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Health care, economy top concerns of Bay Area small business, Bank of America survey says
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/Shanks,Emily_supl*100.jpg?v=1'>Bay Area small business owners' greatest concerns center on health care costs, credit availability and a recovery in consumer spending, according to Bank of America's inaugural survey of small business owners that the bank plans to conduct twice a year. On an optimistic note, BofA's (NYSE: BAC) survey found Bay Area small business owners are more confident about prospects for the local economy than their counterparts in other markets surveyed. In the Bay Area, 52 percent of respondents said the...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_eastbay?a=5NwrPTIrG6A:ldUxZ4ETmic:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_eastbay?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_eastbay?a=5NwrPTIrG6A:ldUxZ4ETmic:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_eastbay?i=5NwrPTIrG6A:ldUxZ4ETmic:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_eastbay?a=5NwrPTIrG6A:ldUxZ4ETmic:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_eastbay?i=5NwrPTIrG6A:ldUxZ4ETmic:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_eastbay?a=5NwrPTIrG6A:ldUxZ4ETmic:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_eastbay?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Caveat crowdfunder! California warns investors to beware
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/news/California_state_flag*100.jpg?v=1'>Though the Internet has made raising money for business ideas very easy, California's government has warned investors to be "extremely cautious about crowdfunding." "Unfortunately, the potential for fraud is significant," said Jan Lynn Owen, commissioner of California's department of corporations. Crowdfunding is a way for many small businesses or creative people like artists, musicians or film makers to easily raise capital by soliciting small amounts from lots of people. (The Business Times will...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_eastbay?a=TWi6NoPmPFE:WVfRdOlftDU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_eastbay?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_eastbay?a=TWi6NoPmPFE:WVfRdOlftDU:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_eastbay?i=TWi6NoPmPFE:WVfRdOlftDU:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_eastbay?a=TWi6NoPmPFE:WVfRdOlftDU:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_eastbay?i=TWi6NoPmPFE:WVfRdOlftDU:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_eastbay?a=TWi6NoPmPFE:WVfRdOlftDU:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_eastbay?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Bank of America shuttered 154 branches in Q1
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/charlotte/bofa%20moynihan%20315*100.jpeg?v=1'>Bank of America says it closed 154 branches and eliminated 631 ATMs as it sought to improve efficiency as more customers embrace online and mobile banking, the bank told the Securities and Exchange Commission this month. After accounting for new branch openings, the bank had a net reduction of 51 branches in the first quarter, according to a report this week from SNL Financial, a research firm. California's largest bank operates about 5,700 branches and 17,250 ATMs nationwide. BofA CEO Brian Moynihan...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_eastbay?a=DBCaRE5TQ4k:KQPXeNuHNPg:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_eastbay?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_eastbay?a=DBCaRE5TQ4k:KQPXeNuHNPg:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_eastbay?i=DBCaRE5TQ4k:KQPXeNuHNPg:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_eastbay?a=DBCaRE5TQ4k:KQPXeNuHNPg:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_eastbay?i=DBCaRE5TQ4k:KQPXeNuHNPg:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_eastbay?a=DBCaRE5TQ4k:KQPXeNuHNPg:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_eastbay?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Red Bull could fill America's Cup with cool
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/blog/red%20bull%20am%20cup*100.jpg?v=3'>San Franciscans love a party. Blow up some fireworks. Pump loud music in the streets. Blaze klieg lights outside a theater. These are the kinds of things that pique our curiosity, draw us out of our homes and to where the action is. Yacht racing won't do that -- not for long stretches of time such as the July to September period in 2013 when dozens of races will be held in San Francisco Bay to determine the boat that will challenge for the America's Cup. A big party? That's another story. That's...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_eastbay?a=pZUs3S74ttg:Uc3_5j3tF_4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_eastbay?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_eastbay?a=pZUs3S74ttg:Uc3_5j3tF_4:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_eastbay?i=pZUs3S74ttg:Uc3_5j3tF_4:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_eastbay?a=pZUs3S74ttg:Uc3_5j3tF_4:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_eastbay?i=pZUs3S74ttg:Uc3_5j3tF_4:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_eastbay?a=pZUs3S74ttg:Uc3_5j3tF_4:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_eastbay?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
