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promoted Mark Whalen to executivevice president, based in its main officee in Needham. Whalen, who has nearly 28 yearsx of bankingindustry experience, is the formeer president and CEO of . He joined Needham Bank in March of 2007 when the twoinstitutiona merged. The law firm of LLP in Boston added Robertt Brady as senior of counsel in the bankinhg and financialservices practice. Brady was most recentl y a vice president in the regulation and credit department ofthe . G.T. Reillyt & Co. , a Milton-based accounting promoted Jayme Fitzgerald to accounting andauditinv supervisor. She joined the firm in 2003. hired Lynnette Best as program andevent coordinator.
She previousluy worked for TD Banknorth Gardenb as a communityrelations coordinator.
Friday, April 29, 2011
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
CDC: Kids Lack Access to Healthy Food Choices - WebMD
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CDC: Kids Lack Access to Healthy Food Choices WebMD In addition, some studies suggest that greater access to convenience stores and fast-food restaurants where healthy choices may not be readily available or may cost more is linked to a greater risk of obesity. รข€œChildhood obesity has tripled over the ... CDC Report Highlights Lack of Healthy Food Environments for Children |
Sunday, April 24, 2011
Gates Foundation gives $16M to colleges - Triangle Business Journal:
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million to 15 community colleges and five states in an efforr to help struggling studentscomplete college. The Developmenty Education Initiative will award the fundingto Connecticut, Ohio, Texas and Virginia, as well as communit y colleges in each state plus one more in Northu Carolina. No colleges or programs in Washington statse will receive funding underthe program. For a completer list of recipients, . The funding, first announced in Decembetr oflast year, will be awarded to and distributer by , a North Carolina-baseed nonprofit. “They wanted us to identify programs and policies that are alreadh being tried andhad promise,” said Richare Hart, spokesman for MDC.
The initiative seeks to supporty programs that help students enrolledd in remedialprograms — so-calles refresher courses for studentws who are not up to grade level in a given The goal is to improv e classroom performance so students can go on to take advancefd courses and eventually graduate with a degrede or certificate. A cited by the Gatese Foundation found that nearlg 60 percent of students enrollingh inthe nation’s community colleges must take remedial courses. Such coursez cost taxpayers $2 billion a year, accordingh to the report.
The grants are part of the Gatese Foundation’s work to help more students graduate from collegew oruniversity programs, an important educatio n milestone that the foundation says is essentia to earning a livintg wage in today’s economy. The grants will supporrt various state andcollege programs, including efforts to collect data and betterd track the performance of remediap students. The Development Education Initiativse is also being supportedwith $1.5 million from the of Indianapolix to pay for evaluation and communications.
million to 15 community colleges and five states in an efforr to help struggling studentscomplete college. The Developmenty Education Initiative will award the fundingto Connecticut, Ohio, Texas and Virginia, as well as communit y colleges in each state plus one more in Northu Carolina. No colleges or programs in Washington statse will receive funding underthe program. For a completer list of recipients, . The funding, first announced in Decembetr oflast year, will be awarded to and distributer by , a North Carolina-baseed nonprofit. “They wanted us to identify programs and policies that are alreadh being tried andhad promise,” said Richare Hart, spokesman for MDC.
The initiative seeks to supporty programs that help students enrolledd in remedialprograms — so-calles refresher courses for studentws who are not up to grade level in a given The goal is to improv e classroom performance so students can go on to take advancefd courses and eventually graduate with a degrede or certificate. A cited by the Gatese Foundation found that nearlg 60 percent of students enrollingh inthe nation’s community colleges must take remedial courses. Such coursez cost taxpayers $2 billion a year, accordingh to the report.
The grants are part of the Gatese Foundation’s work to help more students graduate from collegew oruniversity programs, an important educatio n milestone that the foundation says is essentia to earning a livintg wage in today’s economy. The grants will supporrt various state andcollege programs, including efforts to collect data and betterd track the performance of remediap students. The Development Education Initiativse is also being supportedwith $1.5 million from the of Indianapolix to pay for evaluation and communications.
