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Dow up 102 points; CoBiz up 11.4%, Chipotle up 9.3%

July 25, 2010

The Dow scored another healthy gain Friday, finishing up 102 points and scoring its highest close since June 21.
In Colorado, CoBiz Financial and Chipotle, fueled by upbeat quarterly results, led actively traded gainers.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average finished the trading day at 10,424.62, up 102.32 points (0.99 percent). The Dow ended the week up nearly […]

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Harris Corp. awarded $130M NOAA contract

July 22, 2010

Harris Corp. was selected to provide the ground antenna system for a National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) program designed to speed up weather data processing.
Under the 10-year, $130 million contract, Harris and its teammates — General Dynamics SATCOM Technologies and ARES — will supply antennas and control systems for NOAA’s Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite […]

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Rollins to purchase Waltham Services

July 14, 2010

Rollins Inc. plans to buy New England pest control company Waltham Services Inc. for an undisclosed amount.
Atlanta-based Rollins (NYSE: ROL) said the deal will close by the end of July.
Waltham, Mass.-based Waltham Services operates in New England and New York, generating more than $17 million in annual revenue. It joins a stable of pest control […]

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LibreDigital buys HarperCollins Publishers division

June 30, 2010

Digital publishing software maker LibreDigital Inc. has acquired the Symtio e-commerce platform from a division of investor HarperCollins Publishers Inc.
Austin-based LibreDigital bought the 2-year-old Symtio— a multi-channel platform designed by HarperCollins’s Zondervan division — to enable customers to buy digital media, including electronic books, audiobooks music and video. Financial terms of the deal were not […]

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Endangered species: Government worker

June 23, 2010

Once upon a time, there was job security in a government job.
That’s no longer the case. The layoff ax has hit public sector payrolls with force as states wrestle with massive budget shortfalls. Since August 2008, some 231,000 state and local government jobs have disappeared — 22,000 last month alone, according to federal data. […]

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Bank of NC raises $35M

June 16, 2010

BNC Bancorp, the parent company of Bank of North Carolina, has closed on a deal to raise $35 million in new private equity, according to an announcement.
The Thomasville-based BNC said it will use the money raised from the sale of shares to support its expansion in North Carolina and in neighboring states. The bank recently […]

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AZ recognized for science training, entrepreneurship

June 2, 2010

Arizona is getting praise for its commitment to training in science, technology, engineering and math as a way of promoting entrepreneurship.

The Campaign for Free Enterprise, a project of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the National Chamber Foundation, cited Arizona as having put in place polices that bode well for the future of business development. […]

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Crist extends spill declaration zone again

May 21, 2010

Gov. Charlie Crist on Thursday added Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach to his list of counties he has declared to be in a state of emergency as a result of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
On April 30, Crist declared a state of emergency in several Florida Panhandle counties, following the April 21 […]

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Tips on managing finances

May 20, 2010

Money rules of thumb can be inaccurate because people’s financial lives differ. But they can help us make difficult decisions or give us benchmarks. Here are a few:
— Rule of 10: For perspective on big purchases, think about how you will feel about it in 10 days, 10 weeks and 10 years. For […]

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Health insurance for the under-26 crowd

May 14, 2010

The federal government unveiled details this week about how people up to age 26 can get covered by their parents’ health insurance policies, as part of the health care reform law.
Consumers now have details about how one of the law’s most-buzzed about provisions will actually work — and how much it will cost them.
Expanding […]

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