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Avoid Deception In Home Based Business Opportunities
By Leslie Truex
As a home based business owner, I read many home business magazines. The other day I was reading one and came across an ad for a home based business opportunity. The ad included a list of 16 companies, how they ranked in US sales in August 2005, how long each has been in business and how many products each had. Because I have a home based business with a business opportunity, I looked to see if my company was on the list. Sure enough it was there, BUT the number of products listed was wrong...by over 200! That made me wonder what other errors were on the list? And then I wondered about the person running the ad. Did he know he was wrong? Did he skew the data on purpose to deceive people into joining with him? Where did he get the data in the first place? Finally I wondered how many people were responding to this ad without researching to see if the information in the ad was correct?

Advertising is about attracting new customers. To this end, ads are sometimes mistaken or outright deceptive. Its up to you, as a business opportunity seeker to research claims before you join so that you know exactly what you're getting involved in.

Here are my four tips for researching a home based business opportunity claims:

1) Verify claims. Home based business opportunities frequently use hype and grandiose claims to entice you. However, not all of them tell the truth. When I knew I wanted to build a residual income, I verified all the claims programs made before joining. The company I eventually joined said it was in the BBB, so I checked its BBB online. It said it was INC Magazine's Hall of Fame, so I checked with INC Magazine. It said it received a BBB Hall of Fame award, so I contacted the BBB and got verification. You need to make the same checks. The Internet makes it easy to verify claims if the program gives you enough information. For example, if the program says it was featured in a news story, you can use the Internet to go to the newspaper, magazine or TV station's site. Many archive their features. If not, you can write the editor or producer and ask about the feature. In fact, you want to get a copy of it to verify the feature was positive about the company. Third party endorsements or awards are a good sign, but be sure the company

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has actually earned them by going to source.

2) Verify research. This is similar to number one, but is related to products. Many will say their products improve health or decrease illness. You want them to prove it. While customer testimonial is nice, what you really want is research particularly if the products are in the health and wellness field. The same is true if the home based business opportunity uses other research to back it's claims. For example, it might say, "studies show grape seed extract improves heart health." What you want to find out is what studies? Where can you find them and read them yourself? If the company's materials or website don't indicate what studies it used, ask. The company I chose always puts a citation so we can go read the study ourselves. I like this because it's unlikely it has skewed the study results to fit its own agenda. But, you can only know this if you verify that its using the research correctly.

3) Search the web for personal stories. People love to complain and let you know their horror stories with home based business opportunities. These offer some great insights into people's experiences. However, it is important that you recognize that people frequently are the cause of their own pain because they didn't do steps 1 and 2. So as you read different forums or sites like RipOff Report, read the complaints AND the responses from people who like the program. If there are no responses from people who like the program, that's your answer. But if some people hate the home based business opportunity while others love it, figure out what's going on for the people that hate it and what's working for the people who love it. The best example I can give is that people who don't like the program I'm involved with complain about getting and paying for items they didn't order. They say the company shouldn't do that; however, it's clear on the paperwork or online enrollment that there is an auto-order system. It even tells them how to stop the order. So anyone who complains about this aspect clearly didn't read what they signed and that's their fault not the company's. This is the type of information you need to decipher. Are the complaints legitimate and how have others been able to avoid the pitfalls?

4) Read the fine print. As you can see from my last example, it is extremely important to read what you sign or agree to. While we like to think most people who will enroll you will be honest, not all are. Companies do their best to terminate dishonest people because it ruins their name, but it can take time. So it's really up to you to ask questions and don't sign anything without reading the agreement. If you aren't sure you're getting a straight answer, call the company directly and ask. Some things to look for are: 1) Refund policy. Don't just check that it has a refund policy. You also want to find out what it takes to exercise it. Some companies make it nearly impossible to get your money back. Some companies require you to mail them in writing, not email or phone or fax; 2) Are there quotas or other requirements necessary to get a check? 3) Is there an autoship and how does it work? 4) What is expected of you including any restrictions?

After 8 years of working at home, I believe home based business opportunities offer a great way for people to work at home. But just like cars, some are lemons. The best way to avoid being scammed or misled is to do your research and make sure you fully understand what's involved in working with a home based business opportunity.

