=uaTh6ImVzH4:rnUqU7lYqWY:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_albany?i=uaTh6ImVzH4:rnUqU7lYqWY:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_albany?a=uaTh6ImVzH4:rnUqU7lYqWY:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_albany?i=uaTh6ImVzH4:rnUqU7lYqWY:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_albany?a=uaTh6ImVzH4:rnUqU7lYqWY:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_albany?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
More positive signs for Albany, national housing markets
The improvement in the Albany, New York, regional housing market will continue, judging by the comments today from the chief economist of the National Association of Realtors. Lawrence Yun told Realtors gathered at a forum in Washington, D.C., for the trade group?s mid-year legislative meeting that positive underlying factors in the national economy are helping drive demand in new and existing homes. ?Historically high housing affordability conditions, ongoing job creation, a solid stock market...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_albany?a=-dcUKGsYkE4:NJ2bnt9Gf0Y:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_albany?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_albany?a=-dcUKGsYkE4:NJ2bnt9Gf0Y:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_albany?i=-dcUKGsYkE4:NJ2bnt9Gf0Y:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_albany?a=-dcUKGsYkE4:NJ2bnt9Gf0Y:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_albany?i=-dcUKGsYkE4:NJ2bnt9Gf0Y:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_albany?a=-dcUKGsYkE4:NJ2bnt9Gf0Y:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_albany?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Slow growth keeps Albany metro shy of pre-recession job mark
Uneven hiring last month in the Capital Region's private sector leaves the area still striving to recover all the jobs it lost during the recession?two years after the low-point in employment. Businesses and nonprofits added a net of 2,500 jobs from April 2011 to April 2012, an increase of 0.7 percent. The data were released Thursday. That rate is slower than the growth occurring in upstate, all of New York state and also the U.S. over that same span. As a whole, New York is one of five states...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_albany?a=PusfKs1mfpY:Weu7mzLQD08:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_albany?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_albany?a=PusfKs1mfpY:Weu7mzLQD08:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_albany?i=PusfKs1mfpY:Weu7mzLQD08:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_albany?a=PusfKs1mfpY:Weu7mzLQD08:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_albany?i=PusfKs1mfpY:Weu7mzLQD08:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_albany?a=PusfKs1mfpY:Weu7mzLQD08:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_albany?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Entrepreneurs gain insights on growing businesses at Malta workshop
Entrepreneurs starting businesses have access to mentoring and training without having to spend any money. That was the message Tonya Crew wanted to get across to those attending her workshop at Local Lift, an event for entrepreneurs held at TEC-SMART in Malta, New York. Crew is a small business developer and counselor with the Community Loan Fund of the Capital Region. She directed attendees to organizations such as SCORE and the Small Business Development Center, that provide startups with assistance. Kara...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_albany?a=uPwPvtw6XCU:VrtRqDbLmzs:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_albany?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_albany?a=uPwPvtw6XCU:VrtRqDbLmzs:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_albany?i=uPwPvtw6XCU:VrtRqDbLmzs:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_albany?a=uPwPvtw6XCU:VrtRqDbLmzs:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_albany?i=uPwPvtw6XCU:VrtRqDbLmzs:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_albany?a=uPwPvtw6XCU:VrtRqDbLmzs:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_albany?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Port of Albany awards maintenance services contracts
The Port of Albany has awarded maintenance contracts for electrical services and overhead door services. Four companies?Kasselman Electric Co. Inc.; Harold R. Clune Inc.; AA Electrical Services; and McBain Electric bid on the electrical services contract. (See chart below for bid information) Rich Hendrick, general manager of the port, said that because the bids were so close, the Port District Commission decided to accept all the bids and award work on a rolling basis. It is the first time...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_albany?a=T4pWgwGUfTU:60tE5oGVSgc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_albany?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_albany?a=T4pWgwGUfTU:60tE5oGVSgc:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_albany?i=T4pWgwGUfTU:60tE5oGVSgc:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_albany?a=T4pWgwGUfTU:60tE5oGVSgc:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_albany?i=T4pWgwGUfTU:60tE5oGVSgc:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_albany?a=T4pWgwGUfTU:60tE5oGVSgc:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_albany?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Trans World stock up on news of profitable 1Q
Editor's note: Trans World stock closed Thursday at $2.95 a share, up 44 cents, or 17.5 percent. Shares in Trans World Entertainment Corp. rose sharply in mid-day trading today as the owner of the FYE music and video chain reported a profitable first quarter. At 2 p.m., Trans World stock (Nasdaq: TWMC) was trading at $2.93 a share, up 42 cents, or 16.7 percent, with trading volume heavier than usual. Trans World, based in Albany, New York, reported today it earned $2.8 million, or 9 cents per...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_albany?a=QQCI3JQh0mg:b6XB59yjMCM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_albany?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_albany?a=QQCI3JQh0mg:b6XB59yjMCM:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_albany?i=QQCI3JQh0mg:b6XB59yjMCM:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_albany?a=QQCI3JQh0mg:b6XB59yjMCM:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_albany?i=QQCI3JQh0mg:b6XB59yjMCM:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_albany?a=QQCI3JQh0mg:b6XB59yjMCM:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_albany?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
New York state approves land bank application
The board of Empire State Development Corp., New York's economic development arm, Thursday approved a joint application from Schenectady County, the city of Schenectady and the city of Amsterdam to create one of New York?s first land banks. Land banks have the power to buy, hold, manage and develop foreclosed, vacant and abandoned properties. Supporters say they can move faster than the usual municipal processes to auction properites or put them up for sale to investors and developers. The county,...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_albany?a=u216So28slc:vY9HhJLi6Tc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_albany?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_albany?a=u216So28slc:vY9HhJLi6Tc:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_albany?i=u216So28slc:vY9HhJLi6Tc:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_albany?a=u216So28slc:vY9HhJLi6Tc:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_albany?i=u216So28slc:vY9HhJLi6Tc:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_albany?a=u216So28slc:vY9HhJLi6Tc:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_albany?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Verizon Wireless to curb unlimited data plans
Verizon Wireless Verizon Wireless is taking another step to stop unlimited data plans, with a top executive from the carrier saying Wednesday that it will no longer allow customers to keep their unlimited data plans when they upgrade to its high-speed mobile network, known as 4G LTE, The Wall Street Journal is reporting.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_albany?a=681R_UzSLgo:UZVphoHiBA0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_albany?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_albany?a=681R_UzSLgo:UZVphoHiBA0:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_albany?i=681R_UzSLgo:UZVphoHiBA0:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_albany?a=681R_UzSLgo:UZVphoHiBA0:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_albany?i=681R_UzSLgo:UZVphoHiBA0:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_albany?a=681R_UzSLgo:UZVphoHiBA0:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_albany?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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