This Week's National Business News Headlines

Wednesday 02.22.2012

• Colorado gets $18M grant for health insurance exchange

  The Colorado Health Benefit Exchange received a $17.9 million grant Wednesday from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to develop the infrastructure to make an Internet health insurance marketplace work...

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• Businesses honored for contributions to Oregon agriculture

  The Oregon Department of Agriculture will honor businesses, educators and state government leaders for their contributions to agriculture at a dinner next month...

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• Lynd Sports Group acquires partial ownership of AFL Talons

  The San Antonio Talons, the Arena Football League''s newest franchise, has yet to play its first game...

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• Analyst recommends tweaks to Brown''s plan to reduce welfare, child care

  The California Legislative Analyst''s Office likes some of the governor''s budget proposal to reduce and restructure the state welfare and subsidized child care programs, but a report released Wednesday recommends potential changes...

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• Tech firms give state DOJ app privacy pledge

  Six technology giants have pledged to improve mobile application privacy protections as part of an agreement that California Attorney General Kamala Harris announced Wednesday...

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• James Beard Foundation names New Mexico semifinalists

  Three New Mexico professionals and one restaurant have been recognized by the James Beard Foundation as semifinalists for its 2012 James Beard Foundation Awards...

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• Territorial Bancorp, HEI only local stocks to post gains

  The stocks for Territorial Bancorp Inc. and Hawaiian Electric Industries Inc. were the only Hawaii stocks to post gains Wednesday...

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• Hewlett-Packard Q1 profit down by 44 percent

  Computer and printer maker Hewlett-Packard Co. reported a first quarter profit of $1.47 billion, down 44 percent from the same quarter a year earlier...

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• Sacramento shares arena plan timeline

  The city of Sacramento has released a timeline of negotiations with the National Basketball Association and what the city can expect as it approaches a deadline to present a proposal for a downtown sports and entertainment complex...

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• Apple, Google, others agree to mobile app privacy standards

  Attorney General Kamala Harris said Wednesday Amazon.com Inc., Apple Inc., Google Inc., Hewlett-Packard Co...

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• • Polypore earnings up for 4Q, year

    Polypore International Inc. reports net income of $26.4 million, or 56 cents per diluted share, for the fourth quarter of 2011, up from $17...

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  • B Street Design schools acquired by Marinello Schools of Beauty

    The B Street Design beauty school in southeast Wichita, along with several others in Kansas, will soon be a part of the Marinello Schools of Beauty chain...

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  • Gannett to charge for content on AZCentral.com, other websites

    Readers will soon be paying for what traditionally has been free content on AzCentral.com. Gannett Co...

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  • Interface annual profit spikes to $39M

    Interface Inc. (NASDAQ: IFSIA) The Atlanta-based modular carpet maker generated a higher annual profit even after some restructuring charges...

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  • Former Domaso Restaurant to become Amuse

    As the Hotel Palomar in Rosslyn finishes its transition into Le Meridien Arlington this month, a few more details are emerging about what the rebranded hotel will look like...

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  • Slideshow: Clergy target Wells Fargo in Ash Wednesday protest over foreclosures

    Clergy from several denominations held an Ash Wednesday protest this morning calling on Wells Fargo to freeze all mortgages until an investigation is completed after a San Francisco audit found several foreclosures in the city were done under questionable, if not illegal, circumstances...

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  • Hawaii tourism spending should be up 6.4% in 2012

    State economists predict Hawaii will continue to see steady growth this year, especially in the tourism sector, which saw 15 percent growth in visitor expenditures last year...

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  • Scottsdale Healthcare lands funding for new rehab hospital

    Scottsdale Healthcare''s $17 million rehabilitation hospital is on track to break ground within the next two months as financing and approvals have come together...

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  • Benfield to head GreenLaw

    Georgia Rep. Stephanie Stuckey Benfield will take the helm at an Atlanta-based environmental organization in April...

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  • HP profit drops 44%, but tops expectations

    Hewlett-Packard Co. on Wednesday posted a 44 percent drop in earnings but managed to beat Wall Street profit expectations for the first quarter...

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Tuesday 02.21.2012

• Honolulu tries new approach to stop rail lawsuit
• James Beard San Francisco semifinalists announced
• Texas Roadhouse posts higher earnings, raises dividend
• Adidas lands Heisman winner RG3
• Daily''s parent sells 11 Daytona convenience stores
• CVC and Rams agree on 2012 London Game
• Net loss drops at Furiex
• BOH, Hoku stocks close higher; Dow nears 13,000
• UTSA study suggests rejection is a motivation for charitable spending
• Salix starts new trial on lead drug
• • SEC investigating Imperial Holdings
  • Design collection donated to Salem College
  • Dell stock down nearly 5% after earnings miss
  • Lorillard''s United Way donations totaled $1M in 2011
  • Bill to limit credit-report use in hiring passes Colorado Senate
  • Intuits beats expectations with 62% profit jump
  • Dell''s annual profit up 33%
  • Phoenix No. 3 for cheating spouses
  • CoBank Q4 profit slips, but 2011 net rises 15%
  • Planned retail center could bring Starbucks to South 27th Street
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Monday 02.20.2012

• OHSU''s Allan Price dies suddenly
• Time Warner viewers get their Sabres back
• YouTube turns to Hollywood; lenders paying for short sales
• Sheriff Babeu announces he''s gay, denies wrongdoing
• Inmarsat says LightSquared missed $56.25 million payment
• Babeu quits Romney team after man''s accusations
• Regulators take over Kenosha credit union
• BP partner pays $90M in Deepwater settlement
• Networth Services offers free seminar on new rules for reporting capital gains
• Best Buy''s new NASCAR sponsorship pays off big at Daytona
• • Owner of Heidi''s opening new Hennepin Avenue restaurant
  • New housing plan for Arby''s site at University of Minnesota
  • Nine startups to present at Technology Ventures Corp.''s equity symposium
  • Iconic Duluth bridge lights may go dark — for good
  • Regis to close hair salons, eliminate half of its 50 brands
  • An old boomer checks out grad school
  • Rangers slideshow: A look at Cactus League stadiums
  • Pittsburgh stacks up strongly in annual benchmarking report
  • Strong intown demand for class A apartments
  • Fixing the "too strong remedy" dilemma
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