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Leslie Truex has been helping others work at home for over 8 years. Discover the ONLY home based business opportunity she found that passed her stringent investigation and offers honesty, integrity, quality, affordability and a proven system. success.infinitepossibilitiesteam.com

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<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/triad/news/post-Pine-Knolls-Golf*100.jpg?v=1'>Pine Knolls Golf Club, Kernersville's only golf course, will be auctioned next month with a starting bid of $600,000. The 151-acre golf club was purchased in 2006 by Graham Ruttle and Pearse Mahon for $2.8 million, and includes a swimming pool, a 2,600-square-foot pavilion and 4,937-square-foot clubhouse. The club will be auctioned June 13 at the Marriott Winston-Salem at 460 N. Cherry St. by Racebrook Marketing Concepts and its auction affiliate, Sheldon Good & Co. Ruttle and Mahon are brothers-in-law,...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_triad?a=lKnxa3gpkJo:tVZpy52Bl34:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_triad?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_triad?a=lKnxa3gpkJo:tVZpy52Bl34:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_triad?i=lKnxa3gpkJo:tVZpy52Bl34:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_triad?a=lKnxa3gpkJo:tVZpy52Bl34:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_triad?i=lKnxa3gpkJo:tVZpy52Bl34:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_triad?a=lKnxa3gpkJo:tVZpy52Bl34:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_triad?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
ECU plans dental school at Davidson County Community College
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/triad/post-stateofdavidson4*100.jpg?v=2'>East Carolina University?s School of Dental Medicine is partnering with Davidson County Community College to build a $3 million, 8,000-square-foot dental center on the community college?s Lexington campus. The facility will be one of 10 such dental centers statewide, which were established in part to address the shortage of dentists in rural, underserved communities. The first center opens in Ahoskie on June 28. Other locations named to date include Elizabeth City, Lillington, Spruce Pine and...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_triad?a=QHRvoF-sfV0:xjxm3RpSBb4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_triad?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_triad?a=QHRvoF-sfV0:xjxm3RpSBb4:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_triad?i=QHRvoF-sfV0:xjxm3RpSBb4:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_triad?a=QHRvoF-sfV0:xjxm3RpSBb4:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_triad?i=QHRvoF-sfV0:xjxm3RpSBb4:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_triad?a=QHRvoF-sfV0:xjxm3RpSBb4:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_triad?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
State of Davidson: Unemployment belies job opportunities
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/triad/post-stateofdavidson4*100.jpg?v=2'>Davidson County faces some steep uphill battles: thousands of furniture, textiles and manufacturing jobs lost, a 10.5 percent unemployment rate and a population where 30 percent of adults do not have high-school degrees. But there are opportunities out there, according to business, education and economic development leaders speaking at The Business Journal?s State of Davidson event, held Thursday morning at Davidson County Community College. Around 35,000 workers leave the county every day to...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_triad?a=6zzpLDY1JOE:llr2fXxIQA8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_triad?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_triad?a=6zzpLDY1JOE:llr2fXxIQA8:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_triad?i=6zzpLDY1JOE:llr2fXxIQA8:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_triad?a=6zzpLDY1JOE:llr2fXxIQA8:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_triad?i=6zzpLDY1JOE:llr2fXxIQA8:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_triad?a=6zzpLDY1JOE:llr2fXxIQA8:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_triad?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Duke Energy wants to pilot rate cuts for large customers
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/charlotte/Duke%20Energy%20HQ%202%20315*100.jpg?v=2'>Duke Energy Carolinas proposes spending about $13 million in shareholder money on a one-year pilot program to offer a 6 percent rate cut to large commercial and manufacturing customers in North Carolina. The program's aim is to help business customers that are having trouble in the current economy. But it also might also keep large customers from buying power from other sources. If the one-year pilot is successful and demonstrates benefits for the state and for Duke?s customers beyond those that...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_triad?a=bQNld8HuAQE:zC1xUh2-554:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_triad?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_triad?a=bQNld8HuAQE:zC1xUh2-554:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_triad?i=bQNld8HuAQE:zC1xUh2-554:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_triad?a=bQNld8HuAQE:zC1xUh2-554:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_triad?i=bQNld8HuAQE:zC1xUh2-554:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_triad?a=bQNld8HuAQE:zC1xUh2-554:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_triad?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
On the eve of Facebook's IPO, a look at the Triad's recent IPOs
