Address of business:
Friday, July 31, 2009
Roanoke business leaders want council to include amphitheater plans in budget (WDBJ 7 Roanoke)
Members of Roanoke's business community are sounding off about the city's decision to take plans for an amphitheater out of its budget. City Council voted four to two last week to take the amphitheater out of its five-year capital improvement plan.
Business Calendar (Connecticut Post)
TuesdayThe Westport Weston Chamber of Commerce will hold a business before hours from 8 to 9 a.m. at the Westport Arts Center, 51 Riverside Ave., Westport.
Health Reform Is Messy Business - Washington Post
Reuters
Washington Post
The bill, a work in progress called HR 3200, is already phone-book thick. The latest amendments this week swamped Room 2123 of the Rayburn ...
Small business concerns key to health care compromiseSan Francisco Chronicle
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Minority Business Development Agency will honor regional companies - Atlanta Journal Constitution
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Atlanta Journal Constitution
The Minority Business Development Agency holds its annual regional awards event starting Monday in Atlanta and, as usual, ...
P3S Corp. CEO nominated for Minority Small Business Person of the YearBizjournals.com
Business owner: Even with good credit, SBA loans hard to findNJBIZ
A bail-out, of sorts, for small businessesNational Clothesline
Business Gazette -Daytona Beach News-Journal -Bizjournals.com
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Arson charges in Hammond business fire (WAFB Baton Rouge)
The state fire marshal says the owner and manager of a SpeeDee Oil Change in Hammond set fire to their own business.
Business Cards Fashioned Out of Laser Cut Leaves Make a Big Impression (Fast Company Magazine)
Looking for a high-impact way to show off your company's environmental commitment? Consider business cards etched onto laser cut leaves. Brazilian Design firm Tatil Design came up with the idea as a way to show how design can be used as a tool to make a product with a high sensorial impact but low environmental impact. Tatil cooked up the leaves--dubbed "Nature Medium"-- for the 55th Cannes ...
GM Says Delphi Components, Steering Business To Become Units - Wall Street Journal
Wall Street Journal
(DPHIQ) components operations and Delphi's global steering business so it can continue to supply its global operations. Delphi, GM's largest supplier, ...
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Congress' Debate Over Small-Business Funding Drags On - Wall Street Journal
Wall Street Journal
The House and Senate earlier this summer passed bills reauthorizing the Small Business Innovation Research program, which was set to expire on Friday. ...
Funding opportunities for small business innovation on horizonMorris Daily Herald
Innovation and Research Program Temporarily ExtendedPR Newswire (press release)
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Univ. of SC exceeds fundraising goal with $42M - Forbes
Forbes
COLUMBIA, SC -- University of South Carolina officials said Friday donors have promised its business school more ...
USC business school raises $42 million to match Moore donationsThe State
USC raises $42.4 million for new business school in InnovistaCharleston Regional Business
USC's Moore business school raises whopping $42 millionCharleston Post Courier
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Poll: Most unsatisfied with budget Los Angeles Business from ... - Bizjournals.com
Bizjournals.com
This week in the Los Angeles Business from bizjournals Business Pulse survey, we asked: "Are you satisfied with the state budget? ...
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Business Events Scheduled for the Coming Month - New York Times
New York Times
By AP ARLINGTON, Va. -- Public hearing on the Environmental Protection Agency's proposal to strengthen the nation's nitrogen dioxide (NO2) standards. ...
Business events scheduled for the coming weekThe Associated Press
Major business events scheduled for FridayInsurance News Net (press release)
Major business events scheduled for FridayThe Associated Press
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Univ. of SC exceeds fundraising goal with $42M - Forbes
Forbes
COLUMBIA, SC -- University of South Carolina officials said Friday donors have promised its business school more ...
USC business school raises $42 million to match Moore donationsThe State
USC raises $42.4 million for new business school in InnovistaCharleston Regional Business
USC's Moore business school raises whopping $42 millionCharleston Post Courier
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Disney shares fall on business growth concerns - Forbes
Forbes
AP , 07.31.09, 02:50 PM EDT Shares of Walt Disney Co. fell Friday after the media company reported lower quarterly profit, sparking worries that business ...
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P3S Corp. CEO nominated for Minority Small Business Person of the Year - Bizjournals.com
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Bizjournals.com
San Antonio businesswoman and entrepreneur Mary Ellen Trevino of P3S Corp. is in contention for the National Minority Small Business Person of the Year ...
