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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">
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</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">
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</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">
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</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">
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</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">
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</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.
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</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">
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</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">
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</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">
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</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">
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Seattle fund manager accused of $48M fraud
A federal grand jury has indicted Seattle financial adviser Mark Spangler on 23 criminal charges, accusing him of defrauding investors of nearly $48 million by secretly diverting their money to startup companies he co-founded.
On Thursday, a Seattle grand jury indicted the 57-year-old Spangler on 23 criminal charges, including wire fraud, money laundering and investment adviser fraud, the office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Washington said in a press release.
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Puget Sound Business Journal names Corporate Citizenship award winners
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/Corp_Citizenship_Awards-0386*100.jpg?v=1'>The Puget Sound Business Journal's annual lunch to celebrate Corporate Citizenship was a lively event Thursday, featuring prominent community leaders and plenty of applause for the winners.
Business Journal Publisher Gordon Prouty and columnist Patti Payne emceed the event at the Sheraton Seattle, which was packed with about 460 people.
Most of those in attendance were employees and leaders at the top 75 philanthropic corporations that were recognized. Collectively, those businesses donated more...<div class="feedflare">
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Report: Foreclosure activity slowing in Wash., nation
A new report says foreclosures are declining nationally, particularly in the West.
According to RealtyTrac, a California-based foreclosure listing service, foreclosure filings nationwide in April hit their lowest monthly total since July 2007, and foreclosure activity declined sharply in several Western states.
Foreclosure activity nationwide was down 14 percent in April from April of 2011, with one in every 698 U.S. residences having a foreclosure filing during the month.
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President of Bulgaria visits Seattle with focus on economic development
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/Bulgarian%20president*100.jpg?v=1'>Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev was in Seattle this week on a special stop before a NATO Summit next week in Chicago.
?It?s a wonderful city,? Plevneliev said. ?My first impression about the city isn?t actually about the buildings and the beautiful sites, it?s about people. There was so (how should I say) positive energy shown. I?m impressed.?
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First Boeing 787 gets fitting at Sea-Tac Airport in preparation for ANA route
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/787SIDE2*100.jpg?v=1'>Operations workers for Seattle-Tacoma International Airport and All Nippon Airways got their hands on their first 787 Dreamliner on Monday in preparation for All Nippon?s planned nonstop flights between Seattle and Tokyo.
People wanting to fly the 787 from Sea-Tac will have to keep holding their breath a bit longer, however.
ANA plans to start its Seattle-Tokyo service July 25, but will fly Boeing 777s on the route until near the end of the year, when a 787 will replace it, said Sea-Tac spokesman...<div class="feedflare">
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Seattle No. 8 in number of jobs added among U.S. metro areas
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/austin/news/2010/12/17/jobs%20chairs*100.jpg?v=1'>Seattle has been ranked No. 8 for the number of jobs added during the past 12 months, according to a study.
Eighty-six of the nation?s 100 biggest metropolitan areas increased their nonfarm employment between March 2011 and the same month this year, according to an analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics by the Business Journals? On Numbers.
Seattle jumped to 1,682,200 jobs, posting a 39,100 employment gain during that 12-month period ? a 2.38 percent increase.
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Former PSBJ reporter Kirsten Grind plans Seattle talk on her book about WaMu collapse
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/seattle/blog/Grind_Kirsten_2010*100.jpg?v=1'>Journalist Kirsten Grind will appear at Town Hall Seattle on June 26 to talk about her new book, ?The Lost Bank,? which tells the story of the collapse of Seattle?s Washington Mutual.
Her book promises to be a must-read for many in the greater Seattle area and beyond who have followed her coverage of WaMu?s downfall, including its seizure by bank regulators and ultimate sale to JPMorgan Chase & Co. in 2008.
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As Mariners struggle to win, attendance takes a hit
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/seattle/print-edition/Mariners-3*100.jpg?v=1'>The Seattle Mariners will return home from a grueling road trip on Monday, hoping to improve their record on the field and in the stands.
The Mariners are a quarter of the way into the Major League Baseball season, and the team is averaging an attendance of 20,286 per game as of Thursday. That ranks them 27th in the 30-team league, ahead of the Cleveland Indians, Oakland Athletics and the Chicago White Sox.
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Credit card and mortgage debt down, but so are scores
While a typical American's credit card and mortgage debt have both fallen since last year, the average credit score nevertheless fell by one point between March and April.
So says Credit Karma, a San Francisco company that tracks such things. The average American consumer had about $5,650 in credit card debt in April, down 13 percent from a year earlier. And average mortgage debt was down 3 percent year-over-year at $166,631.
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Seattle ranks No. 1 in tech sector job growth
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/seattle/print-edition/MICROSOFT-CAMPUS-HORZ-RGB*100.jpg?v=1'>The Seattle area has seen the most growth in technology jobs in the country ? significantly more than Silicon Valley.
That?s according to a Forbes/Praxis Strategy Group study that measured employment growth in high-tech industry sectors such as software engineering, data processing and STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics).
The study found that, while the Silicon Valley employs fewer people in the high-tech sector than it did in 2000, the Seattle area has seen a 43 percent...<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.
The Louisville location will have an expanded menu with 18 additional menu items not found in the restaurant chain?s other stores, said Kelly Wilson, director of marketing...<div class="feedflare">
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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.
The U.S. seasonally adjusted jobless rate fell to 8.1 percent in April, from 8.2 percent...<div class="feedflare">
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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
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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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