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5 Quick Newsletter Tips
By Kevin
You know you need to stay in touch with the people on your list, but you're in two minds about starting a newsletter. Will it take up too much of your time? What if you run out of things to say? Can you maintain quality over a period of time? How long should your newsletter be?

Your first aim should be to offer useful or interesting information. (If you don't do that, you won't have subscribers for long!) Your second aim should be to keep your newsletter short. Remember that people are inundated with email these days - they actually prefer something they can skim quickly and then put to use.

Spend some time thinking about the best format. You need a model that will be easy to reproduce week after week, month after month. Any one of the following five ideas will make your job easier. Choose one and keep it as a regular format, or combine several of them (for example, you could use the "Tip of the Week" format for weeks 1-3 each month, and offer a checklist every fourth newsletter).

1. Tip of the Week

This one speaks for itself. You can easily brainstorm enough content for six months of weekly newsletters (you need to come up with 24 tips, which you will present weekly). Anyone with a degree of expertise on a given

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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>

topic should be able to do this without any trouble. A handy way to organize this is to (a) explain the problem then (b) offer the tip which will solve it. Length? Anything from 150 - 500 words.

2. Top Ten

This is a tried and true format, and easy to create. Example: if you are an expert on finance, you could offer advice on the Top Ten Ideas for Getting Out of Debt, or the Top Ten Ways to Save Money on Car Expenses, or the Top Ten Tips to Pay Off Your Mortgage in Ten Years. Make sure you keep a tight rein on word length - just offer a couple of sentences for each tip, not half a page.

3. Three Ways to...

Sometimes it can be a bit of a challenge to come up with ten ways to do things, whereas just three ideas is a cinch. You can also explore three ideas in more detail. Alternatively, you can alternate the "Top Ten" format with "Three Ways to..." the two of them will work together nicely.

4. Before and After

Who doesn't like makeovers? This works in a similar way to 'Tip of the Week' in that you show the problem and then provide a solution, but the 'before and after' approach lends itself better to case studies. This is a good way to interact with your clients - invite them to send in details of whatever needs a makeover: an article, a website page, their wardrobe etc, then present your solutions. Alternatively, you can ask for 'before and after' examples from readers who have managed to do this themselves, then showcase it for the rest of your customers. (If you don't use HTML for your newsletters, you can add a link to a website page for the accompanying photos.) This works particularly well if you have a health and fitness related newsletter - your readers will be motivated by seeing the changes others have made through diet, exercise and weight training.

5. Checklists

When you're learning to do something new, there's nothing like a checklist to make sure you don't leave out a crucial step. Checklists can save a lot of time, and your readers will be delighted to get one. Write a brief introductory paragraph, present the checklist, and then follow it with a few final tips. You can either base your entire newsletter on the checklist format, or present one at regular intervals as a change from the standard article format.

Final tip: set up an address at yahoo or gmail just for newsletters. Spend a few hours checking out sites related to your own interests, and sign up for any free newsletters. Every so often, check your new email account and browse, looking specifically to see what approach other editors use for layout and articles. When you see a format you like, print it out and put it in an 'ideas' folder. Unsubscribe from any that are constantly filled with junk or endless sales pitches.

