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Internet Business News A Breaking News BreakthroughAs on of the first people on the block to get high speed Internet access I remember amazing my simple minded friends who though that Internet would come to noting - was all heat and no light, with my business forecasts and pronouncements.
Later that night after the eleven o'clock news they marvel led at my insights, until one night when the news reader told them that if they wanted the up to date to log on to their web site for Internet business coverage of events often several hours before their broadcast.
The bloom was off the rose, but now they all use the Internet from their Google start pages with their many RSS feeds to get the news - waiting for the TV folks to provide the back story.
In any case one compares the operating costs of a website to what it costs to promote your new business in any other calculation (newspaper, radio, television), it is evident that a website is the cheapest form of marketing ever created for the audience and respect it brings to your industrial.
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Freedom Communications sells four papersFreedom Communications Inc. has sold four papers in the Midwest to an affiliate of Philadelphia private equity firm Versa Capital Management LLC.
The four papers are:
The Telegraph in Alton, Ill.The Journal-Courier in Jacksonville, Ill.The Sedalia Democrat in Sedalia, Mo. The Lima News in Lima, Ohio
Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The sale is expected to close within 30 days.
According to a release from Freedom, "(s)ubstantially all current employees will transition to the new company."
The...<div class="feedflare">
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</div>CalPERS ups contributions for state employee pensionsCalifornia will pay 5.7 percent more in the next fiscal year for state employee pensions, according to the California Public Employees? Retirement System.
The state of California will pay $3.7 billion in fiscal 2012-2013, which begins in July, up from $3.5 billion it is paying in the current fiscal year.
The CalPERS board of administration approved the new rates Wednesday. They will go into effect July 1.
The $213 million increase is needed because of the change in economic assumptions approved...<div class="feedflare">
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</div>California jobless claims rise by 1,600<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/boston/jobsearch*100.jpg?v=3'>The number of people filing new jobless claims across the country was stagnant at 370,000, with no change from the previous week, according to a weekly report from the U.S. Department of Labor. California, however, saw an increase in new claims.
The four-week moving average was 375,000, or a drop of 4,750 from the previous week.
The number of people claiming unemployment benefits was 6,273,624, a decrease of 149,759 from the previous week.
The Golden State reported an increase in claims of 1,613....<div class="feedflare">
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</div>MIG Real Estate makes first buy in Texas<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-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 with an occupancy rate of 96 percent.
The local submarket experienced 4 percent rent growth last year, and growth is projected at 10 to 15 percent...<div class="feedflare">
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</div>California mortgage, consumer debt drops<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/stlouis/creditcards3*100.jpg?v=1'>The average Californian owes less in credit card and mortgage debt than they did last year, according to a new report, but credit scores still dropped a little.
According a monthly report from Credit Karma, Californians owed $303,745 in mortgage debt in April, compared to $309,579 in March and $311,551 in April 2011.
Californians also owed an average $5,674 in credit card debt, compared to $5,900 in March and $6,384 in the year earlier period. Student loan debt fell to $29,069, but auto debt rose...<div class="feedflare">
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</div>Warren Buffett?s Berkshire Hathaway boosts stake in Wells Fargo<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/charlotte/warren%20buffett%201%20315*100.jpg?v=1'>A regulatory filing from Warren Buffett?s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. shows the legendary investor has increased his holdings in Wells Fargo & Co. and several other companies, The Wall Street Journal reports.
Buffett raised his longtime stake Wells Fargo (NYSE:WFC) at the end of 2011 as well.
Berkshire Hathaway?s filing also reveals new investments in Viacom Inc. and General Motors Co., though the WSJ speculates that those might have been made by the company?s new portfolio managers, Todd Combs...<div class="feedflare">
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</div>Skechers settles false advertising suit<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/losangeles/news/kimkardashian*100.jpg?v=1'>Manhattan Beach's Skechers USA Inc. shoe company has settled a lawsuit accusing the company of false claims that its ?rocker-bottom? shoes promote weight loss and muscle strength. The company has also allocated as much as $40 million for consumer refunds nationwide.
Details about obtaining a refund are available on the Federal Trade Commission?s website.
The FTC, the District of Columbia and 44 attorneys general nationwide were involved in the lawsuit.
Skechers chose not to fight the lawsuit,...<div class="feedflare">
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</div>Boeing prepares for U.S. defense spending cutsBoeing Co., which has operations from its Defense, Space and Security division throughout Southern California, said it is preparing for the "distinct possibility" that U.S. defense spending will be cut by a total of $1 trillion over the next decade, the Chicago Tribune reports.
The defense division has laid off about 8,000 of 60,000 jobs over the past 18 months, but most of those positions have been shifted to other departments inside the company, such as the commercial sector.
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</div>USC on cusp of Coliseum controlThe University of Southern California is on the cusp of controlling its home football venue -- the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum -- as the Coliseum Commission approved a measure that would give USC control of the venue, according to the Los Angeles Times.
The vote was approved 8-to-1, the report said.
Under the new lease, USC would control the facility until 2054. USC would fun $70 million in upgrades and take control of the revenue.
