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Life Insurance Quotes For The Consumer
To gain your business many independent life brokers and many companies now offer free life quotes on the web. Many allow you to compare their rates with those of their competitors. But comparing rates is not always the answer. It's important to research the companies

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premiums as well as their ratings.

An company's financial strength is important in that you will have comfort and confidence knowing that they will be able to pay your claims or your life benefits. Additionally company ratings are administered by independent companies. These ratings give you a general idea on the aspects of a company's financial strength.

Ratings For Life Companies

Best's A+ Superior

This is the highest grade an company can achieve. Companies with a Best's A+ have a superior proven ability to meet their financial obligations with their policy holders.

Best's A Excellent

Companies in this classification also have an excellent financial performance. Not as strong as an A+ company but still more than capable of meeting their financial obligations.

Best's B+ Very Good

Again going down the list.... these companies have shown a "Very Good" ability to meet their financial obligations to their policy holders.

Best's B Good

Insurance companies with a B show a good ability to meet their obligations, but not as strong at the previous grades.

Best's C+ Fairly Good

Again, a fairly good overall performance

Best's C Fair

and finally a C means the company has achieved a fair ability to meet their financial obligations.

There are of course other rating services besides Bests. Standard + Poors, and another company, Moodys are also well regarded as life rating companies

How To Get The Best Life Coverage For You

Overall you should find a company that is minimally rated A and preferably an A+ or more. Remember this is your money you are spending and that the benefits may not appear for many years. These are two good reasons to make sure you have the right company for your life insurance.

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Ivon T. Hughes of the Hughes Trustco Group is a licensed Broker. Author of The Life Handbook. Get a FREE Copy TODAY! Email: info@trustco.ca Web:hughestructco.com




