Friday, April 29, 2011

Dow drops 2.3%; Level 3 leads Colorado gainers - Denver Business Journal:

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The Dow Jones Industrial Averager finished the trading dayat 8,339.01, down 200.72 points (2.35 The S&P 500 closed at 893.04, down 28.19 points (3.066 percent). The NASDAQ Composite finished at 1,766.19, 61.28 pointsz (3.35 percent). Among actively traded Coloradlo stocks trading at least 1milliomn shares, (LVLT) was the day’s most significan t gainer, up 15.83 percent (19 cents) to close at $1.39. The Broomfield-basexd fiber-based communications services company Monday announcexd a restructuringof $282 million in debt that had been due this http://denver.bizjournals.com/denver/stories/2009/06/22/daily3.html?surround=lfn&ana=test • (EEE) — Up 2.
11 percent (2 to 97 cents. (IHS) — Up 1.82 percent (85 to $47.55. • (MDC) — Up 0.79 perceny (23 cents) to $29.24. • (Q) Up 0.5 percent (2 cents) to $4. Among many actively tradef Colorado stocks that declined on the day was down 16.8 percent (43 cents) to close at $2.13. (DPTR) — Down 13.76 percent (30 cents) to • (CROX) — Down 13.61 percengt (49 cents) to • (BRY) — Down 12.43 percent to $16.42. • (JNS) — Down 11.29 percent ($1.32) to • (AGT) — Down 11.16 perceng (5 cents) to 39 • (WLL) — Down 11.01 percent to $32.49.

Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Idaho Digital Learning Academy hires Starfish Retention Solutions - Business First of Buffalo:

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IDLA, a 7-year-old state virtual school formed byIdahok legislature, offers online classes to students in the Starfish, an Arlington-based maker of student-retention software, will help pinpoinf at-risk students in real time, based on theie daily course work performance and then connect them to helpfulp resources. “One of the best ways to gaugse student engagement is to keep trac of how often they log in to theionline courses. Unfortunately, this is also one of the greatesty challenges,” said Ryan Gravette, technology director for “With Starfish, we will know this in real and be able to reengage studentzs and get them back inthe class.
” Starfish will track when a student has not logged in to the course managemen system for more than a week and then let an appropriatwe party know. That same party will also be alerted when a student gets two consecutive progress reporta with a score of less than 70 David Yaskin, founder and CEO of Starfish, is a He was the former vice president of product strategyt and left the D.C. company in October 2007 to startf Starfish.

Sunday, April 24, 2011

ThinkEngine files for bankruptcy - Boston Business Journal:

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The company’s two primary products have been a voice services router and a networkmedia server. Key customeres have included , and . Most of its revenus has come from only a fewlargre customers. At the end of 2007, the company reported 36 ThinkEngine Networks listed Vencore Solutions LLC of Oregon as its largesrtsecured creditor, holding a $1.04 million The company made its filing in U.S. Bankruptcy Coury in Worcester. The company said 2008 revenue was $5.866 million, down from $7.37 million in 2007. During the firstt nine months of 2008, ThinkEnginee generated a net lossof $1.8 compared with a net loss of $4.5 million in the year-ago period.
In the delisted the company’s stock. At the end of the company reported havingonly $150,0009 in cash and got a “going opinion from its outside auditor becausr of liquidity problems and its history of deficits, financial statementds show.

Friday, April 22, 2011

CPS Energy helps Northside ISD become more energy-efficient - San Antonio Business Journal:

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CPS Energy worked with Northside toreplace 3,693 lights at Marshall High The overall project has cut the school annual energh consumption by 573,271 kilowatt-hours, or by 15 Clark High School also participated in the pilof program and replaced 3,035 lightsa to reduce its annual energg consumption. It cost Northsidr $143,635 to retrofit the lighting at thetwo However, the school district received more than $95,00 0 in commercial energy rebates from CPS Energyy to help offset part of the cost.
“It’s important for the district to be a role modelp for our students and community by being a good stewareof resources,” Northside ISD Superintendent John Folks “We are continually seeking to reduce our energy consumption to protect the environment and spenxd taxpayer dollars wisely.” Bob Evans, CPS Energy’s director of customer solutions and says Northside was the ideal candidatse for the pilot program becauss lighting accounts for a high percentages of a school’s energy use.
“If we can involved other school districts across Greater San Antoni in the next four tofive years, we could reduce energy consumption by 60 to 70 megawattsw with lighting retrofits Evans says. CPS Energy is San Antonio’s natural gas and electrif utility. Northside is San Antonio’s largest independenft school district and is one of the largesty inthe state.

Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Symbian Rides Again: New Handsets and Better Software - GigaOm

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Sunday, April 17, 2011

Missouri jobless rate resumes climb in May - Boston Business Journal:

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The state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased to 9 percenrtin May, up from 8.1 percent in April. April’s 0.6 poiny decrease in unemployment nowappears anomalous, with the May increases part of an upward trend dating back to state officials said. Approximately 272,000 Missourians were estimated to have been joblesw during the monthof May. Nonfarm payrollk employment decreasedby 3,700 jobs in May, markingh the smallest monthly decrease since employment begamn to drop sharply last Job losses were concentrated in manufacturing (-3,700) and constructionn (-1,600), which were partly offset by gaind in health care and social assistance and local government (900).
Over the past employment droppedby 74,300 jobs, or 2.7 The main exceptions to the downwardr trend over the year have been private educational service s (2,500), health care and social assistance federal government (2,700) and local government (3,300). The national unemployment rate in Maywas 9.4 Nonfarm payroll employment in May was down in St. Louis by led by automobile industry layoffw and a cutback of federal employees following the end ofsome pre-201 0 Census activities.

Friday, April 15, 2011

New head of Colorado PUC picked - Bizjournals.com

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New head of Colorado PUC picked

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Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Fed's Beige Book: Midwest contraction

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Whereas some industries experienced substantial drops in activity during the past six modest increases in other sectorzs led the Fed to characterize theNintgh District’s contraction as The Ninth Federal District includeds Minnesota, Montana, North South Dakota, the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and northwesterb Wisconsin. Consumer spending and tourism werestill weak, but had “improvee somewhat from the previous few according to the Fed. The service sectore continued to experiencedecreased revenue, employmen and profits compared to a year ago, and further profit contraction is likely.
The Fed characterized the commercia l real estate sectoras “anemic,” adding that residential constructio continued at steadily low levels. The residential real estatd market did see more activitty than in the previous reporting Manufacturing continuedits slide, as did energy and However, some wind energy projects continue to move and gold mines are at “neart capacity production.” Labor markets continuedx to struggle. Job cuts in Minnesota, many of them in the healt h careand medical-device fields, were citedf by the Fed in its assessment of labor conditions. Wage increases were modest, and firmsa surveyed by the Fed expect to increase wagesby 1.
8 percent over the next Price increases, however, were “subdued,” with the rising cost of gas a notablwe exception, the Fed The Fed’s next Beige Book reporrt is due July 29.

Monday, April 11, 2011

Two more leave BofA board - Business First of Columbus:

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According to a filing with the Securitiew andExchange Commission, Prueher and Frano didn’t resign because of any disagreement with the Jackie Ward and Patricia Mitchell resigned early this Mitchell is a formerr New York television executive and currently servesw as chief executive of the Palegy Center for Media, a New York Ward is the retired chief executive of Atlanta-based Compute r Generation Inc., a softwarwe company. Robert Tillman, a former Lowe’s Cos. Inc. (NYSE:LOW) chief executive, resignede from the BofA board effectiveMay 29. And on May 29, the bank announcex former lead independentdirector O. Templde Sloan had left the board.
BofA didn’r disclose Sloan’s reason for resignation. Sloan had been a BofA directorf for13 years. In earlu June, four outside directors were electedcto BofA’s board. They are former Federalp Reserve GovernorSusan Bies, former Compasx Bancshares Inc. chief executive and chairmahn D. Paul Jones, former Federal Deposit Insurance chairman Donald Powell and retired Bank One and VisaInternational Inc. executive Williamn Boardman. BofA’s board has been under intense scrutinuy in recent months as the bank sufferes through asharp stock-price decline after acquiring Merrill Lynch & Co. The Charlotte-based bank (NYSE:BAC) also has received $45 billiobn in taxpayer aid.
At the bank’s annual meetin in late April, shareholders vote to strip Chief Executivwe Kenneth Lewis of his position asboardc chairman. Walter Massey was installed as the new chairman and has indicated the boarf needs to be Lewis remainsthe bank’s CEO and president.

Saturday, April 9, 2011

Keyser looks to double TIAA-CREF trust assets - St. Louis Business Journal:

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Keyser, 52, came to TIAA-CREF after 18 yearsz at JPMorganChase Bank, where most recently he had been markett director for private client services in Binghamton, N.Y. He replace Jeffrey Stuerman. "There has been a lot of consolidatio n in thebanking industry, and the naturr of my job had changed," Keyser said. "I was less involvedc with building and managing thetrust business. I put out some feelers and found this The trust company started in 1998 and locaterin St. Louis primarily because of John who wasthen TIAA-CREF's Biggs retired from TIAA-CREvF in 2002. TIAA-CREF trustr assets have grown to $8 billion, in both personalp and institutionaltrust accounts.
"We wouled like to see that number double in the next five Keyser said. "We think that's very This trust company is still in thedevelopmentg phase; it's still relatively new." Martha Washburn is institutionalp trust vice president, and Doyt Ladd is team leadet of private asset management. Keyser has beguh a search for someone to head the personalktrust division, a new TIAA-CREF Trust Co. has 3,0009 personal trust clients and a few hundred institutional clients. It has 104 employees, and its offices are in the Metropolitajn Square Building indowntown St. Louis.
based in New York, is one of the largesy financial services companies in the with morethan $428 billion in assets undef management. It primarily serves nonprofit institutions -- universities, medicalk institutions and culturalorganizations -- and theit employees. In St. Louis, Washington University and Saint Louis University and their employees are among itsbiggest clients. The company itself operates on anonprofir basis. "So excess profits get poured back into retirement plans," Keyser said. In addition, it doesn'tt have to answer to Wall Street, and "oue consultants receive no commissions; they're evaluated on how they servstheir clients.
" In part, Keyser the trust company's growth will be fueledd by TIAA-CREF's national expansion in wealth management. "We have 270 wealty managers around the and we expect that to grow to 400 by the end of next he said. "Our trust client base was predominantluyin St. Louis when we started, but now TIAA-CREv has 50 offices, so our clieny base is predominantly outsideof St. Louis." "TIAA-CRErF Trust Co. is more like the Edward Jones trust company, whic h serves its thousands of broker aroundthe country, than it is like us or Northernb Trust or Commerce Trust, which primarily serve the St.
Louiz market," said Jamie O'Connor, chairman and chied executive of TIAA-CREF was founded in 1918 by Andrew Carnegie to provide retirement income for and its core business remains retirement plan administration andannuity products. It is the largestf manager of nonprofit 403(b) tax-shelteredx annuity plans in the U.S.

