Metro Phoenix housing market showing signs of upswing

Metro Phoenix's housing market took a turn for the better last month, and if current trends continue, home prices could start to climb again before the end of the year. Market experts say now is still too early to declare the beginning of a recovery for the region's battered home values. But the number of successful home sales is at near-record levels, the number of homes for sale is dropping, future foreclosures are in decline and home prices, although low, are holding steady. The shift in the region's Read more [...]

North Iowa Today for April 19

For other fun events, go to www.globegazette.com and click on the Entertainment link. To suggest events to be listed here, please e-mail specifics to judy.delperdang@globegazette.com. You can also post them in the online Events Calendar by following the posting prompts. • CLEAR LAKE —  Local appetizers and wine will be sampled from 5-6 p.m. and a program written by Clear Lake author and historian John Perkins and a talk by Niman Ranch Manager Paul Willis will begin Read more [...]

Travelzest mulls sale or MBO options

Bosses of British-Canadian travel company, Travelzest, are considering a move to sell the company, with a potential management buy-out being one of the options on the list. A company statement issued yesterday confirmed that they were in "the very early stages of discussions over a potential offer", which is believed to be a bid to address the company's current financial position. The company is listed in London on the Alternative Read more [...]

Event Cancellations and Delays

The following event cancellations or delays have been reported to Action 2 News. Events are listed alphabetically by community, and then in order of most-recently received. Send your event cancellations to wbay@wbay.com or call (920) 437-2222. Appleton Inter-Level Square Dance Club is canceled tonight Studio M School of Dancing is canceling classes after 6:30 PM St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church is canceling tonight's services. Ashwaubenon Acts 1:8 Ministry closed early Tuesday night. American Family Read more [...]

SEBI ruling on Cairn deal may hit M&As of listed companies

MUMBAI: Securities and Exchange Board of India's recent directive to Vedanta Resources and Cairn Energy to drop the put and call options, and pre-emption right clauses from their original deal agreement is likely to impact the future of mergers and acquisitions of listed companies in India. The capital market regulator's directive in the $9.6-billion Cairn-Vedanta deal will make both foreign and domestic companies apprehensive about Read more [...]

Real Estate Market Remains Ugly For Lakeville Homes

It’s no secret that the real estate market is bad. People need look no further than their property tax statements to know home values continue to slide. And for those hopeful that the first quarter of 2011 would usher in better news, plan on waiting a bit longer. The Minneapolis Area Association of Realtors monthly report for home sales in Lakeville paints an all to familiar picture of the real estate market. The median sale price for homes sold in Lakeville is down 21.6 percent according to the Read more [...]

Earth Day 2011 Events

Earth Day 2011 EventsStaff Reports10:20AM / Tuesday, April 19, 2011Listed below are events marking the 41st annual Earth Day. All events take place on Saturday, April 23, unless otherwise noted. Don't see your event here? Send it to info@iberkshires.com. Environmental humanist Lawrence Buell will talk on "Uses and Abuses of Environmental Memory" at 7 p.m., Wednesday, April 20, in Brooks-Rogers Recital Hall on the Williams College campus. The event is free and open to the public. Buell, a literature Read more [...]

Neptune confirms sale of the Neptune Trident vessel

Tuesday, Apr 19, 2011 Neptune Marine Services Limited (ASX: NMS – Neptune or the Company) today announced that its wholly owned Singapore subsidiary, Neptune Marine Pacific Pte Ltd (Neptune Pacific), has signed a Memorandum of Agreement with PT Wintermar, of the Indonesian listed PT Wintermar Offshore Marine group, for the sale of the Neptune Trident vessel.Under the terms of the agreement Neptune Pacific will sell the vessel for a total consideration Read more [...]