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Cincinnati sports fans think of the Reds as &ldquo;professional&rdquo; and &ldquo;family-oriented.&rdquo; <p><a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~a/vertical_1?a=cR3MgI"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~a/vertical_1?i=cR3MgI" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_1?a=89ssN"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_1?i=89ssN" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_1?a=P0LRn"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_1?i=P0LRn" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_1?a=iDXOn"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_1?i=iDXOn" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_1?a=rRenN"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_1?i=rRenN" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~r/vertical_1/~4/470943476" height="1" width="1"/>
Coming off a bumper year, Washington state farmers fret about red tape
The value of Washington state farmers&rsquo; production and exports jumped upward by double digits in 2007, but industry leaders are worried about the dark clouds on the horizon. <p><a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~a/vertical_1?a=rGU5ak"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~a/vertical_1?i=rGU5ak" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_1?a=oOnhN"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_1?i=oOnhN" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_1?a=iNDrn"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_1?i=iNDrn" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_1?a=yvEmn"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_1?i=yvEmn" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_1?a=GIXzN"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_1?i=GIXzN" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~r/vertical_1/~4/470943477" height="1" width="1"/>
Field of organic food dreams grows in Columbia County
Jennie Dickinson dreams of Columbia County, a sparsely populated region of wheat fields south of Spokane, becoming the Silicon Valley of organic food production. <p><a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~a/vertical_1?a=YQ2vSU"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~a/vertical_1?i=YQ2vSU" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_1?a=9ed9N"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_1?i=9ed9N" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_1?a=v7Hhn"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_1?i=v7Hhn" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_1?a=xAHJn"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_1?i=xAHJn" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_1?a=f4npN"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_1?i=f4npN" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~r/vertical_1/~4/470943478" height="1" width="1"/>
Big Tree family lives labor of love for land
Frank Antenucci sees the beauty of a Christmas tree beyond its plot in one of his fields. <p><a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~a/vertical_1?a=ZveAyl"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~a/vertical_1?i=ZveAyl" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_1?a=O7f4N"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_1?i=O7f4N" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_1?a=C0iln"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_1?i=C0iln" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_1?a=nRIFn"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_1?i=nRIFn" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_1?a=v0erN"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_1?i=v0erN" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~r/vertical_1/~4/470943479" height="1" width="1"/>
Farmers hang in
Though 2008 was a prosperous year for most farmers and ranchers, economic jitters have Oregon&rsquo;s $4.9 billion agricultural community worried about tapping credit lines in 2009. <p><a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~a/vertical_1?a=KD0h7v"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~a/vertical_1?i=KD0h7v" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_1?a=KVCWN"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_1?i=KVCWN" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_1?a=r7Tfn"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_1?i=r7Tfn" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_1?a=pdn3n"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_1?i=pdn3n" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_1?a=5932N"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_1?i=5932N" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~r/vertical_1/~4/470943480" height="1" width="1"/>
State board considers pulling Auburn Dam water permits
A state water board on Tuesday could free up rights to 2.5 million acre-feet of water &mdash; more than double the amount Folsom Lake can store each year. <p><a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~a/vertical_1?a=f3oHMM"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~a/vertical_1?i=f3oHMM" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_1?a=scBXN"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_1?i=scBXN" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_1?a=1WS2n"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_1?i=1WS2n" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_1?a=s5J8n"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_1?i=s5J8n" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_1?a=YwuqN"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_1?i=YwuqN" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~r/vertical_1/~4/470943482" height="1" width="1"/>
Ray Buchanan, Stop Hunger Now
RALEIGH &ndash; The Rev. Ray Buchanan envisions a world without hunger, and he&rsquo;s doing everything he can to make that happen. <p><a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~a/vertical_1?a=SF9EYM"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~a/vertical_1?i=SF9EYM" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_1?a=yoYPN"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_1?i=yoYPN" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_1?a=cJ4Zn"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_1?i=cJ4Zn" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_1?a=6YcVn"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_1?i=6YcVn" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_1?a=v8XnN"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_1?i=v8XnN" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~r/vertical_1/~4/470943483" height="1" width="1"/>
?Dress up to go up?
Wearing a $4,000, three-piece suit complete with gold cufflinks and armed with a white measuring tape, Dave Shepard seems to always be on his way to dressing a client. <p><a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~a/vertical_1?a=fVh50L"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~a/vertical_1?i=fVh50L" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_1?a=InyLN"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_1?i=InyLN" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_1?a=jOkLn"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_1?i=jOkLn" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_1?a=wtSjn"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_1?i=wtSjn" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_1?a=C9RJN"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_1?i=C9RJN" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~r/vertical_1/~4/470943484" height="1" width="1"/>
State Farm Automobile moving to Goodlett Farms, selling its Primacy Parkway building
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. has signed a 5,289-square-foot at Goodlett Farms Business Campus, making the move from an owner-occupied building to leased office space. <p><a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~a/vertical_1?a=7cu5c9"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~a/vertical_1?i=7cu5c9" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_1?a=EThoN"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_1?i=EThoN" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_1?a=L5Wjn"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_1?i=L5Wjn" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_1?a=ADLCn"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_1?i=ADLCn" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_1?a=dYwzN"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_1?i=dYwzN" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~r/vertical_1/~4/470943485" height="1" width="1"/>
