Black History Month Events

<!--Saxotech Paragraph Count: 4-->Events to celebrate Black History Month are planned in the days and weeks ahead. Tell us about your Black History Month events. Include a description of the event, its time, date and location, the sponsor, admission charge if any, and contact information. Email the information to roc-info@DemocratandChronicle.com. Unless stated otherwise, all activities listed are free.OngoingLiving the Dream, Paying It Forward Black History Month Exhibit: A display recognizing Read more [...]

Part of PPG plant for sale again

By SCOTT DUNN, SUN TIMES STAFF Posted 2 hours ago Part of the PPG factory is listed for sale again, weeks after it was purchased for a fraction of its $6.1-million asking price.The deal to purchase the giant factory site, which has sat vacant since 2008, closed Dec. 29 for $1.675 million, according to land registry documents viewed in late January.Late last week, about 214,000 square feet of space in the 1978 addition to the Read more [...]

S’pore-listed Yoma buys 70 pct in Myanmar site, reports Q3 profit

SINGAPORE | Mon Feb 13, 2012 2:31am EST SINGAPORE Feb 13 (Reuters) - Singapore-listed property developer Yoma Strategic Holdings Ltd said it agreed to acquire a 70 percent economic interest in Star City, a residential and commercial development on the outskirts of Myanmar's Yangon, for S$91 million ($72.2 million). Yoma will finance the acquisition through a rights issue of up to 422.12 million shares at S$0.24 each, on the basis of four rights shares for Read more [...]

North Iowa Today for Monday, Feb. 13

For other fun events, go to www.globegazette.com and click on the Entertainment link. To suggest events to be listed here, please email specifics to judy.delperdang@globegazette.com. You can also post them in the online Events Calendar by following the posting prompts. • CHARLES CITY — The Floyd County Historical Society Museum, 500 Gilbert, is open 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. with an 1853 log cabin, 19th century Read more [...]

Over half of listed firms in elite group

HIMALAYAN NEWS SERVICE KATHMANDU: Though share market has been performing poorly since last three year, Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) has been witnessing companies upgrading to Class A institutions, along with rise in the number of listed companies.In the current fiscal year, some 26 new listed companies graduated to Class Read more [...]

Big numbers from Philly NFSC

Tom Hauck/ESPNHSTalented tailback and top recruit David Williams of West Catholic (Philadelphia) posted a strong SPARQ Rating at the Philly NFSC. The 2012 Nike Football SPARQ Combine tour continued Sunday at the Nova Care Complex, home of the Philadelphia Eagles, as just under 1,200 participants were tested and competed for potential berths in The Opening. For the second combine in a row, one of the headline performers coming into the event more than lived up to his advance billing. Philly NFSC Related Read more [...]