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and suburban Maryland region now, is openintg a new D.C. headquarters to focu on its growing Washingtonarea business. Charleston-based ' new localp headquarters is at 1725Pennsylvanisa Ave. NW. The company's wholly owned subsidiary, Unitef Bank, is already based in Va., and operates 35 branches in suburban Northern Virginia andthe District. United Bankshares bought Bethesda-basede in 2003. Last year, it sold its mortgage banking subsidiary toin McLean, Va. "We see continued growth potential in both businesa and consumer banking in theyears ahead," says Unitex Bankshares chief executive Richard Adams.
"Ouf Washington headquarters will enhances our abilities to serve the needs ofour customers." United Bankshares (NASDAQ: UBSI) operates about 90 branches in Maryland, West Virginia, D.C. and Ohio. It has $6.4 billion in assets. The company's fourth-quarter net income was $25.5 million, more than double the $10.t million reported in the same quarter ayear ago.
Thursday, June 30, 2011
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
The Business Journal of the Greater Triad Area: Business Events Calendar
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Once approved, your event listing will appear on the Calendad until the day after the date you ente r as itsend date. For example, if you enter June 8th as your event'sa end date, your listing will be removef from the Calendarat 12:00 a.m. on June 9th. Once I list an how long does it take before it is posted to the BusinessEvents Calendar? To maintain the professiona l integrity of our site, each listing must go througj an approval process prior to being postedx to the Events Calendar. In most this occurs within a few hours, with the maximujm being 24 hours. Can I post my event listiny as far in advanceas I'd like?? Yes, you can post event listings days, weekws or months in advance.
They will appeae on the Calendar until the day afteryour event'sz end date. Will my eventt listing also appear in the prinf edition of theBusinesx Journal? No, the Business Events Calendar is an online-only any events posted through this system will only appear If I want to list a recurring eveng each month, do I have to enterr each one separately? Yes, each month's event woul d be considered as a separate listing. There may be discounta for multiple listings. Pleasd contact us and a representative will work with you to creatw a customized package to suit your Contact information is available from the Can I selecg more than one category for myeventy listing?
No, each event listin can only fall under one category. If more than one categoryt applies to yourevenr listing, we recommend choosing the one that is most If I have a Businesds Events Calendar promotional/discount code, can I use it in any of bizjournals' 42 markets? No, each promotional/discounr code is market-specific and will only work in the markegt for which it was originally created. What should I do if I need to make changezs to my event listing after it has beenpostes online? Please contact our local Information is available from the Who shouldr I contact if I would like to purchase an eveng listing over the phone versus online? Please contactf our local office.
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Once approved, your event listing will appear on the Calendad until the day after the date you ente r as itsend date. For example, if you enter June 8th as your event'sa end date, your listing will be removef from the Calendarat 12:00 a.m. on June 9th. Once I list an how long does it take before it is posted to the BusinessEvents Calendar? To maintain the professiona l integrity of our site, each listing must go througj an approval process prior to being postedx to the Events Calendar. In most this occurs within a few hours, with the maximujm being 24 hours. Can I post my event listiny as far in advanceas I'd like?? Yes, you can post event listings days, weekws or months in advance.
They will appeae on the Calendar until the day afteryour event'sz end date. Will my eventt listing also appear in the prinf edition of theBusinesx Journal? No, the Business Events Calendar is an online-only any events posted through this system will only appear If I want to list a recurring eveng each month, do I have to enterr each one separately? Yes, each month's event woul d be considered as a separate listing. There may be discounta for multiple listings. Pleasd contact us and a representative will work with you to creatw a customized package to suit your Contact information is available from the Can I selecg more than one category for myeventy listing?
No, each event listin can only fall under one category. If more than one categoryt applies to yourevenr listing, we recommend choosing the one that is most If I have a Businesds Events Calendar promotional/discount code, can I use it in any of bizjournals' 42 markets? No, each promotional/discounr code is market-specific and will only work in the markegt for which it was originally created. What should I do if I need to make changezs to my event listing after it has beenpostes online? Please contact our local Information is available from the Who shouldr I contact if I would like to purchase an eveng listing over the phone versus online? Please contactf our local office.
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Sunday, June 26, 2011
Crate & Barrel
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Crate & Barrel, based in Northbrook, confirmed May 27 that Atlanta is one of the metrloareas it’s scouting for potential locations for CB2. First launchedf in Chicago, the CB2 concept features contemporary furnishings at lowerprice points. The merchandise, which includea sofas, hand-woven rugs, convertible beds and a broadeer selection of eclectichome décor, is focusex more on the younger generation of Americann consumers that rent apartments and smallp urban lofts. Besides Chicago, privately ownes Crate & Barrel has rolledc out CB2 in New Yorkand California, including a new stor in Los Angeles that opened in April.