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</div>Proposed budget cuts hit court system<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/news/California_state_flag*100.jpg?v=1'>Gov. Jerry Brown?s proposal to whack trial court funding by $544 million this fiscal year will seriously compromise public access to justice, members of the judiciary said Monday.
The governor?s proposed May revision of the state of California budget includes a $300 million cut in trial court funding. It also delays $240 in spending on trial court construction and seeks to save $4 million by increasing retirement contribution for state court employees.
Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye said...<div class="feedflare">
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Physical therapy association to convene in Tampa
The American Physical Therapy Association will hold its annual conference and exposition at the Tampa Convention Center from June 6-9.
The conference is expected to attract about 2,200 attendees, producing about 6,300 hotel room nights and $2.4 million in delegate spending, a statement from Tampa Bay & Co. said.
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Brown & Brown Inc. acquires certain assets of Insurcorp
Brown & Brown Insurance of Nevada Inc., a subsidiary of Brown & Brown Inc., acquired select assets of Insurcorp and Maalouf Benefit Resources, which recently combined under the name Insurcorp.
Insurcorp is a provider of employee benefits and consulting services to clients, in addition to property and casualty related insurance products. The company has annual revenue of about $5 million, according to a written statement.
Brown & Brown (NYSE: BRO), headquartered in Tampa and in Daytona Beach, provides...<div class="feedflare">
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Fowler White lawyer makes iPhone app idea a reality
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/tampabay/blog/MothernBelleApp*100.jpg?v=1'>Many of us have had a great idea for a product or service but shied away from developing it because it fell outside our field of expertise.
Jenny Gribbin, a real estate acquisitions lawyer at Fowler White Boggs, envisioned an Apple iPhone app that would consolidate the various list-keeping and scheduling requirements of parenting.
The idea occurred to her as she was driving one of her children to a friend?s house and realized she?d left something behind.
?I was thinking it would be nice...<div class="feedflare">
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Report: Halifax Media angling to make Trib its flagship
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/charlotte/blog/bank_notes/Buffett_Warren_newscom315x309*100.jpg?v=1'>News that Media General Inc. will sell all of its newspapers ? with the exception of the Tampa Tribune ? for $142 million in cash to Berkshire Hathaway Inc. is cause for a lot of speculation.
Publicly, Media General (NYSE: MEG) said it is in discussions with prospective buyers for its Tampa print assets.
Calls to the company?s corporate communication team are pending return.
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Bloomin? Brands boosts IPO offering, adds Raymond James as underwriter
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/tampabay/news/WEB_Outback*100.jpg?v=1'>Bloomin? Brands has increased the size of its planned initial public offering and named Raymond James & Associates Inc. as an underwriter.
The Tampa company, whose portfolio includes Outback Steakhouse and other dining chains, now plans to raise as much as $345 million in an IPO, a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said.
That?s up from the $300 million proceedings expected when the company initially unveiled its plan to go public last month.
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Sun Country to connect Tampa Bay with Minneapolis/St. Paul
Sun Country Airlines, an airline based in Mendota Heights, Minn., will offer nonstop service from Tampa four times a week beginning in December.
Service will operate on Monday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday.
The airline announced service to Huatulco, Mexico, along with the new Tampa service.
Tampa is also the latest addition to Sun Country?s cruise package options, a written statement said.
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Media General sells all papers, except the Tribune
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/tampabay/news/Newspapers_iStock*100.jpg?v=1'>Media General Inc. will sell all of its newspapers ? with the exception of the Tampa Tribune ? for $142 million in cash to Berkshire Hathaway Inc., the company said Thursday. Media General (NYSE: MEG) said it is in discussions with prospective buyers for its Tampa print assets.
Warren Buffett?s Berkshire (NYSE: BRK.A and BRK.B) will also offer new financing in the deal, offering Media General a $400 million term loan and a $45 million revolving credit line.
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Operating income slips for Moffitt, All Children's
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/tampabay/news/AllChildrens_IMG_6758*100.jpg?v=1'>The three months ended March 31 were tough ones financially for H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute and All Children?s Hospital.
Both saw a drop in operating income for the quarter.
Moffitt had a $4.7 million loss from operations in the just-ended quarter, compared to $1.4 million in income from operations in the same quarter in 2011, the third quarter of Moffitt?s fiscal year.
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Annual Business Growth Expo Thursday afternoon
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/tampabay/market_promotions/2012-Expo-promo*100.jpg?v=1'>More than 100 exhibitors and 1,500 business professionals are expected at the Tampa Bay Business Journal's 2012 Business Growth Expo today at the Raymond James Stadium West Club.
Seminars to help growing business this year range from business financing and marketing to tax changes and security. The seminars begin at 2:15 p.m. Tickets are $20 at the door, and doors open at 2 p.m.
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Study shows coffee drinkers live longer
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/albuquerque/news/coffee-beans-600*100.jpg?v=1'>Go ahead and pour a second cup this morning ? new research indicates coffee drinkers are likely to live longer, despite their bad habits.
A large study including about 400,000 indicates that instead of raising risks for heart disease as previously thought, coffee has some small benefits, according to an Associated Press report published in the Tampa Tribune.
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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:
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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">
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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">
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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">
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