Apple updates iTunes, iLife, unveils 17-inch MacBook
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After weeks of speculation about what would be introduced at Macworld, Apple Inc. took the wraps off of updated iTunes and iLife software and unveiled a 17-inch MacBook Pro on Tuesday. (AAPL)
MetroPCS grows subscriber base in 2008
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Wireless communications provider MetroPCS Communications Inc. grew its number of new subscribers in 2008 by 37% when compared to the company’s total number of new subscribers in 2007. (PCS)
Scams and frauds proliferate around NM
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Grant writing, mystery shoppers and credit unions were among the sectors targeted by scammers in the state during December. That’s the word from Attorney General Gary King’s office.
EnergyConnect picks new leader
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EnergyConnect Group Inc. Tuesday said Kevin R. Evans will take over as its CEO and president.
Denver unemployment climbs to 5.9%
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Unemployment in the Denver area stood at 5.9 percent of the labor force in November, up from 4.0 percent a year earlier and slightly higher than the average for Colorado cities, the U.S. Labor Department reported Tuesday.
Procter & Gamble products to be spotlighted in Web series
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Procter & Gamble Co. will integrate several products into a Web series that will run online in February and during the NCAA men’s basketball tournament in March, according to Brandweek . (PG)
Transwestern adds nearly 900,000 s.f. to management portfolio
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The Austin office of commercial real estate firm Transwestern has taken on nearly 900,000 square feet of new property management assignments.
Procter & Gamble products to be spotlighted in Web series
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Procter & Gamble Co. will integrate several products into a Web series that will run online in February and during the NCAA men’s basketball tournament in March, according to Brandweek . (PG)
Widgetmaker Clearspring makes cuts
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Clearspring Technologies Inc. is the latest local tech company to reveal it has reduced its headcount.
Clearwire launches wireless broadband in Portland
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Portland, which lately lost its free Wi-Fi network to poor economics, is the first Western city to get the new broadband wireless service offered by Clearwire Corp. (CLWR)
Boeing selling eight P-8I warplanes worth $2.1B to India
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Boeing Co. said it’s selling eight P-8I anti-submarine airplanes to India — the first international customer for the Renton-built airplane — in a deal worth reportedly $2.1 billion. (BA)
Southwest Airlines reports traffic up for 2008
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Southwest Airlines Co. said on Tuesday it increased its traffic slightly in the month of December and for the entire year of 2008. (LUV)
Allegheny County offers homeowners help with troubled mortgages
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Starting Jan. 12, struggling Allegheny County home owners will be eligible for a little help with their troubled mortgages.
Vignette results to fall short of Wall St. projections
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Vignette Corp. said late Monday that it’s expecting to post fourth-quarter revenue of $35 million to $37 million—well short of what Wall Street was expecting from the content management software company.
Southwest's Dec. traffic is up
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Southwest Airlines Co. said on Tuesday the passenger carrier increased its traffic slightly in the month of December and for the entire year of 2008. (LUV)
Boeing selling eight P-8I warplanes worth $2.1B to India
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Boeing Co. said it’s selling eight P-8I anti-submarine airplanes to India — the first international customer for the Renton-built airplane — in a deal worth reportedly $2.1 billion. (BA)
Southwest Airlines: Dec. traffic is up
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Southwest Airlines Co. said on Tuesday the passenger carrier increased its traffic slightly in the month of December and for the entire year of 2008. (LUV)
Rentrak signs deal with NBC Universal
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Rentrak Corp. on Tuesday announced a multi-year agreement with NBC Universal to use Rentrak’s Mobile Essentials service. (RENT)
Apple updates iTunes, iLife, unveils 17-inch MacBook
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After weeks of speculation about what would be introduced at Macworld, Apple Inc. took the wraps off of updated iTunes and iLife software and unveiled a 17-inch MacBook Pro on Tuesday. (AAPL) (AAPL)
Nixon will name Martinez to lead Department of Economic Development
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Missouri Gov.-elect Jay Nixon said Tuesday that he plans to appoint Linda Martinez of St. Louis as director of the Missouri Department of Economic Development.