Business owner: Even with good credit, SBA loans hard to findNJBIZ
A bail-out, of sorts, for small businessesNational Clothesline
Few takers for new small-business loansBusiness Gazette
Trading Markets (press release) -Bizjournals.com -Bizjournals.com
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Bennett offers rural business conferences (Deseret News)
Sen. Bob Bennett is sponsoring three more free rural business conferences during August in Cedar City, Delta and Ephraim.
Disney shares fall on business growth concerns (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Shares of Walt Disney Co. fell Friday after the media company reported lower quarterly profit, sparking worries that business growth remains elusive for now and will drag down earnings in coming quarters.
Tokyo company buys P&G business - The Associated Press
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The Associated Press
The Cincinnati-based consumer products maker has expressed interest in selling the entire global Actonel business and its other pharmaceuticals. ...
Ajinomoto to buy P&G's Japanese osteoporosis drugBizjournals.com
P&G sells Japan osteoporosis drug rights to AjinomotoReuters
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Clearing Competition To Lift GFI Group Swaps Business -CEO (Nasdaq)
CHICAGO -(Dow Jones)- The top executive of inter-dealer broker GFI Group Inc. (GFIG) said Friday competition among exchange-backed clearinghouses would help revive its own credit derivatives business, which has shriveled in the financial crisis.
USC business school raises $42 million to match Moore donations (The State)
USC’s Darla Moore School of Business announced today that it has raised more than $42 mil
NY NAPM: Business Activity Contracts For Second Month In July (Nasdaq)
NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- New York City business activity contracted for the second straight month in July, a report released Friday said. The National Association of Purchasing Management-New York's Current Business Conditions index moved to 48.3 in July from 44.8 in June and after 61.3 in May.
Google tweaks Gmail for business users (V3.co.uk via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
Google has made a much needed update to its Gmail service designed to make it more appealing to business users.
Commerce Plaza Puts Kids in Business (BusinessWeek Online via Yahoo! News)
After a 70-minute bus ride, 23 fifth graders from Nathaniel Woodhull Elementary School in Shirley, N.Y., arrive at Commerce Plaza to become business owners and employees for the day. The mayor of Commerce Plaza today, 11-year-old Hunter Kaucky, stands out from his peers in a suit and tie. After a brief welcome by the program director and recitation of the pledge of allegiance, the kids get to ...
GrowthSpur launches to help local digital media build sustainable ... - Seattle Post Intelligencer
Seattle Post Intelligencer
At the New Business Models for News Project at CUNY, we're seeing that hyperlocal blogs can already be good businesses and through the efforts of ...
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Commentary: Health reform could handicap small businesses - CNN
CNN
John Boehner says the Democratic plan for health care could cost small businesses heavily and eliminate jobs. WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Before I ...
The flexibility of long-term care insuranceNew Hampshire Business Review
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QBE buys Elders' insurance business (The West Australian)
The $315 million takeover of the Elders' insurance business is the latest piece in QBE chief executive Frank O'Halloran' growth strategy, as he eyes other opportunities in Australia, Europe and Asia.
Verizon Business Expands Global Business Continuity Professional Services (FiberOpticsOnline)
Verizon Business is expanding its already broad portfolio of business continuity professional services to address gaps commonly found in existing continuity programs
Strategies: Small businesses suffer on health care issue - USA Today
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USA Today
"When it comes to the debate over health insurance, one thing is for certain: the current system is terrible for small business ...
Obama Makes the Case to Small BusinessBusinessWeek
Guest column: Smaller businesses need better health careGreen Bay Press Gazette
Small-Business Health Care Reform, in Theory and in PracticeNew York Times
Huffington Post -WHYY -New York Times
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Few takers for new small-business loans - Business Gazette
News14.com
Business Gazette
Last month, the US Small Business Administration launched a program offering cash-strapped small businesses short-term, ...
Congress giving SBA more than was askedBizjournals.com
Buchanan Presses SBA To Increase Credit To Small BusinessTrading Markets (press release)
Are there preferences still in the selection of small business ...OhMyGov!
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Fulton Business Court grows to three judges (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
The Fulton County Business Court has added a third judge to speed up its handling of cases.
Oakland business owners protest parking fees - San Jose Mercury News
San Jose Mercury News
Theater owner Allen Michaan proposed a business strike for next Thursday, as well as a petition and e-mail drive to recall the city council. ...
