August 24th, 2010
The latest round of federal government broadband stimulus money will help fund a network expansion in the rugged Colorado mountains between Aspen and Montrose.
Madison, Wis.-based TDS Telecommunications Corp. won $1.8 million in stimulus funding to extend broadband in the Colorado communities of Cedaredge, Crawford, and Somerset. TDS will contribute $609,000 toward the project.
The expansion is […]
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August 17th, 2010
The Arizona Cardinals will have a green season as the University of Phoenix and Salt River Project will be using renewable power for the team’s home games.
SRP will provide the energy — roughly 1.14 million kilowatt-hours of power — for eight regular-season and two preseason games. It’s the amount of power equal to about what […]
Payday loans no faxing fall on the less risky side simply because the money loaned to you is a percentage of your next paycheck.
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August 13th, 2010
The Alamo Regional Mobility Authority awarded Williams Brothers Construction and Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. the design/build contract for the U.S. 281/Loop 1604 interchange in North San Antonio.
The total value of the construction is estimated at $109 million. The value of the design contract alone is $9.1 million. The purpose behind the project is to ease […]
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August 10th, 2010
The on again, off again saga around ownership of the Phoenix Coyotes continues, all with a looming deadline to sell the franchise and the city of Glendale on the hook for potentially millions.
Ice Edge Holdings LLC efforts to work out a lease deal with the city of Glendale, which owns Jobing.com Arena, and a purchase […]
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August 2nd, 2010
The Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Foundation in Missouri awarded $51,479 to Independence Center, a nonprofit agency serving St. Louis-area adults with serious and persistent mental illnesses.
The grant will fund Independence Center’s wellness coaching project to educate participants on the need for physical activity and healthier lifestyle choices. The program is called Take Charge: […]
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July 26th, 2010
Duke Energy goes back to Indiana regulators next week looking for approval of a scaled-down proposal for smart grid operations in that state.
Despite the promise of more efficient energy use, greater reliability and new services, smart grid is often proving a tough sell. It certainly was in Indiana. In November, the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission […]
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July 12th, 2010
Shares of State Street soared to end almost 10% higher Wednesday after the custody bank said its quarterly earnings would easily beat forecasts.
Before the market opened Wednesday, State Street (STT, Fortune 500) said it expected second-quarter earnings to be 93 cents a share on $2.2 billion in revenue.
That estimate easily topped analysts’ average […]
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July 2nd, 2010
Sequoia Partners led a third round of funding for solar power startup SunRun Inc., the company said Tuesday.
The Menlo Park venture firm was joined in the investment by existing investors Accel Partners of Palo Alto and Foundation Capital, also of Menlo Park.
The San Francisco solar company last week announced a $100 million investment from PG&E […]
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June 21st, 2010
The Dow has puffed up nearly 600 points in a week on the thinnest of fumes: a short-term bounce in the euro and some amnesia about the European debt crisis.
While the advance has been a relief to U.S. investors who watched stocks plunge 12% in the previous six weeks, many market pros think the […]
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May 26th, 2010
Should the wealthiest Washington residents pay an income tax to fund education and health care improvements in the state?
There are two opposing sides to the idea, and both sides submitted recent opinion pieces to the Puget Sound Business Journal.
Last week, Bill Gates Sr. co-authored a pro-income tax opinion, in which he proposes the state should […]
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