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Duke Energy wants to pilot rate cuts for large customers
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On the eve of Facebook's IPO, a look at the Triad's recent IPOs
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multimedia newsletters.

Sure, a typical online marketing home study course will set you back from $300 all the way up to $2000 and higher. And a respected print marketing newsletter that's mailed to your home can run from $50-$250 a month. That's $600-$3000 a year for one marketing advice newsletter. But the ones I'm thinking of are worth every dollar and way more!

When you make it to this next level your perspective will change drastically from what it was just a few months earlier. This is when you learn what it really means to run an Internet home business.

You'll also learn that ANY investment in your business and yourself that creates new found profits is a GOOD investment. At this point you will be able to see how much you can really achieve (that's much more than your perspective would allow you to even imagine before).

By this time your business is up and running and you understand what it's all about. Do you think you can take this to the next level AGAIN?

The next level of business involves live learning and networking events, personal coaching programs and lots of relationship building. It may cost you from $500-$5000 to attend a live seminar or workshop. But the people you meet and the relationships you develop over time can help you to bring money into your business like you can't even imagine now. Going to one $1000 live seminar event could set you up for a deal with another attendee that could make you some major cash over the next few years.

Taking your perspective on running a business to the next level again and again will allow you to think bigger and BIGGER.

I've tried to encourage you today. Your dreams of running a successful business from home are possible if you understand how it all works. Persistence will move you from one level to the next. If you need more encouragement to stay on track with your Internet home business goals, I'd like you to meet some friends of my wife...

I'm talking about the Rice Brothers, John and Greg. You may have seen these two masters of taking it to the next level on TV infomercials. Sadly, John Rice died suddenly in 2005. But their life story can be a major encouragement to someone like you that is trying to make it in business for the first time.

Do yourself a favor and Google "The Rice Brothers" and read about their lives and what they accomplished in spite of being dealt a losing hand in life. And the name of their direct marketing and motivational speaking business?...

Think Big.

Both twins were under four feet tall.

Here's to you... "Thinking Big!"

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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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