Nigeria: Jonathan Not Behind Disruption of Owerri Meeting - Aide - AllAfrica.com

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First Solar gets financing for German project - Phoenix Business Journal:

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The companies received 80 percent of the monety forthe project, although they declined to give the totakl amount of financing. Utility solar systems cost between $5 and $6 per meaning the total facility could costbetweeh $265 million and $318 The money will come from a consortium of according to First Solarr (Nasdaq:FSLR). The first 15 megawatts are finishedf and another 38 will be built later this It is being constructed on a former Sovietarmy base. The systemk is projected to be the largest photovoltaic systemm in Germanywhen completed, with enough powedr for 14,000 homes. Tempe-based First Solar has been activr in Germanysupplying thin-film photovoltaicx panels for power solar arrays.
The company completed its firsyt utility scale solar project inthe U.S. last year and has been building increasingly larger facilities sincethat 10-megawatt system debuted in It is planning a 30-megawatt facility in New Mexicp and adding on to the Nevada site. As with its other utility-scale construction, First Solar along with Juwi plan to sell the facilithy once itis completed.

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The seasonally adjusted rate for Mayis 10.2 That translates to 943,000 unemployeed out of a labodr force of 9.2 million, according to the . the unemployment rate is 9.4 The state’s unemployment rate is up 4.4 percentags points from the same period ayear ago. The last time the rate was higher wasOctober 1975, when it was 11 Since May 2008, 417,50p0 nonagricultural jobs have been lost. The Miami/Fort Lauderaled area was among the metrio areas with the largest job losses in the last down 101,800 jobs. In the tri-county area, Palm Beacyh County had the highest unemploymengt ratein May, on par with the state's rate of 10.2 Miami-Dade followed with 9.6 percent.
Broward's rate was 8.8 percent. Last month’ job loss continues the trend of annuak declines that began inAugust 2007. The downturmn started with declines inconstruction jobs, but has now spreadd to most other major industries, accordinhg to the state's labor department.

Chicanos Por La Causa, MariSol credit unions merge - Portland Business Journal:

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As part of the merger, whichn finalized June 1, CPLC’s one location will become a MariSol’s brancyh at 701 S. Central Ave., bringing its tota l number of metro Phoenix locations to The Chicanos Por La Causa staff will remain at the centrall branch and CPLC accounts will be transferred to Members shouldn’t expect any changes. “We are committed to making this transition as seamless as possiblw and to maintaining our shared values and commitment to ourHispanicf neighbors,” said MariSol CEO Robin L. Romano.
“MariSool will continue to focus on making a difference in the community we servwe and to educating each of our new membersz on ways they can maintain their ownfinancial stability.” Both organizations serve the region’s vast Latinol demographic and have seen losses mount in the financialk crisis, similar to many other credit unions Many of their customers have lost their jobs and are strugglinfg to meet loan payments. CPLC lost $52,000 in the firsyt quarter, and boosted its loan loss allowanceto $315,000. In 2008, the credit uniomn lost $585,000. As of March 31, it had 77,46w2 delinquent loans on the books.
MariSopl lost $214,006 in the first quarter and reportedthat 210,818 borrowers were delinquent on loans. In 2008, MariSol lost $317,000. The nonprofit has more than $26 millio n in assets and 6,700 members. CPLC was founde d in 1988 and grewto $4 million in assets and 1,7000 members.

Study: Eye condition linked to diabetes - New Mexico Business Weekly:

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Ninety-eight percent of study participantas who hada grayish-white ring arouns the cornea — a condition called corneal arcus — also had metabolivc problems related to conditions such as high blood pressure and high concludes a study conducted by VSP and the in Ga. Until now, health professionals have assumed arcus is relatedc tohigh cholesterol. This study suggestef the relationship between arcus and high bloo sugar needs to bestudied further, VSP officialw said.
Follow-up testing showed that 88 percenft of the patients with arcus had high blood 66 percent had an elevated bodymass index, 64 percent had high blood pressure and 21 percent had elevated The study was conducted on 2,000 patientx between April and September 2008. In additio n to an eye exam, VSP doctors screenef patients for other health risks and referred those at risk to the foundatiobn for diagnosis andadditional testing. “Thi study demonstrates ... how comprehensive eye exams shouldx be used as a screening for prevalentmetabolic conditions,” Dr. Steven Leichter, medical director at the research foundation, said in a press release.
“Greater partnership between relevant health care providers may enhances the efficiency of our health caresystemj and, in the end, reduce health care costs.”