Today?s MBA Anderson students get conflicting perspectives
Prospective managers and entrepreneurs are increasingly turning to enrollment at the University of New Mexico&rsquo;s business school to weather the current economic hurricane, but they are finding there another version of the same storm in miniature, as professors hotly debate its causes and cures. <p><a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~a/vertical_1?a=n3oAE9"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~a/vertical_1?i=n3oAE9" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_1?a=Mn2yN"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_1?i=Mn2yN" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_1?a=GJe1n"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_1?i=GJe1n" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_1?a=T7aqn"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_1?i=T7aqn" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_1?a=mzRYN"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_1?i=mzRYN" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~r/vertical_1/~4/470943487" height="1" width="1"/>
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Legg Mason to take another earnings hit but gets breather on loans
Legg Mason Inc. will take $316 million in after-tax charges to shore up money-market funds in the quarter that ends Dec. 31. (LM) <p><a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~a/vertical_4?a=smodj7"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~a/vertical_4?i=smodj7" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=BM5sO"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=BM5sO" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=fQmOo"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=fQmOo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=CtLdo"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=CtLdo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=7u4wO"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=7u4wO" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Falsified audit leads to guilty plea for Syntrix biotech exec
A biotech executive pleaded guilty Monday in federal court to charges stemming from submitting a fake audit report to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the U.S. Department of Justice announced. <p><a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~a/vertical_4?a=p50cu2"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~a/vertical_4?i=p50cu2" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=SRujO"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=SRujO" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=6EICo"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=6EICo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=Bzboo"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=Bzboo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=CgwfO"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=CgwfO" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Feds suspend Skyridge Pharmacy's drug certificate
Skyridge Pharmacy&rsquo;s certificate to dispense drugs was suspended Monday, after the owner was accused of distributing drugs to customers without valid prescriptions, according to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration. <p><a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~a/vertical_4?a=T38nzu"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~a/vertical_4?i=T38nzu" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=FDz7O"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=FDz7O" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=NvW2o"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=NvW2o" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=8KuLo"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=8KuLo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=xsmmO"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=xsmmO" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Circle Bancorp names Kit Cole chairman and CEO
Circle Bancorp. which operates Circle Bank, said Monday that Kit Cole was appointed chairman and CEO, effective immediately. (TAMB) <p><a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~a/vertical_4?a=9pqUZt"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~a/vertical_4?i=9pqUZt" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=ZMwDO"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=ZMwDO" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=f7v6o"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=f7v6o" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=uxawo"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=uxawo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=c6uuO"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=c6uuO" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Kansas couple wins verdict against Swift Transportation
A Kansas couple was on the winning side of a $23.5 million verdict awarded by a federal jury in Wichita in a trucking accident dispute. <p><a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~a/vertical_4?a=ll3Bv9"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~a/vertical_4?i=ll3Bv9" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=RRdaO"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=RRdaO" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=sjKAo"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=sjKAo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=zQSIo"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=zQSIo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=nV1dO"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=nV1dO" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Worthington Industries taps new CFO
Worthington Industries Inc. has named an executive from private equity investor MCG Capital Corp. as its finance chief, filling a job that sat vacant for four months. (MCGC) (GS) (WOR) <p><a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~a/vertical_4?a=OYAuZn"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~a/vertical_4?i=OYAuZn" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=wvFcO"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=wvFcO" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=BU6Zo"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=BU6Zo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=jSFgo"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=jSFgo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=zlP5O"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=zlP5O" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Report: Bond investors sue Countrywide
A group of bond investors is demanding that Countrywide Financial Corp. purchase mortgage loans for which it plans to reduce borrowers&rsquo; payment terms. (BAC) <p><a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~a/vertical_4?a=dgeHdo"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~a/vertical_4?i=dgeHdo" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=H2CzO"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=H2CzO" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=ARmno"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=ARmno" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=CUYxo"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=CUYxo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=F0BNO"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=F0BNO" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Dow plunges 680 points on Monday