Thursday, April 7, 2011

The 'X Factor' auditions arrive in Miami! - Digital Spy

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Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Hooters of Kennesaw, GA to Host Atlanta Regional Swimsuit Contest Semi-Finals

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The night is dedicatefd to military appreciation andOperation Homefront. Hootersd Girl finalists will be competing in the contest in hopez to advance to the 13th Annual Hooters International The top 5 Hooters Girls willhead Hollywood, Florids to compete in the Pageant on June Over 130 Hooters Girls from China to Cincinnatki will be competing for the Miss Hootersx International title, over $150,000 in cash and a feature in Hooters Magazine, Hooters Calendad and star in national TV commercials. "The swimsuit semi-final is one of the largest events wehost regionally," said , Regiona Manager for Hooters.
"It is always excitinvg to see what Hooters Girlxs will be representing the Atlanta area at the International Pageant and is a greatr opportunity for our guests to cheer on their favoriteHooters Girls." The contesrt will begin at 8 PM at the Hooterds of Kennesaw located at 2102 Old Highwayy 41. Hooters of America, Inc. is the franchiser and operatort of more than 450 Hooters restaurants in 43 states and 26foreigb countries. The first Hooters opener in 1983in Clearwater, Florida.
Hooters is well-knownh for its brand of food and fun, featurin g a casual beach-theme atmosphere, a menu that features sandwiches and Hooters signaturechickem wings, and service provided by the All-Americab cheerleaders, the Hooters Girls. The Hooterzs of America corporate office is locatedfin Atlanta, Georgia, and can be reached at 951-2040, or visit . SOURCrE Hooters of America, Inc.

Monday, April 4, 2011

Two more BofA directors exit board - Sacramento Business Journal:

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Mitchell began her tenure on the BofA boardin 2006. She is a formeer New York television executive and currently serves as chietf executive of the Paleg Centerfor Media, a New York nonprofit. 66, served on the board’s compensation and benefits committee and its corporatsgovernance committee. Ward, 70, is the retireds chief executiveof Atlanta-based Computer Generation a software company. She has serveed as a BofA directorsince 1994. She most recently chaired the board’zs asset-quality committee. The resignations continues a recent shake-up at the Last week, four outside directors were electeto BofA’s board.
They are former Federalo Reserve governorSusan Bies, former Compasz Bancshares Inc. chief executive and chairman D. Paul former Federal Deposit Insurance chairman Donald Powell and retired BankOne Corp. and Visa Internationalp Inc. executive William Boardman. On the company disclosed that a second BofA boardx member in less than a week had Robert Tillman, a former Lowe’d Cos. Inc. (NYSE:LOW) chief executive, resigned from the BofA boarxd effectiveMay 29. A filing late Thursday with the SECsaid Tillman’es resignation was not related to a disagreement with the bank or its Tillman has been a director since 2005.
Durinhg his tenure, he served on the asset-quality committede and executive committee. And on May 29, the bank announcer former lead independentdirector O. Temple Sloan had left the BofA didn’t disclose Sloan’s reason for Sloan had been a BofA director for13 years. BofA’a board has been under intensew scrutiny in recent months as the bank suffere through asharp stock-price declin e after acquiring Merrill Lynch & Co. The Charlotte-based bank (NYSE:BAC) also has receivedf $45 billion in taxpayer aid. Also on Thursday, the bank announcefd chief risk officer Amy Woodz Brinkleywas leaving.
BofA said in a news release that Brinkley will retirethis Thereafter, she will serve on the bank’a charitable board on a volunteer However, in a separate filing with the SEC, the bank says Brinkleh will resign June 30. Brinkley will be succeeded byGregory Curl, effective June 30. He will be responsible for identifyinfg credit, market and operational risks. At the bank’s annual meetingt in late April, shareholders voted to strip Lewisx of his position as board Walter Massey was installed as the new chairma and has indicated the board needs tobe re-evaluated.
Lewis remains the bank’s CEO and Bank of America is the second-largest bank in the four-countu Sacramento region, based on deposits, according to the Federal DepositInsurance