Archive for April, 2009
The John R. McAdams Company’s LEED Accredited Team Expands
Triangle – RTP, N.C.-The John R. McAdams Company continues to expand its LEED accredited team. Ryan Akers, PE, a project manager in the company’s land development division, recently attained his Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED …
Read More..>>Alcoa (AA) Agrees to Sell Its Wire Harness and Electrical Distribution …
Alcoa (NYSE: AA ) announced that it has agreed to sell its wire harness and electrical distribution business to Platinum Equity, a California-based private equity group. The terms of the sale were not disclosed. The wire harness and electrical …
Read More..>>BNCCORP, Inc. Reports Net Income of $616 Thousand, or $0.11 Per …
Net income was $616 thousand, or $0.11 per diluted common share, for the first quarter of 2009. This compared to net income of $1.362 million, or $0.39 per diluted common share, in the first quarter of 2008. Gregory K. Cleveland, BNCCORP President …
Read More..>>With Lewis out as BofA chair, is CEO job at risk?
CHARLOTTE (AP) ‘” Now that he’s lost his title as Bank of America’s chairman, Ken Lewis has to convince angry shareholders he should keep his job as CEO. Lewis couldn’t escape investors’ fury about his decision to buy Merrill Lynch & Co., although …
Read More..>>Senior Creditors Statement on Chrysler
Senior creditors are set to make an announcement on Chrysler, stating their offer has been flatly rejected or ignored, reports CNBC’s Maria … Shareholders give Ken Lewis the boot as chairman but express confidence in his job as CEO, reports CNBC’s …
Read More..>>Cardinal Establishes New Transportation Management Division
CONCORD, N.C. , April 30 /PRNewswire/ — In a move to enhance its transportation management presence, Cardinal Logistics Management Corporation announces the recent hiring of Todd Hoyt as general manager of transportation management services. Hoyt …
Read More..>>Physics tackles a complex problem: how to diversify
MIT’s Department of Physics is renowned as one of the best in the country. However, it lags behind other schools in its diversity — a trait the department is determined to change. Led by department head Edmund Bertschinger, several initiatives are …
Read More..>>To Socialize, or Not to Socialize, Health Care
The Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) met with President Obama for one hour in the East Room of the White House yesterday. CPC Co-Chair, Congressman Raúl Grijalva, said that 50 of the 77 Caucus members attended, and they honed in on two major …
Read More..>>State of the beaches premieres
District 2 Councilmember Kevin Faulconer says residents can look forward to slowly emerging infrastructure improvements in the beach communities and downtown areas he represents. Faulconer delivered his State of the District address with an air of …
Read More..>>Jobs on the line for ad agency workers on Chrysler account
The future of more than 450 BBDO North America employees who work on Chrysler L.L.C. advertising in Troy is in limbo as the carmaker readies its bankruptcy filing today. BBDO has no comment on the situation, said Roy Elvove, director of corporate …
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