Monday, August 30, 2010
Small businesses want SBA to do more to help Main Street - bizjournals:
The SBA began on Monday to accept applications for emergenc bridge loans of upto $35,000. Small businesses can use these loans, which were created by the economicstimulusz bill, to make up to six months of payments on existing They won’t have to start repaying the loanws until a year after the last disbursement. The SBA will subsidizes the interest on these which will be offeredthrough private-sector The stimulus bill also temporarilh reduced or eliminated fees on the SBA’w regular 7(a) and 504 busineses loans, and increased the governmeng guarantee on 7(a) loans to 90 Weekly loan volume for the SBA’s 7(a) and 504 programs has increase d by more than 30 percent since these changes were implementef March 16.
This increase in SBA lending is “a positive and welcomer sign, but we have a very long way to go before SBA lendingv reaches solidlevels again,” said Cynthia vice chairman and chief operating officer of Bank of the West in Texas. Blankenship told the House Small Business Committee last week that Congres s should extend the fee reductions beyonf 2009 or makethem permanent, give n the depth of the recession and the credif crisis facing small businesses.
Saturday, August 28, 2010
Yen weakens as Japan's Kan promises 'decisive action' on currency - MarketWatch
Globe and Mail | Yen weakens as Japan's Kan promises 'decisive action' on currency MarketWatch Still, the dollar rose most notably against the Japanese yen. Prime Minister Naoto Kan told reporters ... New Zealand, Australian Dollars Rise Amid Japan Intervention Speculation Dollar firms on hopes for Japanese forex action FOREX-Yen dips; market wary of possible Japan action |
Thursday, August 26, 2010
Judge recommends $12M settlement in PCA case - Lynchburg News and Advance
GPB | Judge recommends $12M settlement in PCA case Lynchburg News and Advance A federal judge recommended approval of the 122-claim settlement Wednesday. Of those, Magistrate Judge Michael Urbanski was charged with specific » |
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Google's iPhone App Adds Calendar Alerts, Useless Gmail Feature - Reuters
PC World | Google's iPhone App Adds Calendar Alerts, Useless Gmail Feature Reuters Google this week released an update for its Google Mobile app for iPhone, which introduces push notifications for Google's calendar and a barely functional ... Google Launches Push Notification Feature For Gmail, Calendar The 22 Best Android Apps Google's iOS search app gets push notifications |
Sunday, August 22, 2010
Downtown Memphis apartments open in shaky market - Pacific Business News (Honolulu):
But the current market remindeBlake Pera, vice president at , of when Downtown had 1,300 units coming online with properties such as Bellwe Harbor, Jefferson River Estates and Fielder Squarer Downtown. “The question was whether there were too many units and how deep was the Pera says. “I think what they found was they were Two largerupscale projects, Metro 67 with 157 unit and the first phase of The Horizon with 155 should open within the year.
“They’ll compete against each other, but I think there’s enougg depth in the Downtownluxury market,” Pera The Horizon, initially slated to be a 350-uni t condominium development at 717 Riverside Drive, in March appliedd for a tax abatement that would allow the project’s first phase to become apartmentsx instead. And just this week, the property went into foreclosure after its developer defaulted ona $58.65 million loan. ’s 16-story tower is almost but the Horizon’s future will have to wait until aftefrJuly 7, when the property is schedulex for foreclosure auction.
When thesd units hit the marke depends on how thatsale Meanwhile, Metro 76, a $40 million-$445 million, 12-story upscale apartmentf project at 67 Madison being developed by , is stilk on schedule and should open in July or Its project manager, Kip Platt, a principaol at EFO Residential, believes the market can hold a few hundredx luxury units. “I’m guardedly optimistic, but therre is no comparison to anythingelse here,” Platt “This is a property that is rent by choice for peoples who want to try Downtown, peopled who are empty-nesters or people who live in Memphis for two-threwe years.
” With the exception of the units range from 587 square feet to 1,740 squarer feet, with the average unit being 1,013 square feet. Rents range from $755 to $2,600, with the averaged unit rentingfor $1,381 a The penthouse is a 2,570-square-foot unit with a privat balcony on the 12th While the other rooms have nine-foot the penthouse has 12-foot Platt would not disclose its asking Built in the former headquarters Metro 67 also has 8,000p square feet of storage 18,000 square feet of ground floor commercialo space and 400 parking spots in the garaged across Madison, connected by an underground access.
Metro 67 has a litanyt of other features, including a 10th floor amenityu deck overlooking the new Law a wine cellar andcoffee bar, a fitness a business center, a media room with stadiumj seating and an environmentally friendly design that saves 30% on utilities compares to a traditional unit. Althoughg the country is in the middle of a Platt points to the fact thatMetro 67’d leasing company, , only has to lease 157 upscale not several hundred typicallyu found in a multi-family project. He adds that while the economy is downin Memphis, it’se not as bad as other partzs of the country. These high-end projects also have the Downtown submarket’s strengths to fall back on.
Downtown has the highes t rents in Memphis for new constructionat $1.067 per square foot, according to CB Richard Multi-Housing MarketView report for the first The overall Memphis average for new construction is $0.86 per square foot. New apartments Downtown also havea 90.2 occupancy rate, slightly under the 90.7% occupancy average for new constructionm across all Memphis submarkets. “Thde numbers are down from years past, but just Pera says.