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/sanjose/print-edition/11-FACEBOOK-ipo*100.jpg?v=1'>Facebook is going to make a lot of people millionaires Friday when it finally goes public, though if you're not an insider or blessed with connections, you probably won't be one of them. But the Triad has had a few IPOs over the years too. Few being the operative word lately, since just a handful of Triad-based firms have braved the IPO market since 2008. One of those, regenerative medicine firm Tengion, only moved its headquarters to Winston-Salem recently and wasn't based in the Triad when it...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_triad?a=zZZfor-VVOg:x0iYz0eGWNg:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_triad?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_triad?a=zZZfor-VVOg:x0iYz0eGWNg:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_triad?i=zZZfor-VVOg:x0iYz0eGWNg:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_triad?a=zZZfor-VVOg:x0iYz0eGWNg:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_triad?i=zZZfor-VVOg:x0iYz0eGWNg:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_triad?a=zZZfor-VVOg:x0iYz0eGWNg:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_triad?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Greensboro considering purchase of former YWCA building
Greensboro is considering buying the former YWCA property in downtown Greensboro, according to the News & Record. The City Council authorized staffers to explore that possibility in a closed session on Tuesday. The city already owns the property around the 23,000-square-foot building, including the Greensboro Public Library and the Greensboro Cultural Center. The YWCA has had the building for sale since 2009 after it moved to Spring Garden Street to reduce costs. The original asking price was $3...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_triad?a=1_jPQN_DJfk:o4TJdHDISp4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_triad?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_triad?a=1_jPQN_DJfk:o4TJdHDISp4:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_triad?i=1_jPQN_DJfk:o4TJdHDISp4:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_triad?a=1_jPQN_DJfk:o4TJdHDISp4:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_triad?i=1_jPQN_DJfk:o4TJdHDISp4:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_triad?a=1_jPQN_DJfk:o4TJdHDISp4:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_triad?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
North Carolinians are financially stressed
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/jacksonville/news/stressed%20office%20worker%20315-0-64-251-251*100.jpg?v=1'>Felt financially stressed through the start of 2012? You're not the only one. North Carolina ranked 12th in the United States for its financial distress level in the first three months of the year, according to the latest CredAbility Consumer Distress Index. Atlanta-based credit counseling agency CredAbility reported North Carolina has an overall distress score of 67.1 on the index, which is based on five categories: employment, housing, credit, household budget and net worth. A score below 70...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_triad?a=R_A47D13BM4:OxsRS_RzCk4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_triad?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_triad?a=R_A47D13BM4:OxsRS_RzCk4:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_triad?i=R_A47D13BM4:OxsRS_RzCk4:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_triad?a=R_A47D13BM4:OxsRS_RzCk4:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_triad?i=R_A47D13BM4:OxsRS_RzCk4:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_triad?a=R_A47D13BM4:OxsRS_RzCk4:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_triad?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Warren Buffett buying Media General newspapers, including Winston-Salem Journal
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/charlotte/warren%20buffett%201%20315*100.jpg?v=1'>Warren Buffett is buying the majority of Media General's newspapers, including the Winston-Salem Journal, Eden News, The Reidsville Review and the Danville (Va.) Register & Bee. Media General, Inc. (NYSE: MEG) announced Thursday that it has signed agreements with BH Media Group, a subsidiary of Buffet's Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., for the purchase of 63 daily and weekly newspapers and new financing. Most of the newspapers are in the Southeast. The sale, for $142 million in cash, does not include Media...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_triad?a=cxqYAtH-IQI:RlZARExxxTA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_triad?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_triad?a=cxqYAtH-IQI:RlZARExxxTA:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_triad?i=cxqYAtH-IQI:RlZARExxxTA:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_triad?a=cxqYAtH-IQI:RlZARExxxTA:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_triad?i=cxqYAtH-IQI:RlZARExxxTA:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_triad?a=cxqYAtH-IQI:RlZARExxxTA:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_triad?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Slideshow: Phillips Building in Winston-Salem illustrates obstacles in renovations
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/triad/news/post-Phillips-Building*100.jpg?v=1'>Developers and architects face unique issues when renovating downtown buildings, including necessary structural adjustments, amended building codes, new seismic requirements and inefficient mechanical, electrical and other operational systems. CJMW Architecture and New Atlantic Contracting Inc. came across many of these issues when beginning renovation of the Phillips Building, a 40-year-old space in downtown Winston-Salem. The nearly 270,000-square-foot building includes six stories of office...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_triad?a=yK3WKUTBDxo:gmzBgqdDIeo:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_triad?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_triad?a=yK3WKUTBDxo:gmzBgqdDIeo:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_triad?i=yK3WKUTBDxo:gmzBgqdDIeo:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_triad?a=yK3WKUTBDxo:gmzBgqdDIeo:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_triad?i=yK3WKUTBDxo:gmzBgqdDIeo:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_triad?a=yK3WKUTBDxo:gmzBgqdDIeo:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_triad?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>