Microsoft: Xbox 360 had best year ever
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Microsoft Corp. said that it sold more Xbox 360 games last year than in any other year, and said that 28 million consoles have been sold since the game’s introduction three years ago. (MSFT)
Growth in health care spending slows
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Health care spending in the United States grew 6.1 percent in 2007 to $2.2 trillion, or $7,421 per person, the slowest rate of growth since 1998, according to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
Rise in health care spending slows
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Health care spending in the U.S. grew 6.1 percent in 2007 to $2.2 trillion, or $7,421 per person, the slowest rate of growth since 1998, according to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
Southwest traffic up in December, 2008
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Southwest Airlines Co. finished December and the year with modest gains in passenger traffic, despite a tough second half that saw traffic fall four of six months. (LUV)
Southwest Airlines reports traffic up for 2008
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Southwest Airlines Co. said on Tuesday it increased its traffic slightly in the month of December and for the entire year of 2008. (LUV)
Health care spending growth slows
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Health care spending in the U.S. grew 6.1 percent in 2007 to $2.2 trillion, or $7,421 per person, the slowest rate of growth since 1998, according to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
Rise in health care spending slows down
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Health care spending in the U.S. grew 6.1 percent in 2007 to $2.2 trillion, or $7,421 per person, the slowest rate of growth since 1998, according to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
QuantRx’s methamphetamine test OK’d
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QuantRx Biomedical Corp. received Food and Drug Administration marketing clearance Tuesday for its RapidSense Methamphetamine test.
Kulicke & Soffa offers to buy back notes
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Kulicke & Soffa Industries Inc. said Tuesday it has commenced a tender offer to repurchase for cash up to all of the $62 million outstanding of its 1 percent convertible subordinated notes due 2010 . (KLIC)
Southwest Airlines: Dec. traffic up
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Southwest Airlines Co. said on Tuesday the passenger carrier increased its traffic slightly in the month of December and for the entire year of 2008. (LUV)
UPS taps Gray as U.S. ops VP
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United Parcel Service Inc.’s U.S. division is about to get new leadership.
Rise in health care spending slows
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Health care spending in the U.S. grew 6.1 percent in 2007 to $2.2 trillion, or $7,421 per person, the slowest rate of growth since 1998, according to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
UPS taps Gray as U.S. ops VP
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United Parcel Service Inc.’s U.S. division is about to get new leadership.
ParkerVision to raise $25M over three years
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ParkerVision Inc. has notified the Securities and Exchange Commission that it intends to raise as much as $25 million from investors over the next three years. (PRKR)
Rise in health care spending slows down
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Health care spending in the U.S. grew 6.1 percent in 2007 to $2.2 trillion, or $7,421 per person, the slowest rate of growth since 1998, according to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
Southwest Airlines: Dec. traffic is up
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Southwest Airlines Co. said on Tuesday the passenger carrier increased its traffic slightly in the month of December and for the entire year of 2008. (LUV)
Rise in health care spending slows
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Health care spending in the U.S. grew 6.1 percent in 2007 to $2.2 trillion, or $7,421 per person, the slowest rate of growth since 1998, according to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. (CI)
Sentilla raises $7.5M in 2nd round
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Sentilla Corp., which focuses on energy management for commercial and industrial facilities, said Tuesday it raised $7.5 million in a second round of funding.
Rise in health care spending slows down
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Health care spending in the U.S. grew 6.1 percent in 2007 to $2.2 trillion, or $7,421 per person, the slowest rate of growth since 1998, according to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
Rise in health care spending slows
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Health care spending in the U.S. grew 6.1 percent in 2007, to $2.2 trillion, or $7,421 per person – the slowest rate of growth since 1998, according to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
Rise in health care spending slows down
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Health care spending in the U.S. grew 6.1 percent in 2007 to $2.2 trillion, or $7,421 per person, the slowest rate of growth since 1998, according to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
Rise in health-care spending slows down
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Health care spending in the U.S. grew 6.1 percent in 2007 to $2.2 trillion, or $7,421 per person, the slowest rate of growth since 1998, according to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
Growth in health care spending slows
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Health care spending in the United States grew 6.1 percent in 2007 to $2.2 trillion, or $7,421 per person, the slowest rate of growth since 1998, according to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
Home Diagnostics to repurchase $5M in stock
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Home Diagnostics said its board of directors has authorized the repurchase up to $5 million of its common stock to be funded with available cash. (HDIX)
Micrel to cut work force 6%, lowers outlook
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Micrel Inc. said Tuesday it cut 6 percent of its jobs and the chip maker lowered its fourth quarter sales and profit estimates. (MCRL)
Rise in health care spending slows down
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Health care spending in the U.S. grew 6.1 percent in 2007 to $2.2 trillion, or $7,421 per person, the slowest rate of growth since 1998, according to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
Digital Holdings launches TextID
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Digital Holdings LLC has launched TextID as a way for businesses to market themselves via text messaging.