U.S. puts 30% tariff on solar panels
The United States is sticking it to Chinese solar panel makers and will enforce tariffs of 30 percent or more on equipment manufactured there and sold into the United States. The U.S. Commerce Department decided to impose the tariffs, which are in addition to a 2.9 percent to 4.73 percent already imposed in March ? and the new tariffs will be retroactively applied 90 days. "(The Department of) Commerce has now confirmed that Chinese manufacturers are guilty of illegally dumping solar cells and...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_eastbay?a=jDdh_L-NbKE:YsnfydTlxco:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_eastbay?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_eastbay?a=jDdh_L-NbKE:YsnfydTlxco:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_eastbay?i=jDdh_L-NbKE:YsnfydTlxco:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_eastbay?a=jDdh_L-NbKE:YsnfydTlxco:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_eastbay?i=jDdh_L-NbKE:YsnfydTlxco:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_eastbay?a=jDdh_L-NbKE:YsnfydTlxco:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_eastbay?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Facebook prices stock at $38
Facebook priced its shares Friday at $38, giving the company a valuation of more than $100 billion, and the stock will start trading Friday morning on the NASDAQ under the symbol FB. The world?s largest social networking Web site raised $16 billion at the price, which was above the initial $28 to $35 share price the company had initially sought. Of that, $6.84 billion will go to Facebook, while $9.16 billion will go to selling stockholders.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_eastbay?a=8Lek0V0tsio:IqvtnXr3sA4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_eastbay?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_eastbay?a=8Lek0V0tsio:IqvtnXr3sA4:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_eastbay?i=8Lek0V0tsio:IqvtnXr3sA4:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_eastbay?a=8Lek0V0tsio:IqvtnXr3sA4:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_eastbay?i=8Lek0V0tsio:IqvtnXr3sA4:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_eastbay?a=8Lek0V0tsio:IqvtnXr3sA4:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_eastbay?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Big Hewlett-Packard layoffs rumored
Huge layoffs could be coming to Hewlett-Packard Co., according to rumors that are being widely reported Thursday. Numbers being thrown around range as high as 35,000 -- according to Business Insider, which cited an unnamed source -- but HP (NYSE: HPQ) has not provided any confirmation or details. HP's stock is down by more than half from what it was in early 2011, and the company employed a whopping 349,600 employees as of October 31, 2011, notes 24/7 Wall Street Wire. The anticipated cuts are...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_eastbay?a=eaW46H1Jbh0:BrP-lYZBmwI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_eastbay?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_eastbay?a=eaW46H1Jbh0:BrP-lYZBmwI:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_eastbay?i=eaW46H1Jbh0:BrP-lYZBmwI:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_eastbay?a=eaW46H1Jbh0:BrP-lYZBmwI:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_eastbay?i=eaW46H1Jbh0:BrP-lYZBmwI:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_eastbay?a=eaW46H1Jbh0:BrP-lYZBmwI:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_eastbay?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
UC Berkeley to consolidate HR, admin staff at West Berkeley site
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/news/Cal_Campanile_Yellow_Roses*100.jpg?v=1'>The University of California, Berkeley picked a site at Cedar and Fourth streets in the West Berkeley flatlands for a "shared services" center that will handle consolidated personnel, finance, research administration and information technology work now done in 200 separate places on the campus. This new center, near Berkeley's Fourth Street shopping district, is "projected to generate significant savings for the campus," the university said. Cal's division of biological sciences and its colleges...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_eastbay?a=7P9ytoZKE0M:92wWiB23O1E:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_eastbay?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_eastbay?a=7P9ytoZKE0M:92wWiB23O1E:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_eastbay?i=7P9ytoZKE0M:92wWiB23O1E:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_eastbay?a=7P9ytoZKE0M:92wWiB23O1E:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_eastbay?i=7P9ytoZKE0M:92wWiB23O1E:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_eastbay?a=7P9ytoZKE0M:92wWiB23O1E:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_eastbay?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Heller Manus settles into its new office under the Transamerica Tower