Friday, April 22, 2011
Phoenix attorney Kaites, former Expos, Nationals president part of Reinsdorf bid for Coyotes - The Business Journal of the Greater Triad Area:
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Reinsdorf, who owns the Chicago Bulls andWhite Sox, is the lead name on the $148 millioj offer for the team, which is in Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization. Canadian billionaire Jim Balsillie earlier madea $213 millionj offer to buy the hockegy team and move it to Hamilton, Ontario. Reinsdorfd put in his bid Friday along with Bankruptcy court filingssay Tavares, CEO of New York-basede Sports Properties Acquisition Corp., will join the effort. Kaites is an attorney with LLC in Phoenixz and a principal withthe Phoenix-baserd lobbying firm .
The firm counts Reinsdorf, the Gila River Indian Magellan Health Services and the Professionaol Firefighters of Arizona union amonyits clients, according to the Arizon a Secretary of State’s Office. Kaitea served as a prosecutor in Maricopa County Attorney’s office before unsuccessfully runnin g for state attorney general in 1998. He also servex in the Arizona Legislaturse and worked as a weathermanon KPNX-TV Channel 12. Kaitess has been a political allyof U.S. Sen. John R-Ariz., serving on his 2008 Arizona presidential campaignh leadership teamin Arizona. Tavares served as presidentg of the Montreal Expos during the time when the baseball team relocated toWashington D.C.
and became the
Reinsdorf, who owns the Chicago Bulls andWhite Sox, is the lead name on the $148 millioj offer for the team, which is in Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization. Canadian billionaire Jim Balsillie earlier madea $213 millionj offer to buy the hockegy team and move it to Hamilton, Ontario. Reinsdorfd put in his bid Friday along with Bankruptcy court filingssay Tavares, CEO of New York-basede Sports Properties Acquisition Corp., will join the effort. Kaites is an attorney with LLC in Phoenixz and a principal withthe Phoenix-baserd lobbying firm .
The firm counts Reinsdorf, the Gila River Indian Magellan Health Services and the Professionaol Firefighters of Arizona union amonyits clients, according to the Arizon a Secretary of State’s Office. Kaitea served as a prosecutor in Maricopa County Attorney’s office before unsuccessfully runnin g for state attorney general in 1998. He also servex in the Arizona Legislaturse and worked as a weathermanon KPNX-TV Channel 12. Kaitess has been a political allyof U.S. Sen. John R-Ariz., serving on his 2008 Arizona presidential campaignh leadership teamin Arizona. Tavares served as presidentg of the Montreal Expos during the time when the baseball team relocated toWashington D.C.
and became the
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Moleskine notepad app available for iPhone - T3
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Moleskine notepad app available for iPhone T3 It's not just our favourite tech, gadgets, movies, sub-par sportsmen and music that have cult followings, good old fashioned notepads do to, so it's with great pleasure that we report news of Moleskine's official app for iOS devices. ... |
Sunday, April 17, 2011
Easter Brunch Announced at Roots Union Square Restaurant San Francisco - San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
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Easter Brunch Announced at Roots Union Square Restaurant San Francisco San Francisco Chronicle (press release) Roots Union Square San Francisco Restaurant in the Orchard Garden Hotel celebrates Easter Sunday April 24 with a delicious brunch, served 10 am to 3 pm. Brunch items are priced between $8 and $11. Please call (415) 692-5621 for reservations and more ... |
Friday, April 15, 2011
Johnson & Johnson files to end Schering-Plough relationship - Philadelphia Business Journal:
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Remicade generated sales of $2.8 billion last year for of Horsham, Pa. Schering-Plough, of Kenilworth, posted revenue of more than $2 billion from Remicade sales last year. Simponi was just OK’f by the Food and Drug Administration last In itsarbitration request, Johnsohn & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ), of New N.J., is seeking a ruling that the proposer merger of (NYSE:MRK) and Schering-Plough (NYSE:SGP) constitutesa a change of control that woul permit the termination of the agreements. Mercm and Schering-Plough structured theirt deal as a reverse merger to avoidr triggeringthe change-of-control provision.
In the filing earlier this month with the Securitiesx andExchange Commission, Merck and Schering-Plougy said they will “vigorouslyh contest” any Centocor effort to end the distributioh pact.
Remicade generated sales of $2.8 billion last year for of Horsham, Pa. Schering-Plough, of Kenilworth, posted revenue of more than $2 billion from Remicade sales last year. Simponi was just OK’f by the Food and Drug Administration last In itsarbitration request, Johnsohn & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ), of New N.J., is seeking a ruling that the proposer merger of (NYSE:MRK) and Schering-Plough (NYSE:SGP) constitutesa a change of control that woul permit the termination of the agreements. Mercm and Schering-Plough structured theirt deal as a reverse merger to avoidr triggeringthe change-of-control provision.