Rise in health care spending slows down
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Health care spending in the U.S. grew 6.1 percent in 2007 to $2.2 trillion, or $7,421 per person, the slowest rate of growth since 1998, according to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
Job-creation panel endorses business tax credit
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A plan to give a tax credit to Colorado companies that create 20 or more new jobs was endorsed Monday night by a committee of state lawmakers.
BryanMark names Price K.C. office head
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BryanMark Financial Group has named H. Joseph Price, currently head of Spencer Fane Britt & Browne’s tax & estate planning practice group, to serve as executive vice president in BryanMark’s Kansas City office.
Win.Net files for Chapter 11 protection
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WinNet Communications Inc., parent company of Internet service provider Win.Net Thursday filed for protection under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code.
Online video viewing soars
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Americans viewed 34 percent more online videos in November 2008, compared with the same month the previous year, according to numbers gathered by Reston, Va.-based tracking company ComScore (NASDAQ: SCOR). (SCOR)
Lithia Motors suspends quarterly dividend
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Lithia Motors Inc., which in 2008 sold off several stores and lost $2.3 million in the third quarter, announced Monday that its board of directors voted to suspend its quarterly dividend for the fourth quarter of 2008 due to the current economic environment. (LAD)
Perceptive Software lays off 53
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In a second round of cuts, Perceptive Software Inc. laid off 53 employees on Monday, or 10 percent of its work force.
LDK Solar lowers Q4 revenue outlook
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LDK Solar Co. Ltd. on Monday lowered its revenue estimates for the fourth quarter to between $425 million and $435 million, compared to earlier guidance of $555 million to $565 million. (LDK)
Rise in health care spending slows down
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Health care spending in the U.S. grew 6.1 percent in 2007 to $2.2 trillion, or $7,421 per person, the slowest rate of growth since 1998, according to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
SkyWi customers still being reconnected
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Local voice and Internet service provider SkyWi Inc. said most of its voice and much of its Internet services in New Mexico was still down as of Monday.
Pevely union officer pleads guilty to embezzlement
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A Pevely union officer pleaded guilty to embezzling more than $24,000 from Glass Molders Plastics Local 30, U.S. Attorney Catherine Hanaway said Monday.
Online video viewing up 34% in November
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Americans viewed 34 percent more online videos in November 2008, compared to the same month the previous year, according to numbers gathered by tracking company ComScore. (GOOG) (YHOO) (MSFT) (SCOR)
MillerCoors puts MGD 64 on draft
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MillerCoors LLC said Monday that it has expanded the launch of its low-calorie beer MGD 64, making it available on draft in bars and restaurants beginning this week.
CSX rethinking Greenbrier resort
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CSX Corp. is seeking Goldman Sachs & Co.’s advice on what do with its five-diamond West Virginia resort that lost $35 million last year.
No more free beer at Busch theme parks
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Busch Entertainment Corp., the amusement park subsidiary of Anheuser-Busch InBev, told employees Friday afternoon and Monday morning that free Budweiser beer will no longer be given to theme park patrons.
MillerCoors puts MGD 64 on draft
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MillerCoors LLC said Monday that it has expanded the launch of its low-calorie beer MGD 64, making it available on draft in bars and restaurants beginning this week.
Seattle venues dropping Ticketmaster for Tickets.com
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The nonprofit operator of Seattle’s Moore and Paramount theaters is dropping Ticketmaster and signing with Tickets.com in hopes that lower surcharges and more purchasing options will help retain strong attendances. (TKTM)
Honda sales down 35% in December
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Honda Motor Co. Ltd., which has a manufacturing plant in nearby Lincoln, reported a 35 percent drop in U.S. sales during December, closing a turbulent year when sales fell 8 percent.
Mathews Nichols joins Allie Beth Allman
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The Mathews Nichols Real Estate Group is beginning the new year with a new company.
Honda sales down 35 percent in December
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Honda Motor Co. Ltd. reported a 35 percent drop in U.S. sales during December, closing a turbulent year when sales fell 8 percent.
Triad's Crisco named N.C. commerce sec'y
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Gov.-elect Beverly Perdue on Monday named Asheboro businessman Keith Crisco as her choice for state Secretary of Commerce.
