Coming Up: 44th Annual Nanuet Relays Will Draw Almost 60 NY, NJ Teams

The Nanuet High School track will be swarming with athletes from all over this upcoming Saturday. The 44th Annual Nanuet Relays, starting at 9 a.m. on April 9 at the Nanuet Senior High School Track, will welcome almost 60 high school teams. 29 boys' and 29 girls’ teams have registered and that could mean as many as 2,800 participants competing in 45 events scheduled to conclude at 3 p.m. Co-Meet Director and Nanuet Girls Track Coach Sheri Dempsey said that registration was extremely strong this Read more [...]

For Sale: Toronto Community Housing homes

CBJ – April 7 – New interim Managing Director Case Ootes has approved the sale of 22 single-family homes owned by the Toronto Community Housing Corp. (TCHC), according to reports. The for-sale properties are currently listed as vacant or in serious need of repair, or rented at a price far distant from market value. In fact, the City of Toronto's Read more [...]

BSE resolved 411 complaints against 215 listed cos in March

According to senior government officials, Samuel J Palmisano, chairman, IBM Corporation, who is on a three-day visit to India, has raised the pitch for open source software, particularly in government departments, during his meeting with the information technology, communications and disinvestment minister, Arun Shourie, today in Delhi.

Council to market one of its oldest buildings for venue hire

Cardiff council will discuss how to reinvent and market one of its oldest buildings to generate more income.A scrutiny committee will today visit Mansion House, on Richmond Road in Roath, to see how the council building can generate money through renting out the venue for corporate and private hire through "aggressive marketing".The Grade-II listed building has been used by the Lord Mayor and council staff in its 110-year history – but Cardiff's cash-strapped council is raising its income Read more [...]

Highest asking prices listed in WI

The most expensive home listed for sale in Quebec, located in Ile Bizard on the shores of Lake of Two Mountains, is still up for grabs after it went on the market about a year ago for $27 million.The estate, at 1903 Bord du Lac Rd., is dubbed the TuLyons residence and was built in 2004 on a 48,000-square-metre lot. The mansion, which has a main body and two wings, boasts nine bedrooms, an elevator, a wine cellar, an indoor pool, a billiard room and a 28-car garage. The broker selling the property, Read more [...]

Area landmarks make this year’s endangered list

BLOOMINGTON -- A Franklin Square Historic District house, three Streator Catholic churches and the former Ford County jail are among those making Landmarks Illinois' Ten Most Endangered List this year. The Soper-Burr House, 812-814 Prairie St., is "crying for help," said Greg Koos, executive director of the McLean County Museum of History, and one of the people nominating the house. "It's screaming, 'Save me,'" he said. "Having it on the list is a wake-up call to the Read more [...]

Mecom approached over Wegener sale

A consortium of Dutch banks has approached Mecom about taking control of Wegener, the star asset in the pan-European publisher's portfolio of newspaper operations.The banks tabled a proposal that would see Mecom sell close to a 50% stake in Wegener, which accounts for about 50% of total Mecom ad and circulation revenues and 80% of operating profits, which would also be re-listed on the Amsterdam stock exchange.Mecom, which owns 87% of Wegener, is listed on the London Stock Exchange, but the Read more [...]