The stock markets plummeted Monday on a slew of bad economic news, not the least of which was the official word that the U.S. has been in a recession since December 2007. <p><a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~a/vertical_4?a=mYKc3q"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~a/vertical_4?i=mYKc3q" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=jIEGO"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=jIEGO" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=fEAso"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=fEAso" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=whzOo"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=whzOo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=bspQO"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=bspQO" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Ashland CEO took pay cut for ?08
Ashland CEO Jim O&rsquo;Brien&rsquo;s pay fell by a fourth to $4.8 million for the year ended Sept. 30, his cash and long-term incentive compensation declining together, the company reported to regulators. (ASH) <p><a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~a/vertical_4?a=5bwGg7"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~a/vertical_4?i=5bwGg7" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=ctS2O"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=ctS2O" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=0MBKo"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=0MBKo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=pnnho"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=pnnho" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=PviBO"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=PviBO" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Report: Bond investors sue Countrywide
A group of bond investors is demanding that Countrywide Financial Corp. purchase mortgage loans for which it plans to reduce borrowers&rsquo; payment terms. (BAC) <p><a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~a/vertical_4?a=0PRoZN"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~a/vertical_4?i=0PRoZN" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=zyCJO"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=zyCJO" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=rzuNo"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=rzuNo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=yYfYo"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=yYfYo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=HY9UO"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=HY9UO" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Dow plunges 680 points on Monday
The stock markets plummeted Monday on a slew of bad economic news, not the least of which was the official word that the U.S. has been in a recession since December 2007. (STI) (SBKC) (LION) (UCBI) (SNV) (HD) (UPS) (KO) (DAL) (SO) <p><a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~a/vertical_4?a=vT4sDj"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~a/vertical_4?i=vT4sDj" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=anBcO"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=anBcO" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=y6AQo"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=y6AQo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=xoTdo"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=xoTdo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=285XO"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=285XO" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Fitch reaffirms AA+ rating for CPS Energy bonds
Fitch Ratings has confirmed its AA+ rating for San Antonio&rsquo;s electric and gas systems revenue bonds, Series 2008A, issued on behalf of CPS Energy. <p><a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~a/vertical_4?a=n8qa73"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~a/vertical_4?i=n8qa73" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=ChwuO"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=ChwuO" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=h1jvo"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=h1jvo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=yPrfo"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=yPrfo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=fXJIO"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=fXJIO" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Celtics and Bentley renew deal
The Boston Celtics and Bentley University have extended their relationship for another two years, the team said Monday. <p><a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~a/vertical_4?a=PYOcEP"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~a/vertical_4?i=PYOcEP" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=06yoO"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=06yoO" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=Xp6fo"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=Xp6fo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=NUGso"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=NUGso" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=arb2O"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=arb2O" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Report: Bond investors sue Countrywide
A group of bond investors is demanding that Countrywide Financial Corp. purchase mortgage loans for which it plans to reduce borrowers&rsquo; payment terms. (BAC) <p><a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~a/vertical_4?a=4gGDpf"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~a/vertical_4?i=4gGDpf" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=C8SIO"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=C8SIO" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=OcSmo"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=OcSmo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=wwOeo"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=wwOeo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=TrxdO"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=TrxdO" border="0"></img></a> </div>
JPMorgan Chase to lay off 9,200 WaMu workers
JPMorgan Chase said Monday it will lay off 9,200 Washington Mutual employees nationally, out of the company&rsquo;s total work force of about 42,000. <p><a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~a/vertical_4?a=DXo62G"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~a/vertical_4?i=DXo62G" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=LPvLO"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=LPvLO" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=QhEjo"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=QhEjo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=8ITGo"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=8ITGo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=daLcO"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=daLcO" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Ashland CEO took pay cut for ?08
Ashland Inc. CEO Jim O&rsquo;Brien took a 25 percent pay cut, down to $4.8 million in fiscal 2008, as both cash compensation and long-term incentive compensation declined from 2007. (ASH) <p><a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~a/vertical_4?a=azZQnQ"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~a/vertical_4?i=azZQnQ" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=YefiO"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=YefiO" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=RvQQo"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=RvQQo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=lW3Do"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=lW3Do" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=yABaO"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=yABaO" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Citigroup spends less on ads, Scottrade spends more
The financial services industry, including Citigroup, spent 10 percent less on advertising this year, but online brokerage Scottrade bucked the trend and spent more, a new analysis shows. <p><a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~a/vertical_4?a=8lM41e"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~a/vertical_4?i=8lM41e" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=SKalO"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=SKalO" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=nJHQo"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=nJHQo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=UVkLo"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=UVkLo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=oZ3MO"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=oZ3MO" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Houston architect?s Shanghai building starts construction