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/blog/real-estate/Heller_Manus5*100.JPG?v=5'>Heller Manus Architects has debuted its new digs in the shadow of the Transamerica Tower in San Francisco. The architecture firm took an unusual space for its new headquarters at 600 Montgomery St., which formerly housed restaurants. Click the image to start a slideshow of the new Heller Manus headquarters. >>> The space has been empty since 2002 when Redwood Park closed. Jeffrey Heller, president of Heller Manus, said the firm was thrilled to find a such a unique structure for its new...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_eastbay?a=bK61jlEqva4:C6Qz3Y4RN8k:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_eastbay?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_eastbay?a=bK61jlEqva4:C6Qz3Y4RN8k:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_eastbay?i=bK61jlEqva4:C6Qz3Y4RN8k:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_eastbay?a=bK61jlEqva4:C6Qz3Y4RN8k:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_eastbay?i=bK61jlEqva4:C6Qz3Y4RN8k:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_eastbay?a=bK61jlEqva4:C6Qz3Y4RN8k:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_eastbay?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Ross raises the roof on earnings guidance, seeks 1,300 more stores
Discount clothing seller Ross Stores Inc. raised its guess about this year's earnings after sales and profit grew in the first quarter ended April 28. The Pleasanton company (NASDAQ: ROST) now thinks it is likely to earn $3.26 to $3.37 a share for the year ending Feb. 2, 2013, up from an earlier guess of $3.12 to $3.27 per share. Ross, which has 1,146 stores now in 30 states, thinks it could expand to 2,500 stores all over the country. That would be 1,500 Ross Dress For Less stores and 500 DD's...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_eastbay?a=vysJhCT-xGY:sDNRpJOLDt8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_eastbay?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_eastbay?a=vysJhCT-xGY:sDNRpJOLDt8:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_eastbay?i=vysJhCT-xGY:sDNRpJOLDt8:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_eastbay?a=vysJhCT-xGY:sDNRpJOLDt8:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_eastbay?i=vysJhCT-xGY:sDNRpJOLDt8:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_eastbay?a=vysJhCT-xGY:sDNRpJOLDt8:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_eastbay?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>

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The Trustees of Reservations names first female president
The Trustees of Reservations has named Barbara Erickson as its next president, according to a news release from the organization. A former vice president of Save the Children with expertise in fundraising and development, Erickson will be the first female to head The Trustees of Reservations, which was founded in 1891. Erickson also served as chief development officer for Earthwatch Institute in Boston. She succeeds Andrew Kendall, who served as president for 12 years, and starts her new role in...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_boston?a=Vggbv4WMKO8:Vnh4V_rUg1A:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_boston?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_boston?a=Vggbv4WMKO8:Vnh4V_rUg1A:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_boston?i=Vggbv4WMKO8:Vnh4V_rUg1A:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_boston?a=Vggbv4WMKO8:Vnh4V_rUg1A:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_boston?i=Vggbv4WMKO8:Vnh4V_rUg1A:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_boston?a=Vggbv4WMKO8:Vnh4V_rUg1A:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_boston?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bizj_boston/~4/Vggbv4WMKO8" height="1" width="1"/>
Clean Harbors CEO funds new Northeastern U. center for entrepreneurship