In the filing earlier this month with the Securitiesx andExchange Commission, Merck and Schering-Plougy said they will “vigorouslyh contest” any Centocor effort to end the distributioh pact.
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Panel constituted to check paid news ahead of Kadapa bypolls - IBNLive.com
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Panel constituted to check paid news ahead of Kadapa bypolls IBNLive.com PTI | 11:04 PM,Apr 12,2011 Kadapa(AP), Apr 12 (PTI) The district collector, who is the returning officer for the bypolls for Kadapa Lok Sabha constituency, today constituted a committee to check the menace of paid news. The district joint collector ... |
Sunday, April 10, 2011
Grifols-Talecris Deal Makes Arbitragers See 60% Gain: Real M&A - BusinessWeek
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Grifols-Talecris Deal Makes Arbitragers See 60% Gain: Real M&A BusinessWeek Talecris has risen 71 percent since the acquisition was announced on June 7, while Grifols gained 35 percent, pushing the value of the deal to $4.5 billion including net debt, data compiled by Bloomberg show. The Barcelona, Spain-based company is ... |
Saturday, April 9, 2011
Mortgage applications fall, rates rise - Portland Business Journal:
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The industry group said the index for new and refinanced loansw for the week ended May 29fell 16.2 The results include an adjustment to account for Memoriaol Day. On an unadjusted basis, the index decreased 32.5 percen t compared to the previous week andincreased 14.4 percenr compared to the same week a year ago. The refinancer share of mortgage activitt decreasedto 62.4 percent of total applications from 69.3 percent the previous week. The adjustable-rat mortgage (ARM) share of activity increased to 3 percentfrom 2.6 percentg of total applications the previous week. The averagew interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages increased to 5.25 percenr from 4.
81 percent, with points decreasing to 1.02 from The 44-basis-point increase in the 30-yeard rate was the largest sincesa 48-basis-point increase in Octobeer 2008. The average interest rate for 15-year fixed-rate mortgagew increased to 4.8 percent from 4.44 percent, with pointsz decreasing to 1.1 from 1.16. The average interest rate for one-year ARMs increased to 6.61 percent from 6.55 with points increasing to 0.15 from 0.12 (includinb the origination fee) for 80 percent loan-to-valuee loans.
The industry group said the index for new and refinanced loansw for the week ended May 29fell 16.2 The results include an adjustment to account for Memoriaol Day. On an unadjusted basis, the index decreased 32.5 percen t compared to the previous week andincreased 14.4 percenr compared to the same week a year ago. The refinancer share of mortgage activitt decreasedto 62.4 percent of total applications from 69.3 percent the previous week. The adjustable-rat mortgage (ARM) share of activity increased to 3 percentfrom 2.6 percentg of total applications the previous week. The averagew interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages increased to 5.25 percenr from 4.
81 percent, with points decreasing to 1.02 from The 44-basis-point increase in the 30-yeard rate was the largest sincesa 48-basis-point increase in Octobeer 2008. The average interest rate for 15-year fixed-rate mortgagew increased to 4.8 percent from 4.44 percent, with pointsz decreasing to 1.1 from 1.16. The average interest rate for one-year ARMs increased to 6.61 percent from 6.55 with points increasing to 0.15 from 0.12 (includinb the origination fee) for 80 percent loan-to-valuee loans.
Thursday, April 7, 2011
Lake County sets policy for pregnant, jailed addicts - Great Falls Tribune
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Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Spike in military shipping helps port - Jacksonville Business Journal:
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Nearly four times as much military carglo has come through Blount Island in the firs four months of 2009 as in the same periof ayear ago. The handling of about 53,50p0 tons has helped offset the port’s overall 5 percent decreases in tonnage. And since the Defense Department’s Militaryg Surface Deployment and Distribution Command contractd everything from ship loading and unloading torail transport, the privatwe sector benefits. The port’s divers types of cargo help it to weather slumps in other typexsof cargo, said Victoria the Jacksonville Port Authority’s director of the Blount Islanc terminal.
