Thursday, March 31, 2011

How the plan would work - Irish Independent

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How the plan would work

Irish Independent


1 The four provincial councils, plus Central Council, would allocate €1.6m per annum (50pc from the provinces, 50pc from Croke Park) for the next five years to a special fund to be used to encourage businesses to hire unemployed GAA ...



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Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Dallas Business Journal: Dallas Commercial Real Estate Listings - View Commercial Real Estate

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Sunday, March 27, 2011

Six Flags to feature new Wii video game - Atlanta Business Chronicle:

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The game, which features 12 different sports activitiedincluding archery, basketball and table tennis, will be showcaseed at nine participating theme parks including Six Flags over Georgi in Atlanta. Wii Sports Resort will be available as part of the Wii Experiencw at the participating parks and will also be featuredf inan in-park media program. The game will be availabl to park patrons during the July 4th weekend prior tothe game’s retail launch date of July 26.
“We’red excited to expand our partnership with Nintendpo and bring thisexciting pre-launch opportunituy to our entertainment-seeking guests,” said David McKillips, Six Flagsx senior vice president of corporate “As proven over the last two seasons, Six Flags continues to provide an effective mix of bran d exposure and experiential marketingb benefits to help drive awareness, sampling and, sales for our partners.” New York-based Six Flags (OTC BB: has 20 theme parks across the Unites States, Mexico and Canada.
It has Atlanta'x Six Flags Over Georgia, American Adventure s and Six Flags White Watertheme

Friday, March 25, 2011

Prince George's ethics bill receives key approval from House delegation - Washington Post

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Prince George's ethics bill receives key approval from House delegation

Washington Post


State lawmakers from Prince George's have approved new ethics rules that seek to limit the influence of developers on county officials in a community still reeling from corruption charges against former ...


Two members added to PG ethics taskforce

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Thursday, March 24, 2011

Local man graduates from basic training - NorthJersey.com (press release)

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Local man graduates from basic training

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Saddle Brook â€" Army National Guard Pvt. Mark Kirwan has graduated from Basic Combat Training at Fort Sill, Lawton, Okla. During the nine weeks of training, the soldier studied the Army mission and received instruction and training exercises in drill ...


Melton completes Infantryman One Station Unit Training

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MILITARY: Harless graduates Basic Combat Training

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Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Jennifer Hudson: 'A sophomore album ... means taking it to the next level' - USA Today

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Jennifer Hudson: 'A sophomore album ... means taking it to the next level'

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The third-season American Idol finalist shares more about her life and new album, I Remember Me, with Edna: Why she wanted to get personal on this second album: "A sophomore album versus a freshman album means taking it to the next level. ...


Jennifer Hudson Says I Remember Me Reflects 'Different Chapters'

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Album review: Jennifer Hudson's 'I Remember Me'

Los Angeles Times (blog)


Jennifer Hudson Talks New Album, Movie; Remembers Mom's Wisdom

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Sunday, March 20, 2011

Guaranty Financial Group Inc. Company Profile | GFG Company Information

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Guaranty Financial Group Inc. (NYSE: GFG) is the second largesrt publicly-traded financial services holdin company headquartered in Texas and one of the 50largesy publicly-traded financial services companiee based in the U.S. ranked by asset offering a range of financial services through its primary operating subsidiaries, Guaranty Bank and Guaranty Insurance Services, Inc. Guarantyt Bank is a federally-chartered savings bank that begamn operationsin 1988. With assets of approximately $16 billion and more than 150 bankingb centers in Texasand California, Guarantg Bank offers a full range of consumer and businesx deposit and loan products serving diverse geographic markets throughourt the U.
S., making it one of the largesg financial institutions headquartered in Texas. Guaranty Insurance Services, Inc. and its related entities offer a comprehensivee range of insurance productsand services, includingg personal and commercial fixed annuities, life and health and risk advisory services. GISI is one of the largesty independent insurance agencies in the nation and the seconfd largest in the stateof Texas. Throughb our full range of deposit, lending, and insurancr products, we are committeed to growing sustainable client relationships and delivering our productsw withextraordinary service.