Construction began Nov. 29 on what will be China&rsquo;s tallest building &mdash; a structure designed by Houston-based architect Marshall Strabala. <p><a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~a/vertical_4?a=FWssjm"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~a/vertical_4?i=FWssjm" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=WFfPO"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=WFfPO" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=bVyko"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=bVyko" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=gJAwo"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=gJAwo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=uxPLO"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=uxPLO" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Inn of the Anasazi names new director
Andrea Gates has been named the new managing director of the Inn of the Anasazi in Santa Fe. <p><a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~a/vertical_4?a=AhPEPU"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~a/vertical_4?i=AhPEPU" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=3ryUO"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=3ryUO" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=8EZho"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=8EZho" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=iljvo"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=iljvo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=HOicO"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=HOicO" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Services set for Lofgren family
A memorial service for Parker Lofgren and his family will be held Dec. 5 at Good Shepherd Catholic Church in Denver, according to information posted Monday on the St. Charles Capital website. <p><a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~a/vertical_4?a=0UIY9e"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~a/vertical_4?i=0UIY9e" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=DZWaO"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=DZWaO" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=EdDlo"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=EdDlo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=wLMAo"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=wLMAo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=9HSUO"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=9HSUO" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Hawaiian Telcom losses top $425M
Hawaiian Telcom&rsquo;s filing for bankruptcy protection follows years of losses totaling more than $425 million. That includes losses of $105 million so far this year. <p><a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~a/vertical_4?a=mQynBX"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~a/vertical_4?i=mQynBX" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=tWzFO"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=tWzFO" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=O48bo"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=O48bo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=Yfbyo"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=Yfbyo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=UydgO"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=UydgO" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Association of the blind names Burke executive director, CEO
The Northeastern Association of the Blind at Albany has named Christopher T. Burke executive director and CEO of the nonprofit organization. <p><a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~a/vertical_4?a=TuL408"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~a/vertical_4?i=TuL408" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=1weqO"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=1weqO" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=Su99o"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=Su99o" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=yh3io"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=yh3io" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=f7HFO"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=f7HFO" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City awards $7M in grants
The Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City today announced nearly $7 million in &ldquo;safety net health grants&rdquo; to 51 area organizations. <p><a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~a/vertical_4?a=1Gilal"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~a/vertical_4?i=1Gilal" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=k654O"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=k654O" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=nfpao"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=nfpao" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=H9wPo"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=H9wPo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=7WX4O"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=7WX4O" border="0"></img></a> </div>
N.J. bill would ostracize outsourcers
Three New Jersey assemblymen announced the introduction of legislation Monday that would prohibit the state from doing business with companies that move work from the United States to other countries. <p><a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~a/vertical_4?a=pQqaoQ"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~a/vertical_4?i=pQqaoQ" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=YBONO"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=YBONO" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=N3Aeo"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=N3Aeo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=4uVko"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=4uVko" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=47FKO"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=47FKO" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Company with 1,300 local employees files for Chapter 11
Pilgrim&rsquo;s Pride Corp., the chicken processor with a 1,300-worker facility in Sanford, said Monday that it has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. (PPC) <p><a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~a/vertical_4?a=9Mlp1L"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~a/vertical_4?i=9Mlp1L" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=iQNyO"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=iQNyO" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=QWOAo"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=QWOAo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=HtYKo"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=HtYKo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=3BfFO"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=3BfFO" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Fla. AG settles with Jacksonville mover
Florida&rsquo;s Attorney General has settled a case against Father &amp; Son Moving and Storage of Jacksonville Inc. <p><a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~a/vertical_4?a=AEkGHk"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~a/vertical_4?i=AEkGHk" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=j0s4O"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=j0s4O" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=G0Dco"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=G0Dco" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=xpLHo"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=xpLHo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=bsCGO"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=bsCGO" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Pilgrim's Pride files for Chapter 11
