Monthly Archives: January 2014

School board nears vote on referendum

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Members of the Wisconsin Dells School Board will hold an open-session meeting later this month to discuss and vote on whether to move forward with a referendum on building a new high school, said Jesse Weaver, school board president.Weaver said he couldn’t discuss details of a Dec. 27 meeting when the school board met in closed session at Architectural Design Consultants Inc. in Lake Delton. ADCI Inc. has worked with the school district on plans for the proposed school.The reason for Read more [...]

Costco tests new used-car sales model

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   Print  Reprints  Respond Arlena Sawyers Automotive NewsJanuary 4, 2014 - 12:01 am ET Costco's auto sales arm is testing a program that allows franchised dealers to list for sale on its site used vehicles of any brand that are still under warranty. Participating dealers have agreed to sell the vehicles to Costco members at less than their lowest advertised prices.Costco Auto Program's Read more [...]

Miller puts faith in The Hassler

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The West Australian Simon Miller is leaning towards The Hassler over stablemate Shaytarna in their clash in today's Domain.com.au Maiden at Bunbury. Bunbury gained the stand-alone WA meeting when Perth Racing relinquished its usual Ascot fixture following its Perth Cup meeting on Wednesday. The leading Ascot trainer bought The Hassler for $14,000 as a weanling from the Darley Stud draft at the 2010 Inglis Sydney weanling sale. The Hassler was entered in the 2011 Perth Magic Read more [...]

Sniffen Court Carriage House Asks $7.25M In Rare Listing

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The most recent sale took place in 2008, when 9 Sniffen Court sold for $4.75 million. No. 8 sold the year before that for $4.1 million to a man named Scott G. Pearl. The listing provides no information about the house, but the photos show a wood-burning fireplace, a skylight, and a rooftop deck. Sniffen Court was constructed in the mid-1800s, and the houses, now protected by landmarks designation, have been very well-preserved. Given the rarity of the listing and how beloved the petite street Read more [...]

Surrey triathlon listed in top events for beginners

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Vachery ‘Try-a-Tri’ Triathlon in findarace.com top 6 ‘non-scary triathlons’ The Vachery ‘Try-a-tri’ Triathlon, one of a number of sporting events being held at the Vachery Estate, Cranleigh, Surrey on 20th July 2014, has been commended by the industry leading race finder website, findarace.com, for being one of the best beginner friendly triathlons in the whole country. The ‘Try-a-tri’ is held over the Super Sprint distance and starts Read more [...]

RCBC completes sale of 65% stake in Bankard

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By Doris C. DumlaoPhilippine Daily Inquirer Yuchengco-led Rizal Commercial Banking Corp. has unlocked P731 million in core or tier 1 capital after completing the sale of publicly listed firm Bankard Inc. RCBC sold a 65.42-percent stake in Bankard after transferring the credit card operations to the parent bank, paving the way for the backdoor listing of new businesses through the shell company. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, RCBC Read more [...]

1000 Short-Listed For Mars Mission

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Organizers of an ambitious private mission to colonize Mars say they have whittled 200,000 applicants down to just over 1,000 -- including 52 Russians -- and that they hope to select the final team with the help of a reality TV show. Mars One, the Dutch-based nonprofit foundation behind the mission, said it hopes to sell the rights to film training to help fund part of the $6 billion cost of the mission, due to begin in 2024. Mars One said candidates will be called in for "rigorous simulations" Read more [...]

Friars Mill factory gets £4m for restoration

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1 January 2014 Last updated at 12:28 GMT The Friars Mill has stood derelict for eight years and was damaged by fire last year A Grade II listed building in Leicester damaged by a fire in 2012 has been awarded £4m in European funding to allow it to be restored. The Friars Mill building in Bath Lane, known locally as the Donisthorpe factory, dates back to 1739. The site, thought to be the city's Read more [...]

Aedas completes country house in Herefordshire

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