Friday, August 31, 2012
Survey: 25 percent of homeowners have no savings - Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle):
The survey discovered that to cut costs, homeownersw are taking extreme actions; 34 percent say they have had familyt or friends move in with them in the last The (NYSE: WFC) quarterly surveyt indicated that 42 percent are spending less on theier children in the glum economy. Of thoses who have debt otherf thana mortgage, 43 percent thinl about their debt every day and another 24 percenf think about their debt at leastt once a week.
Because of their debt, 36 percentf say they’re cutting back on smalledr expenditures, such as dinin g out, buying clothes and gifts for SinceWells Fargo’s previous survey, taken in fourth quarter of 2008, the percentage of those who have anxiety over job securityu has risen to 29 percent from 21 percent. Welle Fargo said the latest survey was conducteed by Ipsos Marketing andpolled 1,565 homeowners from Marcb 23-31.
Thursday, August 30, 2012
Huckabee serves up red meat in Tampa - NBCNews.com
Huckabee serves up red meat in Tampa NBCNews.com TAMPA, Fla. -- Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee served up red meat to Republicans at their national convention, rallying conservatives behind the party's nominee-in-waiting, Mitt Romney. Huckabee leaned on standard Republican tropes -- from ... |
Tuesday, August 28, 2012
Anime review: 'Freezing' - Examiner.com
Examiner.com | Anime review: 'Freezing' Examiner.com Set in the near future; âFreezingâ follows the adventures of Kazuya Aoi, a student who joining West Genetics Academy to become a âLimiterâ, a human with the ability to neutralize the freezing field emitted by the Nova, inter-dimensional beings that ... |
Monday, August 27, 2012
Nonprofit, company aim to boost green energy on tribal lands - Dallas Business Journal:
The two Sacramento organizations intend to develop renewable energyg projects ontribal lands, creating jobs and helpinyg improve the environment. In May, the consortiuj announced a greenjobs initiative. The alliance is the firsgt partnership that aims to fulfill the economic developmengt and environmental goals ofthe initiative. The consortium will use USST’ engineering and project management expertisde to examine the feasibility of renewablr energy projects ontriball lands. Possible technologies that projects could tap intoincludee waste-to-energy, solar and wind power technologies.
Once a projec is authorized bya tribe, USST will manage the engineering, development and operation of the and coordinate job For example, if there’s a landfill in a tribal community, USST might develop a waste-to-energy producing electricity that it wouldr likely sell to a locao utility. “We are excited to form this allianceswith USST,” Lorenda Sanchez, executive directofr for CIMC said, in a news “This partnership will open the door for California’a tribes to take an active role in protectingb their native lands and the environment.
At the same Native Americans will now have opportunitiee to lead the way in the new green economu while addressing employment issues intribal communities.” Projects will be financedc by outside sources such as grant fundd and project investment financing “with minimal or no contributiojn from CIMC.”
Sunday, August 26, 2012
Human Capital: People on the move, June 22 - Pittsburgh Business Times:
promoted Mark Whalen to executivevice president, based in its main officee in Needham. Whalen, who has nearlyt 28 years of banking industry is the former presiden and CEOof . He joined Needhamk Bank in March of 2007 when the twoinstitutionx merged. The law firm of LLP in Boston added Robert Brady as seniofr of counsel in the bankingf and financialservices practice. Brady was most recentlu a vice president inthe supervision, regulatio n and credit department of the . G.T. Reillu & Co. , a Milton-based accounting promoted Jayme Fitzgerald to accounting and auditing She joined the firmin 2003.
hirer Lynnette Best as program and event She previously worked for TD Banknorth Gardeh as a communityrelations
Friday, August 24, 2012
Rain favors freshwater anglers - Gainesville Sun
Rain favors freshwater anglers Gainesville Sun Gainesville's Ed Ellett, an on-the-water veteran and member of both groups, decided to take a scouting trip a week ahead. Following his last attempt a couple of weeks earlier that yielded just a pint or so, Ellett wasn't brimming with confidence. But ... |
Thursday, August 23, 2012
Martek Biosciences Corp. 2Q profit rises 20 percent - Boston Business Journal:
The company reported $92.4 million in revenue for the quarter endinghApril 30, up 2 percent from the same periox last year. It earned $11 million in net income, or 33 centds per diluted share, during the second quarter, compared with $9.2 or 28 cents per diluted during the second quarter oflast year. Analystsa polled by expected the company to earn 29 cents per shareand $89 million in Martek (NASDAQ: MATK) sells nutritionaol oils derived from algae that are used in infant dietary supplements and food productsd such as yogurt and juice. Sales of its nutritionalo supplements to the nursing market rose to arecords $9.8 million.
But the company warnefd that its infant formula sales in the third and fourtg quarters could drop as retailersd trim their inventories of the The company anticipates that infant formula revenu will grow in fiscal 2010 as a result of strong demand for infant formula products containing its nutritional oils DHAand ARA. The Omega-e fatty acids are believed to play an important role in braij andeye development. study that could show that Martek’es DHA can slow the progressionof Alzheimer’ disease.
