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Two Kentucky state planes bring $231000 in online sale – Louisville Courier
<!--Saxotech Paragraph Count: 14-->FRANKFORT, Ky. — Two state-owned planes that were listed for online auction last month as part of an initiative to boost government efficiency have sold for a total of more than $231,000.Gov. Steve Beshear announced Tuesday that a 1975 Piper Navajo sold for $190,100 while a single-engine 1967 Cessna Skylark brought $41,330.The move is also expected to save the state $63,000 each year in maintenance and insurance costs.“The sale of these two aircraft is Read more [...]
Listed cos shift AGM venues to safer places
FE ReportA good number of listed companies have now shifted their venues of annual general meetings (AGMs) to safer places, adjacent to the Dhaka Cantonment areas to avert possible chaos created by a section of unruly shareholders.Listed companies have also tightened the security measures in the AGMs in the backdrop of growing pandemonium."At least 12 listed companies have selected Army Golf Club as their ensuing AGM venue in testimony to the companies' growing insecurity created from a Read more [...]
Suspicious fire leaves vacant house a total loss
Investigators are labeling a Monday evening blaze that tore through a vacant house on Fulton Street and damaged a neighboring building as “suspicious,” fire officials said. Firefighters responded to 611 Fulton St. at 8 p.m. for the report of a fire that began on the first floor and extended into the second floor and attic. The building was listed as a total loss at $65,000. One firefighter fell through a floor battling the blaze and was taken to Erie County Medical Center for evaluation. The Read more [...]
For sale: 1930s grade II-listed, Berthold Lubetkin-designed Six Pillars …
For sale: 1930s grade II-listed, Berthold Lubetkin-designed Six Pillars modernist house in London SE26
What can you say about Six Pillars? Well you can say it's grade II-listed, as well as a modernist masterpiece. It's also on the market right now.Six Pillars was built in 1934 for the Head Master of Dulwich College and was the work of Berthold Lubetkin's architectural practice, Tecton, It has been updated in recent years under the direction of renowned architect John Winter, but Read more [...]
China’s Listed City Banks’ Loan Growth Slows in 2010 on Tightening Policies
May 3, Listed Chinese city banks expanded their loan books in 2010 at half the pace in 2009 mainly due to rigorous macroeconomic control policies imposed by the central government last year, China Business News reported on Monday.As of the end of last year, China’s three listed city lenders – Bank of Ningbo Co. Ltd. (002142.SZ), Bank of Beijing Co. Ltd. (601169.SH) and Bank of Nanjing Co. Ltd. (601009.SH) - had outstanding loan balances of RMB 101.57 billion, RMB 334.73 billion and RMB 83.89 Read more [...]
Hill Farms neighborhood eyes National Register
The words "historic preservation" in Madison likely bring to
mind iconic buildings on the University of Wisconsin campus or
grand Victorian houses downtown. But a west side neighborhood so
much newer that it seems ordinary is seeking recognition for the
remarkable historic place it is.
The neighborhood association in University Hill Farms has asked
the city to apply for federal grant money to assist in research for
nomination of the neighborhood — just over a half-century Read more [...]
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Ryanair open to talks with Fine Gael over sale of Aer Lingus stake
Ryanair is ready to take control of Aer Lingus if the cash-strapped Irish government puts its stake in the airline up for sale.Undaunted by two failed takeover bids for Ireland's flag-carrier, Europe's largest short-haul carrier said it would be "open" to talks with the new Fine Gael administration about buying the state's 25% shareholding in Aer Lingus, which added to the 29.8% it already holds would give Ryanair a majority stake. The new overture came in the wake of last month's government Read more [...]
DIAMOND OUT OF OAKS RUNNING
Elas Diamond will not run in the Investec Oaks after suffering a setback in training.
Jeremy Noseda's filly was last seen finishing second to 1000 Guineas heroine Blue Bunting in the Listed Montrose Stakes at Newmarket last October.
The aim was to get her back on track for the Musidora Stakes at York, using that as a springboard towards the Oaks.
"Elas Diamond has had an interrupted preparation this spring," the Shalfleet handler said on www.jeremynoseda.com.
"She had a slight setback at the weekend Read more [...]