Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Geezers tackle clearing Grayslake wetland - Lake County News Sun

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Geezers tackle clearing Grayslake wetland

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By Frank Abderholden fabderholden@stmedianetwork.com May 30, 2012 8:10PM Grayslake, IL 5/30/12 Volunteers from Carillon North cleared non-native buckthorn from the wetland area on the south side off the property. Carillon North resident Bill Morris ...



Tuesday, May 29, 2012

AT&T HQ leaving San Antonio for Dallas; Atlanta keeps wireless unit - Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal:

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Atlanta will continue to be the headquartersefor AT&T's Mobility group. The company said in a press release the move to Dalla s gets the company closer to many of its key technologyy suppliers and other telecom companies with major operationdin Dallas, such as , , , , , , , and . Othee factors include the convenience of air travel to andfrom Dallas. The DFW airport is the third largest inthe U.S. and one of the top six in the offering daily nonstop service to 35 internationapl and133 U.S. destinations. Dallas enjoys a second major airport. Love Field -- the 50th largest U.S. airport -- offers more than 160 nonstoopflights daily.
AT&T said being near leadinbg air transportation facilities is critical to global companie s as the airline industr y continues to consolidate and reduce hubs and flights amid higher fuel pricee and industryeconomic pressures. Following the move, AT&Ty will have about 1,700p more employees in San Antonio than before it relocatefd its corporate headquarters to the cityfrom St. Louis in 1992.

Sunday, May 27, 2012

Why It Makes Sense To Ask (Some) Teachers To Teach (Somewhat) Larger Classes - Slate Magazine (blog)

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Why It Makes Sense To Ask (Some) Teachers To Teach (Somewhat) Larger Classes

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By Matthew Yglesias MySlate is a new tool that you track your favorite parts Slate. You can follow authors and sections, track comment threads you're interested in, and more. In the first place, the time spent by these professions directly improves the ...



Saturday, May 26, 2012

SeaPort launches Arkansas service - Charlotte Business Journal:

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The airline has landed a federal air servicee contract to serve four Arkansas communities from a hubin Tenn. SeaPort will receive slightly morethan $6 millionn over two years. SeaPort will serve leisure and businessz travelers through threedaily round-trip flights weekdays and thre e round-trip flights weekends to Jonesboro, El Dorado, Harrison, and Hot Springs. The flightxs begin this fall. SeaPort won the contract over severalpother airlines. The agreement is SeaPort’s first expansion outsidd the Pacific Northwest. It now fliews to and from Portland, Seattle, Astoria and Newport. The Arkansas contract is similart to recent ventures SeaPoryt hasentered into.
In October, SeaPort landesd a two-year contract in which it will bepaid $3.2 million in federao subsidies over two years to provide three dailyt flights between Portland and Pendleton. The contract which can be renewedonce — is part of the ’sw “essential air service” program aimed at keepinf commercial airlines at small This winter, SeaPort was awarded a two-year contract to offed three flights a day to Astorias and two a day to Newport. SeaPortt flies a small, propeller-driven aircrafr — the nine-seat Pilatuz PC-12. The privately held compan doesn’t disclose revenue.

Thursday, May 24, 2012

U.S. Bank returns TARP money - Philadelphia Business Journal:

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billion in Troubled Asset Relief Program money it took last year fromthe . U.S. Bank USB), based in Minneapolis, had previously announced its pland to redeem the preferred stock issued to the Last week, it from the government to do so. U.S. Bank also told the Treasuru it intends to repurchasethe 10-year warranf it had issued along with the preferrecd stock. “The redemption allowzs our company to return to operating from a position of both independentr strength andstrategic flexibility,” said Richarde Davis, the company’s CEO and chairman, in a statement. The Treasury in May announced that U.S.
Bank whicg showed it would be able to ride out the economivc downturn without having to raisemore capital. Davis has of the government’s capital purchase program. In February he called the program “lousy” and said the banking industry was pressuredc to participate inthe program.

Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Tax pledges appeal most strongly to most conservative Texas, according to poll - LubbockOnline.com

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Tax pledges appeal most strongly to most conservative Texas, according to poll

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By ROSS RAMSEY Tax pledges don't appeal to everyone, but they appeal strongly to the most conservative Texans, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune poll. Just over a third of those polled â€" 36 percent â€" agreed that “candidates ...



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Monday, May 21, 2012

Dean Foods to relocate corporate office - Dallas Business Journal:

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Dallas-based Dean (NYSE: DF) will relocate from its currentf location at 2515McKinney Ave. into 240,000 squarer feet of space inside The move is expected to take place in the first quarterof 2010. "Wee are pleased to be able to relocate our officea within Dallas city Many factors worked inour favor, includinvg the real estate market, space availability and other economic elements," said Greg g Engles, chairman of the board and chief executiv officer of Dean Foods. "The City of Dallaa is our home, and we are pleaserd to remain here and continue our many civixc andcommunity partnerships.
" Dean said in a statement it is movinhg because the company has outgrow n its current workspace, and new space is needes to address the company’s changing needs. The lease will take occupancy at Cityplacse to about 80 percent from about 60percent now, said Sarah Payne, vice president at Stream Realty Partners, which handles leasing in the building. Employees will begin moving in December and the move will be phased in through Payne said. "This was a huge win for the City of Dallads to keep them inthe city, because they looked all Payne said. She said Dean Foods considered existingb spaceand build-to-suits in the Legacy/Frisco as well as other buildings downtown.
Brokers familiard with the search said Dean Foods considered Fountainb Place and Bank of America Plaza among other downtowjn buildings with significant squarefootage available. The asking lease rate for spaced in Cityplaceis $24 per square foot, plus Dean Foods will occupt floors 34 through 40 in the 1.2-million-square-foot building. Dean Foods occupiess about 150,000 square feet at its current location.