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/boston/news/0915-McKim_Alan_Clean-Harbors-315*100.jpg?v=1'>Northeastern University has started a new center to train students and alumni to become entrepreneurs, according to an announcement on the university's website. The center unites programs across academic disciplines to train students, according to the announcement. The center will be called the Northeastern University Center for Entrepreneurship Education, and is funded by a $5 million investment by Alan McKim, founder of Clean Harbors Inc.(NYSE:CLH), who is a university trustee and an alum. The...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_boston?a=FQ5xi8coQVo:KaxIQ27c6qI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_boston?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_boston?a=FQ5xi8coQVo:KaxIQ27c6qI:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_boston?i=FQ5xi8coQVo:KaxIQ27c6qI:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_boston?a=FQ5xi8coQVo:KaxIQ27c6qI:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_boston?i=FQ5xi8coQVo:KaxIQ27c6qI:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_boston?a=FQ5xi8coQVo:KaxIQ27c6qI:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_boston?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bizj_boston/~4/FQ5xi8coQVo" height="1" width="1"/>
It's official: Facebook IPO prices at $38
Facebook's IPO has priced at $38 per share, the company reported in a news release issued minutes after markets closed, Thursday. The pricing is at the top of a range set at the beginning of this week by Facebook Inc., and values the company at over $100 billion. Shares are set to begin trading on Friday. From the Facebook news release: Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) today announced the pricing of its initial public offering of 421,233,615 shares of its common stock at a price to the public of $38 per...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_boston?a=F_1FWyY7NBM:Na3_2SBWls8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_boston?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_boston?a=F_1FWyY7NBM:Na3_2SBWls8:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_boston?i=F_1FWyY7NBM:Na3_2SBWls8:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_boston?a=F_1FWyY7NBM:Na3_2SBWls8:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_boston?i=F_1FWyY7NBM:Na3_2SBWls8:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_boston?a=F_1FWyY7NBM:Na3_2SBWls8:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_boston?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bizj_boston/~4/F_1FWyY7NBM" height="1" width="1"/>
Harvard study: workplace inspections save money
A Harvard study argues that workplace inspections designed to prevent injuries do not cost jobs due to higher costs for businesses. In fact, the researchers say, they save money. The study, led by Harvard Business School professor Michael Toffel, along with University of California, Berkeley Professor David Levine and Boston University Ph.D. candidate Matthew Johnson, was published Thursday in Science magazine. The study examined workplace safety inspections conducted by California?s Division...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_boston?a=3e7FFpdLGQA:DSccKcJZuno:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_boston?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_boston?a=3e7FFpdLGQA:DSccKcJZuno:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_boston?i=3e7FFpdLGQA:DSccKcJZuno:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_boston?a=3e7FFpdLGQA:DSccKcJZuno:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_boston?i=3e7FFpdLGQA:DSccKcJZuno:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_boston?a=3e7FFpdLGQA:DSccKcJZuno:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_boston?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bizj_boston/~4/3e7FFpdLGQA" height="1" width="1"/>
Mass. Medical Society elects UMass Memorial's Aghababian its next prez
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/boston/news/0517-Richard-Aghababian-UMass-Memorial-Medical-Center-Mass.-Medical-Society-courtesy-315*100.jpg?v=1'>Former UMass Memorial Medical Center Emergency Medicine Chair Richard Aghababian has been elected to head the Massachusetts Medical Society. He succeeds Worcester, Mass., pediatrician Lynda Young. The Southborough, Mass., resident served as chairman of the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of Massachusetts Medical School from 1994 to 2007. Aghababian has been a prolific editor and contributing author for textbooks on emergency medicine and disaster preparednes, the organization...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_boston?a=cmvxqq0OI_A:_pIdyqGuVpM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_boston?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_boston?a=cmvxqq0OI_A:_pIdyqGuVpM:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_boston?i=cmvxqq0OI_A:_pIdyqGuVpM:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_boston?a=cmvxqq0OI_A:_pIdyqGuVpM:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_boston?i=cmvxqq0OI_A:_pIdyqGuVpM:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_boston?a=cmvxqq0OI_A:_pIdyqGuVpM:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_boston?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bizj_boston/~4/cmvxqq0OI_A" height="1" width="1"/>
HP to cut up to 25,000 jobs (report); no word on Mass. layoffs