Thursday, March 17, 2011

Tuesday, March 15, 2011

New company gets a barge out of it - Portland Business Journal:

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Portland-based and Clackamas-based formed the company last year in hopee of capturing a sliver ofthe nation's boominv barge business. It worked. Thanks to a robus market, the company has orders for five including a contract to build a crane barge for the Oakland Bay Bridge The company declined to sharerevenue data, but such bargese can cost anywhere from $8 million to $15 milliohn each. Employment has also exceeded The company expected to hire100 workers. It'zs on the verge of hiring its 200th. "It' s a perfect storm," said Chandra Brown, an Oregob Iron Works vice president.
"There's huge Record-high fuel prices have driven many companies to explorre barge shipping as a cheaper alternative to rail andhighway transit. Federal regulations that require the phaseoutof single-hullede barges have also beefed up the Same with the fierce 2005 hurricane season, which knockedr barge production off-line in the gulf and shifter business to companies like U.S. Barge and Portland's othe r barge builders: The Greenbrier Cos.' Gunderso Marine division and Zidell Marine. Business could get even Cargo volumes are expected to doublat U.S. container ports by according tothe U.S. Department of Transportation.
As a the agency has asked Congress for additional funding for improvingthe nation' "marine highway" as a relief "It's a good market right said Allen Walker, president of . "And Portland is a small hotbed ofbarge construction." U.S. Barge has been able to capitalize on severaklunique assets, including the Portlanf Shipyard, which Vigor, through its subsidiary Cascads General, purchased from the Port of Portlande in 2001 for $30.8 million. The 57-acrs site is in an ideal location for barg construction because of its location on the tip ofSwan "We had the infrastructurde in place," said Alan Sprott, a Vigor vice president.
Both Vigof and Oregon Iron Works had significanr experience in marine Workers have been repairingy and refurbishing military vessels and ferriea at the shipyardfor decades. Vigor's subsidiariew include Cascade General, Washingtoj Marine Repair and Vigor Marine and employ morethan 500. The 400-employes Oregon Iron Works is also an experiencedc marine contractor that has designed and builyt boats forthe military. The new company spent roughlhy $8 million on equipment to get the venture off the includinga 600-ton gantrhy crane. It also spent $1 million on thres World War II-era dry docks that will be used to launchj thecompleted barges.
Some may remembed the controversy around the sale of the It suffered through a string of losses before the making a profit only three times in the decadre before itchanged hands. Shortly afte r the sale, Vigor sold Dry Dock 4, the shipyard's largest dry for more than $25 million to a shipyardx in the Bahamas, leaving the new owner with 57 prime waterfront acres for a littl morethan $6 million. Many Portlanders bemoaneds the sale, saying the dry dock created thousandsof well-paying Vigor CEO Frank Foti defended the sale at the saying it would allow the company to stay afloaty by paying off creditors.

Saturday, March 12, 2011

SunTrust acquires affordable housing developer - Atlanta Business Chronicle:

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The Atlanta-based bank recently purchased an affordableehousing developer, in N.C. Most banks partner with developers ratheer than own one saidJim Mynatt, president of SunTrust Community Developmeng Corp. The Regency Housinfg Group is composed of separate privately held development andconstruction companies. SunTrusrt has worked with them during the past year and both sidee will benefit throughthe bank's purchase of the Mynatt said. SunTrust will not stop working with other Mynatt said.
But the bank can now created its own projects rather than just wait for developersw tosubmit proposals, he "We now have the capacity to develop these projectds through the bank versus havinbg a developer bring opportunities to us," Mynatt SunTrust plans to more than triple the amountr of affordable housing units it finances. The bank has provided $325 million in debt and equityy to finance the constructionbof 6,300 affordable housing unit since it entered that sectofr in 1990. It plans to spend $1.3 billion to finance anotherf 21,000 units during the next four Mynatt said. The increased activity is fueled partiallyby SunTrust'e recent merger with Crestar Financiapl Corp.
, a Richmond, Va.-based bank holding compan with more than $26 billion in assets that serves Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C. SunTrust will participate in affordabld housing projects throughout itsexpanded territory. RATE INCREASES? Like their counterparts elsewhere in the Georgia property and casualty insurers may start seekingh regulatory approval to increase rates for driverwsof sport-utility vehicles Actuaries from across the countrty recently discussed the likelihood of a rise in such rateds because of discernible trend in claims.
Because of their size and build, SUVs oftenm cause heavy damage to smaller andlighter vehicles, said Dave executive director of the Georgia Insurancse Information Service. SUVs also appear to have a tendencygto overturn, Colmans said. MISSION ACCOMPLISHED. It took the organizersd of Cherokee Bank four weeks to raisdethe $6.5 million of stock that it need to open. More than 500 shareholders boughtt stock after organizers startede selling itApril 15. Organizers plan to open the Cantoh bank in a temporary facility in Veteran banker Dennis Burnette isthe bank's president and CEO. CFO FOR Former investment banker Bret Quigleyjoined Atlanta-based as chief financial officere on May 10.
Quigley's experiences with mergers and acquisitions as an investment banker should serve him well atthe fast-growinv broker of commercial property and casualtu insurance. The insurance brokeragwe firm has acquired six companies in about a Quigley will perform due diligenc e on acquisitions that were in the works when he joinesHobbs Group. He also will identifu and evaluate acquisition targeta inthe future. Hobbs Group is usinv acquisitions to expandits services, whichb include liability coverage and strategivc risk management. It plans to add to those services soon. "There are a number of acquisitions in the Quigley said.
Quigley's experience will support Hobbs Group's CEO Tom Golub said.