Special session to address immigration, but not JeffCo
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/birmingham/news/bentley,-robert*100.jpg?v=1'>Gov. Robert Bentley has signed a proclamation ordering state legislators back to work, but their agenda doesn?t include a revenue fix for Jefferson County, The proclamation gives legislators a maximum of 12 days to continue work on key legislation. It also casts uncertainty on the future of the recently approved changes to the state?s controversial immigration law. In a press release, Bentley cited provisions in the law that ?calls for school children to be interrogated about immigration...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_birmingham?a=Pm1lbs_v4OE:FQIuzPzOY2U:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_birmingham?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_birmingham?a=Pm1lbs_v4OE:FQIuzPzOY2U:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_birmingham?i=Pm1lbs_v4OE:FQIuzPzOY2U:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_birmingham?a=Pm1lbs_v4OE:FQIuzPzOY2U:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_birmingham?i=Pm1lbs_v4OE:FQIuzPzOY2U:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_birmingham?a=Pm1lbs_v4OE:FQIuzPzOY2U:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_birmingham?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bizj_birmingham/~4/Pm1lbs_v4OE" height="1" width="1"/>
Corporate jets, expense reductions among topics at Regions shareholder meeting
Expenses, corporate aircraft use and delayed disclosures were among the hot topics at Regions Financial Corp.?s Annual Meeting of Stockholders today. Regions? top executives, shareholders and some members of the media, including myself, piled into the Regions Bank Auditorium this morning to hear more about the effect the economy and market conditions had on the company in 2011, as well as where the company is succeeding and what?s expected looking forward. Only a few shareholders had questions...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_birmingham?a=0gI3lWHErOA:AjwmK5PlPU8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_birmingham?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_birmingham?a=0gI3lWHErOA:AjwmK5PlPU8:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_birmingham?i=0gI3lWHErOA:AjwmK5PlPU8:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_birmingham?a=0gI3lWHErOA:AjwmK5PlPU8:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_birmingham?i=0gI3lWHErOA:AjwmK5PlPU8:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_birmingham?a=0gI3lWHErOA:AjwmK5PlPU8:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_birmingham?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bizj_birmingham/~4/0gI3lWHErOA" height="1" width="1"/>
Vineyard Vines makes Summit opening official
Vineyard Vines has signed a lease with Bayer Properties for a location in The Summit between L?Occitane and Brooks Brothers. The lease for the 3,800-square-feet property was effective as of May 9 and the projected opening date is late summer or early fall. Vineyard Vines is an upscale clothing retailer catering to young men and women, but with a focus on men?s neckwear. A Bayer Properties manager would not disclose the lease amount. The BBJ first reported Vineyard Vines? plans to join the...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_birmingham?a=8YZeuNbGJHI:JUftLqVwKVI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_birmingham?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_birmingham?a=8YZeuNbGJHI:JUftLqVwKVI:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_birmingham?i=8YZeuNbGJHI:JUftLqVwKVI:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_birmingham?a=8YZeuNbGJHI:JUftLqVwKVI:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_birmingham?i=8YZeuNbGJHI:JUftLqVwKVI:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_birmingham?a=8YZeuNbGJHI:JUftLqVwKVI:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_birmingham?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bizj_birmingham/~4/8YZeuNbGJHI" height="1" width="1"/>
Hopes dim for special session to help JeffCo