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BAT Wants S. African Shares Reclassified, Business Report Says - Bloomberg
Bloomberg
... Africa's government to recognize its Johannesburg- traded shares as domestic assets, to allow for greater diversity of ownership, Business Report said. ...
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Thursday, July 30, 2009
QBE buys Elders' insurance business (Sydney Morning Herald)
QBE Insurance Group Ltd bought the insurance business and an equity stake in rural services provider Elders Ltd for $315 million.
Stanchart May Buy RBS Small Business Units in India, Times Says (Bloomberg)
July 31 (Bloomberg) -- Standard Chartered Plc may buy the small and medium-sized business units of Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc in India, China and Malaysia, Economic Times reported, citing two people familiar with the matter, who it didn’t identify.
Live From Redmond: Microsofts Lu Hearts Hoo, Plus Business Guy Elop and and Server Guy Muglia (AllThingsD Online via Yahoo! Finance)
Isn't it ironic that Yahoo once employed--and for a very long time--top search techie Qi Lu and here he was on stage at the Financial Analyst Meeting at Microsoft HQ in Redmond, Wa., after having just scooped up that business for the software giant.
CVS Caremark loses some Chrysler business to Medco - Reuters
Reuters
N) won that business. Medco said on Wednesday that it gets the Chrysler's union retirees' business since they fall under the newly created United Auto ...
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Google Readies Its Book Business - InformationWeek
InformationWeek
As it prepares to become a major digital book seller, Google is striking partnerships with brick-and-mortar stores and trying to dispel concerns. ...
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CVS Caremark loses some Chrysler business to Medco - Reuters
Reuters
N) won that business. Medco said on Wednesday that it gets the Chrysler's union retirees' business since they fall under the newly created United Auto ...
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McAfee Exceeds Profit Estimates on Business Revenue - Bloomberg
The Tech Herald
Bloomberg
McAfee also is luring businesses away from larger rival Symantec Corp., which reported profit and sales yesterday that fell short of estimates. ...
McAfee to Buy MX Logic to Build SaaS BusinesseWeek
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Major business events scheduled for Friday (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Major business events and economic events scheduled for Friday: WASHINGTON -- Commerce Department releases second quarter gross domestic product, 8:30 a.m.
Alternative medicine a big business in U.S.: report (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Complementary and alternative medicine such as acupuncture, herbal supplements and meditation are big business in the United States, totaling nearly $34 billion in out-of-pocket spending, according to a government report released on Thursday.
South African Business Loses Black ’Role Model’: Tokyo Sexwale (Bloomberg)
May 12 (Bloomberg) -- Tokyo Sexwale said he will resign as chairman of Mvelaphanda Group after being appointed as a cabinet minister, removing one of South Africa’s biggest black role models from the world of business.
AT&T Webinar to Offer Small Businesses Tips on Making Good Business Decisions (redOrbit)
DALLAS, July 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Demonstrating its ongoing commitment to supporting the growth and success of small business, AT&T* today announced another free one-hour webinar aimed to equip small business owners with the knowledge and resources needed to run a successful business.
Reed Elsevier Slumps On Share Placement, Outlook - Wall Street Journal
Daily Mail
Wall Street Journal
By Maarten van Tartwijk Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES The planned share placing underscores the continued drag on earnings from its business information unit, RBI, ...
Reed Elsevier profits drop 48 pct in H1The Associated Press
Breaking: Reed Elsevier To Sell Part Of US Businessmediabistro.com
Reed Elsevier plummets 14% on news of £800m share issueguardian.co.uk
Forbes -Publishers Lunch Deluxe -Wall Street Journal
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Kansas City Business Journal names Best Places to Work finalists - Bizjournals.com
Bizjournals.com
The Kansas City Business Journal announced 30 finalists for its 2009 Best Places to Work awards program. The program, in its ninth year, recognizes small, ...
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UPDATE: Rockwell Collins CEO: Business Jet Market Bottoming (Nasdaq)
CHICAGO -(Dow Jones)- Aerospace supplier Rockwell Collins Inc. (COL) believes it is hitting the bottom of a painful downturn in the business jet market, although its chief executive said questions remain on declines in the air transport market for large commercial jets.
DP World says business at ports drops 10 pct in 1H (AP via Yahoo! News)
Cargo handler DP World said Thursday business at its ports dropped 10 percent in the first half of 2009 as the shipping industry struggles through its worst slump in memory because of the global recession.
British Airways Seeks Investor for Business-Only OpenSkies Unit (Bloomberg)
July 30 (Bloomberg) -- British Airways Plc is aiming to sell a stake in its OpenSkies subsidiary in order to bolster the finances of the business-class only carrier as the recession crimps demand for premium travel.
