Start-ups, SMEs may be allowed to get listed without IPO

MUMBAI: Start-up companies and SMEs may soon be able to get listed on the stock exchanges without launching an Initial Public Offer (IPO), but trading in their shares would be restricted to only 'informed' investors. However, the companies desirous of getting listed without IPO would need to have prior investments by entities like venture capital funds, merchant banks, domestic or global multi-lateral lending agencies and other institutional investors. Besides, the SMEs and start-up companies Read more [...]

Luxury homes sales picking up

The new boss of Build-A-Bear Workshop Inc. and her family initially targeted Clayton as the preferred location of their new home. ¶ But the scarcity of available high-end homes there prompted the family of Sharon Price John, who this month became chief executive of Overland-based Build-A-Bear, to broaden the search. It led to Portland Place, part of the leafy Central West End enclave of private streets and century-old mansions.Her husband, Read more [...]

This week’s events-RVO

June 24 – June 28 Vacation Bible School MAUMELLE — Vacation Bible School registration at First Baptist Church Maumelle is under way. Colossal Coaster World for children ages 3 through the fifth grade will be held from 6-8:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. “Facing fear, trusting God,” from 2 Timothy 1:7 will be the emphasis through Bible study, music, games and crafts. For more information, call the church office at (501) 851-3547, or visit www.fbcmaumelle.org. June 25 Audubon Society Read more [...]

Baristaville Open Houses: Sunday, June 23

A wide variety of properties make up the 150 or so open houses this Sunday. Here’s a look at five: 489 Ridgewood Ave., Glen Ridge List Price: $1,158,000 Taxes: $33,847 Acreage: 0.39 5BR/3.2BA New to the market, this 12-room Colonial has spacious rooms, an open floor plan, bay windows, window seats with garden views and central air, among other attributes. One unique feature is a double-level deck with a hot tub, which is accesibile from the breakfast area. There is a finished, full, walkout Read more [...]

Make Tonight a DIGIORNO® Pizza Night Giveaway

“MAKE TONIGHT A DIGIORNO PIZZA BASEBALL NIGHT” OFFICIAL RULES NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE OR PAYMENT WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCE OF WINNING. 1. HOW TO ENTER a. These rules govern the “Make Tonight a DiGiorno Pizza Baseball Night” Promotion (the “Promotion”) being conducted by WSCR (AM) 670 (the “Station”) beginning on Saturday, June 22nd, 2013 at 11:00 am Central Time (“CT”) and ending on Saturday, July 27th, 2013 at 1:00 pm Read more [...]

Researching a Tennis Legacy, and Uncovering a Potential Injustice

She has also come to realize that in the culture of global connectivity, reverberating across the Internet, are mysterious echoes of long ago. In the 100th anniversary year of the height of her once-famous ancestor’s career, she recently stumbled upon a riddle that has turned her pursuit of knowledge into a cry for fairness. The question is who, if anyone, should answer for a potential injustice that may have been committed many decades past. Growing up in Christchurch, New Zealand, Read more [...]

Jersey’s Fort Regent roof to be listed

22 June 2013 Last updated at 14:29 GMT When the domed roof was built in 1974 it was described as a "major technological feat" The roof of Fort Regent, Jersey's main leisure centre and former military fortress, is to be protected. The fort building, built in the early 19th Century to protect against invasion from Napoleonic France, is already a listed building. The waved Read more [...]

Cardiff Coal Exchange: Council to do emergency safety work

22 June 2013 Last updated at 10:27 GMT The Coal Exchange saw the first £1m cheque signed in 1904 when Cardiff was the world's biggest coal-exporting port Emergency work will be carried out on the historic Coal Exchange in Cardiff Bay to make it safe. Cardiff council said the building was in such disrepair it had to step in. Structural repairs will be carried out on the Read more [...]