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Sacramento Universal Technical Institute gets new president
Posted: Mon Feb 06 06:39:59 PST 2012Universal Technical Institute Sacramento, which provides auto, diesel, marine and motorcycle technician training in Natomas, has a new campus president starting work Monday. Jack Rockwood comes to the college from the technology and telecommunications industries, but he does know a thing or two about what?s under the hood and enjoys working on cars, a spokeswoman said. Most recently Rockwood ...
GraphOn hires VP, product management and marketing
Posted: Mon Feb 06 06:39:09 PST 2012GraphOn Corp. said Monday it has hired Christoph Berlin as its vice president of product management and marketing. The Santa Cruz-based company (OTCBB:GOJO), develops cloud application delivery and Web-enabling technologies. Berlin is expected to report to Eldad Eilam, president and COO, in his new role. Berlin was previously senior manager of Citrix Systems? XenClient partner/product managem...
Netflix shares drop as Verizon, Coinstar form joint venture
Posted: Mon Feb 06 06:39:00 PST 2012With big rivals teaming up against it, Monday morning, Netflix Inc. (Nasdaq: NFLX) shares started the day down 2.5 percent in pre-market trading. An as-yet-unnamed venture of Verizon Communications inc. (NYSE: VZ) and Redbox operator Coinstar Inc. (Nasdaq: CSTR) is planning to provide streaming video on-demand and DVD and Blu-Ray disc rentals, taking aim squarely at Netflix. Verizon, which pr...
Cincinnati exploring 100% renewable energy plan
Posted: Mon Feb 06 06:36:41 PST 2012Cincinnati is working on a new power aggregation deal right now that could lead to the entire city being powered from 100 percent renewable energy sources. The deal, city officials say, could be finalized within the coming months and be in place for consumers by summer 2012. Such a move would make Cincinnati the largest city in the United States to have its energy supply come from 100 percent ...
Disco benefit raises $32M for Texas Children?s Cancer Center
Posted: Mon Feb 06 06:36:26 PST 2012Texas Children?s Cancer Center raked in a bevy of cash from Houston?s largest-ever single-night fundraiser, garnering $32.2 million from ?An Evening With Disco Legends,? at the George R. Brown Convention Center. The disco night was hosted by philanthropists Sue and Lester Smith, and featured talents such as Gloria Gaynor, The Pointer Sisters and Nile Rodgers, as well as DJ Ultragrrrl, CultureM...
Albany area posts private-sector job gains
Posted: Mon Feb 06 06:36:05 PST 2012The Albany, New York, area posted a slight private-sector employment gain in 2011, according to an On Numbers study released Monday. The Albany area added 2,800 private-sector jobs last year?from 330,100 in 2010 to 332,900 in 2011. Houston and Dallas-Fort Worth led the nation, adding more private-sector jobs than any other U.S. metro during the past year. The Houston area supported an averag...
Oil prices fall on European fears
Posted: Mon Feb 06 06:35:11 PST 2012After a surge in prices Feb. 3, oil prices declined 89 cents on Monday to $96.95 per barrel on fears that Greece may not be able to avert a financial collapse. Oil prices had risen $1.48 on Feb. 3 as the U.S. Department of Labor reported sharply higher hiring numbers in January, according to the Associated Press. Investors expect demand for fuel to increase as the economy recovers. The price ...
CBRE Group to provide management, leasing services for Houston Center
Posted: Mon Feb 06 06:35:06 PST 2012CBRE Group Inc. said Monday that it has been chosen by J.P. Morgan Asset Management to provide property management and leasing services for Houston Center, a 4.2 million-square-foot retail and office space in east downtown Houston. The Houston-based commercial real estate brokerage firm began its management and leasing services in late January. Houston Center, built between 1978 and 1984, con...
GM Super Bowl ad riles Ford
Posted: Mon Feb 06 06:34:01 PST 2012Folks at Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F) requested that General Motors (NYSE: GM) not ran a commercial during the Super Bowl that took at poke at Ford trucks. The ad ran, and Ford is none too happy. A group of men in the commercial had survived an apocalypse, but one of their friends didn?t make it. Why? Came the answer: ?Dave didn?t own the longest lasting, most dependable truck on the road,? anothe...
Catonsville merchants push to improve Frederick Road
Posted: Mon Feb 06 06:32:05 PST 2012Catonsville's burgeoning downtown business district may get a boost if state highway officials agree to help merchants make the area more pedestrian-friendly. Local business leaders and elected officials met with the State Highway Administration and came up with five ways to make Frederick Road more attractive and safer. Read more at Catonsville Patch. ...
4-Star Stocks Poised to Pop: First Niagara
Posted: Mon Feb 06 06:56:51 PST 2012Market-trouncing returns could be written in this 4-Star. ...
Here's How Clorox May Be Failing You
Posted: Mon Feb 06 06:56:53 PST 2012Keep your eye on margins. ...
SodaStream Is Not Green Mountain
Posted: Mon Feb 06 06:56:39 PST 2012It's time to cut the cord between pop and joe. ...
1 Reason Kimberly-Clark Looks Weak
Posted: Mon Feb 06 06:54:17 PST 2012Keep your eye on margins. ...
Why IPOs Are a Lousy Bet
Posted: Mon Feb 06 06:53:10 PST 2012It's all about rarity of shares. ...
1 Reason Eli Lilly Looks Weak
Posted: Mon Feb 06 06:52:52 PST 2012Keep your eye on margins. ...
Intevac Beats Up on Analysts Yet Again
Posted: Mon Feb 06 06:52:01 PST 2012Just the facts, Fool. ...
National Fuel Gas Whiffs on Revenues
Posted: Mon Feb 06 06:50:17 PST 2012Just the facts, Fool. ...
Qiagen Beats on EPS but GAAP Results Lag
Posted: Mon Feb 06 06:50:01 PST 2012Just the facts, Fool. ...
MTS Systems Outruns Estimates Again
Posted: Mon Feb 06 06:49:08 PST 2012Just the facts, Fool. ...