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Steeper losses for Dow, Nasdaq
Wall Street fell Thursday in one of its deepest drops in a dismal month as investor concerns over Greece escalated. The Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged 156.06 points, or 1.24 percent, to 12,442.49 by the end of trading. Nasdaq plummeted 60.35 points, or 2.1 percent, to 2,813.69. PPG Industries Inc. (NYSE:PPG), which passed the $100 per share threshold last month for the first time in history and stayed above it for weeks, couldn?t manage to remain aloft, falling 2.86 percent, or $2.91, to...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?a=k4FGl275HfI:5tWwEBRbqwk:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?a=k4FGl275HfI:5tWwEBRbqwk:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?i=k4FGl275HfI:5tWwEBRbqwk:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?a=k4FGl275HfI:5tWwEBRbqwk:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?i=k4FGl275HfI:5tWwEBRbqwk:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?a=k4FGl275HfI:5tWwEBRbqwk:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Cranberry Township project gets $2M loan
A three-story office building planned for Cranberry Township will get a $1.9 million loan from the Commonwealth Financial Authority. The 90,000-square-foot building is being built near the Cranberry Commons Shopping Center and the Westinghouse Electric Co. The funding was given to Development Capital Investors on behalf of Cranberry Crossroads LP, the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development said Thursday afternoon. There is the potential for 300 jobs at the site, the department...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?a=FZrLRru9bIs:lX-funO8sfg:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?a=FZrLRru9bIs:lX-funO8sfg:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?i=FZrLRru9bIs:lX-funO8sfg:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?a=FZrLRru9bIs:lX-funO8sfg:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?i=FZrLRru9bIs:lX-funO8sfg:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?a=FZrLRru9bIs:lX-funO8sfg:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Pennsylvania's unemployment rate falls in April
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/sacramento/blog/numbers/2010/05/12-18-help-wantedcrop*100.jpg?v=1'>Pennsylvania's unemployment rate fell one-tenth of a percentage point in April. The Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry said Thursday the state's unemployment rate was 7.4 percent in April. That's down five-tenths of a percentage point from a year ago and below the nationwide rate of 8.1 percent. There were 6,000 fewer unemployed people in Pennsylvania in April and 27,000 more with jobs during the month. Service jobs are at a record 4.89 million in April, with leisure and hospitality jobs...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?a=Aj0x_HfRugw:gEod_oWehoE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?a=Aj0x_HfRugw:gEod_oWehoE:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?i=Aj0x_HfRugw:gEod_oWehoE:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?a=Aj0x_HfRugw:gEod_oWehoE:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?i=Aj0x_HfRugw:gEod_oWehoE:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?a=Aj0x_HfRugw:gEod_oWehoE:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
People & Awards: Companies
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/news/People&Awards-Sel2*100.jpg?v=1'>Banking & Finance Commercial Bank & Trust of PA, wholly-owned banking subsidiary of Commercial National Financial Corp., was ranked No. 1 in Pennsylvania and No. 16 nationwide in the 2011 S&B Top 15th Percentile of Community Banks based on the Seifried & Brew Total Risk/Return Composite Ranking Report. Manufacturing Alcoa was the top performer in the Basic Materials category and No. 2 in the overall ranking of 360 U.S. companies in the Maplecroft Climate Innovation Indexes Leaders Indexes...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?a=7nj_yqxSR3A:aH6IvOUOhlo:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?a=7nj_yqxSR3A:aH6IvOUOhlo:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?i=7nj_yqxSR3A:aH6IvOUOhlo:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?a=7nj_yqxSR3A:aH6IvOUOhlo:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?i=7nj_yqxSR3A:aH6IvOUOhlo:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?a=7nj_yqxSR3A:aH6IvOUOhlo:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Marcellus, Utica wastewater facility to open