“There are not many areas acrosz the country that have not been impactedd bythe economy, but for the most part it is outperforminv the rest of the
Saturday, August 21, 2010
Sweden Rescinds Warrant for WikiLeaks Founder - New York Times
Telegraph.co.uk | Sweden Rescinds Warrant for WikiLeaks Founder New York Times LONDON â" Julian Assange, founder of the whistle-blower Web site WikiLeaks who has been embroiled in a fight with the Pentagon over the recent release of classified documents, briefly became the focus of new attention ... Profile: Julian Assange Rape claim against Wikileaks founder Julian Assange withdrawn UPDATE 3-Sweden drops arrest warrant for WikiLeaks founder |
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Tuesday, August 17, 2010
'Shots fired' at Turkey's embassy in Israel - BBC News
Telegraph.co.uk | 'Shots fired' at Turkey's embassy in Israel BBC News Shots have been fired at the Turkish embassy in the Israeli city of Tel Aviv, Israeli police say. There are reports that at least one person was injured. An Israeli official told the BBC that two hostages had been taken by a man who entered the embassy ... Shots, mayhem at Turkish embassy; Palestinian hurt Armed Man Seeking Asylum Tries to Take Hostage at Turkey Embassy in Israel Shots Fired at Turkish Embassy in Tel Aviv |
Sunday, August 15, 2010
Accused 'Craigslist killer' Philip Markoff commits suicide in Boston Jail - Boston Globe
New York Daily News | Accused 'Craigslist killer' Philip Markoff commits suicide in Boston Jail Boston Globe Accused âCraigslist Killerâ Philip Markoff committed suicide at Nashua Street Jail in Boston, where he was being held awaiting trial in the slaying of Julissa Brisman, 26, who was visiting from New York, according to ... 'Craigslist Killer' Philip Markoff Commits Suicide Sources: Accused Craigslist Killer suffocated in apparent jail suicide » |
Friday, August 13, 2010
Senate nominee indicted on porn charge - CNN
Boston Globe | Senate nominee indicted on porn charge CNN By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) -- South Carolina Democratic US Senate nominee Alvin Greene has been indicted for "disseminating, procuring or promoting obscenity," according to the Richland County clerk of courts. Greene told CNN Senior Political Editor ... Alvin Green charged in pornography case Longshot US Senate candidate from SC indicted South Carolina Candidate Is Indicted |
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Top 4 ways to get a flight attendant to go Steve Slater - Christian Science Monitor
San Francisco Chronicle (blog) | Top 4 ways to get a flight attendant to go Steve Slater Christian Science Monitor After an altercation with a passenger, JetBlue flight attendant Steve Slater quit his job on the spot and made a heroic (albeit possibly criminal) slide from an exit hatch. Yes, passengers can be incredibly obnoxious. Here's a list of what annoys ... JetBlue blogs about flight attendant Flight attendants vent about passengers Who Could Play JetBlue Flight Attendant Steven Slater in a Movie? |
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Monday, August 9, 2010
Saturday, August 7, 2010
British surgeon Karen Woo, due to wed in two weeks, among 10 medics executed ... - The Guardian
Globe and Mail | British surgeon Karen Woo, due to wed in two weeks, among 10 medics executed ... The Guardian A British doctor due to fly home today to marry the former soldier she met in Kabul was among 10 medical workers executed by gunmen in a remote area of northern Afghanistan on Friday. Karen Woo, 36, a surgeon from London, was with a group of eight ... Foreign medical workers among 10 killed in Afghanistan Aid Workers Undaunted by Risks, Friends Say 8 Westerners on Medical Team Killed in Afghanistan |
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Thursday, August 5, 2010
Senate confirms Elena Kagan to Supreme Court - USA Today
Globe and Mail | Senate confirms Elena Kagan to Supreme Court USA Today WASHINGTON â" Chief Justice John Roberts will swear in Elena Kagan as the nation's 112th Supreme Court justice on Saturday, making one-third of the nation's highest court women for the first time in history. ... On judges: One down, many to go Senate confirms Kagan...BP Well cemented...School lunch standards Kagan wins Senate confirmation to Supreme Court |
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Tuesday, August 3, 2010
At Company, a Culture of Family and Charity - New York Times
The Guardian | At Company, a Culture of Family and Charity New York Times Even as it expanded into one of Connecticut's largest wholesalers of beer and wine, and even as its employee count swelled past 100, Hartford Distributors remained a close-knit company, owned and operated by the same family for ... Employee kills 8, himself in Connecticut shooting rampage 'Cold as ice' Conn. beer deliveryman kills 8, self Omar Thornton: "I Killed the Five Racists That Were Bothering Me" |
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Sunday, August 1, 2010
BP aims to plug gulf oil well for good with two-pronged 'kill' shot - Washington Post
Globe and Mail | BP aims to plug gulf oil well for good with two-pronged 'kill' shot Washington Post BP, the government and an army of volunteers are fighting to contain and clean the millions of g » |
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