Monthly Archives: January 2011

Trenton development head clueless about $6000 donation linked to $36 land deal

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By L.A. PARKERStaff Writer TRENTON — Economic Development Acting Director Henrietta Owusu last night said she knew nothing about a $6,000 campaign donation made by a developer in line to receive a $36 land grab.“It’s the mayor’s responsibility to know if a developer has donated money to his campaign. I’m a technocrat, it has nothing to do with me,” Owusu claimed.Owusu admitted a personal “goof” regarding the fact that Read more [...]

More Homes Could Enter Market Due to American Express Closure

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Real estate agents and home builders are showing concern that the already oversaturated Triad housing market could only get worse after the American Express closure. Even if only 25 percent of the 1,500 employees losing jobs take the company's offer to move to its other centers, hundreds of homes could still enter the market. "We don't have enough buyers for the houses that we have listed. It means houses will stay on the market longer, and the prices will have to come Read more [...]

Housing chief: Sale of $1 lots an error made in good faith – The Times of Trenton

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TRENTON -- The city's acting housing director said a controversial proposal to sell city properties in the East Ward contained errors that should have been caught earlier, but said the plan had been crafted in good faith. Acting housing and economic development director Henrietta Owusu told council members last night that the proposal to sell 36 properties to SR Development of Pennsylvania mistakenly included lots that are not in a redevelopment zone. By law such city-owned lots must be sold Read more [...]

Eskom’s CEO Brian Dames to ‘Take Forward’ Success of Bond Sale

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January 21, 2011, 12:59 AM EST By Carli Lourens Jan. 21 (Bloomberg) -- Eskom Holdings Ltd. is encouraged by the demand for its $1.75 billion bond sale, the first dollar- denominated notes sold by the South African power utility, and will take the success “forward” as it assesses future funding, Chief Executive Officer Brian Dames said. Demand for the bonds offered by the company, Africa’s biggest power supplier, exceeded Read more [...]

Eskom's CEO Brian Dames to 'Take Forward' Success of Bond Sale

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January 21, 2011, 12:59 AM EST By Carli Lourens Jan. 21 (Bloomberg) -- Eskom Holdings Ltd. is encouraged by the demand for its $1.75 billion bond sale, the first dollar- denominated notes sold by the South African power utility, and will take the success “forward” as it assesses future funding, Chief Executive Officer Brian Dames said. Demand for the bonds offered by the company, Africa’s biggest power supplier, exceeded demand by more than two-and-a- Read more [...]

Scribe’s awards rocket up TradeMe

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KIRSTY JOHNSTON FOR SALE: Pawnbroker Shane Lilley has listed items pawned by Scribe on Trade Me after the rapper failed to buy them back. Bidding on Kiwi rapper Scribe's pawned music awards has reached in excess of $3000, with a Christchurch strip club leading the auction. Pawnbroker Shane Lilley listed the four awards on the TradeMe website yesterday, after he got fed up waiting for Scribe to redeem his Read more [...]

Scribe's awards rocket up TradeMe

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KIRSTY JOHNSTON FOR SALE: Pawnbroker Shane Lilley has listed items pawned by Scribe on Trade Me after the rapper failed to buy them back. Bidding on Kiwi rapper Scribe's pawned music awards has reached in excess of $3000, with a Christchurch strip club leading the auction. Pawnbroker Shane Lilley listed the four awards on the TradeMe website yesterday, after he got fed up waiting for Scribe to redeem his $5500 loan. Read more [...]

Sharon officials question state list dam placement

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In a memo from the State Auditor’s office that came out this month, two of Sharon’s dams were listed as “critical” in accordance with the Massachusetts Dam Safety Law. The Division of Local Mandates (DLM) of the Auditor’s office listed Sharon as one of the 62 cities and towns in the Commonwealth owning dams in need of remediation. However, this information does not appear to be entirely precise. Mann’s Pond Dam, located off Billings Street, and Hammershop Pond Dam located off Ames Read more [...]

3 SA companies make Fortune’s “best†list

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Three San Antonio-based companies are ranked among the “100 Best Companies to Work For” for 2011 in the Feb. 7 issue of Fortune magazine, which will hit the newsstands Monday and appeared online Thursday. USAA is the top San Antonio-based company on the list at No. 17. NuStar Energy L.P. is ranked No. 30, and Rackspace Hosting landed at No. 92. While San Antonio can claim to be the headquarters home for three companies on the list, entire states came up empty. They include Arizona, Read more [...]