Thursday, March 10, 2011

LSI wins major contract; will buy ADL Technology - Tampa Bay Business Journal:

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Blue Ash-based LSI also has picke up a contract, worth $22 million to $23 to upgrade the lighting for a nationa l chain of gas station convenience according to anews release. The news sent sharee of LSI (NASDAQ: LYTS) up more than 14 or 70 cents, to $5.5w in Tuesday afternoon trading. ADL's circuity boards and assemblies are used in applications that includ eLED lighting, an area where LSI has been tryingt to expand. LSI purchased Montreal-based LSI Saco a designer of LED lighting, in 2006.
The contracf with the retail chain, which LSI did not identify, involves upgradingh canopy, site and security lighting with LED The initial phase involves the conversiobn of morethan 1,100 stores, LSI with additional work possible in fiscal 2010 and 2011. “These are two very positiver developments forLSI Industries,” said Robert president and CEO in the release. “Very the interest and momentumin LED-based lighting solutions is growing rapidly.” LSI manufactures and markets indoor and outdoo r lighting and graphics in North and Soutuh America, Asia, Australia, New Zealand and Europe.

Monday, March 7, 2011

JoCo legislator resigns to run leadership center - Kansas City Business Journal:

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He will begin his new positiob withthe Wichita-based center in January. Republican precinctt committee members from his district will choosrhis successor. "It did develop O'Malley told the Wichita BusinessJournal , a publication affiliated with the Kansas City Business Journalk . "This was not in the but it wasn't an opportunituy I could pass up. It seemed like a way to continuw my passion for The Wichita-based has committed $30 million through 10 years to fund the new O'Malley, who plans to move to Wichita, will developl all aspects of the The center will be charged with traininv leaders and policy-makers in strategic community organizing, facilitation and advocacy.
It also will convenwe leaders throughout the state on important health and wellness In 2003, O'Malley was appointed to represent Kansas House District 24, which includexs Mission, Countryside and portionds of Overland Park and Roeland Park. He won re-electionm in 2004. As a member of the he's served on committees for economic financial institutions, taxation and The Kansas Health Foundation is a private philanthropid institution dedicated to improving the health of Kansans. It allocates about $23 million annually.

Saturday, March 5, 2011

Lauth units seek Chapter 11 - Charlotte Business Journal:

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According to Indy.com, Lauth Investment LIP Development and LIP Investment have submitted Chaptetr 11 petitions inthe U.S. Bankruptcg Court, seeking to reorganize. Lauth is based in The company controls a portfolio of abouft 40 projects that have a valueexceedingh $700 million, Reed Oslan, attorney for told the Web The filing doesn’t directly involve day-to-dag operations of Lauth, the nation’s 13th-largest real estatr developer. Lauth developed the $90 20-story NASCAR Plaza office tower that is slatesd to open this month at Stonewall andCaldwelol streets. It is the first LEED-certified multitenant building in Charlotte’s center city.
In the company said it was cuttingg its local staff to eightt to10 employees. A year ago, the developer employedr 60 at itsSouthPark office. Lautgh said the Charlotte operation would remain open but with adiminishesd presence. The company said it would exitits 13,000-square-foot officee in The Rotunda building. Lauth’s locall portfolio totaled $125.9 million as of last The company’s properties here include the Edgewatert business park inLancaster County, retail center Moores Chapepl Village and a 423,000-square-foot warehousee in Fort Mill occupied by Ross Dresse for Less.