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Not Using Viral Marketing Could Stop Your Business Dead
By Michael Sherriff
If there is just one thing that your website must posess it's creativity if you are to stay ahead of the game in your market.

As the number of internet businesses grow and offline businesses turn to online methods, your business must implement every possible method of marketing vailable.

You may think that just because your product, service or website is the best, unless people know it exists and can find it, then your business is dead in the water or at best it's going to be bobbing around and getting washed about with the ever changing tide.

Although there are a great number of methods used by business websites when it comes to marketing, there still remains some very simple to impliment methods that anyone can use which also produce the greatest results.

One of these is called Viral Marketing.

Mention the word virus to most people and they think "illness, desease, cold/flu bug" etc. Some people will think "email virus", you know the ones, they infect just one computer but because of how email works, this one infection can then infect 100 more computers which then infects another 100. Before you know it, that one single infection has now spread to over 100,000 computers.

Now imagne that instead of a dreaded email virus being spread, it was your marketing message.

While there are many forms of viral marketing, perhaps one of the most used or easy to implment is "email viral marketing".

But how are you going to get someone to pass on your marketing message via email?

There are actually many forms available to you for this. Think

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of how many funny emails you have received in the past month. They made you smile and they made you laugh. There is a very high chance that you wanted to share that email with some of your friends by email as it costs you nothing to send.

With a few mouse clicks you've just sent that email to 10 or 20 of your friends but did you notice at the bottom of that email there was a small one line message and a website URL?

This is how the company or person that originally wrote the content of the email will benefit. Everytime that email is opened, the reader will see that simple innocent one-liner and URL and may even click on it. This method is responsible for huge amounts of traffic to that persons website.

Sometimes the goal isn't about getting visitors to a website. Larger businesses and corperations will simply use viral marketing as a method of brand advertising.

One of the reasons that Viral marketinf by the use of email has become so popular is due to the zero cost involved and the other reason is that it isn't seen as spam as it is someone you know that is sending you the email. You are more likely to open an email from someone you know than if it had been sent to you from an unknown person or company.

Create gossip, or a funny story, a joke or maybe an addictive flash game that can be played online at your website. Start sending a few emails to people that you know. You don't have to send it to 1000's of people for it to spread. If there is an interest in the content of the email then people will spread it for you.

Maybe one of the classic examples of a large company using viral marketing is Microsoft with their Hotmail email service. I think that example alone shows the sheer power and effectivensess of viral marketing.

And now it's your turn to act upon the power of viral marketing. It's free, easy and can be used over and over again. If you're not using it then you are losing a massive amount of free web traffic that's just floating around out there right now which could be yours.

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

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.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_albany?a=u216So28slc:TiqfPzs9wsA: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:TiqfPzs9wsA:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_albany?i=u216So28slc:TiqfPzs9wsA:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_albany?a=u216So28slc:TiqfPzs9wsA:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_albany?i=u216So28slc:TiqfPzs9wsA:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_albany?a=u216So28slc:TiqfPzs9wsA: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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