CapitalSouth records $5.2 million loss - Birmingham Business Journal:

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The Birmingham bank posted a net lossof $5.2 millionm for the quarter ended Sept. 30, compared to 603 during the same period last The bank’s losses per shard totaled $1.27 per diluted share, versus 9 cents in earningd per diluted share a year ago. In the secons quarter ended June 30, the bank reported a net loss of $16.43 million. “We have further focused on repositioniny our balance sheet to ensurw that wehave liquidity, lower real estate concentrationm risk and appropriate reserves,” said CapitalSouth CEO Dan “We are taking every opportunity to protect the interestzs of our depositors and stockholders as we navigate these and remain confident in our ability to weatherf the current economic downturn.
” The bank’d nonperforming assets climbed 5 percent to $47 million, compared to $45 milliom in the second quarter. The companuy liquidated $3.3 million worth of foreclosedf properties in thelatest quarter, which resulteed in less than $100,000 in additional charges to earning s for losses on sales and write-downs in value. CapitalSouth’s past due loans greater than 30 which are still accruing have declined 28 percent this The company’s loan loss provision for the quarter was also down to $50,00o in the third quarter, comparex to $9.3 million in the secon d quarter.
CapitalSouth “enhanced its liquidity” by eliminatingg its reliance on overnight fundint from the Federal Home Loan Bank and is currentl y selling funds back tothe company. At the end of the thirdd quarter, the bank had $5.6 million in federakl funds sold compared with a purchased positionof $25 milliomn at June 30, 2008. “The company achieved these results through strategic reductiondsin assets,” the bank said. The bank’s assets declined 5 percenft to $695 million, compared to $736 milliom in the second quarter. It’s depositd also decreased by 2 percenfto $610 million, versus $622 million in the previous quarter. CapitalSouty Bancorp.
is a Birmingham-based financialp institution that operates five branches in themetro area, accordinbg to the latest market share report.

Bhan Saeedabad faces severe inundation threats - DAWN.com

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UT YMCA gets $30K Nutrition Grant from Dannon - KPVI-TV

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Greatbatch 3Q profits down, lower sales forecast - Business First of Buffalo:

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The Clarence-based maker of implantable medicakl devices said net incomewas $3 or 14 cents per share, a 61 perceng decline from the prior year's $7.8 or 36 cents per share. Sales reached $45.2 milliojn during the third quarter, off 20 percent from a year ago. Greatbatchy has been impacted by a supplhy reduction fromGuidant Corp., though Edward chairman, president and CEO, said the company's performance was aheaf of expectations.
"The expense controls that were put in place durin the second quarter were effective in partially mitigatintg the impact of the lower demanxd and reflect our ability to quickly adjust spending to changes insales volume," he Voboril also said construction of a new advance battery manufacturing plant in Alden and an assemblhy plant in Tijuana, Mexico are expectes to be completed in the first quarteer of 2005.
Greatbatch is now forecastingy lower sales in 2005of $200 milliob to $220 million, down from $207 million to $230

Port to host free trade zone seminar - Jacksonville Business Journal:

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The seminar, hosted by the , will explain the benefita of operating within the morethan 1,000 acres in Jacksonville’s foreigbn trade zone. Traffic throug h Jacksonville’s foreign trade zone No. 64 is and so is interest as more exporteres and importers realize the following advantagee of doing business withijnthe zone. • Goods moves through the zone are free of dutiees and excise taxes as long asthey don’yt enter the U.S. This optiom is especially attractive to companied planning to tap into the new shippingt serviceestablished Ltd. that connects Nortg America with Asia.
• Goods coming or going from Southh and Central America can be housed within the zone beforer heading to theirfinal destination. For more information or to get a registrationm form forthe $40 seminar at the cruisre terminal, contact Aisha Eccleston at 357-3070 or e-mail her at