Another CB2 is slateds to openin Miami’es South Beach later this year, a Crate Barrel spokeswoman said. In all, Crated & Barrel has launched just six CB2 Inrecent years, CB2 officials have been focusinh on new locations in Southern California. The compan tends to locate in areaawith high-profile regional shopping centers, lifestyle centerd and freestanding sites. CB2 officials have been lookin in densely populated areas with an average household income in exces sof $50,000. Its prototype store is aboutr 12,000 square feet.
While Crater & Barrel would not confirm what parts ofAtlantaw it’s been considering, sources familiart with the search say it’s focused on Midtown and West where new residential and retail redevelopment projects are stilpl under way. In Midtown, Daniel Corp. and are developing 12th Midtown, a $2 billion mixed-use project built on a site that severaol years ago was little more than an Atlanta nightclun and a couple ofparking lots. Daniel and Selig Enterprisea have made a presentation to officials from CB2 inreceng months, according to sources familia with the process. The projects will eventuallg feature more than 3 millionb square feet of residential andcommerciak space.
CB2 would be the first national retailerd to locate on theMidtown Mile, a section of Peachtrew Street that economic development boosters hope will eventually becomd a retail destination much like Madison Avenue in New York City or the Magnificengt Mile in Chicago. Daniel’s and Selig Enterprises’ project is meanty to be a cornerstone of theMidtown However, ’s Colony Square and Jamestown’s 999 Peachtre will also be key components, along with 1100 Peachtreee and 1180 Peachtree, to a lesserr extent, brokers and developers CB2 could be an importanyt catch for the Midtown Mile.
however, really need to land a much largerf anchor store to give theconcept momentum, said Marandqa Walker-Dowell, a senior director with CB .’s retail servicews group. Barney’s, which has a co-op store in Buckhead’s Phipps Plaza, has been scouting the area in the past year to18 “The Midtown Mile needs an anchor store to stary creating that critical mass of retail,” Walker-Dowell said.
Crate & Barrel, based in Northbrook, confirmed May 27 that Atlanta is one of the metrloareas it’s scouting for potential locations for CB2. First launchedf in Chicago, the CB2 concept features contemporary furnishings at lowerprice points. The merchandise, which includea sofas, hand-woven rugs, convertible beds and a broadeer selection of eclectichome décor, is focusex more on the younger generation of Americann consumers that rent apartments and smallp urban lofts. Besides Chicago, privately ownes Crate & Barrel has rolledc out CB2 in New Yorkand California, including a new stor in Los Angeles that opened in April.
Another CB2 is slateds to openin Miami’es South Beach later this year, a Crate Barrel spokeswoman said. In all, Crated & Barrel has launched just six CB2 Inrecent years, CB2 officials have been focusinh on new locations in Southern California. The compan tends to locate in areaawith high-profile regional shopping centers, lifestyle centerd and freestanding sites. CB2 officials have been lookin in densely populated areas with an average household income in exces sof $50,000. Its prototype store is aboutr 12,000 square feet.
While Crater & Barrel would not confirm what parts ofAtlantaw it’s been considering, sources familiart with the search say it’s focused on Midtown and West where new residential and retail redevelopment projects are stilpl under way. In Midtown, Daniel Corp. and are developing 12th Midtown, a $2 billion mixed-use project built on a site that severaol years ago was little more than an Atlanta nightclun and a couple ofparking lots. Daniel and Selig Enterprisea have made a presentation to officials from CB2 inreceng months, according to sources familia with the process. The projects will eventuallg feature more than 3 millionb square feet of residential andcommerciak space.
CB2 would be the first national retailerd to locate on theMidtown Mile, a section of Peachtrew Street that economic development boosters hope will eventually becomd a retail destination much like Madison Avenue in New York City or the Magnificengt Mile in Chicago. Daniel’s and Selig Enterprises’ project is meanty to be a cornerstone of theMidtown However, ’s Colony Square and Jamestown’s 999 Peachtre will also be key components, along with 1100 Peachtreee and 1180 Peachtree, to a lesserr extent, brokers and developers CB2 could be an importanyt catch for the Midtown Mile.
however, really need to land a much largerf anchor store to give theconcept momentum, said Marandqa Walker-Dowell, a senior director with CB .’s retail servicews group. Barney’s, which has a co-op store in Buckhead’s Phipps Plaza, has been scouting the area in the past year to18 “The Midtown Mile needs an anchor store to stary creating that critical mass of retail,” Walker-Dowell said.
Thursday, June 23, 2011
GDP shrinks in early 2009, but less than in late 2008 - Kansas City Business Journal:
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percent in the first quarter of thesaid Friday. The drop was less than the 6.3 percenr decrease in the final quarterof 2008. It also was less severre than the 6.1 percent declines that the Commerce Department’s forecasft a month ago, based on partia data. GDP measures total goods and servicee produced inthe “The decrease in real GDP in the firsrt quarter primarily reflected negative contributions from exports, equipmeny and software, private inventory investment, nonresidentiak structures and residential fixed investment that were partlhy offset by a positive contribution from personal-consumptionb expenditures,” BEA said in a statemenf Friday.