Cablevision Will Spin Off Its Sports Business (New York Times)
The company announced that its board approved a plan to spin off its Madison Square Garden business.
Reed Elsevier Slumps On Share Placement, Outlook - Wall Street Journal
Daily Mail
Wall Street Journal
The planned share placing underscores the continued drag on earnings from its business information unit, RBI, which it failed to sell last year and which is ...
Reed Elsevier Drops Most in Year on Share-Sale PlanBloomberg
Reed Elsevier says H1 profits down 48 percent; to issue new shares ...Los Angeles Times
Reed Elsevier plummets 14% on news of £800m share issueguardian.co.uk
Forbes -The Press Association -Variety
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Can Microsoft and Yahoo Co-Create New Businesses? - Bloomberg
BBC News
Bloomberg
The deal could create a viable competitor to Google--or even more enticingly build very different kinds of growth businesses. The move is a clear attempt by ...
Business HighlightsNewsday
Excerpts: Microsoft's Ballmer and Yahoo's BartzWall Street Journal
Done Deal: Yahoo Gives Microsoft Its Search BusinessTheDomains.com
Times of the Internet -Bloomberg -Wall Street Journal
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Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Ness Technologies, Accenture Ltd., International Business Machines Corp., Hewlett ... (Zacks.com via Yahoo! Finance)
Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Ness Technologies, Accenture Ltd., International Business Machines Corp., Hewlett Packard and Computer Sciences Corporation
Photos: Feature Pack 2.0 for SAP(R) Business ByDesign(TM) Solution Available to Midsize Companies (redOrbit)
Complete insight for better decision-making. Through the integration with software from the SAP(R) BusinessObjects(TM) portfolio, including Crystal Reports(R) software and dashboards from Xcelsius(R) software, executives of midsize companies can benefit from increased transparency into their business operation and can utilize comprehensive analytics to make decisions that can improve their ...
US trust in business bounces back from low - Reuters
Reuters
BOSTON (Reuters) - Trust in business has rebounded from 10-year lows in the United States, but the majority of Americans still do not count on corporate ...
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Euro-Zone Sentiment Hits Eight-Month High - Wall Street Journal
RTE.ie
Wall Street Journal
LONDON -- Business and consumer confidence in the 16 countries that use the euro improved for the fourth straight month in July, ...
Euro zone econ sentiment hits 8-month high in JulyForbes
European Stock Markets Look To Condition Of Europe's EconomyCFD Trading
Euro zone sentiment continues recoveryRTE.ie
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IBM EXPANDS GLOBAL BUSINESS SERVICES WITH NEW ANALYTICS AND OPTIMIZATION SERVICES (Thaipr.net)
IBM recently announced the creation of a new consulting organization dedicated to the market for advanced business analytics and business optimization. IBM Business Analytics and Optimization Services
Globe Business supports an ICT-empowered Cebu (Manila Bulletin)
Globe Business supported the recently concluded Cebu ICT 2009 which this year carried the theme “Cebu e-Merging Island of Innovation†held at the Cebu International Convention Center.
Obama: What Business Thinks - BusinessWeek
BusinessWeek
Two weeks earlier, at an occasionally testy meeting with the Business Roundtable, IBM (IBM) Chief Executive Sam Palmisano and others had told President ...
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South Africa Battles to Meet Revenue Target, Business Day Says (Bloomberg)
July 30 (Bloomberg) -- The South African Revenue Authority will focus on high net-worth individuals, especially those with assets offshore, to try to meet its targets for the 2009-10 financial year, Business Day reported, citing Ernst & Young.
Business health issues on agenda (San Antonio Express-News)
South San Antonio Chamber of Commerce will host a healthy business conference from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 6 at Palo Alto College Gymnasium at 1400 W. Villaret Blvd.
Air Liquide CEO: Business Improved In May, June - Wall Street Journal
Wall Street Journal
PARIS (Dow Jones)--Business at industrial gases manufacturer L'Air Liquide SA (AI.FR) improved over May and June, Chairman and Chief Executive Benoit Potier ...
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Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Announcement at S.C. port to signal new business (The Times and Democrat)
GEORGETOWN, S.C. (AP) â€" A South Carolina port is in line to get some new business.