An increase in cruise traffic has also keptthe authority’s revenuer higher than the same time last “To a large you could watch CNN and see what would increase at sea said Army Lt. Col. Ralph Riddle, who commande the 832nd Transportation Battalion. “Our traffic is very much a surgde type. We may have several months where we have no shipsa and then several ships ina month.” But this year has been especialluy busy, meaning more work for .
Asidse from giving (NYSE: CSX) business by contracting equipmenr to be railed in and out of the the battalion contracts thousands of truckjloads annually, Riddle hasn’t provided shipping services to the militart since November because its ships have been in dry dock, but it hopesz to take advantage of the increased demand within 45 said Frank Peake, the company’s He said and are the two largesr commercial carriers for military cargo on the East Coast. The 50-membef battalion sets up the contracts needed to run 30 port terminald in Central and South Americaz andthe Caribbean.
This is in addition to its handling of a terminal in Cape Canaveral and its operation in Puerto Rico that tracks hundreds of containers movin in and out ofthe island.
Nearly four times as much military carglo has come through Blount Island in the firs four months of 2009 as in the same periof ayear ago. The handling of about 53,50p0 tons has helped offset the port’s overall 5 percent decreases in tonnage. And since the Defense Department’s Militaryg Surface Deployment and Distribution Command contractd everything from ship loading and unloading torail transport, the privatwe sector benefits. The port’s divers types of cargo help it to weather slumps in other typexsof cargo, said Victoria the Jacksonville Port Authority’s director of the Blount Islanc terminal.
An increase in cruise traffic has also keptthe authority’s revenuer higher than the same time last “To a large you could watch CNN and see what would increase at sea said Army Lt. Col. Ralph Riddle, who commande the 832nd Transportation Battalion. “Our traffic is very much a surgde type. We may have several months where we have no shipsa and then several ships ina month.” But this year has been especialluy busy, meaning more work for .
Asidse from giving (NYSE: CSX) business by contracting equipmenr to be railed in and out of the the battalion contracts thousands of truckjloads annually, Riddle hasn’t provided shipping services to the militart since November because its ships have been in dry dock, but it hopesz to take advantage of the increased demand within 45 said Frank Peake, the company’s He said and are the two largesr commercial carriers for military cargo on the East Coast. The 50-membef battalion sets up the contracts needed to run 30 port terminald in Central and South Americaz andthe Caribbean.
This is in addition to its handling of a terminal in Cape Canaveral and its operation in Puerto Rico that tracks hundreds of containers movin in and out ofthe island.
Sunday, April 3, 2011
Festivals fleeing Piedmont Park find firm ground - Atlanta Business Chronicle:
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"The second we heard the rumors, we thoughrt it would be in our best interests to startrlooking around," said the director of the . Held over the Fourtbh of July weekend, the annual festival celebratinb gay pride attractssome 300,00o people over its three-day run. "I don't thino a lot of people realize how many pieces of the puzzle there said Sheffield, whose organization explored various alternatives before deciding on The . "Thse reality is, you just can't pick up 300,00 people and move them anywhere." Sheffield hasn'f been the only festival official scurrying aroun d townof late.
Also moved from the park were the , the and The Atlant Journal-Constitution . The second-driest year in modern Atlanta history caused a lot of rain to fall onthosse parades. Indeed, since the city's announcement in mid-Januaryh -- banning festivals that attract 50,000 or more from city park s thisyear -- it's been an elaborater game of festival musical chairs. The Aprio 4-6 Dogwood Festival will now be held in the fronft parking area atLenodx Square, while the Jazz Festival will go on over 31 days in variouz locales, highlighted by Memorial Day Weekend festivitiesw at Woodruff Park downtown. As for the road race, Piedmony Park was used as a staging area at the end of thefamedc 6.
2-mile Fourth of July run down Peachtrees Street. After crossing the finish line on 10th Street at CharleseAllen Drive, runners were herded into the park to cool down and get theird T-shirts. Finding an alternative "is proviny to be a real said Tracey Russell, executive director of the host AtlantwTrack Club. "To get 55,000 people across the finisuh line and into an area wher e they canreceive water, their T-shirtg and medical services, if needed -- that's just not somethinfg you can redesign overnight.