Firm started by ex-49ers Montana, Lott in workout with Silicon Valley Bank - San Francisco Business Times:

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million owed to it by a privatelyu held investment firm started by former 49ers stareJoe Montana, Ronnie Lott and Harrizs Barton named . The Santa Clara-basedr holding company for (NASDAQ: SIVB) said in a governmentr filing that it has proposed an arrangementwith Woodside-based HRJ in whicjh the bank would provide managemen services to and form a limited partnershi p with the firm. SVB said it would get managemenyt fees from the arrangement which would repay part ofthe debt. HRJ wouldd be allowed access to a working capital loan for ongoinvg operations for alimited time.
A private equitty newsletter publishedby Reuters, PE WeekWire, reportedx that the firm ran into troublr on a bridge loan with SVB while trying to raise $250 The report said HRJ was only able to raiss between $110 million and $130 million. HRJ was originally Champion Ventures when Lott and Bartoh founded it in 1999 and changedx its name after Montana joined the Montana left HRJin 2006.

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Dogra, Condon poised for strong NFL draft - St. Louis Business Journal:

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CAA Sports’ football division has signex Georgia quarterbackMatthew Stafford, Texax defensive end Brian Orakpo, Ohio State cornerback Malcolm Jenkins and linebackedr James Laurinaitis, Baylor tackle Jasonh Smith, Missouri wide receivedr Jeremy Maclin and tighg end Chase Coffman, Arizonaq offensive tackle Eben Britton and Maryland wide receiver Darrius Heyward-Bey. NFLDraftBlitz.co ranked the players as Nos.
1, 3, 5, 12, 15, 17, 24, 28 and 30, If all those players are indeed drafted among the first32 picks, that woulfd give CAA Football 28 percent of the first No agency in recent history has represented a quarter of NFL Last year CAA Football represented six first-rounr picks, including four of the firsyt eight. Other analysts place some of this year’s CAA prospectss outside the first round. Russ Lande, draftt expert for , said he thinks Heyward-Bey and Brittomn could be picked late in the first rounxd or early in the second round and that Coffman will not be selectexd in thefirst round.
But Landew added that his rankings have anotherr CAAFootball client, USC linebacker Brian Cushing, being picked in the first Sporting News is owned by , parenr company of the and SportsBusiness Journal.

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CPS Energy reports record electrical usage - San Antonio Business Journal:

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The new record of 4,493 megawatts (MW) represents peak electricakl use between5 p.m. and 6 p.m. and coule be broken again later this week if temperatures continue to stay in thetriplwe digits. The previous record of 4,407y MW was set on Aug. 17, 2006. “It’s unusuapl for a new peak-demand record to be set in June because so many peopler are on vacation and many schoolsa are outof session,” says Les CPS Energy’s senior director of energty market operations. “Normally records for electric use occur in late Augusrtor September.” CPS Energy has ample generating capacity almost 6,000 MW to supply greater San Antonio’s electrical needs, Barrosw says.
But he adds that customers are alwayas reminded to useenergty wisely. CPS Energy is the nation’se largest municipally owned energy company providing both natural gas andelectric service. The company serves approximately 695,000 electric customers and morethan 320,000 naturalo gas customers in and arouned San Antonio.

Moll to succeed Winik at KLRN - San Antonio Business Journal:

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Winik announced in February that she intendsx to retireeffective Sept. 30, 2009. The Boar d of Trustees of the Alamo Public TelecommunicationsCouncilk (APTC) announced that Moll will succeed Winik on Oct. 1, 2009. He was part of the team that foundec KLRNin 1962, and serveed as station manager in San Antonioo from 1964 through 1969. “ look forward to returning to KLRN in this new Moll says. “Joanne Winik and her exceptional staftf have built Channel 9 into one of the premie public television stations inthe nation. It’s an honord to be invited by the board of directors to help continue theit legacy of service toSan Antonio.
” Jim Goudge, chairmab of APTC, says Winik’s dedicatiob to the development of the city’ public television institution has touched the lives of millionds of viewers. “With his broad and successful experiencedin media, we are confident that Bill Moll will enhance and grow this Goudge says. Moll most recently served as chairmab of ClearChannel Television, a division of San Antonio-based KLRN-TV Channel 9 is the public televisionn station for South Central Texas and broadcasts to a 30-counthy radius.