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/sanjose/print-edition/WOIWhitmanMeg*100.jpg?v=1'>Hewlett-Packard Co. (NYSE: HPQ) may cut as many as 25,000 jobs, or 8 percent of its workforce, according to a report from Bloomberg News that cites people familiar with the matter. HP employs about 3,000 employees in Massachusetts, including at their Andover and Marlborough campuses. The Marlborough campus is around 133,000 square feet and is leased until 2016. The state's Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development hasn't received any notice of layoffs from HP, spokeswoman Alison Harris...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_boston?a=oLLts3xsJoA:TdP4trIstRU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_boston?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_boston?a=oLLts3xsJoA:TdP4trIstRU:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_boston?i=oLLts3xsJoA:TdP4trIstRU:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_boston?a=oLLts3xsJoA:TdP4trIstRU:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_boston?i=oLLts3xsJoA:TdP4trIstRU:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_boston?a=oLLts3xsJoA:TdP4trIstRU:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_boston?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bizj_boston/~4/oLLts3xsJoA" height="1" width="1"/>
Tufts plans level 3 biolab in Boston's Chinatown
Tufts University announced Wednesday that it is seeking approval from the Boston Public Health Commission to build a biosafety research laboratory within its medical school building, located on Harrison Avenue in Chinatown. The new lab at 136 Harrison Ave. would be 1,700 square feet and a biosafety level three research facility with tuberculosis as its main focus of research, according to a press release from Tufts. The Tufts University School of Medicine is the only medical school in Massachusetts...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_boston?a=zHAdG8iXRjQ:Rzu92oHEvm0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_boston?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_boston?a=zHAdG8iXRjQ:Rzu92oHEvm0:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_boston?i=zHAdG8iXRjQ:Rzu92oHEvm0:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_boston?a=zHAdG8iXRjQ:Rzu92oHEvm0:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_boston?i=zHAdG8iXRjQ:Rzu92oHEvm0:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_boston?a=zHAdG8iXRjQ:Rzu92oHEvm0:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_boston?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bizj_boston/~4/zHAdG8iXRjQ" height="1" width="1"/>
Broker-Dealer ordered to recover $1M+ in annuities sold to elderly widow
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/boston/blog/bottom_line/%20%20aaaRealEstate_Logo*100.jpg?v=1'>H. Beck, a Maryland-based broker-dealer, has been ordered by the Massachusetts Secretary of State to refund more than $1 million in annuities improperly sold to an elderly widow by one of its representatives. The order, issued by the state's Securities Division, also imposes a $90,000 fine on H. Beck for failure to supervise Paul J. Dumouchel of Wellesley, who was a registered representative of the firm from February 2009 through November 2011, according to Secretary of the State William F. Galvin. ?While...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_boston?a=zYcw-wPgimQ:a_sCQ42AwYA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_boston?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_boston?a=zYcw-wPgimQ:a_sCQ42AwYA:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_boston?i=zYcw-wPgimQ:a_sCQ42AwYA:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_boston?a=zYcw-wPgimQ:a_sCQ42AwYA:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_boston?i=zYcw-wPgimQ:a_sCQ42AwYA:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_boston?a=zYcw-wPgimQ:a_sCQ42AwYA:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_boston?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bizj_boston/~4/zYcw-wPgimQ" height="1" width="1"/>
Obama's other Vineyard vacation home for sale (slide show)
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/boston/real_estate/0517_ObamaOaksBluffHome*100.jpg?v=1'>The Martha?s Vineyard home where President Barack Obama vacationed on a secluded section of Nantucket Sound in Oak Bluffs is for sale at $3.29 million. Obama?s senior adviser, Valerie Jarrett, rented the 17-room ranch-style home at 89 East Chop Drive in the historic East Chop neighborhood for several years, and the first family vacationed there prior to and after Obama became president. Obama last visited in 2009. For security reasons, the Obamas took up residence at a another vacation home...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_boston?a=SpNj9nNWoNs:gCsz3tL7Hsk:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_boston?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_boston?a=SpNj9nNWoNs:gCsz3tL7Hsk:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_boston?i=SpNj9nNWoNs:gCsz3tL7Hsk:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_boston?a=SpNj9nNWoNs:gCsz3tL7Hsk:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_boston?i=SpNj9nNWoNs:gCsz3tL7Hsk:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_boston?a=SpNj9nNWoNs:gCsz3tL7Hsk:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_boston?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bizj_boston/~4/SpNj9nNWoNs" height="1" width="1"/>