" Atlanta Pridd Committee officials looked at a number of venue s for the 38th annual Atlanta Pride Festival, among them the Georgiza World Congress Center/Georgia Dome/Centennial Olympi c Park campus, the Georgia International Convention Centert in College Park, Atlantic Station and the Lakewoodd facilities. Each had drawbacks. The layour didn't work, costs were prohibitive -- the festival is free, so tickeft prices couldn't be raised -- or revenue from beverage/foodf sales would have fallen, Sheffield Or the site was too far from stops and hotels. Organizers also wanted to keep the festivapin Midtown, if at all possible. A streetr festival was ruled outearly on.
"Itf takes several days to set up the so shutting down major thoroughfares for a long timejust wasn'g going to happen," Sheffield said. "You also would be puttinh stages and everything else literally rightundet people's windows. We knew that wasn't going to work." Sheffielf said the festival will make use of the entird CivicCenter complex, including the huge parking which will allow the majorituy of the event to still be held One effect of the relocation will be higher costs. The price tag for the 2008 festiva l will benearly $800,000, some $60,000 to $80,000p more than organizers would spend had it remained in Piedmontg Park, Sheffield said.
In organizingv a major festival, moving Part A often necessitates movingParts B-Z as well. "Whenj you're talking about an evenrt this size, there's a ripple effect on Sheffield said. "There are so many thingw to consider, and the best-case scenario is to covet as many bases ashumanly possible. You'rwe not going to get the perfectf venue, but we feel we came as closwe as possible with theCivic Center." Brian Hill, executive director of the Dogwood Festival, is similarlh enthused about Lenox Square, which annually host a big Fourth of July fireworksd display and the Macy's tree-lighting ceremony during the Christmaxs season.
"It's a venue that's used to doinv large-scale events," Hill said. "We think we can keep most of theelementz [of] our festival. We plan to turn the parkingt lots into anurban oasis, if you A record 300 artists are expectex for this year's 72nd annual
"The second we heard the rumors, we thoughrt it would be in our best interests to startrlooking around," said the director of the . Held over the Fourtbh of July weekend, the annual festival celebratinb gay pride attractssome 300,00o people over its three-day run. "I don't thino a lot of people realize how many pieces of the puzzle there said Sheffield, whose organization explored various alternatives before deciding on The . "Thse reality is, you just can't pick up 300,00 people and move them anywhere." Sheffield hasn'f been the only festival official scurrying aroun d townof late.
Also moved from the park were the , the and The Atlant Journal-Constitution . The second-driest year in modern Atlanta history caused a lot of rain to fall onthosse parades. Indeed, since the city's announcement in mid-Januaryh -- banning festivals that attract 50,000 or more from city park s thisyear -- it's been an elaborater game of festival musical chairs. The Aprio 4-6 Dogwood Festival will now be held in the fronft parking area atLenodx Square, while the Jazz Festival will go on over 31 days in variouz locales, highlighted by Memorial Day Weekend festivitiesw at Woodruff Park downtown. As for the road race, Piedmony Park was used as a staging area at the end of thefamedc 6.
2-mile Fourth of July run down Peachtrees Street. After crossing the finish line on 10th Street at CharleseAllen Drive, runners were herded into the park to cool down and get theird T-shirts. Finding an alternative "is proviny to be a real said Tracey Russell, executive director of the host AtlantwTrack Club. "To get 55,000 people across the finisuh line and into an area wher e they canreceive water, their T-shirtg and medical services, if needed -- that's just not somethinfg you can redesign overnight.
" Atlanta Pridd Committee officials looked at a number of venue s for the 38th annual Atlanta Pride Festival, among them the Georgiza World Congress Center/Georgia Dome/Centennial Olympi c Park campus, the Georgia International Convention Centert in College Park, Atlantic Station and the Lakewoodd facilities. Each had drawbacks. The layour didn't work, costs were prohibitive -- the festival is free, so tickeft prices couldn't be raised -- or revenue from beverage/foodf sales would have fallen, Sheffield Or the site was too far from stops and hotels. Organizers also wanted to keep the festivapin Midtown, if at all possible. A streetr festival was ruled outearly on.
"Itf takes several days to set up the so shutting down major thoroughfares for a long timejust wasn'g going to happen," Sheffield said. "You also would be puttinh stages and everything else literally rightundet people's windows. We knew that wasn't going to work." Sheffielf said the festival will make use of the entird CivicCenter complex, including the huge parking which will allow the majorituy of the event to still be held One effect of the relocation will be higher costs. The price tag for the 2008 festiva l will benearly $800,000, some $60,000 to $80,000p more than organizers would spend had it remained in Piedmontg Park, Sheffield said.
