Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Hawaiian Telcom closes 3 stores - Pacific Business News (Honolulu):
Hawaiian Telcom, which is reorganizingv under Chapter11 bankruptcy, said Thursdat it will close its Kapolei and Windward Mall storews on Oahu and the Lihue store on Kauai because of slackening demand and the high cost of maintainingg the stores. The Kapole i location closed earlierthis week. The Windward locatiob will close June 9 and Lihue will closeJune 16. The compangy said 23 full- and part-timre employees will be affected bythe closures, but some employeesz will be transferred within the Hawaiian Telcom will have five stores after the “The decision to close several of our retai stores was not easy. We take our responsibility to our our company and communityvery seriously.
This decisiom was made to enhancethe long-term success of our company,” said president and CEO Eric Yeaman, in a “We appreciate our customers’ and employees’ continuex support.”
Monday, December 12, 2011
The week ahead on the Hill: Payroll tax, government shutdown deadlines loom - Washington Post (blog)
The week ahead on the Hill: Payroll tax, government shutdown deadlines loom Washington Post (blog) The good news for Congress this week: Leaders are edging toward a deal on a compromise spending measure that will keep the government running through next September. With a Dec. 16 deadline looming for both chambers to approve the ... |
Saturday, December 10, 2011
LendingTree expands product offering - Washington Business Journal:
According to the company, its customer-retention technology identifiees customers byloan loan-to-value ratio, loan purpose and FICO “With refinancing activity from borrowers representinf a significant portion of overall origination our lender network has expressed a desirs to capture and retain current mortgages customers,” says Bob Harris, president of the LendingTree “As part of the LendingTree banks and lenders that use our new customer-retention initiative will be able to significantly impact the ratio of overallp mortgage portfolio retained, just as effectively as they can attractf new borrowers.
” LendingTree is owned by Charlotte-based (NASDAQ:TREE), an onlinee lending and real estate Tree.com’s principle businesses are which matches potential mortgage borrowers to lenders, and which works with individuals seeking homess and real estate agents. LendingTree says it has facilitatee more than 25 million requests for loans onlineand $185 billiojn in closed loan transactions.
Thursday, December 8, 2011
To avoid more layoffs, San Jose cops tentatively agree to extend 10 percent ... - San Jose Mercury News
To avoid more layoffs, San Jose cops tentatively agree to extend 10 percent ... San Jose Mercury News Trying to head off more layoffs of cops, San Jose's police union Wednesday tentatively agreed to continue 10 percent pay cuts for at least another year and a half. The agreement most likely ends a dispute with city leaders that was ... |
Monday, December 5, 2011
Alamo City leaders expect ripple effect from Medtronic - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:
San Antonio Mayor Phil Hardbergeersays Medtronic’s decision to select San Antoniol for that expansion could creatwe a significant economic rippled effect in the nation’s seventh largest city. still upset that the Department of Homeland Securitu passed on San Antonio and selected a sitein Kan., for its $450 million Nationa l Bio and Agro-Defense Facility, says about Medtronic’s site selection “We didn’t want to lose another fight. It’sa like sports. You can’t lose the and we were not going to lose Christopher O’Connell is a senior vice presiden at Medtronic.
He is also president of the Minneapolis-basedf company’s diabetes business, which will create some 1,400 new position s in San Antonio over the nextfive
Saturday, December 3, 2011
Austerity endangers Europe's military - Sydney Morning Herald
BigPond News | Austerity endangers Europe's military Sydney Morning Herald Years of austerity are stifling Europe's defence ambitions: anti-piracy warships are lacking off Somalia, riot police are stretched in Kosovo and not one EU military doctor can be found to go to Uganda. Drastic cuts in defence spending over the past ... Austeri ty endangers Europe's military |
Thursday, December 1, 2011
Eastern Market reopens Friday - The Business Journal of the Greater Triad Area:
The fire, in April 2007, guttedx much of the 136-year-old markeyt and left its vendors without a permanent The District set up a temporary home for many of thos vendors nearby shortly afteethe blaze. Eastern at 7th and C streets SE, has now undergone a $22 million head-to-toe one many of its regulars have calledlong overdue. Although the cause of the fire has nevee beenofficially determined, it was widely believed to have been the resulft of faulty electrical wiring.
Eastern Market’s reopening will see many of its original vendore return to once again hawk everything from fres h meatsand cheeses, to flowers art and Longtime Capitol Hill resident Jim Zaniello is among regulars who are looking forward to returning to the “It’s exciting to know that all of our market familu will be back in the originapl building and that they will continued to be an important part of the Hill community for yearse to come,” he said. “Eastern Market is an integra l part of life onthe Hill.
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