New Yorkers' confidence goes from “worse” to “bad”
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New Yorkers’ consumer confidence has improved from “worse” to “bad,” according to the latest Siena Research Institute poll.
Hillcrest, Texas Instruments unveil new remote control
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Hillcrest Labs and Texas Instruments have partnered to create a more efficient type of remote control that eliminates the line-of-sight limitations of conventional infrared devices.
NutriSystem taps Costco for sales help
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NutriSystem Inc. said Monday it has formed a partnership with Costco Wholesale Corp. to make its weight-loss programs available in all 384 Costco stores in the United States. (COST) (NTRI)
Local Fed branch: Challenges loom in 2009
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While the frozen financial markets will seek to thaw out in 2009 – the worsening economic climate will bring about new challenges that could present unanticipated problems, according the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta’s latest economic outlook report.
NutriSystem taps Costco for sales help
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NutriSystem Inc. said Monday it has formed a partnership with Costco Wholesale Corp. to make its weight-loss programs available in all 384 Costco stores in the United States. (COST) (NTRI)
Tyler Technologies inks $3.7M deal
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Tyler Technologies Inc., a North Texas company that provides government entities with information management assistance, said Monday the company has inked a $3.7 million contract with Cameron County to provide the county with the firm’s courts and justice software. (TYL)
Perdue names secretaries of transportation, commerce
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Former federal official Gene Conti is Gov-elect Bev Perdue’s choice to lead the North Carolina Department of Transportation.
Solar Power Inc. makes supply deal
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A Chinese solar power company has agreed to provide Solar Power Inc. of Roseville with photovoltaic cells this year.
Moore, Paramount theaters dropping Ticketmaster
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The nonprofit operator of Seattle’s Moore and Paramount theaters is dropping Ticketmaster and signing with Tickets.com in hopes that lower surcharges and more purchasing options will help retain strong attendances.
No more free beer at Busch theme parks
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Busch Entertainment Corp., the amusement park subsidiary of Anheuser-Busch InBev, told employees Friday afternoon and Monday morning that free Budweiser beer will no longer be given to theme park patrons.
Lottery sales up again
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The Colorado Lottery said it recorded sales of $499.4 million in 2008, a new record.
Progress Energy issues earnings prediction for 2009
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Progress Energy’s earnings growth could slow in 2009 as the company cuts costs to deal with the economy. (PGN)
Adams wins UAW promotion
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Scott Adams, Western New York area director of the United Auto Workers union’s Region 9 based in Amherst, has been named assistant regional director.
Amtech announces share repurchase
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Amtech Systems Inc. has been given the go-ahead from its board of directors to repurchase up to $4 million of its common stock.
Credit union to unveil new name
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Mt. Zion 1st Baptist Federal Credit Union is planning to change its name and logo after more than four decades.
Turin, Force10 Networks to merge
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Turin Networks Inc. on Monday announced an agreement to merge with Force10 Networks Inc.
PPD buys Merck laboratory in Wayne
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Merck & Co. Inc. has sold a Wayne, Pa., laboratory to PPD, and PPD will hire 80 Merck employees in a vaccine testing deal between the companies that was announced Monday. (PPD) (MRK)
Zoo rated No. 1 for phone recycling
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The Louisville Zoo’s cell phone recycling program recently was selected as the No. 1 program in the nation by the recycling program ECO-CELL. More than 100 zoos in North America participate in ECO-CELL’s recycling program.
AXT cuts Q4 guidance
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AXT Inc. on Monday lowered its fourth-quarter guidance because of weak economic conditions. (AXT)
Lender repossesses 140 units in WPB Whitney
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Having sold just one-third of its condos since it started closings in 2007, the developer of the Whitney in West Palm Beach has turned over its remaining units to New York-based lender iStar Financial.
Varian cuts forecast
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Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates Inc. said Monday it is expecting lower first quarter revenue because of continuing poor capital equipment spending by semiconductor manufacturers.
Labatt pond hockey to return
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For the second year in a row, Labatt USA is bringing its popular pond hockey tournament to downtown Buffalo.
AXT cuts Q4 guidance
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AXT Inc. on Monday lowered its fourth-quarter guidance because of weak economic conditions. (AXTI)
PNC waiving ATM fees for customers
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PNC Financial Services Group Inc.’s full integration of newly acquired National City Corp. is expected to take nearly two years, but the Pittsburgh bank has taken a step in that direction by opening up its expanded ATM network to all its customers. (PNC)
PNC waives ATM fees for customers
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PNC Financial Services Group Inc.’s full integration of newly acquired National City Corp. is expected to take nearly two years, but the Pittsburgh bank has taken a step in that direction by opening up its expanded ATM network to all its customers. (PNC)
Torres named CEO of La Causa
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Milwaukee native George Torres has been named as the new CEO of La Causa Inc., a bilingual, nonprofit social services agency serving the south side of Milwaukee, La Causa said Monday.