Pilgrim&rsquo;s Pride Corp., the chicken processor with a 1,300-worker facility in Sanford, said Monday that it has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. (PPC) <p><a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~a/vertical_4?a=8SpU1v"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~a/vertical_4?i=8SpU1v" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=IUjkO"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=IUjkO" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=fouQo"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=fouQo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=xC2Oo"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=xC2Oo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=UMg6O"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=UMg6O" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Crist urges 45-day freeze on foreclosures
Leaders from the Florida Bankers Association and Florida Credit Union League joined Gov. Charlie Crist on Monday in asking their members to provide temporary relief from foreclosure to Floridians who face the prospect of losing their homes. <p><a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~a/vertical_4?a=0ojCMo"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~a/vertical_4?i=0ojCMo" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=Up4VO"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=Up4VO" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=tf5Mo"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=tf5Mo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=vdKdo"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=vdKdo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=DNADO"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=DNADO" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Capital Financial Group bought by Securian
Securian Financial Group closed on its previously announced purchase of Capital Financial Group Inc. and its broker-dealer H. Beck Inc. <p><a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~a/vertical_4?a=WmHDbs"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~a/vertical_4?i=WmHDbs" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=OhBHO"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=OhBHO" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=7mGjo"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=7mGjo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=61Vno"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=61Vno" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=phSsO"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=phSsO" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Report: Roche still seeking loan for Genentech bid
A $45 billion syndicated loan for Roche&rsquo;s buyout of South San Francisco&rsquo;s Genentech Inc. is becoming tougher to get, and the Swiss drugmaker is seeking alternatives, Reuters reported. (DNA) <p><a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~a/vertical_4?a=MiONzX"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~a/vertical_4?i=MiONzX" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=gXsdO"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=gXsdO" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=dbfio"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=dbfio" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=3pbUo"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=3pbUo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=Yx7GO"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=Yx7GO" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Crist urges 45-day freeze on foreclosures
Leaders from the Florida Bankers Association and Florida Credit Union League joined Gov. Charlie Crist on Monday in asking their members to provide temporary relief from foreclosure to Floridians who face the prospect of losing their homes. <p><a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~a/vertical_4?a=CBqSdA"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~a/vertical_4?i=CBqSdA" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=qH3VO"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=qH3VO" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=mSY7o"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=mSY7o" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=PYwfo"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=PYwfo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=ipOxO"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=ipOxO" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Survey: Weekend sales brisk, Cyber Monday to follow suit
The retail industry&rsquo;s trade group is still projecting a meager rise in holiday shopping this year, but the season appeared to have started lively with holiday weekend store sales that exceeded projections. (EBAY) <p><a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~a/vertical_4?a=6d8tAe"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~a/vertical_4?i=6d8tAe" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=9tI6O"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=9tI6O" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=EoKPo"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=EoKPo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=LVqBo"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=LVqBo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=hkXJO"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=hkXJO" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Hawaiian Telcom files for bankruptcy protection
Hawaiian Telcom Communications filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Monday morning. <p><a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~a/vertical_4?a=wgkf4k"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~a/vertical_4?i=wgkf4k" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=0fupO"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=0fupO" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=pwExo"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=pwExo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=zoJvo"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=zoJvo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=XPdeO"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=XPdeO" border="0"></img></a> </div>
TWC announces unemployment benefit extention
Unemployment Insurance benefits have been extended for seven weeks, the Texas Workforce Commission has announced. President Bush recently signed legislation providing up to seven weeks of emergency unemployment benefits to workers who have exhausted their benefits and are still unemployed. The extended benefits are federally funded and employers will not be charged for any claims paid on this extension, the TWC says. <p><a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~a/vertical_4?a=o7lmLE"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~a/vertical_4?i=o7lmLE" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=OGtKO"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=OGtKO" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=gMsio"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=gMsio" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=FtRNo"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=FtRNo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=8ugJO"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=8ugJO" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Fannie Mae plans to stay on NYSE
Fannie Mae told the New York Stock Exchange that it intends to meet the continued listing standard. (FNM) <p><a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~a/vertical_4?a=N5iPQ7"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~a/vertical_4?i=N5iPQ7" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=gpTuO"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=gpTuO" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=k0TSo"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=k0TSo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=YhhYo"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=YhhYo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=QrECO"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=QrECO" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Colombia Air Force getting ETC equipment