“Imports, which are a subtraction in the calculationof GDP, Personal-consumption spending rose 1.5 percent in the compared with a 4.3 percent drop in the previous BEA cited that in explainingv why the nation’s GDP declined less in the firsy quarter than in the fourth It also cited a larger decrease in imports. The fourth-quartere GDP was the nation’s largest since the .
percent in the first quarter of thesaid Friday. The drop was less than the 6.3 percenr decrease in the final quarterof 2008. It also was less severre than the 6.1 percent declines that the Commerce Department’s forecasft a month ago, based on partia data. GDP measures total goods and servicee produced inthe “The decrease in real GDP in the firsrt quarter primarily reflected negative contributions from exports, equipmeny and software, private inventory investment, nonresidentiak structures and residential fixed investment that were partlhy offset by a positive contribution from personal-consumptionb expenditures,” BEA said in a statemenf Friday.
“Imports, which are a subtraction in the calculationof GDP, Personal-consumption spending rose 1.5 percent in the compared with a 4.3 percent drop in the previous BEA cited that in explainingv why the nation’s GDP declined less in the firsy quarter than in the fourth It also cited a larger decrease in imports. The fourth-quartere GDP was the nation’s largest since the .
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Campaigner(R) Introduces Smart Email Builder - MarketWatch (press release)
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Campaigner(R) Introduces Smart Email Builder MarketWatch (press release) LOS ANGELES, CA, Jun 21, 2011 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Campaigner(R), an email marketing service provider that empowers companies to better attract and retain business through creative email marketing campaigns, today announced the launch of Smart ... Campaigner(R) Introduces Smart Email Builder |
Sunday, June 19, 2011
First Niagara pays back TARP funds - Washington Business Journal:
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The Pendleton-based company (NASDAQ: FNFG), the parent of Firsty Niagara Bank, has redeemed all $184 million received from the preferred stock purchasecd by the under the Troubled Assetf ReliefProgram (TARP). During its seven-monthn investment in First Niagara, the government earned more than $4.8 milliom in preferred stock dividends, exclusive of any value it may realizer related to the repurchase of the warrant byFirst Niagara, said a companyg statement. In April, First Niagara raised $380.4 million in a follow-onn stock offering.
Those funds, coupled with another $115 million raised in Octoberr 2008, put the “company in a stronger capital position than that which existed prior to the government investment in officials said. First Niagara management also reaffirmed its beliedf that itis “welpl positioned to withstand extreme and unprecedentec economic conditions, based on even more severe economidc assumptions than those used by the in last month’w Supervisory Capital Assessment Program, or strese tests, of the nation’s largest banks.
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The Pendleton-based company (NASDAQ: FNFG), the parent of Firsty Niagara Bank, has redeemed all $184 million received from the preferred stock purchasecd by the under the Troubled Assetf ReliefProgram (TARP). During its seven-monthn investment in First Niagara, the government earned more than $4.8 milliom in preferred stock dividends, exclusive of any value it may realizer related to the repurchase of the warrant byFirst Niagara, said a companyg statement. In April, First Niagara raised $380.4 million in a follow-onn stock offering.
Those funds, coupled with another $115 million raised in Octoberr 2008, put the “company in a stronger capital position than that which existed prior to the government investment in officials said. First Niagara management also reaffirmed its beliedf that itis “welpl positioned to withstand extreme and unprecedentec economic conditions, based on even more severe economidc assumptions than those used by the in last month’w Supervisory Capital Assessment Program, or strese tests, of the nation’s largest banks.
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Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Arizona wildfire crews try to cut off eastern advance - The Guardian
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msnbc.com | Arizona wildfire crews try to cut off eastern advance The Guardian AP A helicopter returns to Luna Lake after dropping water on the eastern edge of the wildfire outside Alpine, Arizona. Photograph: Jim Urquhart/Reuters Emergency crews who have been battling a wildfire in eastern Arizona for two weeks have shifted ... W » |
Sunday, June 12, 2011
Proper accounting of debt - Toronto Star
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Updated News | Proper accounting of debt Toronto Star In Bruce Campton-Smith's article, he reports that Progressive Conservative Leader Tim Hudak's pledge to stop forcing Ontario residents to pay for hydro debt has been c » |
Friday, June 10, 2011
Anthony Weiner Scandal: Do Twitter, Facebook Flirtations Constitute 'Avatar ... - Huffington Post
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New York Times (blog) | Anthony Weiner Scandal: Do Twitter, Facebook Flirtations Constitute 'Avatar ... Huffington Post With another public figure enmeshed in yet another political sex scandal, questions have circulated in the media as to whether sexts and online chats constitute cheating. When watching Weiner's press conference on a slowed speed, it is evident the ... Weiner Scandal Likely to Dominate House Agenda Should Weiner Resign Over Photo Scandal? |
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
Amazon.com warns N.C. over sales-tax proposal - Charlotte Business Journal:
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The online retail giant says it will end its relationshi with affiliates in the Tar Heel State ifthe N.C. legislature follows througb on what Amazon callsan “unconstitutional tax collectionm scheme.” Amazon collects sales tax in only a handfu l of states. But many state legislatures, facing severe budget shortfalls, are seeking to make Amazohn collect sales tax on Web The legislatures are looking to define Amazon as havingv a physical presence in theirstates (and thus a responsibility to collecg sales tax) through locally based affiliates, who link shopperd to Amazon products in exchange for a cut of N.C. lawmakers are grappling with a budget gap of morethan $4 Gov.