PNC waiving ATM fees for customers
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PNC Financial Services Group Inc.’s full integration of newly acquired National City Corp. is expected to take nearly two years, but the Pittsburgh bank has taken a step in that direction by opening up its expanded ATM network to all its customers. (PNC)
Year starts with eight high-end deals
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Eight Erie County real-estate deals worth $100,000 or more were registered on the first day of business in 2009.
Orkin opens in Kuwait
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Desert bugs beware -- Orkin has started a franchise in Kuwait. (ROL)
GXS buys Interchange
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GXS has bought Interchange, one of Brazil’s largest, in-country providers of electronic data interchange services.
LG plans Netflix-ready HD TVs
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Netflix Inc. and LG Electronics Inc. said Sunday that the Korean electronics company LG will make high definition televisions that can connect to the video rental service without an external box. (NFLX)
Companies turn to wikis
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When the FBI faced an aging workforce and needed a place to teach future employees lessons learned, best practices and subject-matter expertise, it turned to the Web for innovation, creating an internal wiki called “Bureaupedia.” This internal online hub, which serves as an encyclopedia for FBI agents and employees, can be updated and edited to create a growing well of information.
Entrust gives companies weapon to fight ID theft
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Identity theft is popping up in the news seemingly all the time these days. Data breaches are on the rise.
Taking a bite out of critics
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Patrick “Scunny” McCusker, owner of Canton restaurants Mama’s on the Half Shell and Nacho Mama’s, does his best to satisfy every customer who walks through the doors of his dining establishments.
Hotels scrutinize online feedback in hopes of luring more travelers
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Christopher Orr, director of sales and marketing at the Renaissance Baltimore Harborplace Hotel, admits to surfing the Web at work — and he doesn’t apologize for it. In fact, he regularly shares his findings with the hotel’s management team.
Many concerns loom for Microsoft in turbulent 2009
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Microsoft in 2009 will grapple with much of the same economic uncertainty as other companies in the Seattle region and around the world — with billions of dollars and thousands of jobs potentially hanging in the balance.
Rival acquires Ceterus Networks
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Ceterus Networks, a local maker of telecom equipment, has been acquired by a North Carolina competitor for an undisclosed sum. (CSCO) (NT)
Budget cuts at small, midsize businesses could leave them open to hack attacks
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Business owners might have more to worry about during this recession than declining profits.
Wireless Philadelphia reboots to bring Wi-Fi to the masses
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Wireless Philadelphia is continuing its efforts to bridge the digital divide, although it is narrowing its focus in the hopes of being able to demonstrate more conclusively that its programs work.
2009 People to Watch in Telecommunications
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R. Marcelo Claure, Founder, chairman, CEO and President, Brightstar Corp
Tech industry facing workforce cuts, anticipating slower sales
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After a hard year in the public markets and a full-blown recession causing layoffs and business closings, the technology industry is still adjusting to a volatile 2008 while bracing for slow sales during 2009.
Web video will keep soaring, efficiency will rule
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The Bay Area’s technology players will get sleeker and more mobile in 2009 as companies strive to handle an ever-increasing amount of data amid a backdrop of national economic retrenchment.
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital launches comprehensive recycling program
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Turning a battleship is never easy, but when so many employees at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital wanted to go green, the captain had to listen.
How to get technology ready before starting online courses
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Getting ready for college classes used to require a simple trip to the university bookstore to stock up on textbooks, notebooks and No. 2 pencils.
More money sought for broadband mapping
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Colorado’s Office of Information Technology will seek revisions to a telecommunications bill passed in 2008 allowing it to seek more state tax money to map the statewide availability of high-speed Internet.
New owners of Wi-Fi network have expanded its usage and reach
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The network built by Atlanta-based EarthLink Inc. to provide wireless high-speed Internet access throughout Philadelphia has gained a lot more users since it was taken over by a local company.
Global chip sales down 9.8% in November
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Sales of semiconductors dropped by 9.8 percent globally to $20.8 billion in November, according to a report on Friday.