Alabama lawmakers refused this week to provide financial help for bankrupt Jefferson County through a new occupational tax, dashing hopes that new revenues will keep the government functioning. Meanwhile, hopes for a special session that would give the county?s deeply divided legislative delegation more time to reach a consensus were dimming. ?Today, we are focused on the current session, and not on a future (special) session,? Gov. Robert Bentley?s press secretary, Jennifer Ardis told...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_birmingham?a=ZRLvF3QMDNs:fxCwBH4t9q0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_birmingham?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_birmingham?a=ZRLvF3QMDNs:fxCwBH4t9q0:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_birmingham?i=ZRLvF3QMDNs:fxCwBH4t9q0:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_birmingham?a=ZRLvF3QMDNs:fxCwBH4t9q0:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_birmingham?i=ZRLvF3QMDNs:fxCwBH4t9q0:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_birmingham?a=ZRLvF3QMDNs:fxCwBH4t9q0:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_birmingham?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bizj_birmingham/~4/ZRLvF3QMDNs" height="1" width="1"/>
Alabama foreclosures slip in April
April foreclosure filings have fallen each year since 2010 in Alabama, but a new report shows the trend is now leveling off. Combined bank foreclosure and auction filings decreased 2 percent to 1,803 in April from 1,840 in the same month of 2011, according to the latest monthly report from foreclosure tracking firm RealtyTrac. Of those filings, 650 were bank foreclosures and 1,153 were for auctions. Even though the year-over-year trend points downward for Alabama, April?s filings were the highest...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_birmingham?a=G5KXluCISZ8:8JBTARSgYCg:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_birmingham?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_birmingham?a=G5KXluCISZ8:8JBTARSgYCg:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_birmingham?i=G5KXluCISZ8:8JBTARSgYCg:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_birmingham?a=G5KXluCISZ8:8JBTARSgYCg:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_birmingham?i=G5KXluCISZ8:8JBTARSgYCg:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_birmingham?a=G5KXluCISZ8:8JBTARSgYCg:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_birmingham?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bizj_birmingham/~4/G5KXluCISZ8" height="1" width="1"/>
Birmingham lost 1,200 jobs over past year
Birmingham was one of 13 major metro areas that lost jobs between March 2011 and March 2012, according to a new report from On Numbers. The area lost 1,200 jobs over the 12-month period. That 0.25 percent drop ranked 92nd among the nation's 100 largest metro areas, based on the data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Among other Southeastern metros, Nashville ranked 23rd (2.1 percent growth), Memphis ranked 26th (2 percent growth) and Atlanta ranked 50th (1.2 percent growth). Stockton,...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_birmingham?a=9QsgkRu2kSc:EE5Gwc-UEak:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_birmingham?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_birmingham?a=9QsgkRu2kSc:EE5Gwc-UEak:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_birmingham?i=9QsgkRu2kSc:EE5Gwc-UEak:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_birmingham?a=9QsgkRu2kSc:EE5Gwc-UEak:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_birmingham?i=9QsgkRu2kSc:EE5Gwc-UEak:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_birmingham?a=9QsgkRu2kSc:EE5Gwc-UEak:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_birmingham?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bizj_birmingham/~4/9QsgkRu2kSc" height="1" width="1"/>
Court expedites Martin Marietta's appeal on Vulcan takeover
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/bizjournals/VulcanMaterials_web*100.jpg?v=1'>The Delaware Supreme Court has agreed to fast-track Martin Marietta Materials Inc.?s appeal of a recent court ruling that blocked its takeover plans for Vulcan Materials Inc. The appeal hearing is slated for May 25, just ahead of Vulcan?s (NYSE: VMC) annual June 1 shareholder?s meeting, where Martin (NYSE: MLM) planned to nominate several candidates for board of directors, according to reports by Bloomberg and Reuters today. The recent order by Delaware Chancellor Leo Strine forbid Martin...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_birmingham?a=xvwz9lmx6QU:JUUB6Yq8evM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_birmingham?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_birmingham?a=xvwz9lmx6QU:JUUB6Yq8evM:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_birmingham?i=xvwz9lmx6QU:JUUB6Yq8evM:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_birmingham?a=xvwz9lmx6QU:JUUB6Yq8evM:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_birmingham?i=xvwz9lmx6QU:JUUB6Yq8evM:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_birmingham?a=xvwz9lmx6QU:JUUB6Yq8evM:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_birmingham?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bizj_birmingham/~4/xvwz9lmx6QU" height="1" width="1"/>