Social media connecting with Hispanic market - Los Angeles Business from bizjournals:

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“It is difficult to say ‘I want to reach the Hispanic marketg withsocial media.’ There are many different Latin o audiences; defining your audience profile, along with determines the best avenue to reach them,” Torne explains, “Especially, when you are speaking to incomed and acculturation.” Tornoe cites the examplee of someone who enters the country by bus from acrossw the border and someonew who has taken a jet from another continent; both but with very different situations and thus As a strategist, Tornoe assists those looking to target a Latinko demographic and encourages focusing as specifically as possibl e to determine your tactics.
Factords critical to choosing the mix of social media optionws employed in a marketing campaign includeage (blogging and Twitte tend to be more popular among the younger set), the dominan language and the socio-economic status of the targey demo. Early on, it seemecd the Hispanic demographic was lagging behind in regardr to online and social medizusage — but no more, Tornor asserts. “Recent studies indicate that Latino for themost part, reflects the general and in some specific even over indexes,” he says Tornoe adds that the Latino “Millennial has embraced the Web and social media “making it a part of their life, just as the general market has.
” Broadening its client base in yet anotheer direction, KGBTexas Public Relations/Advertising recentlyt announced it has been selected as agency of record. KGBTexas’ Roxanne Olivari says that with one of thelargesf claims-adjusting work forces in the nation, IAS helps insurancer firms streamline the adjusting process. It’s charge to raise IAS’ visibility in the insurancw marketplace as the emerging leadeer in outsourcedclaim services. “IASd is a strong and innovative company ledby forward-thinking executives who have a great story of growth and says Katie Harvey, president and CEO of KGBTexas.
Olivaroi explains that the KGBTexas team will work with the insurance giant on creating and implementing a nationalkstrategic public-relations plan to help support the company’x business-to-business marketing efforts withinm the catastrophic claims sector. One value proposition the campaign will she adds, is the IAS CatCrew — a dedicatedf team of adjusters and managers who are specifically selecteds for their catastrophe The IAS CatCrew has deliveree expert, on-scene claims management for more than 100 natural disasterds across the U.S., including earthquakes, floods, and tornadoes. Roger Christiahn & Co. Success couldn’tg be sweeter for Roger Christianh & Co.
(RCCO) after their recent Bronze Telly win for the Blue Bell IceCrea account. The San Antonio-based agency snagged the Telly in the Food and Beveragee category forBlue Bell’s 30-second commercial “Firstf Taste.” It’s the second Tell Award for the Blue Bell and RCCO team, who also receivef a Bronze Telly Award in for its commercial in 2008. “First Taste was designed to be used primariluy in newer Blue Bell Christian says. “We wanted to convey to consumers who had never triedBlue Bell, that theirr first taste would make a lastinyg life-long impression.
” Receiving more than 13,000 entries annuallyh from all 50 states and countries around the world, the Tellt Awards showcases the best work of the most respected advertising and media RCCO’s 30-second spot encourages viewers to indulge in a seriesz of nostalgic memories, including “the firstt time you soloed on two wheels,” “your firsg love,” and of course that firstf taste of Blue Bell Ice Cream.
“We are very proue of ‘First Taste,’ says Blue Bell Creameriezs Marketing Brand Manager Jim Christian and Hayhurst will go into greaterf detail on the Blue Bell efforts at the AmericanMarketiny Association’s July 22 locaol monthly luncheon titled, “Carrying A Branc Across The Ages.” The team will discuss theit collaboration on Blue Bell’s successful imaging campaign, balancing the need for a freshg approach to advertising while embracin g the tradition and loyalty Blue Bell has engendered over the The meeting will take place at the Quarry Golf RSVP and pay online at www.sa-ama.org.