BU School of Management gets second multi-million-dollar gift from former Macy's exec
Allen Questrom, retired chief executive officer of several of the nation?s largest department and specialty stores, has given $10 million to the Boston University School of Management, according to BU Today, a university publication. This is Questrom?s second multimillion dollar gift to the school. In 2007, Questrom gave the school gave $4 million for an endowed deanship and professorship called the Allen Questrom Professor and Dean. Questrom is the former chairman of the board and chief executive...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_boston?a=er7CaeHgTwI:64gbHYAPfQQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_boston?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_boston?a=er7CaeHgTwI:64gbHYAPfQQ:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_boston?i=er7CaeHgTwI:64gbHYAPfQQ:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_boston?a=er7CaeHgTwI:64gbHYAPfQQ:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_boston?i=er7CaeHgTwI:64gbHYAPfQQ:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_boston?a=er7CaeHgTwI:64gbHYAPfQQ:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_boston?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bizj_boston/~4/er7CaeHgTwI" height="1" width="1"/>

Post Holdings postpones results following Ralcorp?s delay
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/stlouis/blog/Stiritz,-William2*100.jpg?v=1'>Post Holdings Inc., which was spun off in February from Ralcorp Holdings, said late Wednesday that it has delayed the release of its earnings for the second fiscal quarter of 2012. The delay follows Ralcorp's announcement Tuesday that it has delayed the release date for its fiscal second-quarter earnings for the second time this month, citing its ongoing investigation into accounting errors found in earlier results. St. Louis-based Ralcorp (NYSE: RAH) delayed announcing its results for the fiscal...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_stlouis?a=czcVdJMoav8:YrI07oxZiZo:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_stlouis?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_stlouis?a=czcVdJMoav8:YrI07oxZiZo:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_stlouis?i=czcVdJMoav8:YrI07oxZiZo:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_stlouis?a=czcVdJMoav8:YrI07oxZiZo:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_stlouis?i=czcVdJMoav8:YrI07oxZiZo:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_stlouis?a=czcVdJMoav8:YrI07oxZiZo:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_stlouis?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Urban League President James Buford to retire next year
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/stlouis/blog/buford_james_2011*100.jpg?v=1'>James Buford, who has been president and CEO of the Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis for 27 years, will retire in the middle of 2013, he said today at a meeting of the league?s board of directors. Board Chair Debra Denham will appoint a search committee to seek local and national candidates to fill Buford?s position. Under his leadership, the St. Louis affiliate of the National Urban League has grown in scope, services and community influence, and he is widely recognized as an effective...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_stlouis?a=O1S-xH8Q1Q0:cG1n2GzPBdA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_stlouis?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_stlouis?a=O1S-xH8Q1Q0:cG1n2GzPBdA:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_stlouis?i=O1S-xH8Q1Q0:cG1n2GzPBdA:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_stlouis?a=O1S-xH8Q1Q0:cG1n2GzPBdA:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_stlouis?i=O1S-xH8Q1Q0:cG1n2GzPBdA:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_stlouis?a=O1S-xH8Q1Q0:cG1n2GzPBdA:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_stlouis?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
St. Louis adds 2,900 jobs during past year