Hoover misses out on 2013 College Cup
Despite the event drawing strong attendance last year in Hoover, the 2013 College Cup has been awarded to Philadelphia, according to the Birmingham News. Hoover, which will also host the 2012, also bid for the 2013 College Cup, which is the name for the final rounds of NCAA men's soccer championship tournament. Organizers told the News they were pleased that the NCAA only awarded the 2013 event and not the 2014 event, which they said could be a signal they want to see how things go in Hoover this...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_birmingham?a=cavQjU8iB5Q:c8O9Y5tvSY8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_birmingham?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_birmingham?a=cavQjU8iB5Q:c8O9Y5tvSY8:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_birmingham?i=cavQjU8iB5Q:c8O9Y5tvSY8:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_birmingham?a=cavQjU8iB5Q:c8O9Y5tvSY8:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_birmingham?i=cavQjU8iB5Q:c8O9Y5tvSY8:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_birmingham?a=cavQjU8iB5Q:c8O9Y5tvSY8:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_birmingham?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bizj_birmingham/~4/cavQjU8iB5Q" height="1" width="1"/>
Lawmakers confront Air Force about moving cargo planes
Alabama's congressional delegation confronted Air Force leaders in a closed-door meeting Wednesday about plans to move seven C-130 transport planes from a Montgomery Air Force Reserve unit, a sign that impending cuts to the defense budget are starting to take their toll. According to the Birmingham News, the Air Force has said that it will move the 27-year-old planes out of the 908th Airlift Wing at Maxwell Air Force Base in 2014 as part of an overall downsizing announced earlier this year. Alabama...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_birmingham?a=FHIr2gmgl7Q:Sy2wxPndmOM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_birmingham?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_birmingham?a=FHIr2gmgl7Q:Sy2wxPndmOM:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_birmingham?i=FHIr2gmgl7Q:Sy2wxPndmOM:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_birmingham?a=FHIr2gmgl7Q:Sy2wxPndmOM:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_birmingham?i=FHIr2gmgl7Q:Sy2wxPndmOM:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_birmingham?a=FHIr2gmgl7Q:Sy2wxPndmOM:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_birmingham?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bizj_birmingham/~4/FHIr2gmgl7Q" height="1" width="1"/>
Inaction means JeffCo occupational tax dead
Any chances that state lawmakers could reconsider and pass a plan to let the Jefferson County Commission impose an occupational tax ended with the conclusion of the legislative session on Wednesday. According to the Birmingham News, supporters assumed the tax bill was dead when the House of Representatives voted 18-12 to remove the tax plan from the calendar of bills to be debated, although technically it could have been brought back up in the final moments. The tax plan, Senate Bill 567 by...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_birmingham?a=qeHDSYI2edA:AIuGxc_Abi0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_birmingham?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_birmingham?a=qeHDSYI2edA:AIuGxc_Abi0:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_birmingham?i=qeHDSYI2edA:AIuGxc_Abi0:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_birmingham?a=qeHDSYI2edA:AIuGxc_Abi0:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_birmingham?i=qeHDSYI2edA:AIuGxc_Abi0:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_birmingham?a=qeHDSYI2edA:AIuGxc_Abi0:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_birmingham?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bizj_birmingham/~4/qeHDSYI2edA" height="1" width="1"/>

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