Environmental Tectonics Corp. said Monday it has received a $1.8 million contract from the Army to provide a hyperbaric chamber to the Colombia Air Force as part of the Foreign Military Sales Program. The Colombia Air Force will use the chamber, which simulates conditions at high altitudes, for training. <p><a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~a/vertical_4?a=gtlFqC"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~a/vertical_4?i=gtlFqC" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=oe1jO"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=oe1jO" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=oJNOo"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=oJNOo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=flmLo"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=flmLo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=tzmiO"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=tzmiO" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Kforce boost stock buyback
The board of directors of Kforce Inc. agreed to allow the company to repurchase additional shares of common stock. (KFRC) <p><a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~a/vertical_4?a=hfjQD6"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~a/vertical_4?i=hfjQD6" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=mwU8O"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=mwU8O" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=FEkDo"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=FEkDo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=Dc1Ro"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=Dc1Ro" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=qbLQO"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=qbLQO" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Achievement Awards - Clint Ballinger
Clint Ballinger has a standard dress code when he&rsquo;s looking for money. If the pinstripe suit doesn&rsquo;t give it away, check out the feet. <p><a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~a/vertical_4?a=zuUSYz"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~a/vertical_4?i=zuUSYz" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=b0wJO"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=b0wJO" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=xDVbo"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=xDVbo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=Mfdbo"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=Mfdbo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=XHrTO"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=XHrTO" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Markets react to more bad economic news
Stocks were down in Asia and in Europe Monday morning. <p><a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~a/vertical_4?a=zcWlmF"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~a/vertical_4?i=zcWlmF" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=hUKAO"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=hUKAO" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=gt4Ho"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=gt4Ho" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=mJ7Wo"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=mJ7Wo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=WuxsO"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=WuxsO" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Markets plummet Monday on bad economic news
The stock markets plummeted Monday on a slew of bad economic news, not the least of which was the official word that the U.S. has been in a recession since December 2007. (AA) (AYE) (ATI) (AEO) (CNX) (DKS) (FII) (HNZ) (KOP) (NCC) (NCX) (PNC) (PPG) (X) (WCC) <p><a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~a/vertical_4?a=2OgDSZ"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~a/vertical_4?i=2OgDSZ" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=MSSQO"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=MSSQO" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=wIX3o"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=wIX3o" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=2cwYo"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=2cwYo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=K9kLO"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=K9kLO" border="0"></img></a> </div>
TSYS venture signs 5th-largest China lender
TSYS&rsquo; China UnionPay Data Services Co. joint venture has inked a multi-year credit card processing agreement with China Postal Savings Bank. (TSS) <p><a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~a/vertical_4?a=0QJQ1c"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~a/vertical_4?i=0QJQ1c" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=wGD8O"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=wGD8O" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=Vnhao"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=Vnhao" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=KFwTo"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=KFwTo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=8SIdO"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=8SIdO" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Markets react to more bad economic news
Stocks were down in Asia and in Europe Monday morning. <p><a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~a/vertical_4?a=qyP5Pd"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~a/vertical_4?i=qyP5Pd" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=IZdNO"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=IZdNO" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=5f6qo"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=5f6qo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=wtwwo"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=wtwwo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=iU8fO"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=iU8fO" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Fighting the foreclosure crisis
Ron Kalbfleisch is staring foreclosure in the face and he doesn&rsquo;t know who will blink first. A die maker for the past 23 years, Kalbfleisch is four months behind on payments at his Dayton-area home. He had been working 50 hours a week at his full-time job and an additional 10 hours to 15 hours per week at a part-time job. <p><a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~a/vertical_4?a=XjzNK7"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~a/vertical_4?i=XjzNK7" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=SXK7N"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=SXK7N" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=927zn"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=927zn" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=G2Kun"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=G2Kun" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=k0xGN"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=k0xGN" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Lenders look to avoid foreclosures
Even though homeowners have not received a government bailout, the financial crisis is helping some people deal with mortgages. <p><a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~a/vertical_4?a=Ao6xRH"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~a/vertical_4?i=Ao6xRH" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=MKi1N"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=MKi1N" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=eZHbn"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=eZHbn" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=D9ffn"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=D9ffn" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=p29kN"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=p29kN" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Despite slump, banks have dollars to lend
