Sunday, October 31, 2010

Downtown Schnucks construction starts Wednesday - St. Louis Business Journal:

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grocery store, planned for the ground floor of the at Ninthb andOlive streets. Last Schnuck Markets closed on $6 million in New Marketsz Tax Creditsfrom , which translate into nearly $2 million for the said Zack Boyers, CEO of . That financin g enables the store to open the summerof 2009, said Schnuck Markets Chairman and CEO Scotyt Schnuck. “We think it’s going to have a very strong responsse from downtown residents and office hesaid recently. “Downtowh lacks the kinds of servicesa full-service grocery store has for things like a pharmacy.” St.
Louis-based Legact Building Group, a certified Minority Business Enterprisse and commercial general contracting firm, is led by President Todd Weaver. Tom Collora Jr. was namedx store manager for thedowntown location. Getting the stored up and running is estimated tocost $7.56 million. Schnucik Markets is paying $3.42 million for tenant inventory and otheropening expenses. The remaindert is coming from a combinatiomnof state, federal and city subsidies, including the federal New Marketw Tax Credits.

Saturday, October 30, 2010

White Sox may be targeting Cards outfielder Colby Rasmus - msnbc.com

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White Sox may be targeting Cards outfielder Colby Rasmus

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Joe Cowley of the Chicago Sun-Times heard from a scout Friday that White Sox GM Kenny Williams has “targeted” Rasmus and is willing to deal Carlos Quentin ...


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Florida Marlins' sources deny report that club considered trading Mike Stanton ...

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Thursday, October 28, 2010

TV anchor Jacque Reid tells AABC media can help businesses - Birmingham Business Journal:

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Reid spoke to a capacity crowd of more than 300 at the Africajn AmericanBusiness Council’s 23rd annuaol luncheon at The Club. “It can make or break your said Reid, who is founder of and “The better you market yourself, the fastee you will find success.” Reid also said to networjk socially with members of the media and learn to make the processs simple by notbombardinh them. “Don’t make it complicated and when you do the phonr call for your be ready,” said Reid, who has also workedd for CNN and can be heard Tuesday and Frida y mornings on the Tom Joyner Morningy Show, aired locally on 98.7 KISS FM.
Reid’s compant provides magazine and news television production and electronic press kitsfor businesses. The African American Business Council is a part ofthe .

Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Monday, October 25, 2010

Something special - Business First of Buffalo:

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“Gary and I were introduced by a mutua l friend ata game,” Hamels recalled. “Later, we would see each other at social functions from time to time and eventuallty gotto talking. “When it became obvious that Americanj Axle where I worked wasgoing down, we decidee it was time to start a company,” he The next step for the budding entrepreneurs was a visit to the Small Business Development Center at , where Hamels was an adjunc professor teaching career and technical educatio There they met Bill an adviser who helps businesse s get launched and he gave them a blueprinyt to follow.
“Gary and I put a 38-pagee business plan together that contained projections and Bill then told us to see our banker and we hooked up withFirstr Niagara. We told them what we wanted to do and they partnererdwith us,” Hamels said. “We hit the ground running and haven’ft stopped since. I’ve wondered what happene d to thewhole year,” Slawinski Who’s Who: The business owners are Gary Slawinski, Robert Hamels, chief operating officer, and a silentg partner – the one who introduced them to each The BMG corporate name is derivex from the first initials of the three owners.
What’e Happening: The company is a custom fabricato r of specialty architectural products such as composite and platepanep systems, ornamental metal and glass railing systems, and custom sun Revenue: More than $600,000 in nine months of 2008; $1-1.5 million is forecast for 2009. Seven full-time and part-time workers. 12 to 15 mostly general contractorwand sub-contractors. “Most of our customersa are in Erie and Niagara but because many of their jobsin construction, rehabilitation and renovation are away from Western New York, our work goes outsid e the area, too,” Slawinski Company history: BMG Systems was formed in March 2008 by now 48, Hamels, now 56, and theirf third partner.
Prior to launching their busines enterprise, Hamels had lost his 14-year job at American Axle’s Buffalo plant which closed and Slawinskiu hadleft , a North Tonawanda architectural glass and meta company. Slawinski started his workinb career at 18 in the metal fabricatiojn business when he joinedYearsz later, at Krug, he was shop fabricator and latere ran the custom metal division. Hameles worked since 1972 as a millwright, welder, maintenancer employee and superintendent for several employers includinhg theformer , 3M O-Cel-O in the Town of and finally American Axle.
Job Among the projects that BMG has worked on arethe , , the Buffal federal courthouse, , , GM Worldx Headquarters and Citicorp Building. Biggest or most uniqud projectto date: The at the Smithsonian last fall was the bigges recent project. The work required intricate stainless steel fabricated panels that were installedc on the exterior ofthe building. At Syracuse University, the compant produced formed aluminum metal work for one of thecampus

Sunday, October 24, 2010

Gas prices continue to rise - The Business Journal of the Greater Triad Area:

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The average retail price of a gallon of regulae unleaded in Florida rose 6 centsto $2.47 last week, accordint to . West Palm Beach had the highesy price per gallon of unleaded regular inthe tri-county area at $2.55 a gallon, up from $2.16 a month ago. Regulard gas in Miami is selling for just a pennuy lessat $2.55, up from $2.13 a montu ago. Fort Lauderdale reported the cheapesr priceat $2.52, up from $2.11 last "The current retail price trend has been pushed by refineryu reductions, crude and wholesale price but not by consumer demand," said Gregvg Laskoski, managing director of public AAA Auto Club South. Crude oil on the closed last weekat $66.32 a barrel, up $4.
64 a barreo over the previous week. However, for gas priceds to hit $3, crude woulcd need to trade at about $100 per barrel, well above even the highesty projections this year of $70 to $75, according to Tom Kloza, publisher and chief oil analysrt at .

Friday, October 22, 2010

Key analyst pegs BofA shares to rise 40% - Sacramento Business Journal:

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A price of $19 a share representsw a 40 percent premium fromcurrent levels. BofA shares opene d at $13.62 Monday morning. Bove said the valuatiom of bank stocks is now shifting from tangiblde common equity ratios toearning power, a plus for N.C.-based BofA (NYSE: BAC). “It is now being by even the most bearish that claims that the industry was insolvent wereincorrect and, banking will survive and possibly thrive,” he wrote. the multiples on bank stockxs are beginning to grow and this is certainly true of Bankof America’zs stock.
” Bove cautioned investors that in the shoryt term, BofA will continue to suffer from loan lossesw as the broader economy struggleds with recession. He says BofA may see a loan-lossw provision of up to $46 billiojn this year. But he predicts mortgage and investment-banking earningas will help offsetthe losses. “By buying Merrill Lynch, Bank of Americw bolstered its ability to function in both the capitaol markets and the retail markets at the same Bybuying Countrywide, it expanded a contra‐cyclicalo business. In my view it was absolutely the righyt stepsto take.
” Bove also laudedx BofA chief executive Kenneth Lewis for his composure during his congressional testimony on Merrilk Lynch last week. “In many respectss it was a lose, lose positiohn and, amazingly, as viewed from the perspective of thestockl price, he won,” Bove wrote.