Waldenbooks starts going-out-of-business sale

Wyoming’s only listed Borders or Waldenbooks store in Casper’s Eastridge Mall is among the 399 stores that are going out of business, with sales beginning today and possibly going for a couple of months.A Casper store spokesman, who asked not to be identified, said seven employees, two full time and five part time, are losing jobs with the closing.Books, puzzles/games, activity sets, stationery, magazines, music and movie media, calendars, posters, and more will be liquidated, as well as store Read more [...]

SOO FAR, SO GOOD

Sooraah gained a welcome Listed success in gutsy style at Ascot ahead of her retirement to the paddocks at the end of the campaign. The William Haggas-trained filly wore down long-time leader Primevere in the dying strides to snatch the Woodcote Stud EBF "Halling" Valiant Stakes. Primevere was a tough nut to crack, but Ryan Moore got every ounce out of Sooraah (5-2) to gain the upper hand for a head victory. Winter's Night, the 13-8 favourite, stayed on well for third place, just three-quarters Read more [...]

Office Space: Commercial Properties for Lease or Sale in Occoquan

The properties listed in this article are zoned for business use and fall under section 66-141 of the Occoquan Code, which stipulates that "the B-1 district covers that portion of the town intended for the conduct of general business to which the public requires direct and frequent access, but which is not characterized either by constant heavy trucking, other than stocking and delivery of light retail goods, or by any nuisance factors, other than occasioned by incidental light and noise of congregation Read more [...]

Weekend Highlights

Weekend Highlights BY Georgette Gilmore  |  Friday, Jul 22, 2011 2:00pm  |  COMMENTS (3) Tweet Unfortunately, we aren’t going to get much relief from this excessive heat until Sunday. The forecasted 91° will feel like a welcome blast of cold air compared to the 101° temps and heat indexes of 110°. Check our Upcoming Events to find out all the happenings Read more [...]

Willmott: listed firms too bullish

Chief executive worried the government is getting the wrong message The chief executive of privately held contractor Willmott Dixon has accused listed firms of talking up the current health of the market in order to protect their share prices.Rick Willmott said the language used by publicly listed companies was in danger of giving the wrong message to the government at a time when firms were being hit by falling order books.“Plcs are less eager to recognise the reality because there Read more [...]

Audit: Md. paid mental health claims to patients listed as dead

The agency that manages the state's mental health system paid claims to dead people and didn't adequately verify that other patients qualified for state assistance, according to a legislative audit released Wednesday.The audit said the Mental Hygiene Administration would take back $5,500 it had paid to two patients who were listed as dead during the time of their claims, and would refer the cases to the state Medicaid fraud office.The Read more [...]