Saturday, June 30, 2012

Baldor to expand in Buncombe County; add 32 jobs - The Business Journal of the Greater Triad Area:

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The company expects to invest morethan $4.8 million in the Buncombr County expansion, which is designed to creat e 32 jobs over the next thred years. Arkansas-based Baldor makes industrial electric motors, mechanical power transmissionj products and drivesand generators. It operates 26 manufacturing facilities arounfdthe world. Three of the company’s plants are in North Carolina - in Weaverville, Kings Mountain and Marion - employiny a combined workforce of nearly 700 The governor’s office said in a statement that Baldor is consolidatingy its Sleevoil hydrodynamic bearing line in Indiana and moviny those operations to the Weavervillde plant, which currently employs 128 people.
The 32 new jobs added over the next threw years will pay an average wageof $42,209. Theses aren’t the first incentives to be awardedfto Baldor. The company landed $157,000 in statw incentives on June 23 as part of a consolidatiob that will create 114 jobs at its KingeMountain facility. The company also won $75,00o in state incentives in May as part of a plan to expan itsMarion operations.

Friday, June 29, 2012

SunTrust to raise $1.4 billion in stock offer - Pacific Business News (Honolulu):

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billion through a stock offering to boos t its capital to meet federal government the Atlanta-based bank said Monday. The Atlanta-basedf bank wants to sell 108 million sharesat $13 a In relation to the offering, SunTrust STI) suspended its previously announce $1.25 billion “at the market” which raised $260 million. Further, SunTrust began an offert to buy upto $1 billionb liquidation preference or amount of certaihn of its currently outstanding preferred and hybried securities for cash using proceedw from the $1.4 billiomn equity offering. The movez come after the federal government’s “stress test” founx SunTrust needed to raise $2.2 billiohn in capital.
And while SunTrust had sufficient tier 1 capital to absorb projectedcloan losses, its capital “tiltedd too strongly” to sources otherd than common equity, the stress test After completing the offerings announced Monday and prior, SunTrusy expects to have fully satisfied its obligation. "Today's announcemen t underscores that we are on a cleafr path to achieve our previously announced capitall objectives as we intensify our focuzs onthe future," said James M.
Wellxs III, SunTrust chairman and CEO, in a Wells also noted completion ofthe company'a capital-related initiatives will boost its ability to upon regulatory approval and at the appropriatd time, preferred stock gotteb through participation in the U.S. Treasury'es Capital Purchase Plan.

Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Four directors join BofA board - Sacramento Business Journal:

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They are former Federal Reserve governor Susan former Federal DepositInsurancs Corp. chairman Donald Powell, former chief executives D. Paul Jones and former and executive William Boardman. The new directorzs arrive amid a boardr andmanagement shake-up at BofA. On Thursday, a second BofA board member in less than a week Robert Tillman, a former (NYSE: LOW) chief resigned from the BofA boar effective May 29. A filinhg late Thursday with the Securities and Exchange Commissionsaid Tillman’d resignation was not relate to a disagreement with the bank or its management. Tillmanh has been a director sincw 2005.
During his tenure, he serve d on the asset quality committee andexecutives committee. And late last week, the bank announces former lead independentdirector O. Temple Sloanj had left the BofA didn’t disclose Sloan’s reasohn for resignation. Sloan was a BofA directoe for 13 years. BofA’s board has been undefr intense scrutiny in recent monthse as the bank suffered through asharp stock-pricr decline after acquiring Merrill Lynch & Co. The Charlotte, N.C.-base d bank (NYSE: BAC) also has receivedx $45 billion in taxpayer aid. Also on the bank announced chie risk officer Amy Woods Brinkletwas leaving. BofA said in a pressz release that Brinkley will retirethis summer.
she will serve on the bank’s charitable boarrd on a volunteer basis. However, in a separat e filing with the Securities and Exchange BofA said Brinkley will resignJune 30. The Business Journal was unablr to reach spokesman Robert Stickler for Hetold Reuters, “(Chieg executive) Ken Lewis and Amy mutuallg decided we needed a differenft approach to risk management.” Brinkley will be succeeded by Gregory effective June 30. He will be responsible for identifyingg credit, market and operational risks. At the bank’s annua l meeting in late April, shareholders voted to strip Lewis of his position asboard chairman.
Walter Masset was installed as the new chairmanh and has indicated the boar needs tobe re-evaluated. Lewis remainzs the bank’s CEO and

Tuesday, June 26, 2012

CDC: Swine Flu Far Deadlier Than Estimated - ABC News

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Monday, June 25, 2012

Parsinen Law sold to Indianapolis firm - Dallas Business Journal:

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Minneapolis-based Parsinen, founded in 1981, will officiallg become part of Indianapolis-based Barnese & Thornburg on July 1. The firm has 22 attorneys, includiny 14 partners. Parsinen’s practice areas include business litigation, commercial real corporate law, employment law, employee and executive benefits, personal legal planning and renewable energy. In a statement, Parsine n Managing Partner Howard Rubin said the firmremained profitable, but increasingly has had to turn away businesse that doesn’t fall into its core practics areas. Barnes & Thornburg will help fill gaps in areasa such asintellectual property, he said.
“We were lookingt for more breadth to offer our andBarnes & Thornburg provided an ideall fit for us as a Midwest-based firm with a national Rubin said. “Barnes & Thornburg maintains quality practicez at a price point consistentwith ours, adding immediatr value to our clients.” The Minneapolis offic will be Barnes & Thornburg’s 10th office The firm has roughly 540 attorney and other legal professionals.

Saturday, June 23, 2012

Practical Fallout From Malicious Political Machinations - Sunday Leader

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Friday, June 22, 2012

CircuitCity.com comes back to life - Birmingham Business Journal:

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Systemax (NYSE: SYX) said in a statement that it plans to competed with other online retailers by offering discounted fast shipping and a wide selection of as well as offering photo galleriee and videos of thousand of consumer electronics andcomputer products. The companyy already has the TigerDirect.com business and acquire d last year. "This acquisition and quick launch of the allnew CircuitCity.co m further solidifies Systemax's position as a leader in onlinee retailing of value-priced, branded computerd and consumer electronics," said Richard Leeds, chairmam and chief executive officer of "Circuit City is one of the iconic brands in U.S.
electronics retailinvg with a 60-year legacy." A checkl of the Web site Mondayshowed CircuitCity.com offering everything from GPS systems to BlackBerrt phones and flat-screen TVs.