3RF events

Saturday 8 a.m. – Runners on Parade. 5K race and walk sponsored by Fort Wayne Orthopedics; $20 registration fee (no race-day registration), call 450-1071; Headwaters Park, 333 S. Clinton St.7 a.m. to 11 p.m. – Fort Wayne Newspapers Corn Hole Classic. Two-day, 128-team single elimination corn hole tournament; spectators admitted free and $50 entrance fee per two-person team; Headwaters West Gated Pavilion, 333 S. Clinton St. Open same hours Sunday.8 a.m. to 6 p.m. – Antiques in the Park. Read more [...]

HK-listed Birmingham says no link to chairman’s alleged offences

HONG KONG, July 8 | Thu Jul 7, 2011 9:42pm EDT HONG KONG, July 8 (Reuters) - Birmingham International Holdings Ltd , English football club operator, said its chairman's alleged offences were in no way related to the company or to Birmingham City Football Club. Trading in the Hong Kong-listed company's shares, suspended since June 30, will remain suspended pending a statement regarding the incident and the company's financial position, it said in a filing Read more [...]

China’s Largest Port Builder Delays Plan for $3 Billion ShanghaiShare Sale

China Communications Construction Co., the country’s biggest port builder, delayed plans to raise as much as $3 billion in a Shanghai share sale amid weakness in the stock market, said Chairman Zhou Jichang. “Our original plan was to get listed in July or August this year, but now it is not the best time to issue new shares,” Zhou said in an interview yesterday in Shanghai. “Still, I hope we can get listed this year.” The company, whose unit Read more [...]

ASIC gets tough on listed companies’ financial reports

THE corporate regulator has warned that it will crack down on listed companies that provide selective or poor disclosure of their profit results in the coming annual reporting season. The Australian Securities Investments Commission said yesterday it would focus specifically on segment reporting, in which profits are identified by geographic region or by type, reported The Australian.It also said it would be looking in financial reports for material disclosures Read more [...]

HPDC and Exact partner to renew two Bronx buildings

By Roland Li Two Bronx properties listed among the worst apartment buildings in New York are about to see a makeover. The two buildings, at 1553 and 1558 Bryant Avenue, will undergo a multi-million dollar renovation overseen by developer Exact Capital Corp. and the Housing Partnership Development Corporation (HPDC), an affordable housing non-profit group. The U.S. Department of Finance’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund is also providing a grant for emergency repairs and acquisition Read more [...]

Weekend festivities for Willmar, Minn., region

  MiscellaneousWillmarBecker Market, 3 to 6:30 p.m. today, Becker Ave between Fourth and Fifth streets downtown.Redwood FallsRedwood County Fair, today through SundayWillmarWillmar Public Library Harry Potter movie marathon and costume contest: The seven Harry Potter movies will be shown over four days and there will be a costume contest between the movies each night. The best overall costume will be voted on Read more [...]