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Foreclosure Roundup
BofA is the main tenant in the building, that has 18000 square feet available for lease. US Century Bank wants to foreclosure on a $16.2 million mortgage securing six commercial properties in Hialeah Gardens. The Doral-based bank filed a foreclosure
Updated: 06/03/2011 06:13A
Analysis: Sending far from equal among state's school districts
Jerry Brown appointed president of the state Board of Education. “It is overdue for a fundamental overhaul.” As districts struggle to cope with massive budget cuts, an extra few hundred dollars per student can make a significant difference.
Updated: 06/03/2011 06:13A
GEITHNER: This was a rescue that was worth fueling
Two years later, all three American automakers have returned to profitability, the industry has added new shifts and 115000 jobs, and GM and Chrysler have returned more than 50 percent of the government's investment. The industry is mounting one of the
Updated: 06/03/2011 06:13A
Swedish supermodel in 'age-bullying' lawsuit
A Swedish model is suing beauty giant Este Lauder for 12 million kronor ($1.93 million), after the cosmetics company portrayed her as old and wrinkly in an advert, according to Swedish daily Aftonbladet. Forsling has been working in the modeling
Updated: 06/03/2011 06:13A
Police van driver yet to be booked for accident in Pune
The accident happened about 30 feet away from the Parnakuti police chowky in Yerawada. Speaking to DNA, senior inspector Dipak Sawant of the Yerawada police station said, "We have recorded the statement of the woman driver and are waiting to record the
Updated: 06/03/2011 06:13A
Investor Profile: Nate Bishop
Their verdict: Don't look for a near-term rebound, but stocks should do OK in the long run. “Right now, I don't see a great catalyst,” Bishop said. He originally figured stocks would get most of their gains during the first half of the year.
Updated: 06/03/2011 06:13A
Ex-partners Walsh, McGowan face $8 million lawsuit
Kevin McGowan and Nat Walsh, former partners in the downtown development firm McGowan|Walsh, are facing a multimillion-dollar lawsuit brought by a local lender relating to the $22.5 million redevelopment of the Motor Lofts building on Washington Avenue
Updated: 06/03/2011 06:13A
Appeals court upholds $60 million settlement in AG Edwards suit
The Missouri Court of Appeals this week upheld a $60 million settlement in a class-action lawsuit against the former AG Edwards, now Wells Fargo Advisors. The decision affirms the St. Louis Circuit's approval of the settlement a year ago in the
Updated: 06/03/2011 06:13A
The Cautionary Instruction: Residency restrictions and sex offenders
Chief Justice Ronald Castille wrote, The Ordinance banishes many sex offenders from their preadjudication neighborhoods and support systems. The Ordinance also consigns all offenders to isolated suburban areas of Allegheny County that presumably
Updated: 06/03/2011 06:12A
Parker Inn remakes itself in wake of bankruptcy filing
said Christopher Myers, the majority owner of the Parker Inn. Myers reflected on the gamble he and three business partners took eight years ago in the wake of a bankruptcy filing showing the hotel has $2.39 million in debts and $951458 in assets.
Updated: 06/03/2011 06:12A