Bankers swear they still have money to lend, even as bank profits fell to their second-lowest level in 18 years. <p><a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~a/vertical_4?a=aqp7uy"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~a/vertical_4?i=aqp7uy" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=NcaCN"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=NcaCN" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=nulSn"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=nulSn" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=zOcIn"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=zOcIn" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=h4qON"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=h4qON" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Comprehensive coverage, client care help Metzler Bros. Insurance grow
As the economy endures a full-on recession, businesses cut back production and unemployment claims rise to their highest levels in decades, Kansas City-based Metzler Bros. Insurance is growing and adding staff. <p><a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~a/vertical_4?a=PplMhs"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~a/vertical_4?i=PplMhs" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=JOGeN"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=JOGeN" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=Ryosn"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=Ryosn" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=eSFxn"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=eSFxn" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=MWR2N"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=MWR2N" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Bogle?s sage advice provides a port in the storm
Attempting to survive unquestionably the most turbulent stock market I have ever experienced, I turned to one rudder I have relied on for a lot of years. <p><a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~a/vertical_4?a=PTvm3O"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~a/vertical_4?i=PTvm3O" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=6AUSN"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=6AUSN" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=czx1n"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=czx1n" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=qHX5n"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=qHX5n" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=c19pN"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=c19pN" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Small biz slogs through the turmoil; agency reports demand for SBA loans
Alan Hoambrecker has never been in the news before. But in times when the latest corporate layoff announcement often is the business news of the day, Hoambrecker stands out for the 30 jobs his small business is preparing to create. <p><a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~a/vertical_4?a=rsKb2S"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~a/vertical_4?i=rsKb2S" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=bcGnN"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=bcGnN" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=04JIn"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=04JIn" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=1dSRn"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=1dSRn" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=Bw99N"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=Bw99N" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Ripe or rotten for a deal? Market, performance complicate Sprint?s value
On the surface, Sprint Nextel Corp. looks like a great deal. <p><a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~a/vertical_4?a=Pb9LCg"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~a/vertical_4?i=Pb9LCg" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=dFkhN"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=dFkhN" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=J75mn"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=J75mn" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=bAqdn"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=bAqdn" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=awrJN"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=awrJN" border="0"></img></a> </div>
For high-tech entrepreneurs, time is right to launch firm
Continuously renewing our regional economy requires the constant development of new companies in high-growth sectors. After all, entrepreneurs are the primary source of innovation and job creation, and they (and the venture capital that propels them) gravitate to regions where success is more likely. <p><a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~a/vertical_4?a=2vSVOA"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~a/vertical_4?i=2vSVOA" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=9wH5N"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=9wH5N" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=RYhPn"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=RYhPn" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=meeHn"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=meeHn" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=F5I6N"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=F5I6N" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Values abound, but the market makes investors focus on strength
If you&rsquo;re looking for a bargain in the stock market &ndash; and who isn&rsquo;t &ndash; there are plenty out there. <p><a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~a/vertical_4?a=ZzpPTV"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~a/vertical_4?i=ZzpPTV" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=xDniN"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=xDniN" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=pHfjn"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=pHfjn" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=JEpnn"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=JEpnn" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=Wn1pN"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=Wn1pN" border="0"></img></a> </div>
What financial crisis? Banks grow more branches
As Citigroup Inc. and other banking behemoths convulse amid the nation&rsquo;s financial crisis, a half-dozen smaller banks have opened or announced a flurry of new branches in the Washington area in recent weeks, including a large North Carolina bank doubling its local presence. <p><a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~a/vertical_4?a=uszu2U"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~a/vertical_4?i=uszu2U" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=DsxbN"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=DsxbN" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=cWCQn"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=cWCQn" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=P7FCn"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=P7FCn" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=pLkcN"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=pLkcN" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Small stretch of 8th Street SE seeks its own identity
The northern side of Eighth Street SE is home to Barracks Row, featuring revitalized restaurants, shops and taverns. On the southern edge, a new neighborhood, The Yards, is planned. <p><a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~a/vertical_4?a=7CZGXy"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~a/vertical_4?i=7CZGXy" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=CXIhN"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=CXIhN" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=yGCyn"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=yGCyn" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=RZujn"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=RZujn" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?a=IbPxN"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/vertical_4?i=IbPxN" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Montgomery County debuts work force housing at King Farm
Montgomery County is ready to sell its first work force housing condominiums, just as the slow residential market begins to yield more affordable housing naturally. <p><a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~a/vertical_4?a=XBWpFY"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~a/vertical_4?i=XBWpFY" border="0"></img></a></p><div class=