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/stlouis/news/SaintLouisArchGatewayWeb*100.jpg?v=1'>The St. Louis metropolitan area added 2,900 nonfarm jobs from March 2011 to March 2012, an increase of 0.23 percent. The St. Louis area employed 1.3 million people as of March this year. The metro area's small percentage growth in the past year ranks it 85th of the 100 largest metro areas, according to an On Numbers analysis of the latest figures from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. All but 14 of the nation?s biggest metro areas added jobs during the past 12 months. Percentage-wise, Stockton,...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_stlouis?a=SRiKoTMQltM:u_86uPeGt4Y:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_stlouis?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_stlouis?a=SRiKoTMQltM:u_86uPeGt4Y:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_stlouis?i=SRiKoTMQltM:u_86uPeGt4Y:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_stlouis?a=SRiKoTMQltM:u_86uPeGt4Y:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_stlouis?i=SRiKoTMQltM:u_86uPeGt4Y:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_stlouis?a=SRiKoTMQltM:u_86uPeGt4Y:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_stlouis?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Scott Credit Union pledges $100,000 for new St. Joseph?s Hospital
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/stlouis/news/ScottCreditUnion_Promo*100.jpg?v=1'>Scott Credit Union has pledged $100,000 over the next five years to support the new St. Joseph?s Hospital being built on Route 160 at Troxler Avenue in Highland, Ill. The new building is about a mile north of the current 64-year-old hospital it will replace. Construction recently began on the new 91,000-square-foot facility, which is scheduled to be complete in the summer of 2013. The $60 million medical campus will include a 25-bed critical access hospital and medical office buildings. St....<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_stlouis?a=R45s2Nq0bM4:FyVlBfjc_ok:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_stlouis?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_stlouis?a=R45s2Nq0bM4:FyVlBfjc_ok:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_stlouis?i=R45s2Nq0bM4:FyVlBfjc_ok:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_stlouis?a=R45s2Nq0bM4:FyVlBfjc_ok:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_stlouis?i=R45s2Nq0bM4:FyVlBfjc_ok:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_stlouis?a=R45s2Nq0bM4:FyVlBfjc_ok:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_stlouis?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Nominate your rising star for 30 Under 30 awards
With just over 24 hours remaining in the nomination process, more than 110 individuals are vying for a spot on this year?s 30 Under 30 awards list. The nomination period will close at midnight tomorrow (Friday, May 18), so this truly is your last chance to recognize an up-and-coming star in your industry. Our pool of nominations includes individuals from all parts of the St. Louis metro area who work in a variety of industries. From nonprofits to government agencies and health care to financial...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_stlouis?a=4SoE7nAcQGc:2RGl6pKktHI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_stlouis?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_stlouis?a=4SoE7nAcQGc:2RGl6pKktHI:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_stlouis?i=4SoE7nAcQGc:2RGl6pKktHI:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_stlouis?a=4SoE7nAcQGc:2RGl6pKktHI:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_stlouis?i=4SoE7nAcQGc:2RGl6pKktHI:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_stlouis?a=4SoE7nAcQGc:2RGl6pKktHI:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_stlouis?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Concord Bank CEO Tony Feraro dies at 64
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/stlouis/print-edition/2010/11/19/Feraro,-tony_web*100.jpg?v=1'>Tony Feraro, 64, the president and CEO of Concord Bank, died Wednesday afternoon, according to a statement the bank released today. Feraro joined the bank as president and chief executive in November 2008. He previously had worked as chief executive of Silvergate Bank in La Jolla, Calif., since 2006. Previously he had been a bank consultant and had served as chief executive of Unity Bank Corp. in Clinton, N.J. Feraro had worked in St. Louis from 1984 to 1995 as president of a division of ITT Financial. Concord...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_stlouis?a=LBRj_iBXEq0:q_uYYvmdRKI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_stlouis?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_stlouis?a=LBRj_iBXEq0:q_uYYvmdRKI:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_stlouis?i=LBRj_iBXEq0:q_uYYvmdRKI:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_stlouis?a=LBRj_iBXEq0:q_uYYvmdRKI:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_stlouis?i=LBRj_iBXEq0:q_uYYvmdRKI:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_stlouis?a=LBRj_iBXEq0:q_uYYvmdRKI:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_stlouis?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Alton Telegraph to be sold to Versa Capital Management