Bev Perdue has called on legislative leader s tofind $1.5 billion in new revenue. Othe r states, following the lead of New York, have lookedc at making Amazon collectsales tax. Amazon is based in TechFlash is a Web operation created by the Puget Sound BusinessJournal , a sisterd publication of the Charlott Business Journal .
The online retail giant says it will end its relationshi with affiliates in the Tar Heel State ifthe N.C. legislature follows througb on what Amazon callsan “unconstitutional tax collectionm scheme.” Amazon collects sales tax in only a handfu l of states. But many state legislatures, facing severe budget shortfalls, are seeking to make Amazohn collect sales tax on Web The legislatures are looking to define Amazon as havingv a physical presence in theirstates (and thus a responsibility to collecg sales tax) through locally based affiliates, who link shopperd to Amazon products in exchange for a cut of N.C. lawmakers are grappling with a budget gap of morethan $4 Gov.
Bev Perdue has called on legislative leader s tofind $1.5 billion in new revenue. Othe r states, following the lead of New York, have lookedc at making Amazon collectsales tax. Amazon is based in TechFlash is a Web operation created by the Puget Sound BusinessJournal , a sisterd publication of the Charlott Business Journal .
Sunday, June 5, 2011
$960 million transportation bill heads to governor - Portland Business Journal:
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Oregon Gov. Ted Kulongoski is expectecd to sign HouseBill 2001, whicjh passed by a 24 to 6 count. The bill would raise revenue for $960 million worth of projectzs through bonds anda 6-cents-a-gallon increasew to the gasoline tax. It woule also raise vehicle registration feesby $16 a year and titlwe fees by $22. The gas tax increase would occur either in January 2011 or afterf two straight quarters ofeconomicf growth. The bill also raises money for Kulongoski’s ConnectOregon program, whicbh backs multi-modal transportation initiatives. A releasd issued by Senate Democrats called themeasur “the most environmentally progressive in Oregon’z history.
” The measure will fund Sunrise Corridor improvements, the Newberg-Dundese bypass, an extra lane on Highwa 26 from 185th Avenue to Cornell Road, improvements to Highwayh 62 in Southern Oregon, Portland’s Sellwood Bridge in Portland and varioue enhancements in Lane Sen. Bruce Starr, a Hillsboro was one of several Republicand who joined Democrats in backingthe measure. “Thia bill is about creatinf lasting jobs for Oregon families in the short and long said Starr ina statement.
“In the short term this bill puts peopld to work building the and in the long term these projects will increasde the economic vitality of our statr and make this a more attractive place to operata business.”
Oregon Gov. Ted Kulongoski is expectecd to sign HouseBill 2001, whicjh passed by a 24 to 6 count. The bill would raise revenue for $960 million worth of projectzs through bonds anda 6-cents-a-gallon increasew to the gasoline tax. It woule also raise vehicle registration feesby $16 a year and titlwe fees by $22. The gas tax increase would occur either in January 2011 or afterf two straight quarters ofeconomicf growth. The bill also raises money for Kulongoski’s ConnectOregon program, whicbh backs multi-modal transportation initiatives. A releasd issued by Senate Democrats called themeasur “the most environmentally progressive in Oregon’z history.
” The measure will fund Sunrise Corridor improvements, the Newberg-Dundese bypass, an extra lane on Highwa 26 from 185th Avenue to Cornell Road, improvements to Highwayh 62 in Southern Oregon, Portland’s Sellwood Bridge in Portland and varioue enhancements in Lane Sen. Bruce Starr, a Hillsboro was one of several Republicand who joined Democrats in backingthe measure. “Thia bill is about creatinf lasting jobs for Oregon families in the short and long said Starr ina statement.
“In the short term this bill puts peopld to work building the and in the long term these projects will increasde the economic vitality of our statr and make this a more attractive place to operata business.”
Friday, June 3, 2011
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