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/Energy-Inc-Print-Bug-*100.jpg?v=1'>Eureka Resources LLC said Thursday that it will open a treatment facility in Bradford County to treat wastewater from the Marcellus and Utica shales. Eureka already has a treatment plant in Williamsport in the northeastern section of Pennsylvania. The Bradford County facility will be open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and will treat up to 10,000 barrels of drilling muds and flow back water beginning at the end of the year. The water will then go to reuse, stored or sent to the Williamsport facility. A...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?a=sQ3hymK2QK4:gNTtMg8SzRw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?a=sQ3hymK2QK4:gNTtMg8SzRw:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?i=sQ3hymK2QK4:gNTtMg8SzRw:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?a=sQ3hymK2QK4:gNTtMg8SzRw:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?i=sQ3hymK2QK4:gNTtMg8SzRw:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?a=sQ3hymK2QK4:gNTtMg8SzRw:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Atlas Resource Partners in Barnett deal
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/Energy-Inc-Print-Bug-*100.jpg?v=1'>Atlas Resource Partners LP said Thursday it will acquire assets in the Barnett Shale from Titan Operating LLC. The 250 billion cubic feet equivalent of proved reserves in the Texas natural gas play will cost Atlas Resource Partners $184 million in stock and close by July. Included are 43 wells and 16,000 net acres, 84 percent natural gas. This is Atlas Resource Partners' second acquisition in the Barnett Shale in two months, the company said.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?a=KNeYwjmK188:17p1tzk4H40:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?a=KNeYwjmK188:17p1tzk4H40:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?i=KNeYwjmK188:17p1tzk4H40:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?a=KNeYwjmK188:17p1tzk4H40:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?i=KNeYwjmK188:17p1tzk4H40:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?a=KNeYwjmK188:17p1tzk4H40:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Industrial hose company sets up in Cheswick
Another new company is set to move into the 500,000-plus square foot former Bay Valley Foods facility in Cheswick. Hose Power, Inc., an Orange Park, FL-based hydraulic and industrial hose distributor, has committed to taking a 40,000 square foot lease in the building. The company will take the remaining portion of the building left available by Hostess Brands, Inc., which recently leased about 60,000 square feet in the building. Mike Morris, the northeast regional sales manager for the company,...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?a=rC8GA7QUPj8:0C-BJTxuWeY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?a=rC8GA7QUPj8:0C-BJTxuWeY:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?i=rC8GA7QUPj8:0C-BJTxuWeY:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?a=rC8GA7QUPj8:0C-BJTxuWeY:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?i=rC8GA7QUPj8:0C-BJTxuWeY:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?a=rC8GA7QUPj8:0C-BJTxuWeY:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Alcoa breaks ground on new aluminum facility
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/Alcoa-carousel*100.jpg?v=1'>Alcoa Inc. has broken ground on a $90 million facility in Lafayette, Ind., that will produce state-of-the-art aluminum lithium. The newly introduced alloy allows airplane manufacturers to save weight in wings and fuselage without resorting to composite materials. Alcoa (NYSE: AA) said the 115,000-square-foot space will have 75 employees based there when it's complete by the end of 2014. ?We have a long history working with aerospace customers to help new aircraft meet demanding new missions and...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?a=IliRgtS_h3c:lQPchH7bcow:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?a=IliRgtS_h3c:lQPchH7bcow:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?i=IliRgtS_h3c:lQPchH7bcow:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?a=IliRgtS_h3c:lQPchH7bcow:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?i=IliRgtS_h3c:lQPchH7bcow:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?a=IliRgtS_h3c:lQPchH7bcow:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Frontier cuts Pittsburgh-Milwaukee service
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/blog/morning-edition/315x309-Morning-Edition*100.jpg?v=1'>Frontier Airlines is ending its service between Pittsburgh and Milwaukee, according to media reports. Columbus Business First, an affiliate of the Pittsburgh Business Times, reported the airline is pulling out of its regional-jet service between Milwaukee and Columbus, Ohio; Indianapolis; Nashville, Tenn.; Omaha, Neb.; and New York. Frontier Airlines was supposed to begin flying between Pittsburgh and Milwaukee this week after a hiatus that began in early 2011. Frontier was the 23rd-largest airline...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?a=1ApYs0mcRSg:zNo_6KPnKMU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?a=1ApYs0mcRSg:zNo_6KPnKMU:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?i=1ApYs0mcRSg:zNo_6KPnKMU:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?a=1ApYs0mcRSg:zNo_6KPnKMU:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?i=1ApYs0mcRSg:zNo_6KPnKMU:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?a=1ApYs0mcRSg:zNo_6KPnKMU:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_pittsburgh?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>

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