Verizon Business Extends Managed Services Capabilities to Corporate Customers in India (redOrbit)
MUMBAI, India, July 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon Business' Managed Services portfolio is now available in India, enabling India-headquartered customers and local subsidiaries of multinational companies to benefit from the company's extensive experience and expertise in proactive network monitoring and management. Verizon Managed Local Area Network (LAN), Wide Area Network (WAN), Network Management ...
Business applauds Gorgon project (ABC via Yahoo!7 News)
Business groups have applauded the West Australian Government's approval of Australia's biggest resource project.
IFA: Farmers and small business hit while bank costs remain high (Irish Examiner)
THE Irish Farmers’ Association yesterday accused the banks of doing nothing to cut their own costs while farmers and other small business borrowers are bearing the brunt of the credit crisis.
Milk suppliers warn prices could force 3,000 farmers out of business (Irish Examiner)
THE Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association (ICMSA) has warned that 3,000 dairy farmers could be forced out of business in Ireland this year unless the European Union changes its policy.
Forming a Small Business Reputation - New York Times
New York Times
Set up automatic alerts to notify you when your business is mentioned in a review or blog. Local search sites are the new Yellow Pages ...
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Boston Fed: Regional Business Leaders Still Gloomy (WBUR Boston)
Despite economists' predictions this week that the state economy is bouncing back, many business owners say they continue to struggle, according to a new report from the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston.
Some Banks Send FDIC Bills To Business Customers - CNNMoney.com
CNNMoney.com
NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- American businesses are paying some banks' bills for re-stocking the nation's deposit insurance ...
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PacificSource Health Plans acquires commercial business (BizJournals)
PacificSource Health Plans on Wednesday announced that it has completed the acquisition of Advantage Dental Plans’ commercial business.
Man sought for business burglary in New Orleans (New Orleans Times-Picayune)
Charles Wegmann III New Orleans police have issued an arrest warrant for a 40-year-old New Orleans man wanted for a business burglary that occurred July 8 at One Shell Square in the 700 block of Poydras Street, said NOPD spokesman...
Michael Milken Backs New Business Advice Site (New York Times)
As Forbes, Fortune, Business Week and other management magazines wither away, another business media start-up with an unusual pedigree is moving to fill the void.
For Business Owners, iPhone Apps Abound - Wall Street Journal
BBC News
Wall Street Journal
Increasingly, they're also for taking care of business. A growing number of tools â€" both paid and free-- in Apple's App Store are useful to small companies ...
Oracle: How does an 80000-person organization use Apple iPhones?MacDailyNews
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CPA group honors Marquette grad The Business Journal of Milwaukee - Bizjournals.com
Bizjournals.com
Jennifer Luchs, a 2008 graduate of Marquette's College of Business Administration, has been honored by the American Institute of Certified Public ...
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Vineyard business 'under threat' (BBC News)
The owners of a vineyard claim a council order forcing it to close a shop is threatening their business.
Royal Caribbean: No big rebound yet for cruise business (USA Today)
The cruise business may no longer be in freefall. But it's not bouncing back rapidly, either.
Italy business morale rises for 4th month in July - Forbes
euronews
Forbes
ROME, July 29 (Reuters) - Italian business confidence rose for the fourth consecutive month in July to its highest level since November last year, ...
Italian Business Confidence Rises In July, Services Sector ...RTT News
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Italy Business Confidence Rises to Eight-Month High (Update1) (Bloomberg)
July 29 (Bloomberg) -- Italian business confidence rose to an eight-month high in July as manufacturers expect exports to pick up and help lead the economy out of its deepest recession since World War II.
Taqa Buys DSM’s Energy Business for 285 Million Euros (Update2) (Bloomberg)
July 29 (Bloomberg) -- Abu Dhabi National Energy Co. , the state-controlled oil and gas producer known as Taqa, bought the energy business of the Netherlands-based Royal DSM NV for an enterprise value of 285 million euros ($404 million).
Without an anchor, small businesses get moving - Philadelphia Inquirer
Philadelphia Inquirer
Theirs are not the only small businesses suffering as anchor stores vanish in a weak economy. But these merchants stand out because, with borough officials ...
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Palo Alto businesses look forward to Senior Games crowds - San Jose Mercury News
San Jose Mercury News
Palo Alto business owners are tucking in sheets, ordering extra food and hiring temporary employees in anticipation of an estimated ...
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Cadbury H1 profit nearly triples on gain from former beverage business - Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
Cadbury's profit includes a 234 million pounds gain on the demerger of its Americas Beverages business in May and the disposal of its Australia Beverages ...
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