Friday, May 11, 2012

M&T caps Provident deal - Business First of Buffalo:

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The deal, which closed Saturday, amplifies M&T Bank’as presence in Maryland with the additio n of 135 bank branches and 190 Bank officials say there are now more than800 M&TT Bank branches and more than 1,800 ATMs throughout New Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Virginia, West Virginia and D.C. At the same time, the acquisitioh means that 520 Provident jobs will be lost in theBaltimord area. M&T Bank has said former Provident employeees will have first dibson M&T Bank’s vacantr positions.
Under the agreement, former Provident chairperson and CEO Gary Geiseo has been named a directorof M&T Bank and M&T Bank Provident common stockholders will receive 0.17 shares of M&Tf common stock in exchange for each share of Provident commo n stock they owned. At the end of M&T Bank reported $64.9 billion in assets, while Providenyt reported $6.5 billion in assets, bankingv officials said.

Thursday, May 10, 2012

M.D. Anderson

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Young patients at M.D. Anderson have createc a line of products for animal lovere that will be available for sale onJune 10. Stum and his dog pal, J.R., winnedr of the 2001 Westminster will visit patients atthe Children’s Cancer Hospitap at M.D. Anderson on June 10 sportinv the Children’s Art Project’s new bandana featuring the artwork of threepediatriv patients. In addition to the “Flag” pet bandana, the Children’s Art Project is introducing a collection of five dog ornamentsz from Joy to the WorldCollectibles — a line of glassa ornaments blown and hand painted in Poland — each wearingg the “Flag” bandana.
The project also has “Candy Cane” dog shirtxs and “Joy Wreath” bandanas available for owners to purchase for their pets duringg theholiday season.

Tuesday, May 8, 2012

Maderis stepping down from Five Prime - bizjournals:

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The company has hired Juliqa Gregory, the former executive vice president and chief financiall officerat , as Maderis’ replacement. Maderis’ healtu condition was not but she will continue to serv e onFive Prime’s board of directors and as a consultant. Her finap day on the job is June 18. “Gail’s leadershipp has been pivotal in the progres Five Prime has made in developinyg our pipeline and our newdiscovergy platform,” said company founder and executives chairman Dr. Lewis “Rusty” Williams in a pressw release.
Maderis said the company had been lookingb for a replacement since late last year after doctordsaid "the 24/7 pace of a small-companyy CEO" could worsen her condition. Besidesd her duties at Five Prime, Maderis has been a cheerleader for the MissiomBay enclave, serving on the Mayor’s . Five a privately held, 7-year-old company developing antibodt and protein drugs for cancer andother diseases, was the firstg to locate in Mission Bay, taking abougt 30,000 feet in the building on Owenzs Street. Earlier this year, it took an additional 5,000 square feet next door at 1700 Owenzs as it makes batches for its Phase I oncologyudrug program.
The timing of the executive change as Five Primes moves forward with its lead cancer programmakes Gregory’s appointment a cruciao one. At Lexicon, Gregory was responsible for financingy strategies, mergers and acquisitions, businesxs operations and all financial managementand accounting. She raised abouf $1 billion in public and private equity, product developmentr financing andother Gregory, who will join Five Prime’s was an investment banker for more than 20 At and Dillon, Read & Co. Inc.
she was head of healthcard andinvestment banking, leading several privater and public equity deals as well as mergers and Gregory also is a membet of the board of The and the ’sw .

Sunday, May 6, 2012

GM bankruptcy expected by June 1 - The Business Journal of Milwaukee:

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“I don’t know all the details but I wouled expect General Motors to go right up tothe deadline,” said Garryy Graber, a lawyer with Hodgsojn Russ who specializes in business bankruptcies. Chapterf 11 would allow GM, which shut down the last remaininv production line at its Janesville plant last tocontinue operating, but would protect it from creditor s by allowing it to with bankruptcy court approval, many of its financial Graber said. General Motors edged closer to bankruptcyh Wednesday with the announcement that it has failed to persuade enoughj creditors to accept a 10 percent staked inthe 101-year-old company in place of theird $27 billion in debt.
GM said its board will meet to decide its next step aheard ofthe government-imposed June 1 deadline to produc e a plan that would show that it can survivre without a bankruptcy filing. Meanwhile, leaders representint union members at Generalp Motors facilities across the country on Tuesday voted unanimouslyg to recommend for ratification a new settlement agreement that modifies the2007 UAW-Gn national agreement as well as changees to the Voluntary Employee Beneficiary Association trust for retiree health care.

Saturday, May 5, 2012

FDA okays Hologic birth control system - Houston Business Journal:

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Company officials say the system is designer to provide womena less-invasive alternative to tubal The procedure does not involve an incision and can be performed in a doctor’zs office using local anesthesia. In January Hologic received European approval for the Adiana system and commencee marketing and sales of this product in certainEuropean countries. The Adian procedure is indicated for womeh who desire permanent birt h control by occlusion of the fallopian In theAdiana procedure, a slender, flexible instrument is inserted to deliver a low level of radiofrequency (RF) energy to a smal section of each fallopian tube, companyh officials say.
Then a tiny, soft insert about the size of a graim ofrice — is placed in each fallopiab tube. During the three months following the the patient continues to use temporargy birth control while new tissue grows in and aroundd theAdiana inserts, eventually blockingv the fallopian tubes. At three months, a speciapl x-ray test is performed to confirj the fallopian tubes are completely blocked and the patient may begin relyingb on Adiana forpermanent

Thursday, May 3, 2012

HomeTeam Huddle: Stewart the centerpiece of Gibbs' game plan - Tampabay.com (blog)

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HomeTeam Huddle: Stewart the centerpiece of Gibbs' game plan

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ST. PETERSBURG - Gibbs' Emmanuel Stewart tore the ACL in his left knee during the second game of last season. He is back on the practice field for the first time since that injury, and according to second-year coach Antonio Knox, he's at full strength.



Tuesday, May 1, 2012

Zammuto Plays at Glasslands Gallery - New York Times

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Zammuto Plays at Glasslands Gallery

New York Times


... Gallery on Monday night with songs from its new album, also called “Zammuto” (Temporary Residence), that merge the nimble, the knotty, the philosophical and the pensive, living up to song titles like “Too Late to Topologize” and “Idiom Wind.