Monthly Archives: March 2012

Community events list, 3/17/12 – Scranton Times

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AbingtonsWine tasting: Friends of the Abington Community Library, Chips, Dips and Sips wine tasting, March 24, 6-8 p.m., 1200 W. Grove St.; wines of Maiolatesi paired with hors d'oeuvres, music by local players; preregister required: 587-3440.Dickson CityCrime watch: Dickson City Crime Watch meeting, Tuesday, 7 p.m., ambulance building on Eagle Lane, State Trooper Mark Prushinski on updated laws and how new construction on I-81 will impact borough.Greene/DreherSociety meeting: Read more [...]

Week in Review: MBTA Opposes Bus Stop Move, Springstep Building for Sale, Bank …

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MBTA Opposes Possible Medford Square Bus Stop Move: If the city decides to move or eliminate the MBTA bus stop near the intersection of High Street and Main Street in Medford Square, it won't be with the blessing of the MBTA. “We are not in favor of moving it,” Stacy Bester, MBTA bus stop manager, said to the City Council Tuesday. The council has previously debated either moving the stop by re-routing bus lines in a loop through Medford Square via Riverside Ave., Salem Street and Read more [...]

IPO VIEW-Waters still murky for US-listed Chinese IPOs

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By Olivia Oran March 16 | Fri Mar 16, 2012 7:00pm EDT March 16 (Reuters) - As the first Chinese company to tap the U.S. stock market since last August, online discount sales site Vipshop faces a tough challenge - restoring confidence in a sector rocked by accounting scandals and slow growth. The company, which sells designer goods at a discount for a limited time period, is trying to win over investors scarred by recent Chinese IPO flops by associating Read more [...]

House Hunt: March 16 Edition

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House Hunt is a look at open houses in Canton. The following information is from AOL Real Estate: *  7 Seneca Road, listed at $944,900, 5 bed, 6 bath single family home; 4302 sq ft., .69 acre lot, brokered by Keller Wms. Realty Boston South West. Open House: Sun., March 18, noon-1:30pm. *  84 Walpole St., Canton, listed at $324,000, 3 bed, 2 bath condo, brokered by Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage-Westwood. Open House: Sun., March 18, noon-1pm. *  25 Colts Crossing, Canton, 5 bed, 6 bath, Read more [...]

Six World Leading Race Organisers Shortlisted To Run London Festival Of Cycling

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News The Mayor of London has announced that six of the world’s leading race organisers have been short listed to run a two day festival of cycling in London next year. It will be the first large scale event to use the Olympic Park when it reopens and is expected to attract hundreds of thousands of tourists, generate jobs and generate tens of millions of pounds for the capital. The Mayor’s ambition is for London to host a spectacular weekend festival Read more [...]

Lehman gets $850 million from sale of Neuberger stake

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Fri Mar 16, 2012 11:29pm GMT (Reuters) - Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc (LEHMQ.PK) received $850 million from the sale of its equity in investment management business Neuberger Berman and said the funds will be available for distribution to unsecured creditors. Lehman said when completed the sale will fetch it around $1.5 billion and combined with previous proceeds from the sale of its stake it has till date received over $1 billion.In addition to boosting Lehman's Read more [...]

Accomplished home offers village charm

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The Gables, at Iron Acton, South Gloucestershire, is described as a delightful Grade II listed village house with enclosed gardens of over one acre and currently arranged with a self-contained wing. It is being marketed by agents Knight Frank. The village of Iron Acton is a popular village which is centred along the High Street which at one point was the main road before the construction of the B4058. The village contains a thriving primary school which has a typical Victorian school Read more [...]

Vendors in Oregon and Illinois to be Featured on the PartyPOP.com Network

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The Sunshine Band and Point of View Helicopter Services showcase their expertise on the largest party, wedding and event planning online directory, PartyPOP.com. (PRWEB) March 15, 2012 PartyPOP.com recently made headlines by giving out free wedding invitations to any bride and groom in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. PartyPOP.com already features more than two million special event professionals and is expanding every day with vendors listing their businesses on the Read more [...]

Ada County Housing Market Rallies

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(Source: Sandra Forester The Idaho Statesman, Boise (MCT)– For Treasure Valley real estate agent Barb Crowell, the first few months of this year have been busier than any since 2005, one of the most active years for the local housing industry. “With the warming weather, the confidence in the economy and lower interest rates, buyers are buying — especially first-time homebuyers who do not have a short sale or foreclosure on their credit rating,” she said. Crowell, an agent with Read more [...]