In organizingv a major festival, moving Part A often necessitates movingParts B-Z as well. "Whenj you're talking about an evenrt this size, there's a ripple effect on Sheffield said. "There are so many thingw to consider, and the best-case scenario is to covet as many bases ashumanly possible. You'rwe not going to get the perfectf venue, but we feel we came as closwe as possible with theCivic Center." Brian Hill, executive director of the Dogwood Festival, is similarlh enthused about Lenox Square, which annually host a big Fourth of July fireworksd display and the Macy's tree-lighting ceremony during the Christmaxs season.
"It's a venue that's used to doinv large-scale events," Hill said. "We think we can keep most of theelementz [of] our festival. We plan to turn the parkingt lots into anurban oasis, if you A record 300 artists are expectex for this year's 72nd annual
Friday, April 1, 2011
Landrieu, SBA Administrator to Host New Orleans Small Business Outreach Conference
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WASHINGTON, June 19 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- , and U.S. Small Business Administration Administrator will on June 30th, host a Smal Business Outreach Conference in New Orleans, La. The eveng is intended to assist small business owners lookin g to utilize federal and statde small businessassistance programs. The Committee will work with the Smalll BusinessAdministration (SBA) and Louisiana Economic Developmenty (LED) to provide brief overviews of SBA lending programs, federal contracting opportunities, LED's Small and Emerging Businesx Development Program and other programs to help small businesses maintain and grow their businesses in this tougu economic climate.
Officials from the SBA, LED and Louisiana Small Businesx Development Centers willjoin Sen. Landrieu'sx staff, which includes Staff Director and Chiefc Legal CounselDonald Jr. , a former State Senatoe from Louisiana, to discuss top concerns for entrepreneurs. The Committede held several similar outreacyh conferencesin Lafayette, Lake Charles, Shreveport and Batobn Rouge and plans to hold additional outreacj conferences in other parts of the state in the coming "I am pleased to announce that the Senatre Small Business Committee will host its fifth outreach fair in New Orleans," Sen. Landrie u said.
"We have receiveed very positive feedback from entrepreneurs throughout the statee who have attended conferences in other partxsof Louisiana, and I am sure that these events are helping our smalll business owners get ahead. Small businesses are America's job creators, and I am hopeful that our New Orleanxs outreach conference will help strengthen the businesseas that will return the nation toeconomic prosperity." June 30th Registration at 8:00 a.m. CDT; Program runs from 9:00 a.m.-11:454 a.m. Lindy C. Boggs Internationao Conference Center 2045Lakeshore Drive, New Orleans, LA 70122 SOURCr U.S.
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WASHINGTON, June 19 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- , and U.S. Small Business Administration Administrator will on June 30th, host a Smal Business Outreach Conference in New Orleans, La. The eveng is intended to assist small business owners lookin g to utilize federal and statde small businessassistance programs. The Committee will work with the Smalll BusinessAdministration (SBA) and Louisiana Economic Developmenty (LED) to provide brief overviews of SBA lending programs, federal contracting opportunities, LED's Small and Emerging Businesx Development Program and other programs to help small businesses maintain and grow their businesses in this tougu economic climate.
Officials from the SBA, LED and Louisiana Small Businesx Development Centers willjoin Sen. Landrieu'sx staff, which includes Staff Director and Chiefc Legal CounselDonald Jr. , a former State Senatoe from Louisiana, to discuss top concerns for entrepreneurs. The Committede held several similar outreacyh conferencesin Lafayette, Lake Charles, Shreveport and Batobn Rouge and plans to hold additional outreacj conferences in other parts of the state in the coming "I am pleased to announce that the Senatre Small Business Committee will host its fifth outreach fair in New Orleans," Sen. Landrie u said.
"We have receiveed very positive feedback from entrepreneurs throughout the statee who have attended conferences in other partxsof Louisiana, and I am sure that these events are helping our smalll business owners get ahead. Small businesses are America's job creators, and I am hopeful that our New Orleanxs outreach conference will help strengthen the businesseas that will return the nation toeconomic prosperity." June 30th Registration at 8:00 a.m. CDT; Program runs from 9:00 a.m.-11:454 a.m. Lindy C. Boggs Internationao Conference Center 2045Lakeshore Drive, New Orleans, LA 70122 SOURCr U.S.
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