Officials from Irvine, Calif.-based Freedom Communications Inc. said today that they reached an agreement to sell the Telegraph in Alton and three other newspapers to an affiliate of Versa Capital Management LLC. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. The sale is expected to close within the next 30 days, and all employees will transition to the new company, Freedom Communications said. Philadelphia-based Versa Capital Management, led by CEO Gregory Segall, is a private equity investment...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_stlouis?a=ShSR3Nk15gI:yLNN7Q9xYyk:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_stlouis?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_stlouis?a=ShSR3Nk15gI:yLNN7Q9xYyk:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_stlouis?i=ShSR3Nk15gI:yLNN7Q9xYyk:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_stlouis?a=ShSR3Nk15gI:yLNN7Q9xYyk:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_stlouis?i=ShSR3Nk15gI:yLNN7Q9xYyk:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_stlouis?a=ShSR3Nk15gI:yLNN7Q9xYyk:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_stlouis?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Enterprise Holdings acquires Mint Cars On-Demand
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/baltimore/blog/Enterprise-Rent-a-car*100.jpg?v=1'>Enterprise Holdings has acquired New York City-based Mint Cars On-Demand, a car-sharing company serving more than 8,000 members in New York City and Boston. Financial terms of the transaction, which closed today, were not disclosed. Mint will operate under its current brand name for the short-term before being incorporated into the local Enterprise car-rental fleets in the New York City and Boston regions. From there, it will operate as a natural extension of the Enterprise home-city business model,...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_stlouis?a=N7lIPO2o5dI:S-sPrgyEauQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_stlouis?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_stlouis?a=N7lIPO2o5dI:S-sPrgyEauQ:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_stlouis?i=N7lIPO2o5dI:S-sPrgyEauQ:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_stlouis?a=N7lIPO2o5dI:S-sPrgyEauQ:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_stlouis?i=N7lIPO2o5dI:S-sPrgyEauQ:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_stlouis?a=N7lIPO2o5dI:S-sPrgyEauQ:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_stlouis?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Stillman's Blues group raised $72 million to buy team
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/stlouis/Stillman_Tom_Web*100.jpg?v=1'>Tom Stillman?s ownership group of the St. Louis Blues raised $72 million in an equity offering to buy the team, with each investor putting in at least $1 million, according to a document filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The SEC Form D document, required for such fundraising, does not specify how much each investor kicked in. The name of the corporate entity was SLB Acquisition Holdings LLC and is registered to the same address as Stillman?s Summit Distributing beer distribution...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_stlouis?a=HNz__JkZAxE:o3T4UuqIwP4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_stlouis?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_stlouis?a=HNz__JkZAxE:o3T4UuqIwP4:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_stlouis?i=HNz__JkZAxE:o3T4UuqIwP4:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_stlouis?a=HNz__JkZAxE:o3T4UuqIwP4:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_stlouis?i=HNz__JkZAxE:o3T4UuqIwP4:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_stlouis?a=HNz__JkZAxE:o3T4UuqIwP4:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_stlouis?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
MEMC CFO Murphy resigns, Wuebbels named successor
MEMC Electronic Materials Inc. said Wednesday that its chief financial officer, Mark Murphy, resigned effective immediately to return to Praxair Inc. , and that Brian Wuebbels has been named executive vice president and CFO to succeed Murphy, the St. Louis Business Journal reports. Murphy, who is leaving to become president of Praxair Surface Technologies, will work with MEMC in a consulting role to assist in the transition.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_stlouis?a=NUzNDMlJNYI:OHDchoEtzdY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_stlouis?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_stlouis?a=NUzNDMlJNYI:OHDchoEtzdY:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_stlouis?i=NUzNDMlJNYI:OHDchoEtzdY:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_stlouis?a=NUzNDMlJNYI:OHDchoEtzdY:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_stlouis?i=NUzNDMlJNYI:OHDchoEtzdY:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_stlouis?a=NUzNDMlJNYI:OHDchoEtzdY:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_stlouis?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>

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